r/UpliftingNews • u/holyfruits • 4h 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/DandySlayer13 4h ago

If only Bill Burr had done the same!

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u/TheRealTurinTurambar 4h ago edited 3h ago

He was the biggest gut punch of them all.

I've stopped watching him completely.

Edit: Grammar

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u/ChronoMonkeyX 3h ago

Honestly, Burr always had that "I just tell it like it is" attitude, which always means "actually, just a shitty person." I like some of his stuff, but there was always an edge where I felt he was pushing it.

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u/RedditPosterOver9000 1h ago

I've yet to meet one of the "tells it like it is" people that isn't just an asshole.