Bill Burr
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Sunday, October 18, 2026 (part of October 2026)
category: 
Comedy
clue: A Chicago musician is sound without him.
explanation: In 2023, Smashing Pumpkins released the song "Burr" with the refrain "I'm sound without you." In 2024, frontman Billy Corgan publicly discussed longtime family speculation that he and comedian Bill Burr had the same father, a traveling salesman. more…
intended difficulty: very hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm
trivia: Scott was reluctant to mention the Corgan connection, since Burr has seemed pained by public discussion about it and reacted negatively to being ambushed about it on a 2025 podcast. But when Scott realized that the Pumpkins had released a song titled "Burr," the idea for the goo clicked and was too good to pass up.
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