I think the love-hate is fundamental. Everyone hates reality television, and everyone's watching it. Everyone hates Facebook, and everyone is on it. Bo Burnham facebookfundamentalhate Change image and share on social
I think it would collapse my heart if I was super famous. I don't have the nerve for it, I'm too anxious. I don't know how you're not obsessed with how people perceive you, because they're real people, you know? You can convince yourself that they don't really know you, and that's true, but how can it not hurt your feelings? Bo Burnham anxiouscollapseconvince share on social
The problem for us, as viewers, is that we want famous people who are passionate about the things they're famous for, because that makes them worthy of the attention. But I think many of those famous people just want to be famous. Bo Burnham attentionfamousmake share on social
The U.K. and Europe in general seem to be a lot more patient. The U.S. are expecting 'joke joke joke joke joke joke joke.' They don't actually sit and listen to you. Bo Burnham europeexpectgeneral Change image and share on social
I think the comedy clubs tend to homogenize the acts a little bit, because they force them to be palatable in way too many environments. Bo Burnham actbiteclub Change image and share on social
The average person has one Fallopian tube. Bo Burnham averagefallopianperson Change image and share on social
I chose to do comedy instead of going to college. Bo Burnham choosecollegecomedy Change image and share on social
Postmodern comedy doesn't work well with very old audiences, because it's making fun of the comedy they enjoy. Bo Burnham audiencecomedyenjoy Change image and share on social
I don't try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are pretty simple and on the surface. Bo Burnham callliteralpoet Change image and share on social
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. Bo Burnham basecomedydistill Change image and share on social