CollegeHumor: Bill Burr Articles This Month http://www.collegehumor.com http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1761344 Bill Burr Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:52:28 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1761344 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>
Unlike many comics, Burr can't be pinned down to only one style. He is able to successfully touch on political material, running over a large crowd of people in a car, racial material, and then segue into talking about how neutered dogs can help the nation's obesity problem.

He gained more recognition in 2006, when he delivered a very NSFW tirade to a massive Philadelphia audience, berating everything cherished by the city such as their sports teams, their mothers, and Rocky.

What made you want to get into standup as opposed to another form of comedy like writing or acting?

I always loved stand up comedy. When I was a kid, I thought it was the coolest thing in the world to be able to stand alone on a stage and make a crowd laugh their asses off. To me, the idea of doing something like that was both fascinating and absolutely terrifying.
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]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-08-29 13:52:28 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 10 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr />