“I don’t know who he is,” the comedian said of the right-wing commentator.
“I don’t know who he is, but that guy is a jerk-off.”
A representative for Shapiro didn’t immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly’s request for comment on Burr’s remarks.
Bill Burr and Ben Shapiro.Credit:Jamie McCarthy/Peacock via Getty; Jason Davis/Getty
You know, I gotta be honest with you, okay?
I love that f—ing CEOs are f—ing afraid right now.
You just don’t pull the trigger.
Bill Burr at ‘SNL50: The Anniversary Special’.John Nacion/Variety via Getty
That’s why it looks clean."
“But for them to be like, ‘Oh, why would anybody want to do this?’
they’re denying claims and people are dying!")
Elsewhere in Burr’sNYTinterview, the comic discussed his angry onstage persona.
“Iwantto lose my edge.
I don’t want to go through life angry,” he explained.
“And here’s the thing: If you have an edge, you never lose it.
I can tap into that whenever I need to.
You bark at the other dog and make it go away.
I know how to do that.”
