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Since I got an audience before I even had a comic voice, my material that really wasn't worthy of an audience somehow got it, slightly unfairly.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: Audience Before Comic Even Got Had Material Really Since Slightly Somehow Unfairly Voice Worthy

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If a comic is himself, there'll be things he can't do - because he has to adhere to that persona.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: Adhere Because Comic He Himself Persona Things

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In high school, I worked eight hours a day just so I could get into the college of my dreams and say that I got in - and I never went.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: College Could Day Dreams Eight Get Got High High School Hours Just Never Say School Worked

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I have a pretty good math mind, so I can see patterns, but I don't have a great ear. It's like a tragedy - I can see so much more natural musical ability in so many other people.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: Ability Ear Good Great Like Many Math Mind More Much Musical Natural Other Patterns People Pretty Pretty Good See Tragedy I Can

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I've always liked the format of YouTube, sharing things for free, which is a nice exchange between people.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: Always Between Exchange Format Free Liked Nice People Sharing Things Which Youtube

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I've found nothing but support and generosity from older comics. I think comedians are a lot nicer than the stigma is, at least from my experience.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: Comedians Comics Experience Found Generosity Least Lot Nicer Nothing Older Stigma Support Than Think I Think

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At the time of 'Words, Words, Words,' I'm a 19-year-old getting up feeling like he's entitled to do comedy and tell you what he thinks of the world, so that's inherently a little bit ridiculous.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: Bit Comedy Entitled Feeling Getting He Inherently Like Little Little Bit Ridiculous Tell Thinks Time Up Words World You

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'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.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: Could Hour Just Material Much Pack Possibly Show Title Trying Very Word Words I Can

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For me, comedy is constantly presented as this fake casualness, like a guy just walked on stage going, 'This crazy thing happened to me the other day.' And he's in front of 3000 people, and he's acting like an everyman, and he's getting paid so much money.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: Acting Comedy Constantly Crazy Day Fake Front Getting Going Guy Happened He Just Like Me Money Much Other Paid People Presented So Much Money Stage Thing Walked

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At once I feel that comedy is this amazing sort of transcendent thing, and I'm also open to the fact that maybe it's just an evolutionary hiccup, something that upright apes do in their free time.

~Bo Burnham

Topics: Also Amazing Ape Comedy Evolutionary Fact Feel Free Free Time Just Maybe Once Open Something Sort Thing Time Transcendent Upright I Feel

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: August 21st, 1990

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