Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

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The tip Bill Burr learned from Dave Attell

The tip Bill Burr learned from Dave Attell

And the joke from his new special he didn't think would work.

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Bill Burr explains his "number one place to see sad men is Guitar Center" bit to Variety. ⁠

I wasn't the only one who felt this sad vibe. I thought that was gonna be a super inside joke. When people laugh at something that's really personal to you, it makes you feel like less of a freak.

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Couple of lessons embedded in that clip:

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