Bill Burr is hitting back at critics.
The 57-year-old comedian appeared for a live taping of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.
During the appearance, Bill spoke out about the recent criticism several comedians faced for agreeing to partake in the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, considering the country’s human rights violations and free speech controversies.
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“The royals loved the show. Everyone was happy. The people that were doing the festival were thrilled. The comedians that I’ve been talking to are saying, ‘Dude, you can feel [the audience] wanted it. They want to see real stand-up comedy.’ It was a mind-blowing experience. Definitely top three experiences I’ve had. I think it’s going to lead to a lot of positive things,” he said of the experience.
“The general consensus is, ‘How dare you go to that place and make those oppressed people laugh, you f–king piece of s–t. I can’t believe you went to that place. I can’t find it on a map, and this bot said I was upset about it so now I am,” he went on to say of the outrage, via THR.
“It’s one thing to wear clothes made by sweatshop labor. It’s quite another to go to the factory and make ’em laugh. I can’t believe how much anger I had about this issue after it went viral.”
“Jesus Christ, we’re f–king grabbing moms and dads and sticking ’em in a van for making illegally made f–king tacos to go to alligator Alcatraz,” he went on to say of the United States’ own issues.
“It’s f–king insane. It’s insane. And someday they’re gonna be out of brown people to put in those vans, they’re still gonna have the vans, so you shouldn’t be feeling comfortable about it. Thinking that you’re not gonna be in it.”
“All of these sanctimonious c–ts out there…who don’t really sincerely give a s–t. If you actually give a f–k about those people and how they’re living over there, there’s gonna have to be these types of things to pull them in. And I will tell you, the Cheesecake Factory in Riyadh, it’s incredible. It’s right next to Pizza Hut and KFC, and if you want a pair of Timberlands, it’s across the street next to the Marriott, catty-corner to the f–king Hilton,” he added.
He added that things like the festival “have to happen”: “It was necessary. It felt right afterward. I vibed with them and they were funny. F–k, they were funny f–king people. I don’t know what to tell you. I had a good time.” For his full comments, head to THR.
Find out who spoke out about the comedians taking the gig, and who turned it down.