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… — 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
I'm very interested in trying to make comedy shows that are a bit bigger, more theatrical, more of a "show." Some people… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I'm friends with a lot of comedians, but we don't talk about material. Most comedians I know don't watch a lot of… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
For me, comedy is constantly presented as this fake casualness, like a guy just walked on stage going, 'This crazy thing happened… — 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
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
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 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I write about what I know: teenage dating, overly charged sexuality, all the things that make you uncomfortable. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I've always liked the format of YouTube, sharing things for free, which is a nice exchange between people. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
Comedy is very strange to me and I don't fully understand it's purpose or function. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
