Anatomy of a Joke: Bill Burr on the Mushroom Trip That Inspired His ‘Sad Men’ Bit in ‘Drop Dead Years’

Bill Burr sat down with Variety for the inaugural episode of “Anatomy of a Joke,” a new video series spotlighting stand-up comedians and the process behind one of their favorite punchlines. In “Drop Dead Years,” Burr’s Emmy-nominated Hulu special from earlier this year, the comedian gets vulnerable about confronting his mental health issues. “I found […]