Comedian Bill Burr tells podcast listeners about the "miserable Irish"

US COMEDIAN BILL Burr mentioned in his weekly Monday Morning podcast this week that:

Those f**king people in Ireland are the funniest…

But did he really mean it?

Burr went on to explain that during a recent gig at Vicar Street in Dublin he was telling the crowd about a free DVD he was giving them at the end of the show.

What happened next has led Burr to descibe us as “the miserable Irish”:

We don’t think he really means it though. Sure we’re a gas bunch. We love you Bill.

You can listen to the full podcast here.

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