Category Archives: Counter-culture Icons
Dennis Leary – Comedian & Satirist
In the tradition of satirical, American stand-up comedians, there are three who stand out above all others. We’ve already written about Lenny Bruce, the godfather of this style of comedy. Bruce was followed by the incredible Bill Hicks but alongside … Continue reading →
Guy Fawkes
The history of the anti-establishment movement is a long, interesting and occasionally violent one. As we’ve written here previously, the term ‘anti-establishment’ was not coined until the 20th century but of course the sentiment has existed since the class system … Continue reading →
Bill Hicks – Comedian & Satirist
In a previous article we wrote about Lenny Bruce, arguably one of the pioneers of satirical stand up comedy in the United States. If Bruce was the first generation to air the kind of views which were almost unacceptable in his … Continue reading →
Lenny Bruce – Comedian & Satirist
Lenny Bruce Comedians are a breed of performer who tend to have a greater leeway in what they can say and get away with. Your average public speaker would almost certainly face much harsher criticism for expounding the type of … Continue reading →
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
As counter-culture icons, it’s arguable whether one should include characters such as the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. Firstly of course they’re not real, they’re the product of late 1960s imagination; secondly their chaotic lifestyle of drug-taking and alcohol abuse may … Continue reading →