Bill Burr isn’t just one of the funniest and most brutally honest comedians working today—he’s also a family man, and if you’ve ever heard him talk about his wife and kids, you know they’re just as much a part of his act as his legendary rants about everything else under the sun.
Burr has been married to Nia Renée Hill since 2013, but their story goes way back before they ever said, “I do.” Hill, an actress, writer, and producer, first met Burr in the early 2000s when they were both working in comedy, though not in the same way. She was behind the scenes as a talent coordinator for the first season of Chappelle’s Show in 2003, while Burr made an appearance on the show in 2004.
They didn’t officially meet, however, until a year later when Burr was a guest on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, the Comedy Central talk show Hill was working on. According to Burr, he kept asking her out, and she kept brushing him off—until one night when he told her he wanted to split a cab with her just so he could kiss her. That move worked, and they started dating.
Bill Burr Shares Two Adorable Kids With His Wife, Nia Renée Hill
Burr and Hill were together for nearly a decade before tying the knot in September 2013. Over the years, Burr has drawn on their marriage for plenty of comedy material, but despite his rough-around-the-edges persona, he’s always been vocal about how much he loves and respects Hill.
She’s made occasional appearances on his Monday Morning Podcast, where she often roasts him just as hard as he roasts the world. In one memorable moment, when Burr joked about “making some money,” Hill shot back, “It’s not like you’re walking around dripping in diamonds and Rolex watches and stuff. You look like the f—— Little League coach!”
The couple has two children together. Their daughter, Lola, was born in January 2017, and their son, whose name they’ve chosen to keep private, was born in June 2020. Burr, who became a dad in his late 40s, has admitted that he used to wake up in a panic thinking he’d never get to be a father. But once Lola was born, he was all in.
He’s joked that she’s helped him work on his infamous temper, recalling how, at just four years old, she started telling him, “Dad, don’t scream like that,” whenever he got too heated. That alone made him rethink how he expressed himself. He’s also told stories about Lola catching him playing the Tooth Fairy, forcing him to cover by pretending he was just looking for his phone.
Burr’s son, meanwhile, is shaping up to be just as strong-willed. Burr has said that when the kid gets locked in on something, there’s only one way to break his focus—offering him a cookie. He’s also described his son as incredibly chill, taking after his mom in that regard. During a 2020 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Burr gushed about the newborn, saying, “Fortunately, he emotionally seems to be wired like my wife, so he’s totally chill. He just kind of cries when he’s hungry.”
Though Burr and Hill keep their kids’ lives mostly private, Hill has shared a few glimpses of their daughter on social media, like when she took her to her first-ever concert—none other than Beyoncé—in 2023. “My first concert was Michael Jackson, so I had to continue the legacy,” Hill wrote, sharing a sweet moment between mother and daughter.
Bill Burr’s Biggest Fan? His Family—Especially His Wife, Nia, Who Always Has His Back
Hill has been Burr’s biggest supporter throughout his career, even as he’s stirred controversy with his stand-up. When his 2020 Saturday Night Live monologue sparked debate over his jokes about cancel culture and white women, she stood by him, saying, “Hey, listen, he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but he is mine.” That loyalty has been mutual—Burr has long praised his wife’s talent and has even worked with her on projects. She voiced characters in his Netflix animated series F Is for Family and has carved out her own career in comedy, working with comedians like Chelsea Peretti and Michelle Buteau.
As of 2025, Burr and Hill have been together for 20 years, married for 10, and have built a life filled with love, comedy, and the occasional well-placed roast. When their anniversary rolled around in October 2023, Hill posted a tribute on Instagram: “20 years together, 10 years married, 2 children, 1 beautiful life.”
It’s clear that despite Burr’s onstage rants about relationships, he and Hill have figured out how to make it work. And if you ask him about the secret to their long marriage? Well, in his Drop Dead Years special on Hulu, he put it in typical Burr fashion: “All you have to do to make them happy is, just once a month, agree to some s— you would never f—— do, that they want to do, and they’ll just be like happy as hell!” That right there is marriage wisdom, Bill Burr style.
