Late last year, BillyCorgan told a story about how BillBurr might be his half-brother during a visit to the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast after the crew accidentally put up a photo of the comedian behind the Smashing Pumpkins frontman. BillyCorgan and BillBurr need to form a band called BillBilly and never reveal which is which. Also, Tom Waits needs an album called Tom Waits For No Man. pic.twitter.com/FXZ8qGf0H4.Lynch, Jessica. "BillyCorgan and BillBurr Address 'Half-Brother' Rumors." Billboard, 22 Jan. BillBurr Tears Into BillyCorgan for Revealing They Might Be Related.Back in November, BillyCorgan floated a wild theory that he might be comedian BillBurr’s half brother during an appearance on Howie Mandel’s Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast. Explore the connection between BillyCorgan and BillBurr, their humor, music, and impact on pop culture. A couple months ago, BillyCorgan told Howie Mandel that comedian BillBurr could very well be his half-brother. With Burr as the latest guest on his podcast, Mandel surprised the funnyman with a visit from the Smashing Pumpkins frontman — leading to a meeting of the two Bills. When BillyCorgan appeared as a surprise guest on Howie Mandel’s podcast in January to talk to BillBurr about the small, but not impossible, chance that they were half-brothers, fans were divided. Was the entire exchange part of an ongoing bit, a running gag with Burr? In November 2024, former Smashing Pumpkins frontman BillyCorgan was a guest on Howie Mandel's podcast where he revealed that he could be related to comedian BillBurr. They do bare a striking resemblance. BillBurr was surprised by BillyCorgan, who previously speculated they may be half-brothers, on the "Howie Mandel Does Stuff" podcast. So during Mandel's Tuesday interview with Burr, the "America's Got Talent" judge revealed he had a surprise planned and brought out Corgan. BillBurr also (kind of) let BillyCorgan off the hook for telling the story to begin with — and he offered a reason why the whole ordeal displeased him in general. BillyCorgan with face paint performing on stage, wearing a dark jacket and shirt. One of the more unexpected revelations of last year was BillyCorgan's claim that he may have a long-lost half brother in the form of comedian BillBurr.
