I don’t want to try to recreate for no reason. Like, me in my bedroom, singing songs to a camera was a special thing that was at that time in my life. But I’m just not that kid. I like the format of it, but I want to be able to release things for free.
BO BURNHAMI like to inject a bit of production value and flair to comedy, or at least to my little corner of comedy.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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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.
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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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I thought I wanted to be a physicist in high school until I learned that there was much more math than philosophy in it. I assumed I would just sit around all day and think.
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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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Women are like fingers and toes because they’re easy to count on.
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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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All you god damn dirty Catholics can cath-o-lick my balls.
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Do unto others as you would have them do to you, said the rapist.
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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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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 actually wrestled in high school. I was only in one match, and I lost… my virginity.
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The thing is, I was on YouTube like the golden era, I think. Before ads came in, it was really cool back then.
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Even if he is your friend, never, ever call an Asian person.
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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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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.
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