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The biggest danger, for me, with making yourself your act is that a lot of people with think they know you for better or worse. That’s an ongoing struggle with me and it can get really trippy sometimes.

Bo Burnham

Drugs kill, just like cancer. So don’t smoke… tumors.
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Cancer Funny Humor
If comedy is about surprises, about tension, there’s a lot of tension and surprise there, in the fact that people are expecting this to be natural.
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Comedy Facts People
The average person has one Fallopian tube.
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Average Person Tube
I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.
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Close College Comedy Going
And two balls minus one, six titles at the tour de France.
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Balls Funny Humor Person Two
Because 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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Like Parent Something Sometimes Watch
I believe, firmly, that women are always right. Ah, I should actually rephrase that: I… don’t.
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Belief Funny Humor
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 good a hip-hop artist you are. It’s like a painter painting a panting of himself painting a painting.
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Art Aware Comedy Self Song
How old is too old to stop believing in, like, the tooth fairy? Like 12? I’ve got a cousin who is 18… Yeah, still believes in gay marriage.
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Believe Cousin Gay
Bitches and hoes don’t exist because the hoes know Bo’s a feminist.
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Bitches Country Feminist Hoe Knows People
Squaring numbers are just like women. If they’re under thirteen, just do them in your head.
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Isquaring Numbers Thirteen
My first concern is that when you go to a show, you should be present. It’s much more exciting to put the camera down and lose yourself in it.
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Camera Down And Firsts
When I see someone filming me, I don’t usually think, ‘No, man, don’t put this up online!’ I’d think, ‘Hey man, you don’t get to go to shows very often, put down the camera and enjoy it!’ I love going to theatre and to shows so much.
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Country Men People Theatre Thinking
I think the love-hate is fundamental. Everyone hates reality television, and everyone’s watching it. Everyone hates Facebook, and everyone is on it.
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Hate Love Person Reality Thinking
I always wanted to be a comedian and actor. I basically stumbled into the music medium, though. I’m OK, but that’s about it. I like to think I’m good enough not to negatively affect the performance.
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Actors Comedian Enough Good Thinking
For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base level, in any form.
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Comedy Levels Unexpected

The biggest danger, for me, with making yourself your act is that a lot of people with think they know you for better or worse. That’s an ongoing struggle with me and it can get really trippy sometimes.

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The biggest danger, for me, with making yourself your act is that a lot of people with think they know you for better or worse. That’s an ongoing struggle with me and it can get really trippy sometimes.

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