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Comedy Quotes by Bo Burnham

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Bo Burnham says comedy works best when it surprises and flips expectations. He notes that the stage often favors masculinity, so he deliberately adds a feminine touch. He also treats the craft like an adult, staying away from childish or god‑like attitudes.

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When I tried to hit puberty I swung and I missed.

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Don't worry, I'm hilarious.

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I never said I was funny, OK, so stop staring at me.

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Not enough comedy makes you feel something.

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I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.

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I like to inject a bit of production value and flair to comedy, or at least to my little corner of comedy.

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For some comedians it feels so cool to be like: 'I'll say anything, man!'. I'm not quite there yet.

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If I had a dime for every time a homeless guy asked me for change, I'd still say no.

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I don't worship comedy; at the end of the day, I don't fall to the altar of comedy unquestioningly.

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“Mmmmmm I like that thing you do with your tongue. What do you call it? Speaking? Yeah, I dig it”

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In the distance, Bo saw a fairy. A fairy so beautiful that he felt proud of being called one in highschool.

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Comedy is very strange to me and I don't fully understand it's purpose or function.

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Laughter is the best medicine, y'know, besides medicine.

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I was definitely not the kid that just wanted to be famous for no reason whatsoever and then happened to find comedy.…

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I grew up listening to Steve Martin and Robin Williams, so I didn't ever intend to be a musical comedian. I sort…

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I do think that stand-up comedy in general heavily favors masculinity and so I like to act a little feminine onstage.

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At once I feel that comedy is this amazing sort of transcendent thing, and I'm also open to the fact that maybe…

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Postmodern comedy doesn't work well with very old audiences, because it's making fun of the comedy they enjoy.

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I think because of the Internet I was able to study comedy from quite a young age and watch a lot of…

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There's only one rule in stand-up, which is that you have to be funny. Yet 99 per cent of comics look and…

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If you can think of all the times in your life, some of the happiest times were probably when you were laughing.…

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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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Comedy should be a source of positivity. I don't want to bully people, and I don't want people to come to my…

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Humour is often linked to shared experience. Like, a guy gets up and says, Have you noticed public restrooms have really inefficient…

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Comedy doesn't really matter that much; I know that. I treat it like an adult - I don't treat it like a…

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I'm very interested in trying to make comedy shows that are a bit bigger, more theatrical, more of a "show." Some people…

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For me, comedy is constantly presented as this fake casualness, like a guy just walked on stage going, 'This crazy thing happened…

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Nothing's true that I say, because I don't really want to say anything. I don't think my life's that cool, and I…

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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…

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Meta-comedy is everywhere and always seems so cold and to me is really kinda snarky.

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Here's a fun one... one in every 44 presidents can dunk (laughter) its milard filmore you r-a-ci-st-s

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I've kind of stopped valuing laughter as the end-all measurement of what I'm doing.

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I enjoy stand up so much because I take time off, and then I'll be excited to go back to it.

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I always wanted to be a comedian but never thought I'd be a musical comedian.

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Women are like puzzles because prior to 1920 neither had the right to vote. Puzzles still don't.

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For fifteen cents a day you can feed an African, they eat pennies.

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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…

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The strength of comedy is I don't have to answer to anybody, but sometimes you want to learn from other people and…

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I don't consciously try to make things difficult as much as I try to make them a little different. I like all…

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I'm a stand up comic and I always sit and slouch, and I got my girlfriend pregnant on my sterile uncles pull-out…

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Women are like fingers and toes because they're easy to count on.

I do think that stand-up comedy in general heavily favors masculinity and so I like to act a little feminine onstage.

Most of my songs make fun of myself.

I write about what I know: teenage dating, overly charged sexuality, all the things that make you uncomfortable.

People give me money and I don't know why, my real collection plate is an empty cup held by a homeless guy.

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…

I've always liked the format of YouTube, sharing things for free, which is a nice exchange between people.

Comedy is very strange to me and I don't fully understand it's purpose or function.

I don't really care about capitalizing on momentum.

If your belief is hateful towards people, I couldn't respect that.

When life gets you down, make a comforter!