LAist | by Tom Lewis | Fri, Aug 29
Fri, Aug 29
How did you get started in comedy?
Bill Burr: I did a contest in 1992, "Find Boston's Funniest College Student". It was at Nick's Comedy Stop. I was supposed to do 5 minutes, probably only lasted 3 minutes - I did mediocre, but I knew I wanted to do it after I did it.
Pic of Bill Burr via BillBurr.com
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