Bill Burr (aka Billy Burr) is an American stand-up comedian from Canton, Massachusetts. Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

In 1995, he moved to New York City. Eight months later, he moved to Los Angeles. There he worked on a number of film and television projects. He returned to New York City in 1999. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

He performs over three hundred shows annually, has two movies to be released in 2006, as well as a performance on The Late Show with David Letterman. In 2004, he began working on Chappelle's Show. In September 2005, Burr's HBO One Night Stand special aired. Along with many other projects, he has also been a guest comedian on the Bob and Tom Show as well as Opie and Anthony Show on XM Satellite Radio, sometimes sitting in when third member Jim Norton is away. He has also performed a Comedy Central Presents show which marked the recognition of his talent as a comedian by one of the leading networks in the entertainment business. Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... Chappelles Show is an American comedy television series starring comedian Dave Chappelle. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... One Night Stand is an HBO Stand-up Series that first aired February 15, 1989. ... The Bob & Tom Show is a radioshow established by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold at radio station WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1983. ... Opie and Anthony Opie (Gregg Hughes, b. ... “XM” redirects here. ... Jim Norton (born July 19, 1968) is an American comedian hailing from New Jersey. ... Comedy Central Presents is a television series shown Friday nights at 10 p. ...

In 2006, he gained notoriety for an incident in Philadelphia as a part of Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour. After the crowd began to boo him mercilessly, Burr decided to fight back. He abandoned his scripted material entirely, proceeding to hurl profanity-laced insult after insult toward the crowd themselves and the city of Philadelphia. He continued in this off-the-cuff manner for over ten minutes, and was treated to a lengthy standing ovation as he left the stage.The video of which, taken by Mario Lafleur, can be seen here.[1] For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... The Opie and Anthony Traveling Virus is the comedy event of 2006 concert tour between comedians featured on the Opie and Anthony show on XM Satellite Radio and CBS Radio. ...

On December 16, 2006, Bill Burr hosted a three-hour radio show on Opie and Anthony's XM radio channel The Virus (channel 202) titled "Uninformed w/ Bill Burr" from 9pm-12am. The second Uninformed show aired February 10, 2007 from 9pm-12am. is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Opie (Gregg Hughes, b. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

In September 2007 Burr signed with Colorado Independent Label What Are Records?. His debut album Emotionally Unavailable: Expanded Edition was released October 16, 2007. W.A.R.? - What Are Records? is a Boulder, Colorado based independent record label founded in 1991 by former EMI A&R executive Rob Gordon. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Emotionally Unavailable was previously only available at Burr’s stand-up shows. It features a complete unedited set with Burr covering topics from inadvertent racism to relationship books to crazy people on the subway. The “Expanded Edition” augments that album with previously unreleased highlights from a different tour -the Houston stop of the “I’m Rich Biatch Tour” which Bill co-headlined with Chappelle Show cast mates Charlie Murphy and Donell Rawlings. Much of the material from this tour later turned up on Burr’s HBO stand-up special. Charles Charlie Quinton Murphy (born July 12, 1959) is an American writer, actor, and stand-up comedian known for his role on the American television program Chappelles Show. ...

Discography

• Emotionally Unavailable: Expanded Edition (2007)

External links

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• Official website
• Interview From September 2005
• Uninformed Official Page on MySpace
• "Bill Burr: Comedy's Future" An appreciation from Jester (JesterJournal.com)
• Food Is Not Love Interview on Episode X
• Burr's home on What Are Records?