Bill Burr to bring his aggressive, raucous brand of comedy to RVA this September

by | Jul 27, 2016 | COMMUNITY

Comedian Bill Burr is heading to Richmond this September.

Comedian Bill Burr is heading to Richmond this September. The often uncensored and political funny man has a resume as long as some of the best of his peers and he’s sure to crack up RVA when he takes the Altria Theater.

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Bill Burr, one of the top comedic voices of his generation, brings his live tour to Richmond at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 at Altria Theater.

Selling out theaters internationally, Bill is a regular with Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon and his Monday Morning Podcast is one of the most downloaded comedy podcasts on iTunes. Bill is working on the second season of his hit animated Netflix series, F Is For Family, featuring Bill, Laura Dern and Justin Long as the Murphy family. Bill performed a sold out show at Madison Square Garden on November 14, 2015. He was seen in the Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell film, Daddy’s Home, and he co-stars opposite Kevin Costner in the indie film, Black or White.

On December 5, 2014, Bill premiered his fourth hour-long comedy special, I’m Sorry You Feel That Way, on Netflix and on September 30, 2014, he released the vinyl album, Live At Andrew’s House, a recording of his 2011 Carnegie Hall performance. Bill received raves for his recurring role as “Kuby” on the hit AMC-TV show, Breaking Bad; he was seen in the Paul Feig film, The Heat, alongside Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and in the Al Pacino and Christopher Walken film Stand Up Guys. For more on Bill visit www.BillBurr.com and follow Bill on Twitter – @BillBurr.

Tickets are $37 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, July 29. Tickets can be purchased at the Altria Theater box office, AltriaTheater.com, eTix.com and by phone at (800) 514-3849.

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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