Billy Eichner Explores Revival of 'Billy on the Street' as Fans Keep Requesting the Show

Billy Eichner is contemplating a potential comeback for his signature street interview series, reflecting on the show's remarkable staying power over the years.

The 47-year-old entertainer hosted the viral game show from 2011 to 2017, which originally aired on Funny or Die before moving to Fuse and truTV. The format featured Eichner approaching New Yorkers on city streets to test their pop culture knowledge, frequently enlisting celebrity guests to participate in the comedic exchanges.

During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz, Eichner opened up about the possibility of reviving the beloved program. "It's crazy. It has sustained in a very unexpected way," he reflected. "It's one of those things that you cannot plan for."

The comedian previously revived the concept briefly alongside Will Ferrell during Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign. When asked if a full return was possible, Eichner revealed his complicated relationship with the material.

"For a while, I was like: 'I can never do it! I have to draw a line in the sand.' But people love it, and if you look on the internet, which can be so snarky, including about me, but under Billy on the Street videos, that's like a different thing," he explained. "The people who get it, it's like their favorite thing. And they're always: 'Please do more. Please bring the show back. The world is so awful. Please do this.' And I am very touched by that, and I want to honor that."

However, Eichner acknowledged that the format no longer provides the creative fulfillment it once did. "That's a very rare thing. It does not give me, as an actor, the creative satisfaction anymore because I've been doing it for so long. And it's not aligned with who I really wanted to be as an artist because it's not acting in the traditional sense," he said, while emphasizing his pride in the show's legacy.

The actor, who recently released his audio-only memoir "Billy on Billy," discussed his desire for a more diverse career trajectory. "For me, I want to have a more eclectic career. But what I'm always trying to sort of figure out is, 'Oh, OK, I can do both.' My therapist would want me to say that. She was like: 'You can do everything!'" he shared.

Though he ruled out producing full half-hour episodes again, Eichner left the door open for alternative formats. "I'm never going to do half-hour episodes of Billy on the Street again, but we're always kind of talking about what it could look like. And I don't know what the answer to that is, but never say never. I don't know," he concluded.