Bill Burr's trauma support group goes off the rails in 'SNL' sketch

Sometimes, not everyone's opinions are valid.
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Moderating a trauma support group is serious business, too bad this one is being hosted by an out-of-his-depth Bill Burr.

The Saturday Night Live host for this week starred as George, a facilitator for a local support group where members share and receive guidance to work through some of their worst moments. We have an adult son who lost his father, a single mother who's fighting the urge to drink again, and then Bowen Yang's Samuel, whose phone's battery "sucks dog."

The group is quick to chastise Samuel's abhorrent behavior towards everyone and his lack of "actual" trauma, but that doesn't matter according to Burr, who says everyone's problems in the group are valid.

That line of thinking quickly goes off the rails, leading to the best moment in the sketch where an annoyed Samuel tries to smoke and puts out his cigarette on Ashley Padilla's leg, leading to both of them breaking character.

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Chance Townsend
Assistant Editor, General Assignments

Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master's in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father. His writing has also appeared in PC Mag and Mother Jones.

In his free time, he cooks, loves to sleep, and greatly enjoys Detroit sports. If you have any tips or want to talk shop about the Lions, you can reach out to him on Bluesky @offbrandchance.bsky.social or by email at [email protected].


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