Episode 211: Bill Burr, ‘Drop Dead Years’ and Sudden Cardiac Death

Today, Ali and Asif, after a digression about Paris restaurants and Reddit trolls, discuss the career of Bill Burr (7:33). They discuss his early life, starting out in comedy, his Philly rant and his podcast. They \then discuss his television cartoon ‘F is for Family’ and his acting roles, his film ‘Old Dads’  including his recent broadway turn in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’. They then discuss Burr’s standup style, whether comedians can be “happy and funny”, and Burr’s recent special ‘Drop Dead Years’.  They then (under duress) discuss the recent interview which Howie Mandel conducted with Bill Burr, where Mandel brings out Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) who is allegedly Burr’s half-brother. 

 

Based on some topics brought up in his special, the guys discuss sudden cardiac death (SCD) (50:44). Asif starts off by differentiating between heart attacks, sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death. He then goes over how common it is and the major causes. Asif differentiates how the causes of SCD differ between young people and middle aged people. He then goes over the prognosis and first aid treatment if someone you know has a suspected sudden cardiac arrest. 

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Show Notes:

• Asif’s reddit post on Paris restaurants: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParisTravelGuide/comments/1kt1jt6/spent_a_month_in_paris_here_are_my_restaurant_recs/
• Fresh Air, Comic Bill Burr [Extended Version]: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1197998073/bill-burr-extended
• Bill Burr Philly rant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7OBn5tU65Q
• How Bill Burr Became a Voice of the People: https://www.gq.com/story/how-bill-burr-became-a-voice-of-the-people
• Bill Burr Does Not Want to Talk About Politics: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/bill-burr-does-not-want-to-talk-about-politics
• Bill Burr slams Howie Mandel for surprising him with possible half-brother Billy Corgan: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/01/28/bill-burr-howie-mandel-billy-corgan-half-brothers/77998404007/
• Sudden Cardiac Death: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507854/
• Sudden Cardiac Death Treatment & Management: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/151907-treatment
• Sudden death in young people: Heart problems often blamed: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sudden-cardiac-arrest/in-depth/sudden-death/art-20047571#:~:text=Sudden%20cardiac%20death%20is%20the,sudden%20cardiac%20arrest%20(SCA).

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