Jason Mustian
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.
https://twitter.com/JosiahK716/status/1315139408681672704
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
Did Bill Burr really just say that? Calling Black folks "equator people," White women "b–ches" and claiming he never heard of Pride Month. #SNL please do better pic.twitter.com/Y6VrNAHg8H
— Anita Bennett (@tvanita) October 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/SkylarJordan/status/1315137626660364289
And the praise…
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/1315158086982799367
Bill Burr: white women have benefited from white supremacy as well, so sit y’all fake woke asses down
White women on twitter: #SNL pic.twitter.com/zIldDCQhLZ
— Blanche NeverHo (@Black_Daria1) October 11, 2020
Bill Burr makes valid points about cancel culture trying to cancel EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. Then delivers jokes designed to prove that exact point. And twitter took the bait. Comedy is not for you. It’s about you. #billburr #snl pic.twitter.com/DlL6eo7GEr
— Todd Michaelsen (@ToddMichaelsen) October 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/NodehiM/status/1315149979569315841
What do you think?
