Bo Burnham Quotes about Comedy

When I tried to hit puberty I swung and I missed.

Funny, Humor, Comedy

Song: I'm Bo Yo

Women are like puzzles because prior to 1920 neither had the right to vote. Puzzles still don't.

Funny, Humor, Comedy

Song: Men And Women, Album: Words Words Words

Postmodern comedy doesn't work well with very old audiences, because it's making fun of the comedy they enjoy.

Fun, Comedy, Enjoy

"Bo Burnham: 'I'm honest - for two minutes'". Interview with Brian Logan, www.theguardian.com. August 24, 2010.

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.

Comedian, Watches, Comedy

I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.

College, Comedy, Going To College

If comedy is about surprises, about tension, there's a lot of tension and surprise there, in the fact that people are expecting this to be natural.

People, Facts, Comedy

Source: www.craveonline.com

Comedy is very strange to me and I don't fully understand it's purpose or function.

Purpose, Comedy, Strange

Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. December 19, 2013.

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.

Levels, Comedy, Unexpected