While known for his success in Jesus Chatline, he can also be credited for taking bong rips from his grandma's ass, as stated by Leroy.
While in his early to mid-twenties, Richard was overcome by the "temptations of evil" in where he was known to drink a lot of alcohol, smoke cigarettes, and take bong rips out of his grandma's ass, but through the power of Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior, Richard was able to defeat his temptations by reading the Bible, drinking Dad's Old Fashioned Cream Soda and praying multiple times a day. While as a teenager, Richard was into classic rock, one of many things he and Steven bonded over as it is hinted in various episodes that both used to like rock and metal music, especially Steven because he was a trucker at one point. It is revealed that his father went out to the store for some Dad's Cream and never came back, though after hearing of Richard's success on the Jesus Chatline, he reappeared and reconciled with Richard and appeared in one of the episodes. Richard's father left while he was a young boy. While not much is known about Richard's childhood, it is known that he was born and raised in the city of Montclair, California, and was raised in a Christian household. In 2020, Richard reprised his role as host of the successor to the Chatline The Ark. However in 2018, he returned to give his condolences to the death of Steven Chilton. Richard is known to break character often, and would oftentimes deliberately steer into obvious prank calls for a laugh.Īfter the end of the Chatline, Richard did not accompany his former fellow co-host Steven on his later liveshows Rumbled Feathers and Haulin' Ass, and seemingly vanished from the public eye. He has a warm engaging personality, but his naivety is often abused by joke callers, leading to distress and bursts of anger throughout the life of the Chatline. Having co-founded the Chatline to spread the gospel of his Neon Bible, Richard is a devout Christian with a flair for technology and the future, though his own personal understanding of technology and computers is superficial at best. He is portrayed by internet comedian Dustin Horrock. He formerly hosted Jesus Chatline together with Steven Chilton. Burnish is the author of the Neon Bible and Intermittent Fisting, and host of The Ark.