When things [writing] are over, I always think, ‘well, I’m never going to do anything again because I have no ideas so I’m going to go be a farmer’. Or else ideas will come and and if not then I become a farmer. Hopefully won’t happen.
BO BURNHAMWhen things [writing] are over, I always think, ‘well, I’m never going to do anything again because I have no ideas so I’m going to go be a farmer’. Or else ideas will come and and if not then I become a farmer. Hopefully won’t happen.
BO BURNHAMWas Einstein’s theory good? Relatively.
BO BURNHAMPeople give me money and I don’t know why, my real collection plate is an empty cup held by a homeless guy.
BO BURNHAMWhat’s a pirate minus the ship? just a creative homeless guy
BO BURNHAMIf your belief is hateful towards people, I couldn’t respect that.
BO BURNHAM“Do I really want to make a joke about a miscarriage when a woman in the audience might have had one?” I don’t worship comedy; at the end of the day I don’t fall to the altar of comedy unquestioningly.
BO BURNHAMI have a pretty good math mind, so I can see patterns, but I don’t have a great ear. It’s like a tragedy – I can see so much more natural musical ability in so many other people.
BO BURNHAMI chose to do comedy instead of going to college.
BO BURNHAMI remember being superyoung, like nine or ten years old, and thinking, ‘Man, I wonder what famous people eat for breakfast.
BO BURNHAMI never felt like I was stealing anyone’s fans as much as I was introducing some younger people to comedy who will eventually find tons of other comedians that they love.
BO BURNHAMI work really hard on the shows and I think the shows speak for themselves. I don’t want to construct the show to prove something.
BO BURNHAMThey must have some special kind of cereal!’ My mind was so warped by the idea of fame.
BO BURNHAMPostmodern comedy doesn’t work well with very old audiences, because it’s making fun of the comedy they enjoy.
BO BURNHAMThe average person has one Fallopian tube.
BO BURNHAMIt’s not most important to communicate myself on stage as it is to be as funny or interesting as I possibly can on stage.
BO BURNHAMBecause I see that as a crutch sometimes and I want to know that I can do something funny and worthwhile without that. And also make a show that my parents would like and that kids could watch with their parents.
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