Bill Burr’s ‘F Is For Family’ Premiere Set For December; Watch The Teaser
Netflix has a lot of exciting original content coming out in the next few months. For me, their next must-see show isF is for Family. The animated show, created by comedianBill BurrandMichael Price(writer onThe Simpsons), is loosely based on Burr’s childhood. If you’ve ever seen the comic’s standup, then you know his childhood would make for a hilarious television show.
Watch the teaser forF is For Familyafter the jump.
The Netflix show will premiere onDecember 18th. It’s a half-hour animated series about growing up in the 1970s. Burr voices the father of the family, whileLaura Dern(Wild) will plays his wife andJustin Long(Comet) plays the son.Vince Vaughn(True Detective) andPeter Billingsley(Couple’s Retreat) are executive producers onF is for Familyas well.
Here’s theF is for Familytrailer:
F is for Familygot thegreen lightover a year ago. This is the first television show Burr has created and stars in. A pilot he worked on with theIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiagang didn’t get picked up for series, but luckily for Burr fans, we’re only a month or so away from seeingF is for Family.
Based on what the comedian toldGuide Live, the animated show does not soften his sense of humor. If you’ve seen Burr’s standup or listened to the wonderful Monday Morning Podcast, then you know what kind of sense of humor that is. Here he is talking aboutF is for Family:
It all stems from just telling childhood stories on the page throughout my career. For the first 10 or 12 years of my career my stories killed, but then a new generation of kids came along and I started to get groans and ‘Awwwws.’ Then I realized this generation wore helmets when they rode bicycles and had play dates… We asked [potential] writers about their childhood. If they mentioned road trip stuff we said, ‘See ya!’ but if they said their dad had a half-deflated basketball they would throw at their head then we’d hire them."
This show sounds right up Bill Burr’s alley. The comedian often jokes about just how politically correct the world has gotten. In the 1970s, it was a slightly different story. The comedian’s voice should transition well to television. With his standup comedy (plenty of which you may watch on Netflix now) and podcast, he’s proven himself as a good storyteller.
