As promised, the great Bill Hicks

Recorded October 9, 1993. Broadcast on The Late Show last night, January 30, 2009:

Thank you, David Letterman

A man can't always atone for his sins. But I think Dave did his best Friday night by showing the Bill Hicks performance that was banned from the Late Show in October 1993. Dave brought on Bill's mother and offered a genuine, soulful apology and took sole blame for the decision that hurt and humiliated the brilliant comedian who would die a few short months later from pancreatic cancer at age 32.

I love David Letterman and Bill Hicks, so it was an emotional moment of closure after years of bitterness that, really, only Bill's family and fans remember. But it was important.

I hope to post the performance later. Here's Bill talking about being censored. Ignore the public access host.