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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.

Bo Burnham

Comedy 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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Art Aware Comedy Self Song
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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Country Men People Theatre Thinking
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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Dirty Grow Kids Song
Twitter is a lot like crystal meth, because it’s really fun to do and Oprah’s on it.
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Crystals Funny Humor
All you god damn dirty Catholics can cath-o-lick my balls.
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Dirty Funny Humor
People give me money and I don’t know why, my real collection plate is an empty cup held by a homeless guy.
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Geneticist Giving People Real
Poetic talent is really easy to fake when thy sentences doth no f-king sense make.
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Fake Kings Talent
Where are all the sour patch parents?
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Funny Humor Parent
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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Firsts Forever Wikipedia
You love the people that give you money and attention? Of course you do, that’s not selfless that you love your fans, that’s ridiculous.
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Attention Love Money Ridiculous Selfless
Was Einstein’s theory good? Relatively.
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Funny Humor Theory
I actually wrestled in high school. I was only in one match, and I lost… my virginity.
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Funny Humor School
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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Comedian Fans People
For some comedians it feels so cool to be like: ‘I’ll say anything, man!’. I’m not quite there yet.
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Comedians Men Say Anything
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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Believe Cousin Gay
For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base level, in any form.
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Comedy Levels Unexpected
The world doesn’t need any more hot chicks or tough guys or smooth talkers – the world needs more you. And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
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Anyone Otherwise Smooth Talker Tell
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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Love Perfect Trying You
I just try to do things on stage that I think the audience would enjoy. And I try to draw on and add to acts that I’ve enjoyed watching.
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Add Thinking Trying
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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Fall Know Men Miscarriage
And two balls minus one, six titles at the tour de France.
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Balls Funny Humor Person Two
I’m actually very open to having a conversation about what I should or shouldn’t say.
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Actually Conversation Open Say
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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Answers Ideas People
The average person has one Fallopian tube.
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Average Person Tube
I’m friends with a lot of comedians, but we don’t talk about material. Most comedians I know don’t watch a lot of other comedy.
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Comedian Comedy Watches
I’m gay for Jesus, fill me with your grace. Pour your love all over me, but please aim away from my face.
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Funny Gay Humor Jesus
They must have some special kind of cereal!’ My mind was so warped by the idea of fame.
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Fame Idea Mind Special

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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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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