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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.

Bo Burnham

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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Funny Gay Humor Jesus
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 other comedy.
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Comedian Comedy Watches
Postmodern comedy doesn’t work well with very old audiences, because it’s making fun of the comedy they enjoy.
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Comedy Enjoy Fun
I don’t need anything as long as I have my family, friends, millions of dollars, unlimited pussy.
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Dollars Long Pussy
My persona on stage was always coming from a place of I know better than you and I’m going to be a little bit pretentious in your face with these sort of crass ideas.
BO BURNHAM

Faces Ideas Littles Persona
I just try to do things on stage that I think the audience would enjoy. And I try to draw on and add to acts that I’ve enjoyed watching.
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Add Thinking Trying
I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.
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Close College Comedy Going
Love is all about… whistles.
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About Love Whistle
The average person has one Fallopian tube.
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Average Person Tube
When life gets you down, make a comforter!
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Comforter Funny Humor
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
I’m happy with what I’m doing. I try not to focus on how I’ve changed. I just try to focus on what I’m doing now.
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Changed Focus Happy Try Trying
Happy Thanksgiving! I broke into Best Buy and stole a copy of Pocahontas to celebrate.
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Broke Celebrate Happy Thanksgiving
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
You love the people that give you money and attention? Of course you do, that’s not selfless that you love your fans, that’s ridiculous.
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Attention Love Money Ridiculous Selfless
They must have some special kind of cereal!’ My mind was so warped by the idea of fame.
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Fame Idea Mind Special
Then the challenge is, once you left brain it and build it, then when you’re on stage you have to know it so well that you can get lost in it. I don’t want to be onstage looking like a robot,
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Brain Challenges Emotional
Quotes are for dumb people who can’t think of something intelligent to say on their own.
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Funny Humor Intelligent
I saw a giraffe with a short neck That was sad Or a deer
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Deer Necks Saws
I love you like a gay geneticist loves designer genes.
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Designer Funny Humor Love You
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 answer for me.
BO BURNHAM

Fall Know Men Miscarriage
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.
BO BURNHAM

Actors Comedian Enough Good Thinking
I’m bored way too easily. I’m staring at screens half the day. I need to be overstimulated. And how will that express itself artistically?
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Bored Half Needs Overstimulated Scene
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.
BO BURNHAM

Comedy Levels Unexpected
The strange thing with Wikipedia is that the first article that ever gets written about you will define your Wikipedia page forever.
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Firsts Forever Wikipedia
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 BURNHAM

Ideas Thinking Writing
I’d really love to make something that doesn’t involve my stupid face.
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Faces Something Stupid

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