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In "Paper Tiger," Bill Burr Proves He's No Dave Chappelle

The difference between Paper Tiger and Sticks and Stones is that Chappelle's content actually has bite. Burr's material, on the other hand, feels toothless.

Bill Burr at the 'Blonde' film premiere, Los Angeles

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No doubt about it, Bill Burr is a very talented comedian.

Burr knows how to set up a joke and land a punchline. He knows how to shift a story to keep a joke running. And when an audience member heckles him, he knows how to shut them down. Love it or hate it, Bill Burr's new Netflix special, Paper Tiger, is certainly a well-crafted hour of stand-up comedy. But is well-crafted comedy necessarily funny? That's debatable.

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