Bo Burnham
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Burnham performing in April 2012
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Robert Pickering Burnham August 21, 1990 Hamilton, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | Official website |
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| Genres | Comedy, satire |
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| Labels | Comedy Central Records |
Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born August 21, 1990) is an American comedian, musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, and poet. He began his performance career as a YouTuber in March 2006, and his videos have been watched more than 184 million times as of December 2016[update].
Burnham signed a four-year record deal with Comedy Central Records and released his debut EP, Bo Fo Sho, in 2008. His first full-length album, Bo Burnham, was released the following year. In 2010, Burnham's second album was released, and Words Words Words, his first live comedy special, aired on Comedy Central. His third album and second comedy special, what., were released in 2013 on his YouTube channel and Netflix. Burnham finished first overall in voting in 2011's Comedy Central Stand-up Showdown. His third stand-up comedy special, Make Happy, was released exclusively on Netflix on June 3, 2016.
In addition to his career as a comedian, Burnham co-created and starred in the MTV television series Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous and released his first book of poetry, Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone, in 2013.
Burnham was born in Hamilton, Massachusetts, the youngest of three children of Scott Burnham, a construction company owner, and Patricia, a nurse at Burnham's school. He graduated from St. John's Preparatory School in the spring of 2008, where he was on the honor roll and involved in theatre and the campus ministry program. He was admitted to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts to study Experimental Theatre, but instead deferred his admission for a year to pursue a career in comedy.
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