Overview

• In a Vulture interview for Variety, Burr described CNN and Fox News as a “fucking disease,” accusing both outlets of stoking national division
• He reignited his feud with Ben Shapiro by calling him a “jerk-off” and asserting that Shapiro misuses the term “woke” without understanding its origins
• He criticized pundits on both sides for exploiting culture war rhetoric to divide audiences and boost their platforms
• Burr detailed racist online harassment aimed at him and his wife, denouncing the attackers as cowardly and harmful
• The interview highlights his shift toward overt political commentary with stand-up framed as a no-holds-barred critique of power structures