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I misdirect the audience, so they have no idea where they are or who they're listening to. Bo Burnham
Listening No Idea Idea Audience Where Who
Comedy is the one absolutely self-aware art form. Actually, hip-hop's another one, I suppose. Because in your songs you're talking about how good a hip-hop artist you are. It's like a painter painting a panting of himself painting a painting. Bo Burnham
Art Good You Comedy Painting About Absolutely Songs Suppose Like Himself Talking Another Because How Hip-Hop Art Form Artist Form Your Painter Actually
I think because of the Internet I was able to study comedy from quite a young age and watch a lot of comedy. Bo Burnham
Age Comedy Internet Young Think Able Study Because Lot Quite Young Age Watch
I thought I had more of a European sense of humour than the average American comic. Bo Burnham
Thought Sense Humour More Had Comic Than American Average Average American European
I don't think I've had a job since I worked for my father's construction company. Bo Burnham
Construction Father Job Think Had Since Worked Company
There's only one rule in stand-up, which is that you have to be funny. Yet 99 per cent of comics look and talk exactly the same. Bo Burnham
Funny You Rule Exactly Exactly The Same Per Only Look Talk Comics Same Cent Which
I have no real want or need to be a movie star. Bo Burnham
Real Want Movie Movie Star Star Need
I grew up listening to Steve Martin and Robin Williams, so I didn't ever intend to be a musical comedian. I sort of stumbled into it. Bo Burnham
Listening Musical Williams Martin Stumbled Comedian Steve Steve Martin Robin Sort Robin Williams Up Intend Grew Ever
I always think of myself as a comedy feeder type person, and that feeder lets themselves get out of your comfort zone as opposed to straight stand up; that feels like honing one skill, like honing one point of view. Bo Burnham
Myself Comedy Think Type Honing Out Point Point Of View Feels Like Comfort Comfort Zone Always Opposed Up Person Get Straight Themselves Skill Stand View Your Stand Up Lets Zone
I enjoy stand up so much because I take time off, and then I'll be excited to go back to it. Bo Burnham
Time Enjoy Back Take Excited Because Go Off Up Then Much Stand Stand Up
The strength of comedy is I don't have to answer to anybody, but sometimes you want to learn from other people and see your ideas strengthen by other people. Bo Burnham
Strength You People Sometimes Comedy Other See Ideas Learn Answer Anybody Want Your Strengthen
I just have a problem with youth culture. Bo Burnham
Youth Culture Problem Just Youth Culture
With 'Words, Words, Words,' that show was me experimenting with something, and then there was a clear direction for me. Bo Burnham
Me Words Something Direction Clear Experimenting Then Show
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
Before Slightly Worthy Somehow Voice Had Since Audience Comic Got Material Unfairly Really Even
I don't really care about capitalizing on momentum. Bo Burnham
Care About Really Momentum
A lot of my fans are really young and seem slightly unsure and nervous about things. Hopefully for young people watching my show, it comes away that I'm pretty weird up there. Bo Burnham
People Fans Nervous Young Slightly Hopefully Pretty About Seem Weird Unsure Lot Up Young People Really Show Away Things Watching
I'm clearly doing what I want. I hope kids can see my act and feel like they can be slightly more comfortable in their own skin because I'm being so ridiculously comfortable in mine. I'm not that comfortable in my skin the moment I walk offstage. But I try to project that while I'm on it. Bo Burnham
Hope Walk Try Own Skin Project Mine Slightly Kids See More Feel Clearly Like Comfortable Because Doing Being Want While Act Moment Ridiculously
If a comic is himself, there'll be things he can't do - because he has to adhere to that persona. Bo Burnham
Adhere He Himself Because Comic Persona Things
I'd love to write a song that someone else sings that can actually sing really well. Bo Burnham
Love Song Else Someone Write Sing Well Sings Really Actually
I like the idea of conceiving a show and putting on a show, and especially when I got to the place where I could play theaters. Bo Burnham
Could Putting Idea Conceiving Like Got Where Place Theaters Show Play
I don't want to monitor my audience too closely, as that can really drive you crazy. Bo Burnham
Crazy You Drive Too Audience Closely Want Really Monitor
I definitely like making music in the studio, but I never had it out to make a CD specifically. Bo Burnham
Music Definitely Out Never Had Studio Like Make Making Specifically
The quality of the work when I was 16... I've had my issues with it, but I've learned to forgive myself because I was 16 years old. Bo Burnham
Work Myself Quality Old Had Learned Because Issues Years Forgive
I always loved bands who would try to change their sound radically album to album, experiment in one album and revert back in another. Bo Burnham
Change Try Experiment Back Would Another Always Sound Revert Bands Loved Radically Who Album
I paint. I have been painting since I was kid. If I hadn't gone into radio when I did, I probably would have come out of the Army, gone into the art business, and probably would have flopped because I'm not that great. Bob Elliott
Art Great Business Army Gone Painting Kid Out Would Since Come Because Been Did Paint Radio
Ray and I both grew up with radio. Our whole hopes for the future were that we'd get into radio. Bob Elliott
Future Our Hopes Both Ray Were Up Get Grew Radio Whole
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