Bill Burr unloads on insurance companies, praises Luigi Mangione in LA fire rant: Free Luigi!

Bill Burr is fired up.The comedian and actor, 56, blasted insurance companies and praised accused UnitedHealthcare CEO-shooter Luigi Mangione while speaking about the LA fires during his Tuesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”Burr revealed that, like many people in Los Angeles, he had to evacuate after flames threatened his home.“I got lucky,” he said.“You know, the winds moved.”“And I think everybody did a great job.

Unlike the internet,” he added, alluding to the rapacious criticism of state and local officials’ response to the fires.Burr went on to mock online critics who liken themselves to “fire experts” and bemoan how the fire was “mismanaged.”“Mismanaged? Like some idiot on the internet knows how to manage the worst fire in LA? Sitting there in his underwear?” he continued.Turning to speculation about what caused the many fires that tore through Southern California, Burr said, “I love how all the chatter out there is about bans on illegal immigrants and homeless people lighting fires.”“They light fires every day,” he added.“They’re living outside, it’s f—ing cold.”From Burr’s perspective, the media has its eye on the wrong topic and target.“You know, and then they’re talking about looting.

But CNN and Fox News are not going to bring up the insurance companies that are just gonna keep everybody’s premiums and still give themselves a bonus,” he said to applause from the audience.“Yes! Free Luigi!” he exclaimed over the clapping, referencing Luigi Mangione, 26, who is accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.(Mangione has pleaded not guilty.)Drawing laughter from Kimmel and the crowd, Burr stuck to talking about Mangione.“I love how they acted surprised, ‘How could that happen?’” he said, imitating media pundits (and likely insurance company executives).“[The killer] wrote on the bullets why it happened,” Burr added.

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