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I'm always looking at new ways to tell a joke so that it doesn't get stale while working on new jokes every night or I would go absolutely crazy and would want to kill myself. I just want to go in there and talk about what's bugging me.

Bill Burr

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Bill Burr
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 10
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Canton
Massachusetts
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