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Bo Burnham

{{Short description|American comedian and musician (born 1990)}}

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| birth_name = Robert Pickering Burnham

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| birth_place = Hamilton, Massachusetts, U.S.

| years_active = 2006–present

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Robert Pickering Burnham (born August 21, 1990) is an American stand-up comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker, and YouTuber. Burnham's work combines elements of filmmaking with music, sketch, and stand-up comedy, commonly with a dramatic, satirical, or tragic twist that is often left open to interpretation.

In 2006, Burnham created a YouTube channel, where he uploaded videos of him playing comedic songs that he wrote, often featuring wordplay and taboo or dark subject matter. The videos quickly went viral, making him one of the earliest YouTube stars. He began creating albums featuring his songs, such as Bo fo Sho (2008) and the self-titled album Bo Burnham (2009).

Burnham switched his focus from YouTube to performing stand-up comedy routines, which combined his comedy songs with traditional stand-up. He released three comedy specials, Words Words Words (2010), what. (2013), and Make Happy (2016). He also worked on the music and script for a comedy film that was ultimately scrapped. Burnham created and starred in the 2013 MTV mockumentary series Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous. He also published the poetry book Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone (2013). In 2016, Burnham announced his intention to step away from performing live, which he later revealed to be due to him suffering from anxiety and experiencing panic attacks on stage. He went on to make his filmmaking debut as the writer and director of the drama film Eighth Grade (2018) and began directing other comedians' comedy specials, as well as co-starring in the dark comedy thriller film Promising Young Woman (2020).

Burnham returned to performing with his fourth comedy special, Inside (2021), which he created in his home without a crew or audience during the COVID-19 pandemic; it was released by Netflix to widespread acclaim, including a Peabody Award. The special was nominated in six categories at the 73rd Emmy Awards, winning three. At the 64th Grammy Awards, Inside was nominated for Best Music Film and Best Song Written for Visual Media, winning the latter. Three songs from the special appeared also on the Billboard charts and were certified platinum in the United States, as was the accompanying album Inside (The Songs).

Early life

Robert Pickering Burnham was born in Hamilton, Massachusetts,{{Citation |title=Bo Burnham meets Tim Key | date=August 31, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjhpCZ0qRk |language=en |access-date=2022-09-14}} on August 21, 1990, the son of hospice nurse Patricia and construction company owner Scott Burnham.{{Cite news |first=Joseph P. |last=Kahn |title=Nonfamily humor, straight from home |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/02/13/nonfamily_humor_straight_from_home/ |work=The Boston Globe |date=February 13, 2008 |access-date=January 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112135546/http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/02/13/nonfamily_humor_straight_from_home/ |archive-date=January 12, 2010 |url-status=dead }} His mother's work was covered in a 2014 episode of This American Life.{{cite episode |url=https://www.thisamericanlife.org/523/death-and-taxes |title=Death and Taxes |series=This American Life |station=WBEZ |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720225208/https://www.thisamericanlife.org/523/death-and-taxes |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7d59466b16c8ffd122c6acc69906fd96 |title=Singing comic joins Apatow clan |access-date=January 25, 2009 |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=September 25, 2008 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925123503/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i7d59466b16c8ffd122c6acc69906fd96 |archive-date=September 25, 2008}} He has an older sister named Samm and an older brother named Pete, both of whom work for their father's construction company.{{Cite web |url=http://www.burnhamconstruction.com/scott-burnham-president/ |title=Scott Burnham, President |website=Burnham Construction |language=en-US |access-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720195113/http://www.burnhamconstruction.com/scott-burnham-president/ |url-status=live }} Burnham was raised Catholic and attended St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts, where he received a free education as his mother was the school's nurse at the time. He made the honor roll and was involved in theater and the campus ministry program; he graduated in 2008.{{Cite web|date=July 21, 2021|title=What's 'Inside' Bo Burnham — an Angel or Demon?|url=https://grottonetwork.com/make-an-impact/transform/bo-burnham-and-inside/|access-date=December 24, 2021|website=Grotto Network|language=en-CA|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224163937/https://grottonetwork.com/make-an-impact/transform/bo-burnham-and-inside/|url-status=live}} He was accepted into the New York University Tisch School of the Arts to study experimental theatre,{{Cite web |title=Bo Burnham meets Tim Key |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjhpCZ0qRk |website=YouTube | date=August 31, 2013 |access-date=July 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713083847/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjhpCZ0qRk |archive-date=July 13, 2018 }} but deferred his admission for a year to pursue a career in comedy and ultimately didn't attend at all.{{Cite news |first=Michael |last=Giltz |title=Young comedian Bo Burnham is heading up charts |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/other/2008/07/27/2008-07-27_young_comedian_is_burnham_up_charts.html |work=Daily News |date=July 26, 2008 |access-date=January 25, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205030658/http://www.nydailynews.com/other/2008/07/27/2008-07-27_young_comedian_is_burnham_up_charts.html |archive-date=December 5, 2008 }}

Career

= 2006–2008: Beginnings on YouTube =

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Burnham began his career on YouTube in 2006. In December 2006, he wanted to show two songs he had written to his older brother Pete, who had left the family home to attend university in New York City.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/06/bedroom-comedia/ |title=YouTube Star Bo Burnham Readies Debut EP, Bo fo Sho |access-date=January 25, 2009 |last=Wortham |first=Jenna |author-link=Jenna Wortham |date=June 11, 2008 |magazine=Wired |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612065311/http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/bedroom-comedia.html |archive-date=June 12, 2008 }} 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. His song "My Whole Family..." quickly became popular when the link to its YouTube video was shared on Break.com, soon leading to it being shared on other sites.

Accompanying himself on guitar or digital piano, Burnham continued to release self-described "pubescent musical comedy" songs and videos online as his audience grew. 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. All of Burnham's early videos were recorded in and around his family's home, mostly in his bedroom, and had an intentional "do-it-yourself [feel], almost like voyeurism".{{Cite news |title=Bo Burnham |first=Steve |last=Heisler |url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/bo-burnham,26195/ |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=April 4, 2009 |access-date=September 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122164434/http://www.avclub.com/articles/bo-burnham%2C26195/ |archive-date=January 22, 2010 }}

Burnham's music and performances tackle such subjects as class, race, gender, human sexuality, sex, and religion.{{Cite news |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/arts_culture/view/2009_03_09_Bo-dacious_comedy:_Hamilton_s_Burnham_moves_from_the_bedroom_to_Hollywood/srvc=home&position=also |title=Bo-dacious comedy: Hamilton's Burnham moves from the bedroom to Hollywood |last=Gottlieb |first=Jed |date=March 9, 2009 |work=The Boston Globe |access-date=March 9, 2009 |publisher=P. Steven Ainsley |location=Boston, Massachusetts, USA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004091715/http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/arts_culture/view/2009_03_09_Bo-dacious_comedy%3A_Hamilton_s_Burnham_moves_from_the_bedroom_to_Hollywood/srvc%3Dhome%26position%3Dalso |archive-date=October 4, 2012 }} Burnham describes his on-stage persona as a "more arrogant, stuck-up version [of] himself".{{Cite news |first=Nick |last=Johnson |title=Internet celebrity pushes envelope in performance |url=http://www.collegian.psu.edu/arts_and_entertainment/article_d74a60ff-c837-5cec-a251-bb9d7cf08a4b.html |work=Daily Collegian |publisher=Pennsylvania State University |location=University Park, Pennsylvania, USA |date=February 5, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612122745/http://www.collegian.psu.edu/arts_and_entertainment/article_d74a60ff-c837-5cec-a251-bb9d7cf08a4b.html |archive-date=June 12, 2016 }} When speaking with The Detroit News about his rapping, he expressed his intent to honor and respect the perspective and culture of hip-hop music.{{Cite news |title=YouTube star Bo Burnham mixes raps, laughs |first=Adam |last=Graham |url= http://detnews.com/article/20101028/ENT05/10280319/1422/ENT05/YouTube-star-Bo-Burnham-mixes-raps--laughs |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=October 28, 2010 |access-date=October 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20101029035320/http://detnews.com/article/20101028/ENT05/10280319/1422/ENT05/YouTube-star-Bo-Burnham-mixes-raps--laughs |archive-date=October 29, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

Burnham recorded a performance in London for Comedy Central's The World Stands Up in January 2008 (aired June 30),{{Cite news |first=Kris |last=Olson |title=Ready, set … Bo! (Burnham, that is) |url=http://www.patriotledger.com/archive/x1470897239/Ready-set-Bo-Burnham-that-is |work=The Patriot Ledger |publisher=Rick Daniels |location=Quincy, Massachusetts, USA |date=July 3, 2008 |access-date=January 25, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301133741/http://www.patriotledger.com/archive/x1470897239/Ready-set-Bo-Burnham-that-is |archive-date=March 1, 2012 }} making him the youngest person to do so at the age of 17,{{Cite web |title=Bo Burnham |url=https://www.aegpresents.com/artist/108716/bo-burnham-tickets |access-date=April 5, 2021 |website=AEG Presents |publisher=Anschutz Entertainment Group |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625002021/https://www.aegpresents.com/artist/108716/bo-burnham-tickets |url-status=live }} and signed a four-record deal with Comedy Central Records.{{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Ingram |title=Bo Burnham: Teenaged YouTube star |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080926.WBmingram20080926131826/WBStory/WBmingram |work=The Globe and Mail |publisher=Phillip Crawley |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |date=September 26, 2008 |access-date=January 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105112858/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080926.WBmingram20080926131826/WBStory/WBmingram |archive-date=November 5, 2008}} Comedy Central Records released Burnham's first EP, the six-song Bo fo Sho, as an online release-only album on June 17, 2008. Burnham's first full album, the self-titled Bo Burnham, was released on March 10, 2009.{{Cite press release |author-link=Comedy Central Records |author=Comedy Central Records |title=COMEDY CENTRAL Records(R) to Release 'Bo Burnham' CD/DVD on March 10 |url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/music/20090218/NY7245418022009-1.html |agency=PR Newswire |location=New York City |date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=February 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222221718/http://sev.prnewswire.com/music/20090218/NY7245418022009-1.html |archive-date=February 22, 2009}}

= 2009–2016: Stand-up and comedy specials =

Burnham has performed his music in the United States, including Cobb's Comedy Club, YouTube Live in San Francisco,{{Cite news |first=Peter |last=Hartlaub |title=Teenage angst has paid off well for Bo Burnham |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/DD9M13GPUV.DTL&hw=homelessness&sn=055&sc=156 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=October 16, 2008 |access-date=January 25, 2009}} and Caroline's Comedy Club in New York City, and internationally in London and Montreal. In August 2010, Burnham was nominated for "Best Comedy Show" at the 2010 Edinburgh Comedy Awards after his inaugural performance (of Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words).{{Cite web |url=http://www.getcomedy.com/news/bo-burnham-nominated-edinburgh-comedy-award |title=Bo Burnham nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award |first=Tim |last=Clark |date=August 25, 2010 |publisher=Get Comedy |location=London, England |access-date=August 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123174023/http://www.getcomedy.com/news/bo-burnham-nominated-edinburgh-comedy-award |archive-date=November 23, 2010 }} He instead received the "Panel Prize", a £5,000 prize for "the show or act who has most captured the comedy spirit of the 2010 Fringe".{{Cite web |url=http://comedyawards.co.uk/2010_winners.asp |title=Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2010 – 2009 winners |publisher=Edinburgh Comedy Awards |location=Edinburgh, Scotland |access-date=September 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919120011/http://comedyawards.co.uk/2010_winners.asp |archive-date=September 19, 2010 }}{{Cite web |url=http://comedyawards.co.uk/judging.asp |title=Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2010 – judging |publisher=Edinburgh Comedy Awards |location=Edinburgh, Scotland |access-date=September 4, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207135957/http://comedyawards.co.uk/judging.asp |archive-date=December 7, 2010 }}

While performing at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival in 2008, Burnham met with director and producer Judd Apatow.{{Cite web |first=Brendon |last=Connelly |title=Bo Burnham and Judd Apatow's Anti-High School Musical Wants Your Help |url= https://www.slashfilm.com/bo-burnham-and-judd-apatows-anti-high-school-musical-wants-your-help/ |work=/Film |date=June 11, 2009 |access-date=August 27, 2018 |archive-date= August 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035647/https://www.slashfilm.com/bo-burnham-and-judd-apatows-anti-high-school-musical-wants-your-help/ |url-status= live }} In September 2008, he negotiated with Universal Pictures to write and create the music for an Apatow-produced comedy film which he described as the "anti-High School Musical",{{Cite news |first=Julian |last=Hall |title=Rising Star: Bo Burnham, comedy actor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/rising-star-bo-burnham-comedy-actor-1017559.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent News & Media |date=November 14, 2008 |access-date=January 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712000243/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/rising-star-bo-burnham-comedy-actor-1017559.html |archive-date=July 12, 2009 }} although he insisted that the script is not a parody of the Disney musicals, but rather an attempt to emulate the high school he attended. Hoping to also star in the film, Burnham told Wired that he named the lead character after himself in a "not-so-subtle hint".{{Cite magazine |last=Wortham |first=Jenna |date=October 1, 2008 |title=YouTuber Bo Burnham Scripting New Judd Apatow Movie |magazine=Wired |access-date=April 28, 2021 |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/10/youtuber-bo-bur/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531031409/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2008/10/youtuber-bo-bur |archive-date=May 31, 2009 }} In a March 2009 interview with Boston's Weekly Dig, he said that he was spending eight hours a day writing the music for the film and spending his evenings writing the script.{{Cite news |first=Andrew |last=Clark |title=Bo burnham |url=http://www.weeklydig.com/%5bcatpath%5d/200903/bo-burnham |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322052948/http://www.weeklydig.com/[catpath]/200903/bo-burnham |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2009 |work=Boston's Weekly Dig |date=March 2009 |access-date=March 6, 2009}} Burnham's high school friend Luke Liacos was co-writing the screenplay.{{Cite web |url=http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/viewpreview.aspx?id=2270 |title=Preview: Bo Burnham, comedian |first=Tim |last=Cornwell |date=August 28, 2010 |publisher=Edinburgh Festivals |access-date=September 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831090852/http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/viewpreview.aspx?id=2270 |archive-date=August 31, 2010 }} In an October 2010 interview on MTV, Burnham admitted that he did not know anything about the future of the project, and that it was all effectively up in the air as far as he knew.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2437716/bo-burnham-anti-high-school-musical-judd-apatow/ |title=Bo Burnham on Making The 'Anti-High School Musical' With Judd Apatow |first=Jocelyn |last=Vena |date=October 14, 2010 |publisher=MTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024230836/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/10/14/bo-burnham-anti-high-school-musical-judd-apatow/ |archive-date=October 24, 2010 |access-date=April 28, 2021 |url-status=dead }}

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On March 3, 2009, fifteen Westminster College students (members of the campus' Gay-Straight Alliance, Black Students Association, International Club, and Cultural Diversity Organization) protested his concert there that evening, due to his use of homophobic and racist terms in performances. Of the controversy, he said, "It's so ironic because gay bashers were the ones labeling me in high school.{{nbsp}}... I try and write satire that's well-intentioned. But those intentions have to be hidden. It can't be completely clear and that's what makes it comedy." Despite the college's admission that they had booked Burnham while ignorant of his show's material, dean of students John Comerford praised the opportunities for discourse the controversy brought the school.{{Cite news |first=T.J. |last=Greaney |title=In-your-face comedy |url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/mar/04/in-your-face-comedy/ |work=Columbia Daily Tribune |date=March 4, 2009 |access-date=March 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309193520/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/mar/04/in-your-face-comedy/ |archive-date=March 9, 2009 }} In May 2009, viral marketing began appearing for Funny People, in which Burnham starred in an NBC sitcom called Yo Teach! In the promo, he starred opposite Jason Schwartzman as a student in the latter's English class.{{Cite web |first=Brendon |last=Connelly |title=Funny People Viral Marketing: Yo Teach! |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/funny-people-viral-marketing-you-teach/ |work=/Film |date=May 28, 2009 |access-date=May 31, 2009 |archive-date=August 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823103244/http://www.slashfilm.com/funny-people-viral-marketing-you-teach/ |url-status=live }}

On May 21, 2010, Burnham taped his first one-hour stand-up special, entitled Words Words Words,{{Cite news |first=Susan |last=Stapleton |date=October 1, 2015 |title=Bo Burnham, poet and satirist, sings his way to Las Vegas |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-shows-bo-burnham-20150930-story.html |access-date=June 8, 2021 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627220759/https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-shows-bo-burnham-20150930-story.html |url-status=live }} for Comedy Central from the House of Blues in Boston as part of the network's new "House of Comedy" series of stand-up specials; it aired on Comedy Central on October 16, 2010, and was released for purchase two days later. Burnham finished in first place at the 2011 Comedy Central Stand-up Showdown.{{Cite web |publisher=comedians.jokes.com |url=http://comedians.jokes.com/standup-showdown |title=Comedy Central Stand-Up Showdown Results, 2011 |access-date=February 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131234617/http://comedians.jokes.com/standup-showdown |archive-date=January 31, 2011 }}

In 2013, Burnham wrote, executive-produced, and starred in Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous alongside Dan Lagana, Luke Liacos, and Dave Becky.{{Cite journal |last=Levine |first=Stuart |date=September 7, 2010 |title=MTV orders pilot from Bo Burnham |journal=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/mtv-orders-pilot-from-bo-burnham-1118023777/ |access-date=September 10, 2010 |quote=Rising comedian just finished run at Edinburgh fest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913074607/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118023777.html?categoryId=4027&cs=1 |archive-date=September 13, 2010 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/09/08/11684/proper_bo |title=Proper Bo |date=September 8, 2010 |publisher=Chortle |access-date=September 18, 2010 |quote=Burnham lands US sitcom deal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913115500/http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/09/08/11684/proper_bo |archive-date=September 13, 2010 }} The series was cancelled after one season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.laughspin.com/2013/06/27/bo-burnham-responds-to-zach-stone-cancellation-im-the-luckiest-guy-i-know/ |title=Bo Burnham responds to 'Zach Stone' cancellation: I'm the luckiest guy I know |date=June 27, 2013 |work=LAUGHSPIN |access-date=September 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419222706/http://www.laughspin.com/2013/06/27/bo-burnham-responds-to-zach-stone-cancellation-im-the-luckiest-guy-i-know/ |archive-date=April 19, 2016 |url-status=usurped }} He also released a book of poetry called Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone.

Burnham's second special, what., was released on both Netflix and YouTube on December 17, 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/bo-burnhams-what-released-today-on-netflix-and-youtube-together/ |title=BO BURNHAM'S WHAT. RELEASED TODAY ON NETFLIX AND YOUTUBE |work=Nerdist |publisher=Nerdist Industries |last=Kroeger |first=Jake |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=May 6, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804053041/http://nerdist.com/bo-burnhams-what-released-today-on-netflix-and-youtube-together/ |archive-date=August 4, 2017 }} His third special, Make Happy, was produced by Netflix and released on June 3, 2016.{{Cite web|last=Renfro|first=Kim|title=27 details and references you might have missed in Bo Burnham's new Netflix special 'Inside'|url=https://www.insider.com/bo-burnham-inside-special-details-analysis-breakdown-2021-6|access-date=June 8, 2021|website=Insider|language=en-US|archive-date=September 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193017/https://www.insider.com/bo-burnham-inside-special-details-analysis-breakdown-2021-6|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Dana |title=Bo Burnham Is Grown Up and Making Happy |url=http://observer.com/2016/06/bo-burnham-is-grown-up-and-making-happy/ |access-date=June 15, 2016 |work=New York Observer |date=June 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616105138/http://observer.com/2016/06/bo-burnham-is-grown-up-and-making-happy/ |archive-date=June 16, 2016 }}{{Citation |last=boburnham |title=Bo Burnham: MAKE HAPPY Trailer – NETFLIX [HD] |date=May 20, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE5WwlwJeDQ |access-date=May 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602040249/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE5WwlwJeDQ |archive-date=June 2, 2016 }}

= 2017–2020: Filmmaking and ''Eighth Grade'' =

File:Bo Burnham at the Montclair Film Festival 2018 11.jpg in 2018.]]

Burnham wrote and directed his first feature film, Eighth Grade, which was produced and distributed by A24 and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018.{{cite magazine |last=Debruge |first=Peter |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/sundance-film-festival-2018-lineup-program-1202625522/ |title=Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup |date=November 29, 2017 |magazine=Variety |access-date=November 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130092712/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/sundance-film-festival-2018-lineup-program-1202625522/ |archive-date=November 30, 2017 }} The film has been universally acclaimed; among other accolades, it received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film.{{cite web |title=71st Annual DGA Awards Winners |url=https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2019/190202-DGA-Awards-Winners.aspx |website=dga.org |publisher=Directors Guild of America |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=February 2, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014520/https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2019/190202-DGA-Awards-Winners.aspx |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=2019 Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees |url=https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners |website=awards.wga.org |publisher=Writers Guild Awards |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=December 6, 2018 |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110428/https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners |url-status=live }} It garnered a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 326 reviews,{{cite web |title=Eighth Grade (2018) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eighth_grade |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=August 3, 2018 |publisher=Fandango |access-date=June 7, 2021 |archive-date=August 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816044516/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eighth_grade/ |url-status=live }}{{When|date=April 2022}} and holds an average rating of 89 out of 100 on Metacritic.{{cite web |title=Eighth Grade Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/eighth-grade |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-date=September 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904035314/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/eighth-grade |url-status=live }}

Burnham directed Jerrod Carmichael's comedy special 8 (2017) for HBO and Chris Rock's comedy special Tamborine (2018) for Netflix. In an interview with Vulture, he discussed his directorial outlook when directing a comedy special: "I approached [the special], which was me taking stock of the feelings that I get out of watching this person perform and asking, 'How can I recreate that for the audience as best as possible? How can I make a good container for the thing?' But the thing is being provided by them, so a lot of directing is just getting out of their way."{{cite web|url= https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/bo-burnham-and-the-art-of-the-standup-special.html|title= Bo Burnham and the Art of the Standup Special|website= Vulture|date= February 14, 2018|access-date= January 1, 2020|archive-date= September 18, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200918090542/https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/bo-burnham-and-the-art-of-the-standup-special.html|url-status= live}}

In 2019, it was announced Burnham would contribute songs to an upcoming Sesame Street film.{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=June 10, 2019|title=Bo Burnham Gets To 'Sesame Street', Will Pen Songs For Warner Bros Movie|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/bo-burnham-writing-songs-for-sesame-street-movie-anne-hathaway-1202630305/|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016193036/https://deadline.com/2019/06/bo-burnham-writing-songs-for-sesame-street-movie-anne-hathaway-1202630305/|url-status=live}}

In 2020, Burnham played the protagonist's love interest Ryan Cooper in the black comedy revenge thriller film Promising Young Woman.{{Cite web|title=Promising Young Woman makes smart, devious use of Bo Burnham|url=https://www.avclub.com/promising-young-woman-makes-smart-devious-use-of-bo-bu-1845938530|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=Film|date=December 30, 2020 |language=en-us|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127093244/https://film.avclub.com/promising-young-woman-makes-smart-devious-use-of-bo-bu-1845938530|url-status=live}} The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received critical acclaim, and was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.{{Citation|title=Promising Young Woman (2020)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/promising_young_woman|work=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en|access-date=December 26, 2020|archive-date=December 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219055237/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/promising_young_woman|url-status=live}} In an interview, Burnham said, "This is a story I could never tell. This is a perspective I don't have. After doing my own things, it's like I really like the idea of, I just want to serve someone else's vision."{{cite web|url= https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/12/bo-burnham-promising-young-woman-interview|title= 'This Is a Story I Could Never Tell': Bo Burnham on 'Promising Young Woman' Examining the #MeToo Movement|website= Complex|access-date= January 1, 2020|archive-date= December 23, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201223201932/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/12/bo-burnham-promising-young-woman-interview|url-status= live}}

In March 2021, Burnham was cast as Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty from HBO.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 25, 2021|title=Bo Burnham To Play Larry Bird In HBO's 1980s L.A. Lakers Series|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/bo-burnham-larry-bird-hbos-1980s-l-a-lakers-series-1234721260/|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144457/https://deadline.com/2021/03/bo-burnham-larry-bird-hbos-1980s-l-a-lakers-series-1234721260/|url-status=live}} Due to scheduling conflicts he left the series in August 2021.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bo-burnham-hbo-la-lakers-series-cast-1235045704/|title=Bo Burnham Exits HBO's LA Lakers Series, Five More Added to Cast|date=August 20, 2021|first=Joe|last=Otterson|website=Variety|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=September 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193016/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bo-burnham-hbo-la-lakers-series-cast-1235045704/|url-status=live}}

= 2021–2022: ''Inside'' =

In April 2021, Burnham ended his social media hiatus to announce that his fourth special, Inside,Netflix (April 29, 2021), {{Citation|title=Bo Burnham: Inside – Coming Soon| date=April 29, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs-GdcUfl0Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Bs-GdcUfl0Q |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=May 1, 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{cite tweet|user=boburnham|number=1395861542797672448|title=new special in 9 days.}} would be released on May 30. Created by Burnham alone in his home's guest house without a crew or audience during the COVID-19 pandemic,{{cite web |last1=Burnham |first1=Bo |title=Bo Burnham on Twitter: "hi. i made a new special. it was filmed by me, alone, without a crew or an audience, over the course of the past year. it is almost finished. i hope you like it." |url=https://twitter.com/boburnham/status/1387466111956885504 |website=Twitter |access-date=April 28, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428175819/https://twitter.com/boburnham/status/1387466111956885504 |url-status=live }} Inside received widespread acclaim.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/may/31/bo-burnham-inside-review-netflix|title=Bo Burnham: Inside review – this is a claustrophobic masterpiece|work=The Guardian|last=Logan|first=Brian|date=May 31, 2021|access-date=May 31, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531114513/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/may/31/bo-burnham-inside-review-netflix|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/05/bo-burnham-inside-review-netflix-1234641131/|title='Bo Burnham: Inside' Review: A Brilliant Pandemic-Era Special About Trying to Be Funny in Sad Times|work=IndieWire|last=Kohn|first=Eric|date=May 30, 2021|access-date=May 30, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531042443/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/05/bo-burnham-inside-review-netflix-1234641131/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/fare-thee-well-mare-of-easttown-1846986223|title=Fare thee well, Mare Of Easttown|work=The A.V. Club|last=Shoemaker|first=Allison|date=May 30, 2021|access-date=May 30, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531042451/https://www.avclub.com/embed/comments/magma/1846986223|url-status=live}} It was nominated in six categories for the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, winning three for Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Writing, and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special.{{Cite web|title=Bo Burnham: Inside|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/bo-burnham-inside|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Television Academy|language=en|archive-date=November 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106022909/https://www.emmys.com/shows/bo-burnham-inside|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Bo Burnham: Inside|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/bo-burnham-inside|access-date=October 7, 2021|website=Television Academy|language=en|archive-date=November 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106022909/https://www.emmys.com/shows/bo-burnham-inside|url-status=live}} Burnham also received two nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Music Film and Best Song Written for Visual Media ("All Eyes On Me"),{{Cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=November 23, 2021|title=Grammy Film & TV Nominees Include Bo Burnham; H.E.R.'s Oscar-Winning Song; 'Bridgerton', 'Soul' & 'Dune' Scores|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/grammy-nominations-bo-burnham-bridgerton-dune-movie-tv-nominees-1234879577/|url-status=live|access-date=December 1, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124053556/https://deadline.com/2021/11/grammy-nominations-bo-burnham-bridgerton-dune-movie-tv-nominees-1234879577/}}{{cite web |last1=Weinberg |first1=Lindsay |title=Grammys 2022 Winners: The Complete List |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1325190/grammys-2022-winners-the-complete-list |website=E! Online |access-date=April 4, 2022 |date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404002128/https://www.eonline.com/news/1325190/grammys-2022-winners-the-complete-list |url-status=live }} although the special was ruled ineligible for Best Comedy Album.{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=October 14, 2021|title=Bo Burnham Ruled Ineligible for Comedy Category at Grammys|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/bo-burnham-ruled-ineligible-comedy-grammy-1235089542/|url-status=live|access-date=December 1, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=September 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193016/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/bo-burnham-ruled-ineligible-comedy-grammy-1235089542/}} Three songs from the album ("Bezos I", "All Eyes On Me", and "Welcome to the Internet") earned Burnham his first charting songs on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 and Global 200 charts.{{Cite magazine|title=Bo Burnham|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/bo-burnham|access-date=August 6, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=September 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193017/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bo-burnham/|url-status=live}} They were certified platinum in the United States, as was the accompanying album, Inside (The Songs).

Burnham directed, edited, and executive produced Carmichael's comedy special Rothaniel (2022), which received acclaim, including the 74th Emmy award for best writing for a variety special.{{cite web | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rothaniel-the-self-affirming-power-of-jerrod-carmichaels-hbo-special | title=The Self-Affirming Power of Jerrod Carmichael's 'Rothaniel' | date=April 22, 2022 | access-date=May 16, 2022 | archive-date=May 16, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516073244/https://www.vogue.com/article/rothaniel-the-self-affirming-power-of-jerrod-carmichaels-hbo-special | url-status=live }}{{cite magazine | url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/rothaniel-reviewed-jerrod-carmichaels-vital-coming-out | title="Rothaniel," Reviewed: Jerrod Carmichael's Vital Coming Out | magazine=The New Yorker | date=April 12, 2022 | access-date=May 16, 2022 | archive-date=April 16, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416003226/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/rothaniel-reviewed-jerrod-carmichaels-vital-coming-out | url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special Nominees / Winners 2022 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-writing-for-a-variety-special |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}

On May 30, 2022, the first anniversary of Inside, Burnham released 63 minutes of unseen footage from the special on YouTube,{{Cite magazine|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|title=Bo Burnham Drops Hour-Plus of Unreleased 'Inside' Footage|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/bo-burnham-drops-hour-unreleased-inside-footage-1235078947/|date=May 31, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531121501/https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/bo-burnham-drops-hour-unreleased-inside-footage-1235078947/|url-status=live}} titled The Inside Outtakes. In June 2022, he released an accompanying album with the same name containing all the songs from the video and two new others. He also released Inside (Deluxe), an album containing all of the songs from Inside and the outtakes, as well as all of the ambient and instrumental tracks from the special and its outtakes.{{Cite web |title=Bo Burnham Releases Deluxe Version of Inside (The Songs): Stream |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bo-burnham-releases-deluxe-version-130110251.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=www.yahoo.com |date=June 3, 2022 |language=en-US}}

Burnham submitted "Five Years" from The Inside Outtakes to the Best Song Written for Visual Media category at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards,{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=2022-10-20 |title=Grammys' Visual Media Race Could See Match-Up Between Beyonce, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish for Movie Song; Mick Jagger, Zendaya for TV |url=https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/grammys-visual-media-contenders-beyonce-jay-z-lady-gaga-billie-eilish-mick-jagger-zendaya-1235409273/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} though it was not nominated. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, Inside (Deluxe Box Set) was nominated for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/2024-grammy-nominees-list-1235787248/ | title=2024 Grammys Nominations Full List: SZA Leads with 9 Noms, Phoebe Bridgers Follows with 7 | date=November 10, 2023 }}

Style

Burnham's comedic style is often categorized as satire,{{Cite web |date=2009-03-10 |title=Bo-dacious comedy: Hamilton's Burnham moves from the bedroom to Hollywood |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/03/10/bo-dacious-comedy-hamiltons-burnham-moves-from-the-bedroom-to-hollywood/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US |archive-date=August 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829204620/https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/03/10/bo-dacious-comedy-hamiltons-burnham-moves-from-the-bedroom-to-hollywood/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=2016-06-29 |title=Bo Burnham on Owning Hypocrisy, Why Trump Is Joke-Proof |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bo-burnham-talks-social-media-despair-why-trump-is-joke-proof-74014/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828154152/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bo-burnham-talks-social-media-despair-why-trump-is-joke-proof-74014/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-07 |title=Bo Burnham Satirizes the Sadness and Ugliness of Modern Life Like No Other Comedian |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/bo-burnham/bo-burnham-inside/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=pastemagazine.com |language=en |archive-date=August 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829204641/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/bo-burnham/bo-burnham-inside/ |url-status=live }} covering topics such as homophobia, mental illness, sexism, and racism for both shock value and social commentary. He has cited Kate Berlant, Catherine Breillat, George Carlin, John Cassavetes, Flight of the Conchords, Mitch Hedberg, Anthony Jeselnik, Stephen Lynch, Demetri Martin, Steve Martin, Tim Minchin, and Hans Teeuwen as influences.{{cite web|title='Eighth Grade' director Bo Burnham is happy that a lot of people 'have no idea who I am'|date=July 30, 2018|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/7/30/17631478/eighth-grade-bo-burnham-social-media-movie-peter-kafka-recode-podcast|access-date=February 11, 2020|archive-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205062953/https://www.vox.com/2018/7/30/17631478/eighth-grade-bo-burnham-social-media-movie-peter-kafka-recode-podcast|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title='Hey Reddit, my name is Bo Burnham and I wrote and directed the film EIGHTH GRADE which is now in theaters NATIONWIDE. AMA. - 'Favourite Comedian?'|date=August 2, 2018|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/940fe4/hey_reddit_my_name_is_bo_burnham_and_i_wrote_and/e3hmepo?context=3|access-date=May 7, 2022|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628011944/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/940fe4/hey_reddit_my_name_is_bo_burnham_and_i_wrote_and/e3hmepo/?context=3|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title='Hey Reddit, my name is Bo Burnham and I wrote and directed the film EIGHTH GRADE which is now in theaters NATIONWIDE. AMA. 'Are there any directors, actors, or movies that inspired you to get into filmmaking?'|date=August 2, 2018|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/940fe4/hey_reddit_my_name_is_bo_burnham_and_i_wrote_and/e3hebcn?context=3|access-date=May 7, 2022|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628011944/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/940fe4/hey_reddit_my_name_is_bo_burnham_and_i_wrote_and/e3hebcn/?context=3|url-status=live}} He named Steve Martin as being the most important of these.{{cite web|title=Bo Burnham Lists "My Favorite Comedians" and Releases A Confessional Video: "Art is Dead"|date=October 29, 2010 |url=http://thecomicscomic.com/2010/10/29/bo-burnham-lists-my-favorite-comedians-and-releases-a-confessional-video-art-is-dead/|access-date=June 14, 2019|archive-date=September 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929024748/http://thecomicscomic.com/2010/10/29/bo-burnham-lists-my-favorite-comedians-and-releases-a-confessional-video-art-is-dead/|url-status=live}} His musical style has also drawn comparisons to Tom Lehrer,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/sep/21/comedy.usa|title=Bo, the teenage satirist, storms into West End|work=The Guardian|date=September 20, 2008|first=Vanessa|last=Thorpe|access-date=June 15, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627202811/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/sep/21/comedy.usa|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/05/1003639674/review-bo-burnhams-inside|title=Review: Bo Burnham's 'Inside'|first=Linda|last=Holmes|date=June 5, 2021|publisher=National Public Radio|access-date=June 15, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128031507/https://www.npr.org/2021/06/05/1003639674/review-bo-burnhams-inside|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/bo-burnham-and-the-possibilities-of-the-cinematic-selfie|title=Bo Burnham and the Possibilities of the Cinematic Selfie|first=Richard|last=Brody|magazine=The New Yorker|date=June 9, 2021|access-date=June 15, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610020652/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/bo-burnham-and-the-possibilities-of-the-cinematic-selfie|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom-lehrer|title=Looking For Tom Lehrer, Comedy's Mysterious Genius|date=April 9, 2014|first=Ben|last=Smith|publisher=Buzzfeed|access-date=June 15, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129061734/https://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom-lehrer|url-status=live}} and he was reported to have written his 2009 song "New Math" as a tribute to Lehrer's 1965 song of the same name.

Burnham said of controversy surrounding his older material in 2009, "I try and write satire that's well-intentioned. But those intentions have to be hidden. It can't be completely clear, and that's what makes it comedy." As his career progressed, he began expressing regret for his early material, which he described as "shock-jock offensive comedy done by a 16-year-old without any tact".{{Cite magazine |date=2018-06-25 |title=Bo Burnham's Age of Anxiety |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/02/bo-burnhams-age-of-anxiety |access-date=2022-08-29 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802020738/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/02/bo-burnhams-age-of-anxiety |url-status=live }} During press for his film Eighth Grade in 2018, he used the controversies surrounding his work to express concerns about the new concept of teenagers' mistakes being immortalized online: "I'm happy to be an example of someone who failed out loud publicly, in a certain way, and who has hopefully been able to evolve and get past that. And I do worry that kids don't have that freedom anymore."{{Citation |title=Bo Burnham Forgives His 16 Year Old Self | date=November 21, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUaslCv-f64 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-29 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193703/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUaslCv-f64 |url-status=live }} In an interview with NPR, he said that he has "a lot of material from back then that [he's] not proud of and [thinks] is offensive and not helpful".{{Cite news |title=Director Bo Burnham On Growing Up With Anxiety — And An Audience |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/12/27/680356663/director-bo-burnham-on-growing-up-with-anxiety-and-an-audience |access-date=2022-08-29 |archive-date=June 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613155949/https://www.npr.org/2018/12/27/680356663/director-bo-burnham-on-growing-up-with-anxiety-and-an-audience |url-status=live }} He further addressed this topic on the song "Problematic" from his 2021 comedy special Inside.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-08 |title=Bo Burnham 'fesses up in comedy special Inside |url=https://www.avclub.com/bo-burnham-owns-up-to-his-problematic-origins-in-come-1847053881 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-us |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609131004/https://www.avclub.com/bo-burnham-owns-up-to-his-problematic-origins-in-come-1847053881 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Renfro |first=Kim |title=Bo Burnham's growth shows the painfully low bar for white men |url=https://www.insider.com/bo-burnham-low-bar-for-white-men-in-hollywood-2021-6 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193018/https://www.insider.com/bo-burnham-low-bar-for-white-men-in-hollywood-2021-6 |url-status=live }}

Personal life

Burnham lives in Los Angeles.{{Citation |last=Luscombe |magazine=Time |title=How Bo Burnham Turns Anxiety Into A Work Of Art |date=July 28, 2018 |url=https://time.com/5336639/bo-burnham-eighth-grade/ |access-date=July 28, 2018 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717204221/http://time.com/5336639/bo-burnham-eighth-grade/ |url-status=live }} He dated filmmaker Lorene Scafaria from 2013 to 2022.{{cite web|first=Emma|last=Spector|title=I Want What They Have: Bo Burnham and Lorene Scafaria|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bo-burnham|website=Vogue|date=June 21, 2021}} In January 2023, it was rumored that he had split up with Scafaria and was dating musician Phoebe Bridgers.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/music/phoebe-bridgers-slams-toxic-fans/ | title=Phoebe Bridgers Calls Out 'Dehumanizing Abuse' from Fans Who 'Bullied' Her en Route to Dad's Wake }}{{cite web|first=Rachel|last=DeSantis|title=Phoebe Bridgers and Bo Burnham Get Cozy at Eras Tour in Keith Urban's TikTok amid Dating Rumors|url=https://people.com/music/phoebe-bridgers-bo-burnham-get-cozy-at-eras-tour-in-keith-urban-tiktok-amid-dating-rumors/|website=People|date=May 15, 2023}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/after-winning-big-at-the-grammys-boygenius-is-logging-off|title=After Winning Big at the Grammys, Boygenius Is Logging Off|first=Daniela|last=Tijerina|date=February 8, 2024|magazine=Vanity Fair}}

Known to be a private person, Burnham usually avoids giving interviews or uploading to social media unless he promotes a new project.{{cite web | last=Lewis | first=Isobel | title=Bo Burnham stuns fans by announcing new Netflix special five years after planning 'long break' from comedy | website=Yahoo Finance | date=2021-04-29 | url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bo-burnham-stuns-fans-announcing-103945456.html | access-date=2022-11-02}} Having previously referenced struggling with anxiety and panic attacks, particularly surrounding his creative work and performances, he confirmed in Inside that this was the reason he walked away from live performance.Bo Burnham. "All Eyes on Me". Inside. Attic Bedroom Corp. 2021. https://open.spotify.com/track/2Q6RiCAKOrxRYtvl9pcpjY?si=20e39d974b5749e9

Work

= Filmography =

==Film==

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|+{{sronly|Bo Burnham film work}}

scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Role

!scope="col"| Notes

!scope="col"| Ref.

scope="row" | 2009

| American Virgin

| Rudy

|

|{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Shanahan |author2=Paysha Rhone |title=From YouTube to Hollywood |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/01/07/from_youtube_to_hollywood/ |work=The Boston Globe |publisher=P. Steven Ainsley |date=January 7, 2009 |access-date=January 30, 2009 |archive-date=February 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205221142/http://boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/01/07/from_youtube_to_hollywood/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | 2009

| Funny People

| Yo Teach! Cast Member

|

|

scope="row" | 2011

| Hall Pass

| Bartender

|

|{{cite news |title=Can we get a 'Hall Pass' from this movie? |first=Dominic |last=Baez |url=http://www.eastoregonian.com/community/can-we-get-a-hall-pass-from-this-movie/article_e312600c-421a-11e0-98b1-001cc4c03286.html |work=East Oregonian |date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-date=April 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418205724/http://www.eastoregonian.com/community/can-we-get-a-hall-pass-from-this-movie/article_e312600c-421a-11e0-98b1-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | 2012

| Adventures in the Sin Bin

| Tony

|

|{{cite news |title=Three join coming-of-age comedy 'Sin Bin' |first=Borys |last=kit |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if0dcc1217c8006b47becc5dda8302c9f |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 27, 2010 |access-date=May 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501143304/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if0dcc1217c8006b47becc5dda8302c9f |archive-date=May 1, 2010}}

scope="row" | 2017

| The Big Sick

| CJ

|

|{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-aidy-bryant-joins-judd-893604 |title=Cannes: Aidy Bryant Joins Judd Apatow-Produced 'The Big Sick' |website=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |date=May 13, 2016 |access-date=June 22, 2016 |archive-date=May 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516013917/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-aidy-bryant-joins-judd-893604 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | 2017

| Rough Night

| Tobey

|

|{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rough-night-2017 |title=Rough Night Movie Review & Film Summary (2017) |last=Lemire |first=Christy |date=June 15, 2017 |website=Roger Ebert |language=en |access-date=February 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224052820/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rough-night-2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2018 }}

scope="row" | 2018

| Eighth Grade

| {{n/a}}

| Writer, director

|

scope="row" | 2020

| Promising Young Woman

| Ryan Cooper

|

|{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/bo-burnham-alison-brie-connie-britton-adam-brody-carey-mulligan-promising-young-woman-cast-1202585238/ |title=Bo Burnham to Star Opposite Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman; Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Adam Brody & More Round Cast |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Amanda |last=N'Duka |date=March 29, 2019 |access-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230431/https://deadline.com/2019/03/bo-burnham-alison-brie-connie-britton-adam-brody-carey-mulligan-promising-young-woman-cast-1202585238/ |url-status=live }}

==Television==

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|+{{sronly|Bo Burnham television work}}

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Role

! scope="col" colspan="3" |Credited as

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Notes

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Ref.

scope="col" | Director

! scope="col" | Producer

! scope="col" | Editor

scope="row" | 2010

| Words, Words, Words

| Himself

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Comedy special

|{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comedian-bo-burnham-to-tape-first-ever-special-at-the-newly-branded-comedy-centrals-house-of-comedy-live-from-house-of-blues-in-boston-on-friday-april-16-the-performance-will-air-as-an-original-one-hour-special-in-fall-2010-84963712.html |title=Comedian Bo Burnham to Tape First-Ever Special at the Newly Branded COMEDY CENTRAL's House of Comedy Live From House of Blues in Boston on Friday, April 16. The Performance Will Air As An Original One-Hour Special in Fall 2010 |author=COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications |date=February 22, 2010 |publisher=PR Newswire |access-date=February 23, 2010 |archive-date=February 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225172420/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comedian-bo-burnham-to-tape-first-ever-special-at-the-newly-branded-comedy-centrals-house-of-comedy-live-from-house-of-blues-in-boston-on-friday-april-16-the-performance-will-air-as-an-original-one-hour-special-in-fall-2010-84963712.html |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | 2011

| The Green Room with Paul Provenza

| Himself

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Season 2, Episode 1

|{{cite AV media |title=The Green Room Season 2 Episode 1 |url=https://www.sho.com/the-green-room-with-paul-provenza/season/2/episode/1/201 |type=Showtime |people=Paul Provensa |date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 }}

scope="row" | 2013

| what.

| Himself

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Comedy special; co-director

|{{cite AV media |title=what. (Bo Burnham FULL SHOW HD) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejc5zic4q2A |type=YouTube |people=Bo Burnham |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117173632/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejc5zic4q2A |archive-date=January 17, 2018 }}

scope="row" | 2013

| Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous

| Zach Stone

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 12 episodes; also, co-creator, writer

|{{Cite journal |last=Levine |first=Stuart |date=September 7, 2010 |title=MTV orders pilot from Bo Burnham |journal=Variety |publisher=Reed Business Information |location=New York City |issn=0042-2738 |url=https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/mtv-orders-pilot-from-bo-burnham-1118023777/ |access-date=September 10, 2010 |quote=Rising comedian just finished run at Edinburgh fest |archive-date=September 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913074607/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118023777.html?categoryId=4027&cs=1 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | 2014

| Parks and Recreation

| Chipp McCapp

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Flu Season 2"

|{{Cite web |last=Sherlock |first=Ben |date=2023-02-09 |title=Bo Burnham's Parks & Recreation Role, Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/bo-burnham-parks-recreation-role-chipp-mccapp/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}

scope="row" | 2015

| Key and Peele

| Lyle

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "A Cappella Club"

|{{cite AV media |title=Key & Peele – A Cappella – Uncensored |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EtalOOS-eM |type=YouTube |publisher=Comedy Central |date=July 24, 2015 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314175806/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EtalOOS-eM |archive-date=March 14, 2018 }}

scope="row" | 2015

| Kroll Show

| Diz

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 2 episodes

|{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/kroll-show-the-commonwealth-games-1798182934 |title=Kroll Show: "The Commonwealth Games" |last1=Upadhyaya |first1=Kayla |date=March 3, 2015 |website=The A.V. Club |access-date=April 14, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415015025/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/kroll-show-commonwealth-games-216016 |archive-date=April 15, 2015 }}

scope="row" | 2016

| Make Happy

| Himself

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Comedy special; co-director

|{{Cite web |url=https://mainecampus.com/2016/09/comedy-review-bo-burnham-make-happy-is-the-finest-in-experimental-comedy/ |title=Comedy Review: "Bo Burnham: Make Happy" is the finest in experimental comedy |last=Trask |first=Nathaniel |date=September 19, 2016 |website=The Maine Campus |access-date=February 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113000/https://mainecampus.com/2016/09/comedy-review-bo-burnham-make-happy-is-the-finest-in-experimental-comedy/ |archive-date=February 24, 2018 }}

scope="row" | 2016

| We Bare Bears

| Andrew Bangs (voice)

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Nom Nom's Entourage"

|{{cite AV media |title=Internet Rivals – We Bare Bears |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvDOuk-hmN8 |type=YouTube |publisher=Cartoon Network |date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713083848/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvDOuk-hmN8 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 }}

scope="row" | 2017

| Comrade Detective

| Sergiu (voice)

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "The Invisible Hand"

|{{cite web |url=https://daily.wicf.com/comrade-detective-episode-1/ |title=Amazon's Comrade Detective – Season 1, Episode 1 Recap |author=Jillie Mae Eddy |date=August 25, 2017 |website=WICF Daily |language=en-US |access-date=February 28, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228165535/https://daily.wicf.com/comrade-detective-episode-1/ |archive-date=February 28, 2018 }}

scope="row" | 2017

| Jerrod Carmichael: 8

| {{N/A}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|Comedy special

|{{cite news |last1=Husband |first1=Andrew |title=You Can Thank Jerrod Carmichael And Bo Burnham's Friendship For 2017's Best Comedy Special (So Far) |url=http://uproxx.com/tv/jerrod-carmichael-bo-burnham-interview/ |access-date=March 14, 2017 |work=UPROXX |date=March 10, 2017 |archive-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705140404/http://uproxx.com/tv/jerrod-carmichael-bo-burnham-interview/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | 2018

| Chris Rock: Tamborine

| {{N/A}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|Comedy special

|{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/arts/chris-rock-netflix-special.html |title=Chris Rock's First Special in 10 Years Will Come Out Wednesday |last=Zinoman |first=Jason |date=February 13, 2018 |website=The New York Times |access-date=February 16, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215004243/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/arts/chris-rock-netflix-special.html |archive-date=February 15, 2018 }}

scope="row" | 2019

| Jerrod Carmichael: Home Videos

| {{N/A}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Special

|

scope="row" | 2019

| Jerrod Carmichael: Sermon on the Mount

| {{N/A}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Special

|

scope="row" | 2019

| Lil Rel Howery: Live in Crenshaw

| {{N/A}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Comedy special

|

scope="row" | 2020

| Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One

| {{N/A}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Comedy special

|

scope="row" | 2021

| Inside

| Himself

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Comedy special

|{{Cite web|last=Bosselman|first=Haley|date=April 28, 2021|title=Bo Burnham to Release New Special, Shot During the Pandemic, on Netflix|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bo-burnham-netflix-special-comedy-1234962416/|url-status=live|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428184801/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bo-burnham-netflix-special-comedy-1234962416/}}

scope="row" | 2022

| Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

| {{N/A}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Comedy special

scope="row" | 2022

| Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the Wind

| {{N/A}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Comedy special released on Hulu

scope="row" | 2024

| Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show

| Himself

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Documentary series; Uncredited, referred to as "Anonymous"

=Discography=

{{Main|Bo Burnham discography}}

=Tours=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"

|+{{sronly|Bo Burnham tours}}

!scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Ref.

scope="row" | 2009

| Fake ID Tour

|{{Cite web |url=http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2009/07/bo-burnham-announces-national-tour |title=Bo Burnham announces national tour |date=July 31, 2009 |work=Punchline Magazine Blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108041708/http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2009/07/bo-burnham-announces-national-tour |archive-date=January 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 15, 2010 }}

scope="row" | 2010

| Bo Burnham and (No) Friends

|{{Cite journal |last=Ryan |first=Mike |date=September 13, 2010 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Bo Burnham on His {{Sic |hide=y|Newly

}}Announced Comedy Tour and MTV Show|url=http://www.movieline.com/2010/09/bo-burnham-tk.php|journal=Movieline|access-date=September 18, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916040226/http://www.movieline.com/2010/09/bo-burnham-tk.php|archive-date=September 16, 2010}}
scope="row" | 2011–2012

| Bo Burnham Live

|{{Cite web |url=http://www.mickperrin.com/tours/view/114 |title=Bo Burnham: 2011 Tour |year=2011 |publisher=Just for Laughs Live |location=Brighton, England |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521223706/http://www.mickperrin.com/tours/view/114 |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 23, 2011 }}

scope="row" | 2013

| what. Tour

|{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/the-many-faces-of-bo-burnham-8923276.html |title=The many faces of Bo Burnham |last=Jones |first=Alice |date=November 6, 2013 |website=The Independent |access-date=March 4, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063631/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/the-many-faces-of-bo-burnham-8923276.html |archive-date=March 5, 2018 }}

scope="row" | 2015–2016

| Make Happy Tour

|{{cite web |url=http://thelaughbutton.com/tour-dates/bo-burnham-announces-dates-2015-happy-tour/ |title=Bo Burnham announces dates for his 2015 "Make Happy Tour" |last=Cathcart |first=Olivia |date=December 8, 2014 |website=The Laugh Button |access-date=March 4, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063237/http://thelaughbutton.com/tour-dates/bo-burnham-announces-dates-2015-happy-tour/ |archive-date=March 5, 2018 }}

= Bibliography =

  • Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone (2013){{Cite news |title=Egghead by Bo Burnham – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jul/30/review-bo-burnham-egghead |access-date=November 24, 2014 |work=The Guardian |agency=Guardian Media Group |date=July 30, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731003348/http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jul/30/review-bo-burnham-egghead |archive-date=July 31, 2014 }}{{Cite web |title=Egghead by Bo Burnham – review |work=the Guardian |date=July 30, 2014 |access-date=July 13, 2018 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jul/30/review-bo-burnham-egghead |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731003348/http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jul/30/review-bo-burnham-egghead |archive-date=July 31, 2014 }}{{Cite web |title=Egghead by Bo Burnham, Chance Bone {{!}} Waterstones |work=waterstones.com |date=October 3, 2013 |access-date=July 13, 2018 |url=https://www.waterstones.com/book/egghead/bo-burnham/chance-bone/9781409144328 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713083847/https://www.waterstones.com/book/egghead/bo-burnham/chance-bone/9781409144328 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 }}

Awards and nominations

At the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award and won both the Edinburgh Comedy Awards' panel prize and the Malcolm Hardee "Act Most Likely to Make a Million Quid" Award.{{Cite news |url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/edinburgh-festivals/news/194936-fosters-comedy-awards-director-explains-decision-behind-2010-result/ |title=Scottish Television report, August 31, 2010 |access-date=September 22, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906164059/http://entertainment.stv.tv/edinburgh-festivals/news/194936-fosters-comedy-awards-director-explains-decision-behind-2010-result/ |archive-date=September 6, 2010 }}

For his 2018 film Eighth Grade and 2021 comedy special Inside he received several awards and nominations for his writing and directing, including the following:

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Project

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref.

2018

|Boston Society of Film Critics

|Best New Filmmaker

| rowspan=12|Eighth Grade

|{{Won}}

|{{cite web |title=Boston Society of Film Critics Current Winners |url=https://bostonfilmcritics.org/current-winners/ |website=bostonfilmcritics.org |publisher=Boston Society of Film Critics |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=December 16, 2018 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125062926/https://bostonfilmcritics.org/current-winners/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan=2|2018

|rowspan=2|Chicago Film Critics Association

|Best Original Screenplay

|{{Nom}}

|{{cite web |title=2018 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/2018/12/7/2018-chicago-film-critics-association-awards |website=chicagofilmcritics.org |publisher=Chicago Film Critics Association |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=December 8, 2018 |archive-date=December 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208040148/https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/2018/12/7/2018-chicago-film-critics-association-awards |url-status=live }}

Most Promising Filmmaker

|{{Nom}}

|

2018

|Directors Guild of America Award

|Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film

|{{Won}}

|

2018

|Independent Spirit Awards

|Best First Screenplay

|{{won}}

|{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/spirit-awards-bo-burnham-wins-best-first-screenplay-1189428|title= Spirit Awards: Bo Burnham Wins Best First Screenplay for 'Eighth Grade,' Thanks Star Elsie Fisher|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= February 23, 2019|access-date= January 1, 2020|archive-date= October 28, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201028141700/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/spirit-awards-bo-burnham-wins-best-first-screenplay-1189428|url-status= live}}

2018

|National Board of Review

|Best Directorial Debut

|{{Won}}

|{{cite web |title=National Board of Review Announces 2018 Award Winners |url=http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/2018/11/national-board-review-announces-2018-award-winners/ |website=nationalboardofreview.org |publisher=National Board of Review |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=November 27, 2018 |archive-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127234332/http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/2018/11/national-board-review-announces-2018-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}

2018

|New York Film Critics Circle

|Best First Film

|{{Won}}

|{{cite web |title=New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2018 Awards |url=http://www.nyfcc.com/awards/ |website=nyfcc.com |publisher=New York Film Critics Circle |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=November 29, 2018 |archive-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109190129/http://www.nyfcc.com/awards/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan=3|2018

|rowspan=3|San Diego Film Critics Society

|Best Director

|{{Nom}}

|{{cite web |title=2018 San Diego Film Critics Society Award Winners |url=http://www.sdfcs.org/2018-award-winners/ |website=sdfcs.org |publisher=San Diego Film Critics Society |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=December 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211133615/http://www.sdfcs.org/2018-award-winners/ |archive-date=December 11, 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Best Original Screenplay

|{{Won}}

|

Best Breakout Artist

|{{Nom}}

|

2018

|Sundance Film Festival

|Grand Jury Prize

|{{Nom}}

|{{cite web |title=2018 Sundance Film Festival Feature Films Announced |url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/2018-sundance-film-festival--feature-films-announced |website=sundance.org |publisher=Sundance Institute |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=November 29, 2017 |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222224011/https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/2018-sundance-film-festival--feature-films-announced |url-status=live }}

2019

|Writers Guild of America Award

|Best Original Screenplay

|{{Won}}

|

2020

|Hollywood Critics Association

|Best Supporting Actor

|Promising Young Woman

|{{Nom}}

|{{Cite web|title=The 2020 Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Nominations|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2020-hollywood-critics-association-hca-nominations/|access-date=March 17, 2021|website=Next Best Picture|date=February 2021 |language=en}}

2021

|Hollywood Critics Association

|Best Streaming Sketch Series, Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special

| rowspan="8" |Bo Burnham: Inside

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|title='Ted Lasso,' 'The Crown,' 'The Mandalorian,' 'Cruel Summer,' 'New Amsterdam' Among HCA TV Awards Winners|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ted-lasso-crown-mandalorian-cruel-summer-hca-tv-awards-2021-1235051600/|access-date=August 31, 2021|website=Variety|date=August 30, 2021|language=en|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901043116/https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ted-lasso-crown-mandalorian-cruel-summer-hca-tv-awards-2021-1235051600/|url-status=live}}

rowspan="6" | 2021

| rowspan="6" | Primetime Emmy Awards

| Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="6" |{{Cite web|title=73rd Emmy Nominations Announcement|url=https://www.emmys.com/events/73rd-emmy-nominations-announcement|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Television Academy|language=en|archive-date=July 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706203927/https://www.emmys.com/events/73rd-emmy-nominations-announcement|url-status=live}}

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special

| {{won}}

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

| {{won}}

Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Music Direction

| {{won}}

Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2" | 2022

| rowspan="2" | Grammy Awards

| Best Music Film

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|title=2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list|access-date=November 24, 2021|website=The GRAMMYs|language=en|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125170413/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list|url-status=live}}

Best Song Written for Visual Media

| "All Eyes On Me"

| {{won}}

2022

|Libera Award

|Best Outlier Record

| Inside (The Songs)

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/japanese-breakfast-indie-a2im-2022-libera-awards-1235212419/|title=Japanese Breakfast, Jason Isbell, Arlo Parks Lead Indie-Music Collective A2IM's 2022 Libera Awards Nominees|work=Variety|date=March 23, 2022|accessdate=March 25, 2022|first=Jem|last=Aswad|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325195516/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/japanese-breakfast-indie-a2im-2022-libera-awards-1235212419/|url-status=live}}

2022

| Primetime Emmy Awards

| Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special

| Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web|title=74th Emmy Awards Complete Nominations List|url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/74th-nomination-list-v1_0.pdf|access-date=July 12, 2022|website=Television Academy|language=en|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712163004/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/74th-nomination-list-v1_0.pdf|url-status=live}}

2024

| Grammy Awards

| Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

| Inside
(Deluxe Box Set)

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |title=2024 Grammy Nominations |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |website=Grammys |access-date=2023-11-11}}

References

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  • {{Cite news |last=Chase|first=Katie |title=Raunchy teen comic plays to the crowd |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/comedy/articles/2009/04/13/raunchy_teen_comic_plays_to_the_crowd/ |work=The Boston Globe |issn=0743-1791 |date=April 13, 2009 |access-date=May 30, 2009 |archive-date=April 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418183736/http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/comedy/articles/2009/04/13/raunchy_teen_comic_plays_to_the_crowd/ |url-status=live }}
  • {{Cite news |last=Greenberg |first=Emily |title=Politically Incorrect, Politically |url=http://www.cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2010/10/05/politically-incorrect-politically |newspaper=The Cornell Daily Sun |publisher=Cornell University |location=Ithaca, New York |issn=1095-8169 |date=October 5, 2010 |access-date=January 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124022804/http://cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2010/10/05/politically-incorrect-politically |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

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