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Originally Posted by Bode-ist
Was pumped to watch Burrs new special tonight but it was pretty disappointing. Had a few laughs but it didn't come close to his previous specials or seeing him live. Other than one bit it felt like a rant filled MM podcast
I think Bill is a victim of his own success.
The thing with stand-up specials that's different from practically every other media form is that each one has to be better than (or at least as good as) the last to impress people. Bands can have an off-concert or even an off-album and they'll still be loved. When you are as good as Bill, it becomes really hard to top yourself after a while. Same thing happened with Jim Jeffries and his last special Freedumb.
I also think that the MMPC leaves him open to overexposure. Some of his material came straight from his MMPC episodes (Trump/Clinton for example). Others came from his previous specials. I mean, how many overpopulation bits is he gonna do? Not everybody can be George Carlin and churn out one special of new material every year for 30+ years.
Hopefully Bill can get something new from parenthood and bring it to his next special.