“I 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.” ThinkingEnoughWantedActorsPerformancesMediumsComedianGood Enough Author:Bo Burnham
“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.” PeopleIfsLightDarkLaughingComedyOne ThingAreasComedianClassicTaboo Author:Bo Burnham
“For some comedians it feels so cool to be like: 'I'll say anything, man!'. I'm not quite there yet.” MenFeelsComedianSay Anything Author:Bo Burnham
“I know it's the comedian's instinct to say, "Do it, man, nothing's off-limits! It's cool, bro!" I don't know if that's the answer for me. "Do I really want to make a joke about a miscarriage when a woman in the audience might have had one?" I don't worship comedy; at the end of the day I don't fall to the altar of comedy unquestioningly.” IfsKnowsMenWantEndsMightFallAnswersAudienceComedyLimitsWorshipJokesInstinctComedianThe End Of The DayAltarsBrosMiscarriage Author:Bo Burnham
“I've found, across the board, that comedians have been very respectful and kind to me. And that seems to stem from the fact that they are just respectful and kind people in general. Comedians get a bad rap for being dark and anti-social I think.” PeopleThinkingKindHas BeensFactsSeemsFoundSocialDarkRapComedianBoardsStemRespectfulAnti SocialKind People Author:Bo Burnham
“I never felt like I was stealing anyone's fans as much as I was introducing some younger people to comedy who will eventually find tons of other comedians that they love.” PeopleFeltComedyFansStealingComedianIntroducing Author:Bo Burnham
“I'm friends with a lot of comedians, but we don't talk about material. Most comedians I know don't watch a lot of other comedy.” KnowsWatchesComedyMaterialsComedian Author:Bo Burnham
“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.” ThinkingFoundSupportGenerosityComedianStigma Author:Bo Burnham
