--- title: Bill Burr Joked About Caitlyn Jenner On Conan and People Aren't Happy description: Says he 'misses Bruce' canonical: https://time.com/4006252/bill-burr-caitlyn-jenner-conan/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-21T15:16:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:12.640Z og:title: Bill Burr Joked About Caitlyn Jenner On 'Conan' and People Aren't Happy og:description: Says he 'misses Bruce' og:url: https://time.com/4006252/bill-burr-caitlyn-jenner-conan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bill Burr Joked About Caitlyn Jenner On 'Conan' and People Aren't Happy twitter:description: Says he 'misses Bruce' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Comedian Bill Burr Joked About Caitlyn Jenner On _Conan_ and People Aren't Happy > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=3e2d0826-7b8d-47fe-b6b0-3f405913e25c&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Caitlyn Jenner Could Be Charged with Manslaughter [Watch (HLS stream): Caitlyn Jenner Could Be Charged with Manslaughter](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4ykK4C0O.m3u8) (0:54)  _Published 2015-08-20. Investigators are recommending that Caitlyn Jenner be charged with manslaughter after her crash in February killed one woman._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 21, 2015 3:16 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 21, 2015 3:16 PM UTC Bill Burr is known for his speaking his mind and he did just that on _Conan_ Thursday night — and his comments are angering a lot of people. The comedian used his time on _Conan_ to comment on Caitlyn Jenner’s transition. In the segment, Burr joked about the size of Jenner’s breasts. He also said that he missed Bruce Jenner already and wished he had been given “a chance to say goodbye” to the Bruce Jenner he watched on the Olympics and _CHiPs_ and “that horrible show his wife watches.” Burr also used the pronoun “him” to address Jenner and then waxed on about people’s sensitivity to pronoun usage. Burr claimed he wasn’t “being a jerk,” but some people on the internet seem to disagree. So far O’Brien’s team has stayed silent, although it does look like they deleted a tweet saying “Bill supports Caitlyn’s transition into a woman, but wishes he got a chance to say goodbye to Bruce” and swapped it for this: _Read next:_ [_Sheriffs to Recommend Manslaughter Charges Against Caitlyn Jenner_](http://time.com/4005340/caitlyn-jenner-car-crash/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Download TIME’s mobile app for iOS to have your world explained wherever you go_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-mobile/id328218429) ## Transcript Caitlyn Jenner could spend up to a year in jail because of a fatal crash she had earlier this year. Investigators are recommending Jenner be charged with manslaughter. The accident report says Jenner wasn't speeding, but was going too fast for road conditions. One person, Kimberly Howe, was killed and seven others were injured in that crash. Jenner already faces multiple lawsuits. Howe's stepchildren filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming Jenner was driving at an unsafe speed. Jessica Steindorff who was also involved in the crash filed suit for property damage and personal injury, citing general negligence. [ UNKNOWN ] of Entertainment Tonight, I would hope someone who seems to greatly value the importance of human existence would be more sensitive to the fact that she ended another person's life. Jenner told police she was being followed by paparazzi, but wasn't trying to evade them. Some witnesses claimed Jenner was on her phone during the crash, which her lawyer denies. 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