By default, Bill Burr exists in a state of his ass being chapped, but clearly it’s been feeling more chapped than usual. The comedian has continued to address his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, but he still can’t settle on which lazy excuse he wants to employ.
Last week, Burr recapped his trip to the festival and attempted to explain his decision to take money from the Saudi government. Part of the explanation was that the experience made him less racist. “My whole fuckin’ idea of Saudi Arabia is what I’ve seen on the news,” he said on his podcast. “I literally think I’m gonna fuckin’ land and everyone’s gonna be screaming ‘Death to America,’ and they’re gonna have fuckin’ machetes and want to chop my head off, right? Because this is what I’ve been fed about that part of the world, right?”
