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38 quotes by Bo Burnham

Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born August 21, 1990) is an American comedian, singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and actor. Writing comedic and satirical songs with a politically incorrect slant, he achieved fame when his YouTube videos took off and received more than 124 million views by January 2014. Burnham signed a four record deal with Comedy Central Records and released his debut EP, Bo Fo Sho in 2008. His first full-length, Bo Burnham,...
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Once a week, I like to slip into a deep existential depression where I lose all my sense of oneness and self-worth.

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I think the love-hate is fundamental. Everyone hates reality television, and everyone's watching it. Everyone hates Facebook, and everyone is on... →

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Comedy is the one absolutely self-aware art form. Actually, hip-hop's another one, I suppose. Because in your songs you're talking about how... →

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I remember being superyoung, like nine or ten years old, and thinking, 'Man, I wonder what famous people eat for breakfast. They must have some... →

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I like to call everyone that I find slightly annoying a 'sociopath.'

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I think it would collapse my heart if I was super famous. I don't have the nerve for it, I'm too anxious. I don't know how you're not... →

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There's a certain line between jokes and music and poetry that's a bit blurred in my mind.

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I don't try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are pretty simple and on the surface.

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I misdirect the audience, so they have no idea where they are or who they're listening to.

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For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base level, in any form.

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I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.

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I think the comedy clubs tend to homogenize the acts a little bit, because they force them to be palatable in way too many environments.

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I'm bored way too easily. I'm staring at screens half the day. I need to be overstimulated. And how will that express itself artistically?

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