I 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 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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I never said I was funny, OK, so stop staring at me.
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And two balls minus one, six titles at the tour de France.
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The average person has one Fallopian tube.
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Bitches and hoes don’t exist because the hoes know Bo’s a feminist.
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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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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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I’m not a grown up until everybody realises I’m a grown up. When everyone remembers me as the dirty kid singing little songs I am the dirty little kid.
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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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Laughter is the best medicine, y’know, besides medicine.
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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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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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For fifteen cents a day you can feed an African, they eat pennies.
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I saw a giraffe with a short neck That was sad Or a deer
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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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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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