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Bill Burr’s “Drop Dead Years” press tour has become an Elon Musk roast.
The comedian, who has made a number of media appearances to promote his new stand-up special on Hulu, has picked apart the Tesla founder and Department of Government Efficiency leader, calling him and other tech billionaires “nerds” and “heartless.”
“Why does Elon Musk dress like he just got out of a Hot Topic? I am so sick of that guy trying to rewrite his origin story like he was Matthew McConaughey pulling into the high school,” Burr told Jimmy Fallon during an appearance on “The Tonight Show” Tuesday, referencing the actor’s “Dazed and Confused” character who hangs around younger kids.
“Like you were a (expletive) nerd, nobody banged you and now you have hair plugs in your laminated face,” he continued. “Everybody is afraid of these nerds, I don’t get it. They’re horrible, heartless people. And then, for some reason, if you say that, you’re like a communist, and then we’re in bed with the Russians.”
Burr was far from done. When he joined “The View” on Thursday, co-host Joy Behar asked him if anyone was “getting your ire up these days,” with Burr taking the opportunity to double down on his gripe with the SpaceX founder.
“The nerds that own the politicians. All these tech nerds that want to build robots because they don’t know how to talk to hot women,” he said. “And I think Elon has got the rockets going because they realize there’s other earths out there. And they’re going to trash this one, because they don’t have any concern for it, and they’re going to move on.”
With NPR earlier this month, he referenced Musk’s inauguration salute and attacked liberals for fleeing the country.
“I just refuse to believe that it was an accidental two-time Seig heil. And he does it at a presidential inauguration,” he told the broadcaster, referencing the Nazi salute. “This is why I hate liberals. It’s like liberals have no teeth whatsoever. They just go, oh, my God. Can you believe – I’m getting out of the country.”
He continued: “I’m just like, you’re going to leave the country ’cause of one guy with dyed hair plugs and a laminated face who runs – who makes a bad car and has an obsolete social media platform?”
And in a Boston Globe profile published Friday, Burr lamented the SpaceX founder’s treatment of workers.
“They’re so upset with this country and the way it’s working, it’s like, you guys are multi-billionaires, what is the problem? I feel like it’s working for you,” the Massachusetts native told the outlet. “You know what’s not working for you? All of these tech nerd billionaires who don’t want to pay anybody.”
Asked why he’s been vocal about his anti-Musk sentiments lately, Burr replied: “Why isn’t everybody?
“These super rich people want to keep the water boiling, which I don’t think is what we need right now,” he said of the political climate. “This is such a great country. Are we really going to ruin it because five guys are competing to be the first trillionaire?”
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