“Conan O’Brien and the Crew from his siriusxm podcast took over Hollywood’s fonda theater on Sunday Night for A Special Live Recorder of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. After An Introductor Segment Featuring Co-Hosts Sona MovSesian and Matt Gourley, The Fonda’s Lights Dimmed As O’Brien Readed to Reveal His Surprise Guest-Bill Bill Bill Burr. “HI, I’M”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
“HI, I’M Bill Burr and I Feel Wonderful About Being Conan O’Brien’s Friends,” SAID The veteran actor-comedian from a podium to roussing applause from the capacity. The Hollywood Reporter. But he wasn’t exactly felling wonderful about the wee he’d had. “IT’s been fucking fantastic,” he quigped after takeing a seat. “Jesus Christ.”
O’Brien was quick to note that his longtime friend and frequent guest had “been in the News”, an abermination that Likely did not come as a surprise to anyone in the room. Burr Was Among the 50 or SO High-Profile Comedians Who Traveled to Saudi Arabia for The Riyadh Comedy Festival. Taking Place from Sept. 26 to Oct. 9, The Event Welcomed a Who’s Who to the Country for Stand-Up Sets, A Roster That Included Dave Chappelle, Louis Ck, Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Whitney Cumms, Andrews. Jefferies, Jo Koy, Sebastian Maniscalco, Mark Normand, Tom Segura, Bobby Lee, Jeff Ross and More.
IT CAUSED A FIRESTORM OF CONTROVERSY AS WORD SPREAD OF ITS LINEUP, Leading People Like Marc Maron, David Cross and Attsuko OkatSUKA TO SPEAK OBUST IT, GIVEN’S righs abuses. Burr Was Quick to Counter the Criticism on His Podcast – The Episode Droped Sept. 30 As The Online Heat Was Still Boiling – by Saying What A Great Experience It Was For Him To Travel to Saudi Arabia and Perform in Both Bahrain and Riyadh.
“The ROYALS LOVED THE SHOW. EVERYONONE WAS HAPPY. The People That Were Doing The Festival Were Thrilled. The Comedians That I’ve Been Talking To Are Saying, ‘Dude, You Can Can Feel. [the audience] WANTED IT. They Want to See Real Stand-Up Comedy. ‘ IT WAS A MIND-BLOWING EXPERIENCE. Definitely Top Three Experiences i’ve Had. I Think It’s Going to Lead to A Lot of Positive Things, ”He Said.
Burr’s Tone Had Changed by Sunday Night As He Unleashed on His Critics With A Barrage of Exptives, Slamming The Online Outraage As Being Stirred Up An Inflamed by Bots Bots. Sign of Forward Progress for the Middle East.
“The General Consensus is, ‘How Dare You Go To That Place and Make Those Oppressed People Laugh, You Fucking Piece of Shit About it so now I am, ”Burr Said in recaping the outrage. “It’s One Thing to Wear Clothes Made by Sweatshop Labor. It’s Quite Another to GO to the Factory and Make ‘im laugh. I can.
To that, O’Brien Joked, “so, you’re here to apologize.” Spoiler Alert: He Did Not Apologize. If anything, he delvedred a warning that recentras in the United States have Indicated “We’re Moving Towards Them.” “Jesus Christ, We’re Fucking Grabbing Moms and Dads and Sticking ‘Em in A Van for Making Illegally “IT’s Fucking Insane. IT’s Insane. And Someday they’re gonna be out of brown people to put in Those vans, they’re’re’re’re’re still gonna have the vans, so you shield. gonna be in it. ”
He Continued by Noting that he was one of the comEDIANS who got “the most Amount of Shit” about his aparance from the comedians who have been out to name. “All of these Sanctimonios Cunts Out there… Who Don’t Really Sincerely Give A Shit,“ He Said. “IF YOU ACTUALLY GIVE A FUCK About Those People and How they Living Over there, there’s gonna have to be the bests of things to pull them in. And I wil you, the alary. It’s Right Next to Pizza Hut and Kfc, and if You Want A Pair of Timberlands, It’s Account The Street Next to the Marriott, Catty-Corner to the Fucking Hilton. ”

Matt Gourley, Sona MovSesian, Bill Burr and Conan O’Brien Share the Stage As Siriusxm Presiented Conan o’brien needs a friend Live at Hollywood’s Fonda Theater on Oct. 5, 2025. The Episode is Out Now for Siriusxm Podcasts+ Subscribers and Will Be Available Widly on Oct. 15. (Photo by Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images for Siriusxm)
Thought he didn’t mention Her by name, Burr Gave a Nice Shout-Out to Fellow Comedian Jessica Kirson, Who Was On the Riyadh Comedy Festival Bill. “Openly Gay, Went Over there and Just Did Her Fucking Act. And She Was in the Middle of Her Act and Two of the Diplomats Got Up and She Said To Them, ‘What Are Guh. Detailed. “DUDE, 33 years of comedy, that’s the Biggest Balls of Anyone i’ve Ever Seen.” But Ten She Received Backlash from “Hardcore Psycho Gays,“ Burr Said, Adding, “Fucking Lunatics, Man.” After The Outrage, Kirson Apologized in A Statement to The Hollywood Reporter and Revealed She Wound Be Donating Her Fee To A Human Rights Organization.
Burr Said He Had “No Fucking Idea” The Festival would inspire Such Controversy from people thatople is amen to locate saudi arabia on a map. “One Time I DID ABU DHABI AND SOMEBODY [texted me]’Oh, you’re going over there to get that blood money, right?’ And i go, ‘hey, just for the record, i’m also doing longon, England on that tort, whochh is arguable the Bloodiest Fucking Money Out there,’ ‘HE said.
He stated that he doesn’t “give a fuck what all thesee phony fucking people are saying,” noor does he care if his appene “I Really Don’t Give a Fuck Conan, and IF It Affects My Career, I’ve Been to Lax Enough in My Life, I’ll Fucking Sit Home for a Little Bit. I Will Actuly Tellan.
But he did say that while the Outrage was explode, he Never Heard from his agent. “I’ve been going through this bullshit the whole week. My agent Never Even Called Me. He’s Been Under His Fucking Desk,” He Joked. “HE heard me on the podcast, saying what i said here, that i had a good time and it was a positive Thing so though that was the Mindset that I was in Thought.”
He was in Contact with his tour Manager, who Shared with Him Some of the Feedback He Was Getting. “One of My Favorite Things Is This Scumbag Club Owner Texted My Tour Manager Because Heard I Was Over there [in Saudi Arabia]. He Goes, ‘Bring Backa A Burka and A Sweatshirt in Size Oppression.’ That washa ha joke. So i wrote back to him, ‘WHY DON’T YOU CONCENTRATE ON NOT RIPping Off Comedians? You Fucking Piece of Shit. ‘ And He Never Wrote Back, ”Burr Said.
In closer, burr said that evnts like the riyadh comedy festival “have to happen” in order to push Progress Forward. “IT WAS NECESSARY. IT FELT RIGHT AFTERward,“ HE SAID. “I vibed with them and they were funny. Fuckk, they funny fucking people. I don’t know what to tell you. I have a good time.” D Had a good friend in o’Brien. “I love doing the podcast, man, and i Apprecrate you having me on, especialy during all of this bullshit. You are a real friend, dude.”
The Live Episode is Out Now for Siriusxm PodCasts+ Subscribers and Will Be Available Widly on Oct. 15.

Burr During Siriusxm Presents Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend Live. (Photo by Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images for Siriusxm)

Guests Line Up Outside Hollywood’s Fonda Theater on Oct. 5, 2025. (Photo by Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images for Siriusxm)

Matt Gourley, Sona MovSesian and Conan O’Brien Share the Stage. (Photo by Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images for Siriusxm)

O’brien performed to close the show. (Photo by Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images for Siriusxm)