“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.
BO BURNHAMMy work is trying to at least define myself on my own terms, and then if other people enjoy things that’s a lovely addition.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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My work is trying to at least define myself on my own terms, and then if other people enjoy things that’s a lovely addition.
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For fifteen cents a day you can feed an African, they eat pennies.
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I like to inject a bit of production value and flair to comedy, or at least to my little corner of comedy.
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My persona is most importantly just to communicate the material in a way that is most funny and meaningful in the moment. It’s more like a character that’s sculpted for whatever joke needs communicating at the moment.
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I got a safe full of cherries ’cause I pop it and lock it.
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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 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.
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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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I think comedy has a range, with multiple peaks in different areas. It’s like trying to compare Beethoven and the Beatles. Sometimes I hear from people, ‘I think you try too hard in your comedy.’ And that’s what I worry about.
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I never felt like I was stealing anyone’s fans as much as I was introducing some younger people to comedy who will eventually find tons of other comedians that they love.
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I love you like a gay geneticist loves designer genes.
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There’s a certain line between jokes and music and poetry that’s a bit blurred in my mind.
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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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There’s a metal train that a mile long and at the very back end a lightning bolt struck her. How long til it reaches and kills the driver, provided that he’s a good conductor?
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