“When things [writing] are over, I always think, 'well, I'm never going to do anything again because I have no ideas so I'm going to go be a farmer'. Or else ideas will come and and if not then I become a farmer. Hopefully won't happen.” IfsThinkingWritingWellsIdeasHappensHopefullyNo IdeaFarmers Author:Bo Burnham
“I see young people being dismissed for supposedly wanting only "stupid" and "easy" material, or that they don't have an attention span longer than three minutes. I disagree with all those statements; I just think they aren't true. I'm saying that our generation wants stuff that is substantial and challenging, as well as thoughtful and endearing. Well, I don't know if I'm doing that, but I'm trying.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantTryingWellsYoungThreeEasyStuffChallengesAttentionGenerationsMinutesStupidMaterialsStatementsThoughtfulDisagreeOur GenerationAttention SpanEndearing Author:Bo Burnham
“Back home they call me the tie-dye shirt kid. Well, that and faggot.” WellsHomeHumorKidsFunnyShirtsTiesCall MeBack HomeFagotsTie Dye Author:Bo Burnham
“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, I want to be at the end of the day very emotional and what feels like someone being up there rather than reciting things. That's always the challenge, to analyze and then somehow lose yourself in something you absolutely know backwards and forwards. And nothing's going to surprise you, but you have to be surprised by it and let it surprise you.” KnowsWantFeelsWellsEndsLostLeftLosesChallengesBrainStageEmotionalSurpriseThe End Of The DayBackwardsRobotsLosing YourselfRecitingLeft Brain Author:Bo Burnham
“What's that? My six song album entitled Bo Fo Sho is currently available on iTunes? With three songs that have never been heard on the internet? Uh, and if I try to pirate it for free I'll get AIDS? I would have guessed scurvy. Well, see you later ghost of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.” IfsTryingWellsSongThreeHeardKingsInternetSixAlbumsAvailableAidsGhostEntitledDrsLutherPirateItunesDr Martin Luther King Author:Bo Burnham
“If I have enough money to support myself, I'll just give stuff away. I just, I want people to see it and I want to be able to do this for a living, you know what I mean? So it's just a balance. If I'm not doing well for five years, then I'm selling stuff, but if I'm doing well and I can afford to give stuff away, I'll always do that.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantGivingYearsWellsMeanI CanEnoughAbleStuffSupportFiveBalanceSellingFive Years Author:Bo Burnham
“Postmodern comedy doesn't work well with very old audiences, because it's making fun of the comedy they enjoy.” WellsFunEnjoyAudienceComedyPostmodern Author:Bo Burnham
