This episode of the podcast features Bill Burr (@billburr). Many of you know Bill as a famous standup comedian, and thousands of you have been requesting him for years. Rolling Stone called Bill “the undisputed heavyweight champ of rage-fueled humor,” and when we were finally able to talk, he did not disappoint. Connect with Bill Burr: Like Bill Burr on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/billburrofficial Follow Bill Burr on Twitter: https://twitter.com/billburr Follow Bill Burr on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wilfredburr Bill Burr — The Comedian’s Comedian Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2017/09/17/bill-burr/ SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 200 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://bit.ly/2rYjUBr Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: http://bit.ly/17jDHw3 Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/1avYUxq Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/17d94TE Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J Start [00:00] Why Bill always takes the opportunity for an encore if he’s been booed. [06:43] Childhood in the ’70s (“Back when you could almost kill a kid and it wasn’t a problem”). [10:32] Was getting into standup comedy Bill’s best anti-bullying, life-fulfillment strategy? [11:25] Bill goes over his brief career as a dental assistant for his dad. [15:46] Bill’s conversion from squeaky clean to offending everybody. [18:15] How does Bill know when a joke or a piece of writing is close and when it’s done? [20:28] How did Bill recover from his first time bombing on stage? [21:46] Bill talks about what led to a particularly dark period in his life and how he climbed out of it. [23:01] How have Bill’s goals changed since beginning in standup comedy? [31:33] When did Bill finally feel like he’d arrived as a comedian? [35:05] On the importance of enjoying success in the moment. [36:00] Does a comedian who goes through therapy, meditates, or tries to cope with life in a healthy way run the risk of losing their “edge?” [37:41] Why Bill thinks we should have stopped advancing technology circa ’94-’95. [40:14] What prompted Bill to start his podcast? [42:46] Formative experiences between beginning comedy specials and “F Is for Family.” [44:44] Who is alienated by Bill’s humor? [49:30] Does Bill ever deliberately try to alienate an audience in order to reel them back in? [52:28] What Bill observed by comparing Rodney Dangerfield’s audience to Eddie Murphy’s. [54:03] What advice would Bill give his 25-year-old self? What advice does he think his 60-year-old self would tell him now? [56:56] Most memorable heckles. [1:02:17] Is Bill prepared for the apocalypse? [1:06:05]