That Defense Is Not Going to Fly, Bill Burr

That Defense Is Not Going to Fly, Bill Burr

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In defending his appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, Bill Burr took an unexpected tack. I expected him to defend the gig — paid for by one of the most oppressive regimes on the planet — by saying America is just as bad. Instead, he took the opposite approach, celebrating the fact that the audience in Saudi Arabia is “just like us,” meaning fans of comedy.

“It was great to experience that part of the world and to be a part of the first comedy festival over there in Saudi Arabia,” Burr said on his Monday Morning podcast . “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 audi