Being that Bill Burr is a popular stand up comedian, it should come as no surprise that his commentary on this documentary was extremely entertaining, his constant use of swears made it feel less like I was listening to a paid presenter and more like I was having a conversation with my friend about what we watched that week. The contrast between the two styles is furthered as you hear clips from the documentary after Bill speaks about them. The beauty of this is that there is little structure apart from it being told like a story, by having little to no structure is emphasises the relationship between the listener and the presenter and makes it feel less formal, this can be seen around the 11 minute mark when Bill says “Oh wait, I forgot the best part” and backtracks to talk about something that happened earlier in the documentary. There is no background music which keeps the listener immersed and creates a feeling as though you are having a phone call with the presenter.
Bill knows that his primary audience enjoys his comedy so to ensure that the topic does not get too dark when talking about this serial killer, he makes jokes about the absurdity that killers would hang out and eat lunch together. He breaks the tension regularly by saying “Tell me this doesn’t sound like a fucking movie” and “I almost don’t even believe it”.
despite its short length, this audio commentary kept me entertained throughout and made me want to watch the original documentary in order to learn more about the event. It also made me want to watch more of Bill Burr as his friendly tone and sense of humour created a bond between him and me, the listener. I have since recommended this video to some of my friends .
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