I saw a giraffe with a short neck That was sad Or a deer
BO BURNHAMComedy 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’m actually very open to having a conversation about what I should or shouldn’t say.
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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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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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I’ve been doin’ drive-bys all of my life. Except the bullets are newspapers, the car is my bike.
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If you can think of all the times in your life, some of the happiest times were probably when you were laughing. And some of the worst times in your life you were being laughed at.
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I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.
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I worked eight hours a day just so I could get into the college of my dreams and say that I got in – and I never went.
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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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The average person has one Fallopian tube.
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Even if he is your friend, never, ever call an Asian person.
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Drugs kill, just like cancer. So don’t smoke… tumors.
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I think the love-hate is fundamental. Everyone hates reality television, and everyone’s watching it. Everyone hates Facebook, and everyone is on it.
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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.
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Postmodern comedy doesn’t work well with very old audiences, because it’s making fun of the comedy they enjoy.
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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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