People do complain about the way I act on stage… They think on stage I act too arrogant, too self-obsessed, solecistic, self-contained, synonyms.
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.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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Happy Thanksgiving! I broke into Best Buy and stole a copy of Pocahontas to celebrate.
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I saw a giraffe with a short neck That was sad Or a deer
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Is there anything better than pussy? Yeah, a really good book.
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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 good a hip-hop artist you are. It’s like a painter painting a panting of himself painting a painting.
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I never said I was funny, OK, so stop staring at me.
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I got a safe full of cherries ’cause I pop it and lock it.
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I 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.
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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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At the time of ‘Words, Words, Words,’ I’m a 19-year-old getting up feeling like he’s entitled to do comedy and tell you what he thinks of the world, so that’s inherently a little bit ridiculous.
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My work is trying to at least define myself on my own terms, and then if other people enjoy things that’s a lovely addition.
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I’m gay for Jesus, fill me with your grace. Pour your love all over me, but please aim away from my face.
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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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I’d really love to make something that doesn’t involve my stupid face.
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Twitter is a lot like crystal meth, because it’s really fun to do and Oprah’s on it.
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And two balls minus one, six titles at the tour de France.
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