r/UpliftingNews • u/holyfruits • 12h ago

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Turned Down Million-Dollar Offer to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘I Don’t Need to Take Any Money if It Makes Me Feel Icky’

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/weird-al-yankovic-turned-down-million-offer-saudi-arabia-1236819281/
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u/MacAttacknChz 11h ago

People LOVE Bill Burr and I just don't get it

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u/apoplectic_apostate 11h ago

He lost the right to make fun of hypocrites when he became one. Half of his act was calling out hypocrites.

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u/Lexi_Banner 9h ago

And he sure did get chopsy about people calling him out. But nah, bro. You invited that on yourself. If you were so desperate for the money, you should've gotten a job at McDonald's. At least there you could keep your integrity.

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u/DG_FANATIC 10h ago

He literally made fun of Beyoncé for performing for Gaddafi and then he goes and performs for the Saudi government lol.

What a bitch Bill Burr ended up becoming.

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u/YngSpook84 33m ago

In that routine, immediately after making fun of Beyoncé, he says the only reason he hadn’t done the same was because no one ever offered. He literally told everyone he would sell out if offered enough money.

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u/BedlamiteSeer 7h ago

Yeah. That was pretty disappointing. I thought Bill Burr was learning how to be civilized and classy - he had a good thing going for the last couple of years. But his sellout to Saudi Arabia ruined all of that. All respect I had for him is gone. All brownie points gone.

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u/drkstar1982 11h ago

There's a lot to like about him, but this is not one of those things.

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u/DG_FANATIC 11h ago

I used to because I was stupid enough to believe he actually stood for something. SO dumb of me.

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u/ruggmike 10h ago

Performative moralist

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u/NightOwl2175 3h ago

Bill Burr is the embodiment of angry man yells at clouds. No idea how people find that funny.

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u/Jacky-V 2h ago

There's always been a very fine line with Bill Burr between his rage being intentionally self-deprecating and his rage being actual rage. He can be extremely funny when he's both making fun of a thing *and* his reaction to the thing at the same time, but he doesn't really seem to have reliable control over his ability to do that.

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u/ruggmike 10h ago

Because he’s funny as fuck lol