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.
BO BURNHAMI 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.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.
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If I had a dime for every time a homeless guy asked me for change, I’d still say no.
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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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Bitches and hoes don’t exist because the hoes know Bo’s a feminist.
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If your belief is hateful towards people, I couldn’t respect that.
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I got a safe full of cherries ’cause I pop it and lock it.
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I don’t like calling myself a “feminist” only because I don’t think I’ve done anything active enough to call myself one. It’d be like calling myself a civil rights activist just because I’m not racist.
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Then the challenge is, once you left brain it and build it, then when you’re on stage you have to know it so well that you can get lost in it. I don’t want to be onstage looking like a robot,
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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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It’s not most important to communicate myself on stage as it is to be as funny or interesting as I possibly can on stage.
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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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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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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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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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I met a bipolar bear. He laughed, cried, then wanted a threesome.
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