William "Bill" Burr (born June 10, 1968) is an American comedian, writer, and actor. Read full biography of Bill Burr →
The first night you walk down to a comedy club, at least for me, I had my voice, and then I went on stage and I lost it.
You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can't believe I get to do this for a living and have... →
Everyone should just drive out to the Mojave Desert and just experience it, and it's a fun place to live.
There is a very difficult period in a comedian's career - it's that window of time where you're good enough to draw tickets but nobody... →
It was right after 9/11 and I decided to walk around the grounds of the Pentagon, because I had never been there. Out of nowhere comes this speeding... →
Carnegie Hall is as good as they say it is. It's not like Stonehenge which looks great in books but then you go there and it's a pile of... →
I gotta be honest with you. I'm kind of jealous of the way my dad gets to talk to my mom sometimes. Where are all those old-school women you can... →
I love making movies, and being in any that I can be in. I'd like to be in those giant movies, as the fifth or sixth lead, and have three or four... →
I still remember the first gig where I got people going, it was Rascals in New Jersey, and the place was packed. I was scared. People were expecting... →
Like most comics, I tried to come up with a sitcom idea that was based around my life. And it didn't work out. But maybe because it didn't... →
You start in bars and then restaurants, then you want to get into comedy clubs where you feature, then you headline, and once you sell out clubs... →
My favorite part of podcasting is running my mouth for an hour. The only time I don't like it is when I'm off. Then that hour feels like a... →
The only time I get sick of making people laugh is when I'm in a non-writing-joke mode, and I just can't seem to come up with anything new... →