Bill Burr Net Worth 2026: Inside Monday Morning Podcast, F is for Family & Old Dads

Key Takeaways

  • Estimated net worth of $30–$60 million as of 2026
  • Hosts Monday Morning Podcast since 2007 — among the longest-running comedy podcasts in history
  • Multiple Netflix specials including I’m Sorry You Feel That Way (2014), Walk Your Way Out (2017), Paper Tiger (2019), Live at Red Rocks (2026)
  • Created and starred in Netflix animated series F is for Family (2015-2021)
  • Wrote, directed, and starred in Old Dads (Netflix, 2023) — debut feature film
  • Notable acting roles in Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian, multiple major film projects

Bill Burr — American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, writer, and director, host of the long-running Monday Morning Podcast (since May 2007 — one of the longest-continuously-running comedy podcasts in history), star of multiple Netflix stand-up specials including Paper Tiger (2019), Live at Red Rocks (2026), and Drop Dead Years (2026), creator and lead voice of the Netflix animated comedy F is for Family (2015-2021), and writer-director-star of his Netflix feature debut Old Dads (2026) — has built one of the most diversified independent comedy careers of his generation. Combining sustained arena and theater touring revenue, multiple Netflix specials, the Monday Morning Podcast advertising income, his F is for Family animated-series creator/star compensation, the Old Dads feature film deal, his significant acting roles in Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian, and accumulated investments, Bill Burr’s net worth is estimated at $30 million to $60 million as of 2026.

Burr’s case is one of the cleanest examples of a stand-up comedian successfully diversifying across podcasting, acting, animation creation, and now feature filmmaking — without losing the core comedy identity that drives his audience. The Monday Morning Podcast in particular is a rare modern-era podcast asset: it has run continuously for nearly 20 years and remains one of the most-downloaded comedy podcasts globally.

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Net worth at a glance

Metric Estimate
Estimated net worth (2026) $30M – $60M
Primary podcast Monday Morning Podcast (since May 2007)
Notable Netflix specials I’m Sorry You Feel That Way (2014), Walk Your Way Out (2017), Paper Tiger (2019), Live at Red Rocks (2026), Drop Dead Years (2026)
Animated series creator F is for Family (Netflix, 2015-2021)
Feature directing debut Old Dads (Netflix, 2023)
Notable acting roles Patrick Kuby in Breaking Bad (2011-2013), Migs Mayfeld in The Mandalorian (since 2019)
Education BA Radio Communications, Emerson College (1993)
Spouse Nia Renée Hill (married 2013)
Headquarters Los Angeles, California

Note: this article is independent editorial research. We are not affiliated with Bill Burr or his production companies. Net worth ranges are best-effort estimates derived from typical comedy touring economics, podcast advertising rates, Netflix licensing benchmarks, and reasonable post-tax savings assumptions; only Bill and his accountant know the exact figure.

How Bill Burr built his net worth

Burr’s wealth is the product of more than two decades of sustained stand-up combined with deliberate diversification into podcasting (early), animation creation (mid-2010s), and now feature filmmaking (2026). The arc has four phases.

Phase 1: Boston club years (1992–2003)

Born in Canton, Massachusetts in June 1968, Burr graduated from Emerson College in 1993 with a degree in Radio Communications. He began stand-up comedy in 1992 in the Boston comedy scene, then moved to New York in 1995 to expand his career. The pre-2003 era was a slow build through the New York and national comedy club circuit, with occasional television appearances on outlets like Comedy Central’s Premium Blend.

Phase 2: Television and Monday Morning Podcast launch (2003–2014)

Burr’s career began scaling meaningfully in the mid-2000s through television writing and acting roles, including writing for Chappelle’s Show in 2003-2004. In May 2007, he launched the Monday Morning Podcast — initially as a casual side project that turned into one of the most-listened comedy podcasts in podcasting’s first decade. The early-mover advantage in podcasting compounded enormously across the subsequent two decades.

His role as Patrick Kuby in Breaking Bad (2011-2013) — a small but recurring character across multiple seasons — gave him significant prestige-television exposure during the show’s cultural peak.

Phase 3: Netflix specials and F is for Family (2014–2021)

Burr’s first Netflix special, I’m Sorry You Feel That Way (December 2014), began the streaming-special era of his career. Subsequent specials — Walk Your Way Out (2017), Paper Tiger (2019), Live at Red Rocks (2026) — established him as one of the most-watched stand-up comedians on the platform.

In December 2015, Burr’s animated comedy series F is for Family launched on Netflix, with Burr as creator, executive producer, and lead voice (playing the Vic Mackey-inspired family patriarch Frank Murphy). The show ran for five seasons through 2021 and was a meaningful long-term creator economics asset.

Phase 4: The Mandalorian, Old Dads, and continued touring (2019–present)

Burr joined Disney+’s The Mandalorian as Migs Mayfeld in 2019, returning across multiple seasons in a recurring role. The Star Wars exposure dramatically broadened his audience beyond the comedy community.

In October 2023, Netflix released Old Dads — Burr’s directorial debut as a feature filmmaker, which he co-wrote and starred in alongside Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine. The film was a major creative and financial milestone, demonstrating that Burr’s skills extended beyond stand-up and acting into directing and writing at the feature level.

His arena and theater touring has continued throughout the 2020s, with sold-out shows in major markets across North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and other international markets. He filmed Live at Red Rocks at the iconic Colorado venue in 2026, joining the small group of comedians to film a major special there.

Career timeline

Year Milestone
1968 (June) Born in Canton, Massachusetts
1993 Graduates Emerson College, BA Radio Communications
1992-1995 Begins stand-up comedy in Boston; moves to New York City
2003 Writes for Chappelle’s Show
2007 (May) Launches Monday Morning Podcast
2011-2013 Plays Patrick Kuby in Breaking Bad
2013 Marries Nia Renée Hill
2014 (Dec) Releases I’m Sorry You Feel That Way on Netflix
2015 (Dec) Launches F is for Family animated series on Netflix
2017 Releases Walk Your Way Out on Netflix
2019 Releases Paper Tiger on Netflix; joins The Mandalorian on Disney+
2021 F is for Family ends after 5 seasons
2022 Releases Live at Red Rocks on Netflix
2023 (Oct) Netflix releases Old Dads (Burr directorial debut)
2024 Releases Drop Dead Years on Hulu/Disney+
2025-2026 Continues podcast, touring, and ongoing acting roles

Net worth estimate breakdown

Touring

At his current scale — selling out theaters and arenas in major US and international markets with 60-100 dates per year, ticket prices typically $50-$120 plus VIP packages — annual touring gross is plausibly $10M-$25M, with 50-65% retained after standard tour costs and commissions. Cumulative touring income across the post-2014 mainstream-arena era plausibly exceeds $80M-$150M gross.

Netflix specials and F is for Family

Multiple major Netflix specials including Paper Tiger (2019), Live at Red Rocks (2026), and others, plus the five-season run of F is for Family as creator/EP/lead voice, plausibly produced $10-25 million cumulatively in special licensing and series compensation.

Monday Morning Podcast

Across nearly 20 years of continuous weekly publishing, the podcast has accumulated cumulative ad revenue plausibly $15M-$40M gross, with current annual revenue plausibly $2M-$5M.

Acting roles (Breaking Bad, Mandalorian, others)

Recurring roles in major prestige television (Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian) plus various film roles plausibly contributed $3M-$8M cumulatively.

Old Dads feature film

The 2023 Netflix feature film as writer-director-star plausibly contributed $3M-$8M in upfront fees and producer participation.

Real estate and personal assets

Burr owns property in Los Angeles. Real estate equity plausibly $3M-$8M.

Investments and savings

After roughly 12 years of substantial multi-million-dollar annual income, accumulated investments plausibly $5M-$15M.

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Adding the buckets and applying realistic discounts produces the $30M-$60M range.

Common misconceptions

“He’s worth $200 million already”

Some celebrity-net-worth aggregator sites quote Burr at figures north of $100M-$200M. Realistic estimates including all revenue lines and reasonable post-tax savings land in the $30M-$60M range. The wealth is substantial but bounded by the actual contract economics and California tax burden.

“He hosts a major news podcast”

The Monday Morning Podcast is a comedy podcast structured as solo monologues from Burr about whatever happens to be on his mind that week. It is not a news or interview format and the comedy-focused nature is core to its long-running appeal.

“He created Mandalorian”

Burr is a recurring actor in The Mandalorian playing Migs Mayfeld, but he did not create or write the show. It was created by Jon Favreau and produced by Lucasfilm.

“He’s just a podcast guy”

Burr’s podcast is one of the longest-running and most successful comedy podcasts ever, but the broader business is genuinely diversified — arena touring, Netflix specials, the F is for Family series, major acting roles, and now the Old Dads feature film. The current Bill Burr brand spans most major comedy and entertainment formats.

Comparison to similar comedians

Comedian Estimated Net Worth Profile
Bill Burr $30M – $60M Touring, Netflix, Monday Morning Podcast, F is for Family, Old Dads
Joe Rogan $200M+ Spotify deal, UFC, decades-long career
Sebastian Maniscalco $40M – $80M Arena touring, Bookie HBO Max, Hollywood acting
Andrew Schulz $30M – $60M Flagrant podcast, Netflix, Infamous self-release
Tom Segura $25M – $50M YMH Studios, Your Mom’s House, multiple specials
Conan O’Brien $250M – $400M Late-night, Team Coco SiriusXM sale, podcast

Burr sits in the upper-middle tier of contemporary stand-up comedians. He is comparable to Andrew Schulz and Sebastian Maniscalco on a personal-wealth basis. The Monday Morning Podcast longevity gives him a unique cultural staying power that shorter-running peers lack.

Frequently asked questions

What is Bill Burr’s net worth in 2026?

Combining global touring revenue, multiple Netflix specials, the long-running Monday Morning Podcast, the F is for Family creator/EP role, the Old Dads directorial debut, his recurring acting roles in Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian, and accumulated investments, Bill Burr’s net worth is estimated at $30 million to $60 million.

What is the Monday Morning Podcast?

It is the comedy podcast Bill Burr has hosted continuously since May 2007. The format is solo monologues from Burr about whatever is on his mind that week — news, sports, marriage, fatherhood, current events, and his own observational frustrations. It is one of the longest-continuously-running comedy podcasts in podcasting history.

What is F is for Family?

F is for Family is the Netflix animated comedy series Bill Burr created and led as executive producer and lead voice (playing Frank Murphy). The series ran for five seasons from December 2015 to November 2021 and was loosely based on Burr’s own 1970s suburban Boston upbringing.

Was Bill Burr in Breaking Bad?

Yes. He played Patrick Kuby, a member of Saul Goodman’s network of fixers, in a recurring role across multiple seasons of Breaking Bad (2011-2013). The role was not central to the main plot but gave Burr significant prestige-television visibility.

What is Old Dads?

Old Dads is the Netflix feature film Bill Burr wrote, directed, and starred in, released in October 2023. It was his directorial debut as a feature filmmaker and starred Burr alongside Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine.

Does Bill Burr play in The Mandalorian?

Yes. He plays Migs Mayfeld, a former Imperial sharpshooter, in a recurring role across multiple seasons of Disney+’s The Mandalorian beginning in 2019. The role has continued through subsequent appearances in the broader Mandalorian-era Star Wars content.

Where did Bill Burr go to college?

Emerson College in Boston, where he graduated in 1993 with a degree in Radio Communications.

Where does Bill Burr live?

Los Angeles, California. He has been based in LA since the early 2000s.

Is Bill Burr married?

Yes. He has been married to Nia Renée Hill since October 2013 and they have two children together. Hill is a writer and producer in her own right and has occasionally appeared on the Monday Morning Podcast as a co-host.

How does Bill Burr make most of his money?

The largest current revenue line is global stand-up touring. Beyond that, the long-running Monday Morning Podcast advertising, Netflix specials, the F is for Family series compensation, the Old Dads film proceeds, and recurring acting roles form the rest of the wealth picture. The diversification across multiple formats is unusual for a stand-up comedian.

How long has Bill Burr been doing stand-up?

Approximately 34 years as of 2026, since starting in the Boston comedy scene in 1992. The career arc has been remarkably steady — no extended breaks, consistent specials, continuous podcast publication, and gradually scaling acting and directing work alongside the core stand-up.

What is Bill Burr’s comedy style?

Confrontational observational humor about social issues, politics, marriage, fatherhood, and various aspects of contemporary American life. Rolling Stone has called him “the undisputed heavyweight champ of rage-fueled humor.” The style combines genuine anger and frustration with self-aware humor about being angry, which is the specific tone that has driven his audience loyalty.

Sources & references

  • Wikipedia — Bill Burr
  • Netflix — Bill Burr specials catalog and F is for Family archive
  • Netflix — Old Dads (October 2023)
  • Apple Podcasts — Monday Morning Podcast chart history (since May 2007)
  • HBO / Sony — Breaking Bad production records (Patrick Kuby role)
  • Disney+ / Lucasfilm — The Mandalorian production records (Migs Mayfeld role)
  • Emerson College — alumni records (BA Radio Communications, 1993)

Last updated: April 2026. Net worth estimates are based on typical comedy touring economics, podcast advertising rates, Netflix licensing benchmarks, and reasonable post-tax savings assumptions. Figures will be revised when new disclosures occur.

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