Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill (2022 TV Special) User Reviews

Very disappointing

[grantss · 4/10 · 11 June 2022]

A 2022 Netflix stand-up comedy special hosted by Bill Burr. Guests include Jimmy Carr, Jeff Ross, Dave Atell and Josh Meyers.

Being a Bill Burr fan I had high hopes for this special. His previous Netflix specials have been great and surely this would be in a similar vein. Unfortunately, this special is nothing like those previous ones.

Firstly, it's not just Bill Burr: it's him hosting a bunch of other comedians. Some of the other comedians, e.g. Jimmy Carr and Jeff Ross, are pretty good in their own right, and if Burr is hosting this we should expect a similar brand and quality of humour to his, right?

Unfortunately, no. Bill Burr starts the trend with a fairly flat opening set, going in directions that were bound to polarise, if not disengage, the audience. The remaining performances are all largely unfunny, with the comedians going for shock value over humour. There's a reason many of them are unknowns...

Even Jimmy Carr resorts to one-liners with no connection between the individual jokes, though his one-liners are at least reasonably funny, elevating him above the pack.

The highlight would have to be Jessica Kirson's impression of what millennials sound like. It's quite hysterical but many viewers will miss it as they will have given up by then.

Half of good and half of bad

[MasturbationProcess · 6/10 · 6 June 2022]

I don't know what really was a purpose of this show, but somehow it seemed like it was half assed or just improvised on a go. At the beginning we got really great stand up sketches by Burr and Wolf and after that the comedy show felt inconsistent with every other act following. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. The occasional reminder of covid felt tired and some of the other comedians just didn't fit in with Burrs energy and concept of comedy which might feel deceitful for viewers who might expect something similar. Don't get me wrong, some of the acts where amazingly good as long as they lasted, but the other half just felt out of place. For whatever it's worth, I'd still recommend for giving it a try.

Pretty Bad

[kwhyell · 4/10 · 7 June 2022]

This was pretty bad... not 1/10 stars like everyone is rating it but still pretty bad. There was a funny joke every now and then but mostly cringe. Ian Edwards was funny.

Awful beyond compare

[Kol88 · 2/10 · 12 June 2022]

Honestly I haven't watch anything this bad in a while, I love Bill Burr listen to his podcast regularly and he is good, he didn't do much in this one, he was more of a announcer for others, but my oh my the others, the others were so bad so unwatchable, so unfunny that it was like looking at train accident waiting to happen. Jokes were plain and boring, Jimmy Carr that I also really like and had watch every other of his special was just awkward and unpleasant, his part was so off that the audience didn't react to his jokes and it was just that feeling of please someone make it stop. And the worst thing about this kind of shows is that it makes me like Stan in South Park, episode where nothing is funny to him, whole time I'm thinking why, why is the audience laughing when nothing is funny, granted audience didn't laugh that much to begin with so my guess is that they were just laughing out of courtesy or they were paid to laugh no other rational explanation. Just skip this it's only a one hour long but it feels like it's 3 or 4 hours because it's that bad. Washing dishes for one hour is more entertaining than this, and I'm not kidding. The only reason I gave this 2 is because it's like a number 2.

The reviews are more entertaining than the special.

[johnfiallo-37050 · 1/10 · 7 June 2022]

I pray that whoever is reading this hasn't already wasted an hour of their life. Please, just read the reviews. I have to hit 150 characters. Go watch Ricky Gervais. Do anything else. It is so bad.

Fan of Bill but...

[prask-65396 · 1/10 · 12 June 2022]

This was painfully unfunny, I was shocked to see so many failed routines in a row... I swear they needed to add laugh tracks, and the audience still felt underwhelmed.. Should be called "Friends Who Bomb"

Cringefest

[kartikuchil95 · 8 June 2022]

Bill burr needs new friends. A total waste of time and you can sense the uneasiness and discomfort of the live audience. Worst Netflix special I've ever watched.

Pretty bad

[247buffmovies · 6/10 · 7 June 2022]

Burr was okay, can't believe comments saying jimmy carr wasn't funny, he was hilarious, I don't think the American audience appreciated him. The others, were a tough watch. I'll forgive you bill.

Get in the bin

[cimex-15004 · 1/10 · 6 June 2022]

Firstly I'll just say I'm a Bill Burr fan. But... I just discovered someone called Steph Tolev on this who is one of the least funny comedians I've experienced. She makes cliché vagina "jokes" and her actions and noises made me physically cringe in my chair. The rest is just awful including a guy who sings an immature song that 12 year olds wouldn't find funny.

Meh.....lukewarm but not totally cold.

[gina_gemini · 6/10 · 7 June 2022]

I expected more from Bill Burr. The only thing some of these comedians managed to kill was the laughter, especially the better known ones, with the exception of Jimmy Carr.

The lesser known comics were kinda better, some had a weak start but managed to win me over at the end of their set, e.g. Jessica Kirson.

Pure cringe not a single laugh

[ianas · 2/10 · 12 June 2022]

How could so many commics not be funny, you'd think out of 7 or 8 acts there be a single funny comedian you'd be wrong, to be honest the British guy made me chuckle but that was too little.

Avoid.

Great comedians

[mmain708 · 8/10 · 7 June 2022]

I've never seen such an awful audience. They killed the vibe of every single act.

The comedians did well, at least way better than the reviews here would say. But you got the impression they were about to throw the mic at an audience who brought zero energy collectively.

Not sure what everyone else is on about

[dangiven · 6/10 · 7 June 2022]

Shocked to see all the one star reviews. Jimmy Carr wasn't at his funniest and Dave Attell didn't look well but it was pretty solid. The band at the end was terrible but I laughed at each comic especially some of the females I hadn't heard of before.

Bill Burr Presents: The Death of Stand-Up

[julianmarku · 2/10 · 12 June 2022]

When I saw this show I heard nothing about it, no reviews, no trailers, nothing. I only knew Bill Burr so I expected a little entertainment and... having watched 85% of it (thank you Netflix for the Skip button) I can say that it is trash. Except for a few crumbs here and there of Bill and Jimmy, I can safely say that this show feels like it was tailor made for a Los Angeles crowd meaning completely safe and unfunny.

Somewhere between the dad jokes and the groomer I was like: "this show is garbage, I hope you got paid in full Bill for attaching your name to this Amber Heard show".

What happened Billy boy?

[altdefty · 1/10 · 6 June 2022]

Bill Burr Presents: Friends who bomb.......

Not one good set in the whole special.

Do yourself a favour and skip this drek.

Netflix truly IS a joke.

I expected better from Bill Burr

[hassellme · 1/10 · 7 June 2022]

I like Bill Burr and think he's funny so I expected a funny show. With the exception of Bill Burr's opening - there was nothing funny. The other "comedians" were just not funny and the band near the end? The guy singing a Katy Perry song - Wth? I'm seriously disappointed in Bill Burr, they must have paid him a lot to risk his reputation to link it to this garbage.

Brutal

[lelliott7 · 1/10 · 6 June 2022]

Wow. Everyone was bad. I kept holding out hope someone would be funny. But everyone sucked.

You'll be better off just skipping this even if there's comedians in here you love, you'll like them less after watching this.

Wow, that is BAD

[busfahrer09 · 11 June 2022]

Burr will hate himself for making this absolute s*** show full of has-been's and never-will-be-anything's.

'Steph Tolev' is legitimately the worst comedian I've ever seen, this is even worse than Amy Schumer talking constantly about her V and I thought after Michelle Wolf we already reached a good ground level of despair and being miserable.

After that we're "gifted" with Jeff Ross and another has-been roasting each other on the stage and random people in the audience and I just stopped and deleted this crap.

I'd give zero stars but this is not possible, 0/10.

Not as bad as the reviews! 6-7/10

[gwest-58160 · 6/10 · 8 June 2022]

Wow so many bad reviews! This is a 6-7/10 for me. Although there were a couple of dud performances, all the other performances made me laugh out loud multiple times. Try it yourself.

Comedy for Californians.

[swordsnare · 2/10 · 11 June 2022]

Fiends who kill Comedy, should have been the title. Much like everyone, being a fan of Bill Burr prompted me to click on it. Even Jimmy Carr's performance made his last standup special look like a masterpiece. Ronny Chieng got up and sang?

The two stars reflected the number of times I "chuckled" throughout this special. I'd give this a wide berth.

Bill Burr and Funny Friends

[tkdlifemagazine · 6/10 · 7 June 2022]

I am not a huge fan of comedy showcases. This one is very good. Bill Burr is the headliner and excelled. Dave Atell and Jeff Ross also excellent. I loved Michelle Wolf. The are funny, but not as good. This is a Netflix Is a Joke special. Worth watching.

Awful!

[hemisphere65-1 · 1/10 · 9 June 2022]

May be the worst comedy special I've ever seen!

Wolff, Carr, Tolev, et al. Were pathetic, and Burr's opening monologue was pretty weak, too.

Don't waste your time.

Everyone here has hurt feelings

[joefarina-46014 · 8/10 · 7 June 2022]

Good comedy... seems like everyone here can't accept there own reality. Give this one a chance. Joe Bartnick has some quality jokes that are going to crack you up. The audience gets it.

A generous 6

[colbymroberts · 6/10 · 9 June 2022]

It was pretty good at the start and then seemed hit or miss as the show goes on. You kinda start to lose your attention span towards the end.

Good Comedians: Burr Wolf Carr Edwards.

What. Was. That!!!??

[timlittman3506 · 1/10 · 6 June 2022]

So it's June 6th and this is the worst thing I've seen this year. So far. For the love of god, do not watch this. You have been warned!!!! Not one funny joke from any of the acts. Jimmy Carr was diabolical!!