Dave Burd calls Dave's Season 1 finale "very next level," says he's blown away by his show's success

Entertainment Weekly

"It's honestly amazing, and everything I've ever wanted," says Dave "Lil Dicky" Burd, whose FXX comedy has become a breakout hit. "I'm a big fan of TV, and even shows that are my favorite ever, like Breaking Bad, I didn't start watching until it was in like season 3. So even if you have a good show, you don't know when people are going to be watching it, so I'm just happy that there's an audience immediately for it. My bar was so high for this show; I knew it would be good, like I thought that was the floor, that it would be a good, solid TV show. But I knew the ceiling was incredible and the type of show that makes someone want to tweet about it and go, 'Oh my God, this is unbelievable!' And that's kind of the vibe that I'm seeing from social media, people are talking about it like it's one of the best shows on TV. And it would be have been hard to make me feel satisfied in terms of the reaction perspective, but I actually do, because the reaction has been so crazy."

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