Comedy should be a source of positivity. I don't want to bully people, and I don't want people to come to my… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I would say don't take advice from people like me who have gotten very lucky. We're very biased. You know, like Taylor… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
The problem for us, as viewers, is that we want famous people who are passionate about the things they're famous for, because… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I feel lucky, where I'm not 'famous' famous. I'm not someone that everyone kind of knows for no reason. If people know… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
There's tons of dudes - like David O'Doherty, Tim Key, and Alex Horne - I made a lot of friends with people… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I've always liked TV shows that have slightly unlikable leads, where you root for them in spite of a lot of things.… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
You can give poor people this royal wedding to watch and make them feel good about themselves, or you can give them… — 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
People are gonna think that MTV censored me, and they really didn't. I really wanted to try to make a show that… — 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
My work is trying to at least define myself on my own terms, and then if other people enjoy things that's a… — 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
The biggest danger, for me, with making yourself your act is that a lot of people with think they know you for… — 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
I have a pretty good math mind, so I can see patterns, but I don't have a great ear. It's like a… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I'll stop when I think I'm not doing good stuff. I'll never exploit something just because people like it. — 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
I've found, across the board, that comedians have been very respectful and kind to me. And that seems to stem from the… — 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
