Bill Burr: Let It Go

DVD Reviews | Oct 18th, 2010

Bill Burr Let It Go DVD Review

Starring: Bill Burr
Directed By: Shannon Hartman
Studio: Image Entertainment
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Bill Burr is one of the funniest comedians out there right now, and this latest stand-up Let It Go is just another example of that!

Bill Burr hails from Massachusetts and has been on Chappelle’s Show (where I first heard about him), Opie and Anthony show, as well as appeared on all the late night talk shows. You can even see him say 2 lines as a detective in the Steve Carell/Tina Fey comedy Date Night. Let It Go was filmed at the legendary Fillmore Theater in San Francisco, California. Bill Burr is a comedian that talks loud and shouts, but he does it in a very funny way. He’s in a long line of grumpy comedians like George Carlin, Denis Leary, and Louis CK. Bill even mentions that during his stand-up special, and people ask “why are you always yelling?” I don’t know, I like that he yells & shouts. Bill could just read the phone book and make it funny.

During this stand-up, Bill Burr talks (err…shouts) about being pro swine-flu, being a mother isn’t a tough job, things that are oddly racist, him wanting to commit suicide over random stuff, adopting a dog with his girlfriend and how old men get that horror expressions on their faces. Bill can talk about anything and I will laugh at it. It’s the way he delivers the lines, and how he says it. Well the jokes matter too. Many times you can see how he will just go off on tangents and make a 20 minute bit out of it. Just YouTube “Bill Burr Philadelphia” and you know what I’m talking about. I think Bill Burr wants people to heckle him, he’s just waiting for it to happen. Bill definitely has the chops to improvise and just talk endlessly about anything and being hilarious at the same time.

It’s been awhile that I laughed this much during a stand-up act. His bits about his girlfriend and him adopting/rescuing a pitbull was downright hysterical. The bit at the end where he talks about how old men get those awful expressions of shock & horror on their faces was great too. The old ladies look a lot better than the men, and it’s because of all the nagging over the years. I’ve always said that myself that women nag their men to death.

This DVD is uncensored and is the full stand-up, instead of it being censored on Comedy Central. Plus the DVD features also include additional stand-up bits from other shows, outtakes from the Fillmore show and clips from his Monday Morning Podcast that he does every week. Without a doubt, this DVD is a must watch from Bill Burr fans but comedy fans as well! You’ll laugh your ass off!

Features:
Additional stand-up footage
Outtakes
Monday Morning Podcast

Bottom Line: Freakin’ hysterical stand-up!
Running Time: 65 mins
Rating: NR
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