Sunday, January 15, 2023

Bo Burnham

 Robert Pickering Burnham, born 1990 was an American comedian. He also is an actor, musician, songwriter, and filmmaker. His work in comedy often blends sketches, musical and stand-up elements, as well as filmmaking.Following his success in the role of one of the first YouTube stars during the latter part of the 2000s, Burnham gained notability in the first half of 2010 due to his subversive and humorous stand-up and musical comedy. Burnham has released four comedy albums and three comedy specials with Comedy Central Records: Words, Words & Words (2010), What?. (2013) and Make Happy (2016). He was also part of the MTV mockumentary Zach Stone is Gonna be Famous (2013) and released Egghead The Or You Can't Stay Alive on Ideas By Yourself (2013). He announced a career shift away from performing comedy in 2016 before creating and directing the critically acclaimed drama film Eighth Grade (2018). He has directed comedy specials for comedians. He also appeared in the Academy Award-winning comedy Promising Young Lady (2020). Inside was released by Netflix to great acclaim. The film was nominated for Outstanding Direction for Variety Special, Outstanding Music Director Outstanding Writing for Variety Special and Outstanding Directing. Inside won the Best Music Film and Best Song Written For Visual Media nominations at the 64th Grammy Awards. Three tracks from the show also appeared on the Billboard charts and were declared gold in the United States, as was the album with it, Inside (The Songs).



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