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Burnham describes his on-stage persona as a "more arrogant, stuck-up version himself". īurnham's music and performances tackle such subjects as class, race, gender, human sexuality, sex, and religion. All of Burnham's home-released videos were self-recorded in and around his family's home in Hamilton, Massachusetts, mostly in his bedroom, and had an intentional "do-it-yourself, almost like voyeurism".

Described in The Boston Globe as "simultaneously wholesome and disturbing, intimate in a folksy-creepy sort of way", Burnham wrote and released songs about white supremacy, Helen Keller's disabilities, homosexuality, and more.

Īccompanying himself on guitar or digital piano, Burnham continued to release self-described "pubescent musical comedy" songs and videos online as his audience grew. His song "My Whole Family." quickly became popular when the link to its YouTube video was shared on, soon leading to it being shared on other sites. A friend suggested that he film himself performing the songs in his bedroom and post them on YouTube, which was then a relatively new website. In December 2006, Burnham wanted to show two songs he had written to his older brother Pete, who had moved away to attend university in New York City. Career īurnham at The Improv in September 2008 2006–2008: Beginnings on YouTube īurnham began his career on YouTube in 2006, with his videos gaining over 600 million views as of June 2022. He was admitted to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts to study experimental theatre, but deferred his admission for a year to pursue a career in comedy and eventually never attended the university. He graduated in 2008, having been on the honor roll and involved in theater and the campus ministry program.

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John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts, where he received a free education due to his mother working as the school's nurse at the time.

īurnham was raised Catholic and attended St. He has an older sister named Samm and an older brother named Pete, both of whom work for the family's construction company. His mother's work was covered in a 2014 episode of This American Life, for which she was interviewed. Robert Pickering Burnham was born in 1990 Hamilton, Massachusetts, the son of hospice nurse Patricia and construction company owner Scott Burnham. 3.1 Racist, misogynistic, and homophobic comedy.2.3 2017–2020: Filmmaking and Eighth Grade.2.2 2009–2016: Stand up and comedy specials.Three songs from the special ("Bezos I", "All Eyes on Me", and "Welcome to the Internet") appeared on the Billboard charts and were certified gold in the United States, as did the accompanying album, Inside (The Songs).īurnham has acknowledged problematic elements in his comedy such as racism, misogyny, and homophobia. His fourth special, Inside, was released on Netflix in 2021 and received widespread positive reviews it was nominated in six categories at the 73rd Emmy Awards, winning three, and for Best Music Film and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 64th Grammy Awards, winning the latter. In 2020, he starred in the Academy Award-winning comedy thriller film Promising Young Woman. As a filmmaker, he also directs live comedy specials. He announced a career shift in 2016 and subsequently wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film Eighth Grade, released in 2018.

BURGERS NEVER SAY DIE SERIES

(2013), and Make Happy (2016)-and created the 2013 MTV mockumentary series Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous. He released four comedy albums between 20 on Comedy Central Records, produced three comedy specials- Words, Words, Words (2010), what. His comedy special Inside (2021) and the coming-of-age film Eighth Grade (2018) have received critical acclaim.īurnham gained notability in the early 2010s for his satirical and subversive stand up and musical comedy, following early success on YouTube. His work often combines elements of musical, sketch, and stand-up comedy with filmmaking. Robert Pickering " Bo" Burnham (born 1990) is an American comedian, musician, writer, actor, and director.