When Shane Gillis Takes the High Road Over Bill Burr ...

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I’m not sure why I direct most of my ire at Bill Burr over the other comedians attending the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which include Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Jeff Ross, Bobby Lee, Chris Tucker, Tom Segura, Jessica Kirson, Hannibal Buress, Aziz Ansari, Pete Davidson, and Whitney Cummings. It’s not that I like him the most (that would probably be Kirson or Buress) or that I’m most disappointed in him (that would be Davidson and Ansari). I think it’s that choosing to accept a huge paycheck to help whitewash the Saudi royal family feels more antithetical to Bill Burr’s ethos. Here’s a guy who regularly blasts the hypocrisy of both sides of the political spectrum, but apparently doesn’t hesitate to ta

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