Bill Burr Slams Howie Mandel for Awkward Ambush Interview with Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan, His Alleged Half-Brother

Burr said his father was a "piece of s---," as he explained of his tension with Corgan, "It's not that I don't like him, it reminds me of all of that s---."

John Nacion/Variety via Getty; Steve Granitz/WireImage; David M. Benett/Getty  (L-R) Bill Burr; Howie Mandel; Billy Corgan.

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(L-R) Bill Burr; Howie Mandel; Billy Corgan.

There's some unresolved tension between Bill Burr and Billy Corgan.

Burr, 56, got a slightly unwelcome surprise as he joined Howie Mandel for the Jan. 21 episode of his podcast, Howie Mandel Does Stuff, and Corgan, 57, walked in mid-interview.

"You're an a--hole," Burr told Mandel, 69.

Corgan was under the impression that Mandel had cleared his arrival with the comedian, though that was not the case. "I thought it would be a good surprise," Mandel said.

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Burr was visibly uncomfortable and even asked, "Can this be edited out?" before he decided to just go with it.

"All right, f--- it, I'll do it," Burr said, before turning to the Smashing Pumpkins member, asking, "Did you ever think the fact that I never told that story... that maybe you shouldn't?"

Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast/Youtube Billy Corgan and Bill Burr on How Mandel's podcast 'Howie Mandel Does Stuff'

Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast/Youtube

Billy Corgan and Bill Burr on How Mandel's podcast 'Howie Mandel Does Stuff'

Burr was referring to Corgan's previous appearance on Howie Mandel Does Stuff, where he revealed that his stepmother had said to him: "Do you know who Bill Burr is? Bill Burr might be one of the children that your father sired in his days being a traveling musician."

"You know how many emails and crap I got?" Burr said, referring to Corgan's reveal.

The two confirmed they'd "never met" before the surprise podcast interview, and while they seemed to smooth things over, Burr still said, "Listen, you've done well for yourself, I'm happy for you, but I just would prefer if you just kinda didn't go around telling these f---ing stories. Like, why did you feel the need to do that?"

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The reason Corgan had shared the story on Mandel's podcast, he told Burr, was because he'd run into the America's Got Talent judge and "the first thing he said to me was, 'Here comes Bill Burr.' And I go, 'Do you know that story somehow?' And he said, 'What story?' And so I told him privately that story and he said, 'Oh you've got to say this on the air.'"

Burr wasn't surprised to hear that and then accused Mandel of bringing Corgan onto the episode solely for "the f---ing ratings."

"He's bringing you in here, not because he's trying to heal the bulls--- that we went through growing up," Burr said. "What was supposed to happen? Are we going to go play catch? We're both in our 50s."

Amy Sussman/Getty Bill Burr attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's

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Bill Burr attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's "UNFROSTED" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on April 30, 2024

Of his father, the comedian said, "He was a piece of s---. He had two kids this close together, and he gave them the same f---ing name? He thinks it's different because he's Billy and I'm Bill. That's how he told the difference."

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He also clarified of Corgan: "It's not that I don't like him, it reminds me of all of that s---."

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Corgan also snuck in a bit of a joke at Burr's expense, as he quipped, "The fact that he said he can’t sing, I think, disproves that we’re related, 'cause I’m not funny, so ... it goes both ways."

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