Bill Burr: Last News

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Bill Burr and Charli XCX are set as hosts of “Saturday Night Live” going into November. Burr will host the long-running NBC sketch comedy series on Nov. 9, the first “SNL” to air following the U.S.

Sunday’s Madison Square Garden rally, was political malpractice.Hinchcliffe’s now infamous set included a joke where he called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” And, well, it’s not good to offend an entire demographic of voters you’re still trying to woo.The Trump camp distanced themselves from the line and a report in the Bulwark said the bit was ad libbed.Hey, they were able to catch in the script a joke where Hinchcliffe called Kamala Harris the c-word, which a staffer asked him to remove.As the right did damage control amidst the uproar, President Biden apparently said “hold my ice cream cone” and decided to defend Puerto Rico’s honor — by calling Trump “supporters” garbage.The gaffe was reminiscent of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 “basket of deplorables” comment and also brought to mind Obama’s alleged assessment of his Veep’s instincts, “Never underestimate Joe’s ability to f–k things up.”Bumbling Joe, who is an actual politician and not a comedian, is now doing clean up duty. With a major assist from the media who were outraged by Hinchcliffe just days ago.In the midst of this stinky mess remains a collective pearl clutching about the initial jokes (which was a reference to PR’s very real garbage problem).

EXCLUSIVE: Ronny Chieng, one of the hosts of The Daily Show, is getting back into the stand-up specials business.

Ethan Shanfeld Adam Ray is bringing his Dr. Phil parody to Netflix with a wild new special in which the comedian — dressed as the mustachioed talk show host — will come face to face with Dr. Phil himself.

Ethan Shanfeld Matteo Lane has announced a new stand-up special to stream on Hulu. The comedian will tape the hour on Oct. 24 at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica.

Hulu is continuing its push into stand-up comedy with Matteo Lane becoming the latest funnyman to launch a special on the streamer.

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian and podcaster Heather McMahan’s second stand-up special Breadwinner will premiere on Hulu on October 11.

Hulu is continuing to double down on stand-up specials.

Disney has announced that the newest special from stand-up comic Jessica Kirson will launch on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael McKean will join the previously announced Bob Odenkirk, Kieran Culkin and Bill Burr in the upcoming Broadway revival of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross.

Following the end of Succession, Kieran Culkin is headed to Broadway!

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr will star in the upcoming revival of David Mamet’s lauded play “Glengarry Glen Ross.” The production is scheduled to open on Broadway in the spring of 2025. Patrick Marber, who recently won the Tony for Tom Stoppard’s World War II-set “Leopoldstadt,” is directing the show, which takes place in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers. Things become ruthless when they’re given the news that whoever sells the most wins a car and whoever sells the least is out of a job.

Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr will hit the Broadway stage next year in a revival of David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross.

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Maher has some new podcast partners.

EXCLUSIVE: Earlier this year, Hulu revealed that it was making a big push into stand-up comedy, taking on the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

EXCLUSIVE: C. Thomas Howell (SEAL Team) and Michelle Hurd (Star Trek: Picard) have signed on to star alongside Trevor Donovan and Ashley Elaine in Where the Wind Blows, a romantic Western based on the USA Today bestselling novel by Caroline Fyffe.

Comedian Bill Burr called out the hypocrisy of liberals during a show on UC Berkeley’s campus over the weekend, reportedly telling the audience that he “f—ing hate[s]” them.Burr, never one to shy away from controversial topics, covered everything from his relationship with his wife and the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, to transgender rights and Biden’s cognitive decline, before wading into his issues with liberals, the San Francisco Gate reported.“I f—ing hate liberals,” Burr reportedly told the audience on Saturday. The outlet said it was clear he was referring specifically to “White liberals,” and that he took issue with their hypocrisy, not necessarily their political ideology.He proceeded to call out people who put “Black Lives Matter” signs in their windows without taking any quantifiable actions.“That’s like if I told you my great-grandmother in Germany had a ‘Knock it off, Nazis’ sign,” he said, according to the outlet.The comic continued, “If you run into a White person who says they’re an empath, run the other way.” Burr said such people “like making other peoples’ suffering about [themselves].”At a different point in the show, Burr seemed surprised at how the Berkeley crowd laughed at a joke about President Biden having dementia, SF Gate reported.This isn’t the first time Burr took the opportunity to air his frustration with liberals in public.

Odessa A’zion (Sitting in Bars with Cake), Jordan Firstman (Rotting in the Sun), Miles Robbins (Blockers) and True Whitaker (Godfather of Harlem) have joined HBO‘s Untitled Rachel Sennott Comedy Pilot.

Louis C.K. to be allowed to return to mainstream entertainment after having been brought down by a sexual misconduct scandal.In November 2017, the writer and comedian was faced with a series of allegations from five female colleagues in a New York Times article, including that he masturbated in front of them.

Jerry Seinfeld has said he asked Chris Rock to parody the moment he was slapped at the 2022 Oscars by Will Smith during his directorial debut, Unfrosted.At the ceremony in March 2022, Smith slapped Rock onstage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Following the incident, Smith apologised to Rock, resigned from the Academy, and was banned from attending Academy events for 10 years.Smith later released another apology on YouTube in July 2022 where he described his behaviour as “unacceptable”, adding: “I just didn’t realise, I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment.”Now, speaking on an episode of Fly On The Wall podcast, Seinfeld spoke about an original scene he wanted to include in his new Netflix movie that parodied the infamous moment.The film, which references the creation of the Pop Tart, sees Seinfeld star alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater and Bill Burr.Of his desire to recreate the moment, Seinfeld said: “The other thing I wanted to do that I almost did was Chris Rock was going to be the emcee of the Bowl & Spoon Awards”, which is a fictional awards show that honoured the best in breakfast cereals.He continued: “And we shot that right after the Will Smith slap.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Netflix Is a Joke is back bigger and better this year. The streamer’s eponymous comedy festival, last held in 2022, has lined up more than 300 live events across 35 venues in Los Angeles.