Quotes are for dumb people who can’t think of something intelligent to say on their own.
BO BURNHAMI 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.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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If Jesus can walk on water, can he swim on land?
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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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Where are all the sour patch parents?
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I just think they aren’t true. I’m saying that our generation wants stuff that is substantial and challenging, as well as thoughtful and endearing. Well, I don’t know if I’m doing that, but I’m trying.
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I’m interested in taboos for certain reasons. They can dramatise things and they’re scary, and they’re important to think about.
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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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Do unto others as you would have them do to you, said the rapist.
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I feel more like I’m doing a play whose main character just happens to share my name.
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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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I think it’s using people, I think it’s like encouraging something that’s unhealthy, telling people you love them. “I love you.” Oh really, you love your fans?
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Laughter is the best medicine, y’know, besides medicine.
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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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Is there anything better than pussy? Yeah, a really good book.
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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 never said I was funny, OK, so stop staring at me.
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