The One Comedian Fans Think Both Stephen Colbert And Jimmy Fallon Couldn't Handle And Avoid

Summary

• Despite Bill Burr's awkward history with late night hosts, he returned to The Tonight Show but never to The Late Show again.
• Fans felt sorry for Burr as Colbert barely interacted with him, calling Colbert a "brick wall" during the interview.
• Jimmy Fallon struggled to control the conversation with Burr, who caught him off guard and made him nervous with unexpected comments.

Bill Burr's recent late night show interview came a few months ago alongside Jimmy Kimmel. The fact that he picked Jimmy Kimmel Live doesn't surprise too many fans. Burr has an awkward history with both Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon. In his history with Colbert, fans feel as though Burr actually shaded the host for his experience on the show.

In the following, we are going to take a look back at Burr's interviews with both Colbert and Fallon, and why fans assume the hosts don't want any part of Burr. The comedian did return to The Tonight Show once after his initial interview. However, he never returned to The Late Show again.

We will reveal what the fans had to say looking back, and other guests that did more harm than good alongside Colbert and Fallon.

Stephen Colbert Was Called A "Brick Wall" Following His Interview With Bill Burr

Stephen Colbert is usually smooth in conversation with guests. However, some have argued in the past that he struggles with comedians, especially given that he doesn't have control of the interview. Bill Burr, in particular, is a guest that has hijacked interviews in the past. The likes of Jimmy Fallon and Colbert have learned that even if something is planned, that might not be the direction for the comedian.

Burr's only appearance on The Late Show came seven years ago. Topics varied, as Burr discussed F is for Family, along with his "increased public offendedness and hyper-specific candy stores." The sounds entertaining. However, the general feeling was that Colbert was not amused. Colbert barely talked back and interacted with his guest throughout the entire interview. Fans felt sorry for Burr and called Colbert a "brick-wall."

Over on Reddit, fans had theories as to why the interview was a complete nightmare:

• "It often feels like Colbert lacks chemistry with his guests. I don't know if that's the editing or just his style. I love the man, but his interviews are a bit cold and mechanical and this one just never got flowing."
• "I've been noticing that Colbert is not good with comedians. It's almost as if he purposely gives them blank stares and acts unimpressed throughout interviews with them. Conan helps flesh out their jokes on the fly. He has always been the stand-up comics best friend. Colbert almost acts indignant towards them."
• "Colbert looked like he had no idea how to react in that interview. He should really stick to the political humor because this mainstream celebrity thing is really not his schtick."

Colbert did not react to the allegations made by fans, but it should be noted that there might be some truth to them given that Burr never returned again, which is truly hard to believe.

In addition, a YouTube user notes that Burr actually subtly shades Stephen after their interview.

"Bill actually subtly mentioned this interview on his Monday morning podcast. He pointed out that Colbert was a bad host who's overly sensitive and gave Bill no support during the interview without actually saying Colbert's name, but it was obvious who he was talking about."

It seems like the interview was a rare loss for Colbert and The Late Show. However, Stephen is far from the only host to struggle.

Fans Felt Like Jimmy Fallon Lost Control Of His Interview With Bill Burr After It Didn't Go As Planned

Just a couple of years prior, in 2015, Bill Burr chatted alongside Jimmy Fallon. Words like "anxious" and "nervous" were used to describe Jimmy during this particular interview. Burr discussed his dislike for people, while he caught Jimmy Fallon off-gaurd completely by bashing his Tonight Show Christmas decorations. Fans truly believe that this wasn't part of the pre-interview, and it made Jimmy completely nervous that he lost control of the conversation, and that it went elsewhere.

Burr tells Fallon "I knew the second I saw the Christmas lights, 'I'm gonna bomb.' This is not my vibe. It's not festive, it's fake. You take it in a box and put it out next to you. That's what you do."

Fans once again noticed on Reddit that Fallon was completely out of his element during the interview.

• "Jimmy is 50% loving it and 50% worried/uncomfortable. Bill didn't give a fuck about the interview questions and just went off and did some of his best bits. This video is some classic s***."
• "Jimmy fallon is one of the most unfunny people (not even comedians) in this planet. This is the perfect example of a hack comedian that has to have the corporate boot to the neck in order to make a living VS a real comedian who doesn't give a f***, talks to the audience like it was his friends. No filter."

Unlike Stephen Colbert, it should be noted that Jimmy Fallon did have the courage to invite Bill Burr back for an additional interview since then.

According to the general consensus among fans, Conan O'Brien was the late night host that could handle Bill Burr's humor best.

Stephen Colbert And Jimmy Fallon Had Another Mutual Guest They Struggled With, Donald Trump

Colbert admitted he won't have Donald Trump on again, while Jimmy Fallon's career was almost destroyed after he had Donald on The Tonight Show. Colbert did take shots at Trump during their interview, but was generally tame for most of the conversation. Although it was one of Colbert's most viewed interviews ever, he wouldn't do it again.

Colbert's comments on the Trump interview:

• "Backstage, he's just like some guy you might meet at a club. I mean 'country club,' not like disco. He's very clubbish and he's kind of innocuous in a way. There's nothing particularly remarkable about him."
• "He puts on a persona for a camera, and the persona he gave me when he was on the show the first time was actually very quiet and very reserved."
• "I did once. I wouldn't want to anymore," Colbert said. "He was actually kind of disappointing. He played 'the reasonable man.' He's always kinda in persona mode. Sometimes he plays, like, the 'rallying populist' and other times he plays the 'reasonable man."

Colbert admits he held himself back during the interview, and that Trump was the opposite behind the camera. As for Jimmy Fallon, he didn't hold himself back from touching Trump's hair, which drew a negative reaction from Donald's supporters. Fallon had to issue a public apology for it, and admits the moment hurt his career.