Comedian and actor Bill Burr treated us to yet another metal–as–fuck episode of his “Monday Morning Podcast” this week. This time around, the Breaking Bad and F Is for Family star recounted his recent taping for “The Goddamn Comedy Jam,” a one-off concert airing later this year on Comedy Central; the stint had Burr drumming along to Pantera’s classic song “Cowboys From Hell” dressed in a Vinnie Paul getup, which the comedian later posted on Instagram.
“So I did ‘The Goddamn Comedy Jam,'” began Burr. “I played Pantera’s “Cowboys From Hell,” and I thought I had it down. I thought I knew what I was doing, and I got out there in my Vinnie Paul costume. Vinnie, you know, he’s a husky fella, right? So I had a pillow — a throw pillow — underneath this fucking shirt and like a fucking asshole, when I sat down behind the drums, I didn’t take it off … it was like I had a kid or something sitting on my lap, and the snare was a little lower than I was used to.”
“So I fucking got through the song,” he continued. “I think I fucked up everything single fill. I already suck at drums: why would you add to difficulty with a pillow in your fucking chest and this fucking thing on? You know why? ‘Cause it’s the comedy jam,” Burr concluded. The moral of his story? Don’t play drums with a throw pillow stuffed under your shirt.
Elsewhere in the podcast, Burr spoke the praises of Slayer (“I’m gonna be fifty in June and I’m finally listening to Slayer … I’m driving down the street pulling up to a red light [singing] ‘South of Heaven’ all alone, I fucking love it”) and re-acclimated himself with Slipknot (“I remember a long time ago I had the ‘Iowa’ album … What’s the name of the band there? … with Joey Jordison and all of those guys, 8,7,6,6,6,5,4?” he asked, conducting a quick Google search), among other highlights. Stream the whole episode below.