Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham
Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham is an American comedian, writer, musician, and actor. He began his performance career as a YouTuber in March 2006, and his videos have been watched more than 169 million times since. Burnham also has a large following on Vine...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth21 August 1990
CityHamilton, MA
CountryUnited States of America
material pack possibly trying
'Words, Words, Words' was very much its title. It's just words, words, words and trying to show that I can pack as much material into an hour as I possibly could word count-wise.
simple trying stuff
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.
thinking trying controversial
I think controversy has this allusion of being controversial but it's totally not, which is why I'm trying to get away from it because it's just easy and automatic.
people trying littles
I'm very interested in trying to make comedy shows that are a bit bigger, more theatrical, more of a "show." Some people might say I'm trying too hard, but that's a compliment to me. I like to inject a bit of production value and flair to comedy, or at least to my little corner of comedy.
laughing trying littles
I don't consciously try to make things difficult as much as I try to make them a little different. I like all kinds of laughs. I tried to make a show that elicit groans, guffaws, chuckles, boos.
thinking trying add
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.
people lovely trying
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.
focus trying ive-changed
I'm happy with what I'm doing. I try not to focus on how I've changed. I just try to focus on what I'm doing now.
heaven trying earth
Maybe life on earth could be heaven, doesn't just the thought of it make it worth a try?
love-you perfect trying
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.
paradigm sensation whatever youtube
The strange thing was, when I was starting on YouTube, even the paradigm of YouTube and Internet sensation - or whatever - that didn't really exist. So I didn't even know that that was a thing.
famous passionate people worthy
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.
definitely fame famous happened kid slightly stuff terrifying whatsoever
I was definitely not the kid that just wanted to be famous for no reason whatsoever and then happened to find comedy. Fame and all that stuff have always been slightly terrifying to me, and it makes me very anxious.
career exploding great itself online perform social taking time videos
My career was exploding at the same time that social media itself was expanding. But when my online videos were taking off, I didn't think, 'Oh, great! I'm going to be able to parlay this into a career!' I just wanted to be a comedian. I just wanted to perform live.