Monday Morning Podcast – November 18, 2025

Episode: Vancouver, Eddie Murphy, Being Clean

Overview

Bill Burr returns with a wide-ranging monologue recorded after a work stint in Vancouver. In classic Burr style, the episode blends biting commentary, personal anecdotes, and social observations. Key topics include his impressions of Vancouver, the city’s opioid crisis, nostalgia for old monster flicks, insights from a documentary about Eddie Murphy, criticisms of modern relationships and “incel” culture, listener questions about office etiquette and parenting post-divorce, and musings on sports and show business.

Bill’s Vancouver Experience

[00:31 – 09:56]

• Acting Gig & First Impressions

  • Bill discusses wrapping up an acting job in Vancouver, poking fun at the city’s high costs:

    "It's like if you took Seattle and you gave it like a sense of purpose, that's what Vancouver is."
    (Bill Burr, 00:31)

• Coffee Recommendations

  • Gives shoutouts to Vancouver coffee spots: Nepotism, Revolver, Timberland, and Oide—appreciating the Japanese minimalist spot especially for its “no frills” approach and self-made furniture. (05:21)

• Vancouver’s Drug Crisis

  • Sobering comments on the fentanyl epidemic, describing seeing people “folded over at the waist” on Hastings Street.

    "That's somebody's daughter. That's somebody's son or brother, father, mother...It's a epidemic, man."
    (Joe Rogan, as Bill, 07:43) "How the fuck can you stay in that position? ...Folded over at the fucking waist, like the beginning of yoga class."
    (Bill Burr, 09:27)

• City’s Contrasts

  • Remarks on Vancouver’s beauty and food—but returns repeatedly to the disturbing street scenes.

Nostalgia for Monster Movies

[01:33 – 05:29]

• Bill and his wife’s movie night with classic Godzilla:

  • Rejects modern CGI Godzilla, preferring “a 5 foot 6 Japanese guy in a Barney the dinosaur suit, stomping on a little city.”
    (Bill Burr, 02:38)
  • Shares memories of ‘Creature Feature’ Saturdays:

    "Creature Double Feature on a Saturday. So I would watch cartoons all morning...then in the afternoon, I would watch one of those Creature Feature movies."
    (Bill Burr, 05:11)

• Describes the unique vibe and oddities of old monster flicks, poking fun at 70s’ era TV.

On Vancouver’s Dark Side & Its History

[07:42 – 09:56], [42:42 – 45:19]

• Explains the origins of Vancouver’s concentrated drug issues, reading a listener's email:
  • Police allegedly allowed drug activity to remain centered in East Vancouver to “keep property values up” elsewhere.

    "The nice neighborhoods stayed nice. The poorest neighborhoods got overrun. And that was before fentanyl hit and put the whole thing on fast forward."
    (Listener email, read by Bill, 43:01)

  • Expresses heartbreak and frustration, drawing parallels to US cities.

Comedy & Social Commentary: Incels, Masculinity, and Relationship Rants

[11:59 – 13:29]

• Takes aim at “incel” culture:

  • Criticizes men who blame women for their romantic woes:

    "Just call yourselves quitters...You're just gonna tap out?" (Bill Burr, 12:03) "I make fun of women, but at the end of the day, I fucking love them."
    (Bill Burr, 12:56)

• Points out the hypocrisy in communities online versus in-person life.

Eddie Murphy & Reflections on Comedy Legends

[17:39 – 23:31]

• Bill watched an Eddie Murphy documentary and offers high praise:

  • Admiration for Murphy’s range as an actor, impressionist, and musician:

    "That guy is so fucking ridiculously talented...he sounds like John Lee Hooker."
    (Joe Rogan, 17:39)

  • Reminisces about his own childhood comedy obsessions, reciting Eddie’s bits to classmates.

• On Charlie Murphy and the Chappelle Show:

  • Shares behind-the-scenes stories, the impact of “True Hollywood Stories,” and the surreal feeling of being on tour with comedy legends.

    "Charlie Murphy is, is at the top of the list as far as just like one of the coolest, most interesting...characters I've ever met." (Joe Rogan, 22:33)

Sports: Baseball and Boston Pride

[13:48 – 15:57]

• Relives tense moments from the World Series with his signature foul-mouthed flair:

  • Expresses disbelief at a missed play in a key game:

    "Bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, Game seven of the fucking World Series. How did you not score?"
    (Bill Burr, 13:50)

• Bursts of Boston sports pride:

  • Patriots and Bruins on eight-game winning streaks.
  • Shrugs off injury news and jokes about his destiny to “ruin brunch” with negativity:

    "That's why I'm here, you know, and that's such an uplifting...moment when you realize what your destiny is. I'm here to ruin your brunch with my comments."
    (Joe Rogan, 16:54)

Listener Mailbag

[35:25 – End]

Who Would You Put “In the Vans”?

[35:42 – 39:49]

• Responds to a running joke about who should be forcibly removed for a better society. Picks from listener:
  1. Brown noser coworkers
     • “Brown vans for brown nosers.”

     • “You spend most of your time telling on people... Hey, fuck face.”
       (Joe Rogan, 36:55)

  2. Toxic new age “compassionate” spiritual types, especially the fake yoga influencers.
     • Calls out Instagram faux-enlightenment.
  3. Finance executives
     • No elaboration needed—curtly agrees.

On Baldness, Cosmetic Surgery, and Social Pressures

[39:49 – 42:39]

• Pokes fun at men flying to Turkey for hair transplants and women traveling for cosmetic surgeries:
  • Graphic anecdotes about hair plugs, fake breasts, and extreme body mods.

Vancouver's Drug Policy History

[42:42 – 45:24]

• (See above for earlier summary.)

Parenting, Divorce, and Screen Time

[45:30 – 51:42]

• Listener asks about ex-wife buying a phone for their 8-year-old, using it “like a nanny.”
• Burr acknowledges the nightmare of co-parenting with a narcissist and the limitations of the court system:

  “If you want them to go right, tell them to go left. …That’s too much of a gamble with your kids’ brains.”
  (Bill Burr, 47:41) “I really feel like the same way people are folded over at the waist…somewhere on the addiction spectrum…will be the level of screen time.”
  (Joe Rogan, 50:37)

Rats, Office Cleanliness, and The Curse of Being an Adult

[51:42 – 55:57]

• Listener describes a filthy shared workspace and unwillingness of colleagues to clean, even after rats appear.

  “I'm picking up after you. I'm not your mother. And then we have rats in here because you’re not throwing out your shit. And then none of you guys throw out the fucking dead rats.”
  (Bill Burr, 53:15)

• Burr's advice: Stand your ground, explain calmly, but admits it’s exhausting.

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Vancouver’s street crisis:

  "It wasn’t like the heroin lean...This is just folded over at the fucking waist, like the beginning of yoga class."
  (Bill Burr, 09:27)

• On incels:

  “Just call yourselves quitters, you know?”
  (Bill Burr, 12:03)

• On Eddie Murphy’s talent:

  “One of the greatest comedians of all time, one of the greatest impressionists…When he does voices, it’s like Mel Blanc.”
  (Joe Rogan, 17:39)

• On actor hair plugs:

  “You fly the entire way back to the US looking like you just fought in the Civil War.”
  (Bill Burr, 39:49)

• On generational differences and brunch:

  “I'm here to ruin your brunch with my comments. That's why God made me.”
  (Joe Rogan, 16:54)

Closing

Burr thanks Vancouver, teases future stand-up dates, reminisces about legendary rock venue Whisky a Go Go, and signs off with his usual mix of self-deprecation and gratitude—wishing the best for struggling folks on "skid row" and hoping, as always, that listeners are ready for a fresh helping of his unsparing (yet oddly affectionate) take on the world.

Highlighted Segments

• Vancouver Impressions: 00:31 – 09:56
• Godzilla Nostalgia: 01:33 – 05:29
• Drug Crisis & History: 07:42 – 09:56, 42:42 – 45:24
• Sports Rant: 13:48 – 16:54
• Eddie & Charlie Murphy Memories: 17:39 – 23:31
• Listener Mailbag (“Vans,” Divorce, Rats in Office): 35:25 – 55:57

Tone & Language

Raw, profane, self-deprecating, but often sentimental. Burr veers from outrage to vulnerability—never staying too long in one emotional lane—anchored by sharp wit and an unmistakably blue-collar Boston perspective.