Bill Burr was the comedy hero we needed during the Peak Woke years.
Now, he makes us cringe with every new statement. What happened? Did he give in to Hollywood’s progressive culture? Is he vying to expand his acting opportunities?
He’s already got a plum role in director Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” one of the fall’s buzziest titles. His acting career is in fine shape, or so it would seem.
No matter the explanation, his comedy work has suffered along with his odd lunge to the far Left. How far Left? Think an unusual sympathy for the “Free Luigi” crowd.
The Massachusetts native was already a top-tier comic when he released the 2019 Netflix special “Paper Tiger.” The stand-up set skewered the woke overreach crushing the culture all around us. He even teased an audience member for cheering the notion of a female U.S. president.
“You don’t even know what her f*cking platform is, and you automatically cheer!” he said. He also shredded progressives who insist actors have the same disabilities as the characters they play.
“It’s called acting!” he cried, citing the outrage over able-bodied star Bryan Cranston playing a quadriplegic in “The Upside.”
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