Bill Burr gave a no-holds-barred interview to Vulture where he called CNN and Fox News a âfucking diseaseâ and railed against conservatives like Ben Shapiro for trying to brand him as some âwokeâ comedian. Burr and Shapiro got into a public spat earlier this year when Shapiro blasted Burr for âgoing wokeâ after the comedian took aim at âselfishâ and âgreedyâ CEOs in the wake of the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.
âHe doesnât even know what that word means,â Burr now told Vulture about Shapiro. âHis definition of woke is white liberalsâ definition of woke, and they didnât even know what it was; they just took the word from Black people. Thatâs the worst thing about our people â not only do we take from other cultures, we donât even take the time to understand the definition.â
Burrâs comedy has become increasingly political in recent years, although he makes a point to lambast both the right and the left. This decision has resulted in each side of the political aisle accusing Burr of siding with the other, not that the comedian cares anymore.
âI trash âem both because that is my job,â Burr told Vulure. âI canât fix the political system, but when I do stand-up, if I start trashing, like, Trump, Iâd hear the left in the crowd go, âYeah, yeah, yeah!â And Iâd be like, âThe fuck? You voted for a guy that is staring off into space. Your guy literally should be in a fucking home. What are you patting yourself on the back for? Your fucking party has not let you choose your candidate since Obamaâs second term. Youâre liberal? Thatâs fucking insane.â Iâm not flying either one of their flags; itâs the people who pay them thatâs the problem. And theyâre always distracting us with other stuff. CNN and Fox News are a fucking disease.â
Wow I didnât really expect Burr to align so strongly against the system but Iâm here for it.
Really? The guy who compared pedophile priests and the churchâs behavior to seaworld is someone you didnât expect to say this?
https://youtu.be/FH30cFaxUPo
He is the closest weâre ever gonna get to Carlin
I actually think heâs better. Every bit as fearless, hits every bit as hard, but he can get me laughing out loud.
All right yâall, Iâll say it for you: HERETIC!
Donât sell the future short.
Why not? His whole career is being anti-bullshit
Heâs always been like this. Always.
Then wtf did you expect? Heâs always been like this
Have you never seen standup or any interviews with him?