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.
BO BURNHAMLaughter is the best medicine, y’know, besides medicine.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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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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I met a bipolar bear. He laughed, cried, then wanted a threesome.
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We’re having a traditional Thanksgiving – turkey, mashed potatoes, hat buckles, smallpox, genocide, a blue corn moon, etc.
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Women are like fingers and toes because they’re easy to count on.
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I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.
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And two balls minus one, six titles at the tour de France.
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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.
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Where are all the sour patch parents?
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Happy Thanksgiving! I broke into Best Buy and stole a copy of Pocahontas to celebrate.
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The 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.
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I believe, firmly, that women are always right. Ah, I should actually rephrase that: I… don’t.
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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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If your belief is hateful towards people, I couldn’t respect that.
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Love is all about… whistles.
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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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