Billy Corgan’s stepmother believes Bill Burr is his half-brother

Billy Corgan and Bill Burr definitely look alike, don’t they? The “Smashing Pumpkins” star’s stepmother doesn’t think it’s a coincidence.

During an appearance at Howie Mandel’s Howie Mandel does stuff On the podcast, Corgan told a hilarious story after Mandel accidentally placed a picture of Burr behind him. Corgan explained that it wasn’t the first time someone had pointed out the similarity. “About ten years ago one of my brothers had a birthday party and my stepmother was there, who was obviously married to my father. And my stepmother said to me, ‘Do you know who Bill Burr is?'” the musician recalled. “At that point I had never heard of Bill Burr; I didn’t know who he was. I didn’t know he was a comedian or anything. He could have been the guy down the street.”

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He continued, “She said, ‘Well, he’s this comedian.’ And I think I even kind of pulled up a picture on the phone and I immediately noticed, “Man, he kind of looks like my dad.” Bill Burr looks more like my dad than Bill Burr looks like me or I look like Bill Burr. So I said to my mother, ‘Why are you asking me that?'”

While Corgan initially thought his stepmother was simply pointing out the resemblance, she went even further. “She says, ‘I think it might be one of your father’s illegitimate children.’ “Bill Burr could be one of the children your father fathered during his time as a traveling musician,” he said. “This is a true story. I’m not making this up; This is not a joke.”

While Corgan made it clear that he didn’t believe he and Burr were actually half-brothers, it’s funny to think about it. Watch how he remembers the whole story here.

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