At once I feel that comedy is this amazing sort of transcendent thing, and I'm also open to the fact that maybe… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
There's only one rule in stand-up, which is that you have to be funny. Yet 99 per cent of comics look and… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I was definitely not the kid that just wanted to be famous for no reason whatsoever and then happened to find comedy.… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
My ex-girlfriend had a really weird fetish. She used to like to dress up as herself and then act like a f*ckin'… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
The thing is, I always thought I could do stand-up, and so I just stayed focused on the belief that I could… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I try and write satire that's well-intentioned. But those intentions have to be hidden. It can't be completely clear, and that's what… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I always think of myself as a comedy feeder type person, and that feeder lets themselves get out of your comfort zone… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
In comedy, falling means laughter. You can take something sacred and make it silly. The more sacred it is, the funnier it… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
At one point when I was very young, when I was first starting out, I thought, 'Well, one day I'll be able… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I know it's the comedian's instinct to say, "Do it, man, nothing's off-limits! It's cool, bro!" I don't know if that's the… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
People look at me and go, 'He's only successful because he's got a bunch of 16-year-old girls at his back who don't… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I think comedy has a range, with multiple peaks in different areas. It's like trying to compare Beethoven and the Beatles. Sometimes… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
If comedy is about surprises, about tension, there's a lot of tension and surprise there, in the fact that people are expecting… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
The classic comedian says there's nothing that's taboo; if you laugh at one thing you've got to laugh at everything, that comedy… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I never felt like I was stealing anyone's fans as much as I was introducing some younger people to comedy who will… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
The strange thing with Wikipedia is that the first article that ever gets written about you will define your Wikipedia page forever. — Bo Burnham Copy Share
“Well, man, you know what they say." No, I don't. I don't know what they say. I don't even know who they are. Who… — Bo Burnham Copy Share
At one point when I was very young, when I was first starting out, I thought, 'Well, one day I'll be able to put… — Bo Burnham Copy Share
And there's a metal train that's a mile long and at the very back end a lightning bolt struck her, How long til it… — Bo Burnham Copy Share
I do think that stand-up comedy in general heavily favors masculinity and so I like to act a little feminine onstage. — Bo Burnham Copy Share
I write about what I know: teenage dating, overly charged sexuality, all the things that make you uncomfortable. — Bo Burnham Copy Share
People give me money and I don't know why, my real collection plate is an empty cup held by a homeless guy. — Bo Burnham Copy Share
Comedy doesn't really matter that much; I know that. I treat it like an adult - I don't treat it like a child or… — Bo Burnham Copy Share
I've always liked the format of YouTube, sharing things for free, which is a nice exchange between people. — Bo Burnham Copy Share
Comedy is very strange to me and I don't fully understand it's purpose or function. — Bo Burnham Copy Share
