Quotes are for dumb people who can’t think of something intelligent to say on their own.
BO BURNHAMThe classic comedian says there’s nothing that’s taboo; if you laugh at one thing you’ve got to laugh at everything, that comedy is taking people to dark areas and showing them the light.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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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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The strength of comedy is I don’t have to answer to anybody but sometimes you want to learn from other people and see your ideas strengthen by other people.
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I just think they aren’t true. I’m saying that our generation wants stuff that is substantial and challenging, as well as thoughtful and endearing. Well, I don’t know if I’m doing that, but I’m trying.
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I’m actually very open to having a conversation about what I should or shouldn’t say.
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I love you just the way you are but you don’t see you like I do. You shouldn’t try so hard to be perfect. Trust me, perfect should try to be you.
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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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“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.
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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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Happy Thanksgiving! I broke into Best Buy and stole a copy of Pocahontas to celebrate.
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I’m a stand up comic and I always sit and slouch, and I got my girlfriend pregnant on my sterile uncles pull-out couch.
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I’m interested in taboos for certain reasons. They can dramatise things and they’re scary, and they’re important to think about.
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They must have some special kind of cereal!’ My mind was so warped by the idea of fame.
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Squaring numbers are just like women. If they’re under thirteen, just do them in your head.
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I got a safe full of cherries ’cause I pop it and lock it.
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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.
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