Sunday, January 15, 2023

Bo Burnham

 Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born 1990) is an American musician, comedian and songwriter, actor and filmmaker. Burnham's humor often incorporates musical, sketch and stand-up components. He was an established YouTube celebrity in the late 2000s, and gained a following in the late 2010s due to his comical subversion and satirical stand-up. Burnham has released four comedy albums and three comedy specials on Comedy Central Records: Words, Words & Words (2010) and 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 survive on Ideas All by Yourself (2013). After performing comedy, he decided to change careers and directed the critically acclaimed drama Eighth Grade (2018). He has directed comedy specials for other comedians and also starred in the Academy Award-winning comedy Promising Young Lady (2020). Inside was released by Netflix to great reviews. It was nominated for Outstanding Directing for Variety Special, Outstanding Music Director Outstanding Writing for Variety Special and Outstanding Directing. In the 64th Grammy Awards, Inside was nominated for Best Music Film and Best Song composed for Visual Media, winning the award for the latter. Three songs from the film also appeared on the Billboard charts, and were certified gold in the United States, as was the album that accompanied it, Inside (The Songs).





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