Bill Burr’s SNL Monologue Has People Equally Offended And Amused

If your ideal SNL monologue is a universally liked, non-controversial 3-5 minutes of banter before the first sketch of the evening, then Bill Burr’s opening monologue from October 10th’s Saturday Night Live is not for you.

To say that reactions to his set are divided — which went in on COVID-19, gay pride month, and white women — would be a gross understatement.

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Bill Burr is being “canceled” by many viewers, accused of misogyny and homophobic, and praised by others.

Here’s the set in question:

And the criticism…

https://twitter.com/wyattswoods/status/1315138277528141825

https://twitter.com/SkylarJordan/status/1315137626660364289

And the praise…

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/1315158086982799367

What do you think?


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