Name: Bill Burr - Advice: The Age Of Technology
Uploaded: 2015-06-23T14:48:51.000Z
Description: Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Bill Burr - Advice: The Age Of Technology' from Bill Burr Clips on Comedy Buff. Published 2015-06-23. Transcript available.

Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Bill Burr - Advice: The Age Of Technology' from Bill Burr Clips on Comedy Buff. Published 2015-06-23. Transcript available.

All right, the age of technology.
Dear Billy Bombsite,
I'm an open miker in a semi-small city
and don't really expect to get much attention in this place.
Well, that's a great place to start.
Don't videotape yourself and get better.
Well, videotape yourself, but don't upload it onto YouTube.
And get real good, then move to a better city with more exposure
and then become a monster.
Anyways, I recently found out that someone at an open mic
was recording video of everyone's set,
oh, fuck, and put all the captured content
onto their social network page, including mine.
When I found out that my shitty, undeveloped open micing
was on the internet, I was furious, as you should have been,
and contacted the individual that posted it.
They have since taken most of the content down,
but I had a long argument about this situation
with a different person.
They argued in defense of this lady by saying,
this is the world we live in now.
You were in a public place,
and that gave her the right to record you.
The worst that happens is that you say something stupid
and you get publicity for it.
Any publicity is good publicity.
All right, you know what?
That person's going to be a fucking hack.
He said, my argument is basically that
if she earns any money from my content,
then I have a right to be pissed off.
I also feel very uneasy thinking about the possibility
of saying something stupid about a current event
and getting flack on Twitter
just because I thought it was funny and no one else did.
Yeah, and you're also brand new to comedy,
and you should be allowed to make mistakes.
With the recent popularity of the app Periscope
and hearing you bitch a little bit about it,
I would like to hear your opinion on this argument.
Thanks, and go shag yourself.
P.S., you still have fans in Nebraska.
Yeah, no, I'm 100% in agreement with you.
You should be allowed to develop as an open-miker,
but you can't get mad at the lady.
They don't understand that what they're doing could be detrimental.
And it is the world that we live in because people do do that,
but you are right.
And I don't understand why everybody feels like
they have to videotape every fucking moment
of their lives now.
It's almost like they're campaigning for this office
of, hey, I have the coolest life.
Like, always taking a selfie.
Like, you know, this is me at Old Faithful.
You know?
It's...
So what?
I'm supposed to look at it like,
wow, this guy fucking goes everywhere.
You know what I mean?
I don't understand it.
I mean, I guess I do that.
Don't I do that?
I took a picture of me and...
Well, it wasn't a selfie,
but me and Bartnick when we were in Reno
with that iconic sign.
I don't know.
But I wish people wouldn't do it at live events,
especially when there's jokes
because the new jokes become old jokes.
But I think that's going to end
because they're now coming out with these businesses
popping up for entertainers
where they're going to block people's cell phones
during the performance,
which is...
which is pretty awesome, I think,
if it's, like, up to the artist.
Although, I'm also guilty
because I watch all this shit
that people videotape to Stevie Ray Vaughan
and that type of thing.
And then you get to enjoy the performance.
But, you know,
I don't think I'm going out on a limb
to say that you're not at your Stevie Ray Vaughan level
of being a stand-up yet.
It'd be nice if you could be allowed to develop.
People have recorded my shows
and whenever I reach out to them on YouTube,
they always take them down.
I never get mad at them.
I understand that they're not in the business
and they don't get...
But that what they're doing
actually hurts me on some level.
So, just deal with it, whatever.
Fuck that dude who's...
Hey, this is the world we live in.
You know, those people who don't get mad
that the government can record
all your phone conversations.
It's just like,
well, hey, you know,
if you're not doing anything wrong,
what's the problem?
Those fucking people.