Bo Burnham (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Bo Burnham

| type = live

| artist = Bo Burnham

| cover = Bo Burnham (album).jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2009|03|10}}

| recorded = September 18–21, 2008
Tempe Improv, Tempe, Arizona
(live portions)

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Comedy{{cite web

| url = https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UEYQAU/ref=dm_sp_alb

| title = Bo Burnham [Explicit]

| accessdate = 2009-03-03

| work = Amazon.com

| location = Seattle, Washington, USA

}}

| length = {{Duration|m=42|s=35}}

| label = Comedy Central Records

| producer = Jack Vaughn Jr.

| prev_title = Bo fo Sho

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Words Words Words

| next_year = 2010

}}

Bo Burnham is the debut album by American comedian Bo Burnham. Released on March 10, 2009 by Comedy Central Records, the 2-disc album contains the Compact Disc musical album, and a DVD with Burnham's Comedy Central Presents special, all of his YouTube videos, and other performances.{{cite web

| url = https://www.amazon.com/Bo-Burnham/dp/B001Q8FRY4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1233461046&sr=1-1

| title = Bo Burnham

| accessdate = 2009-02-01

| work = Amazon.com

| location = Seattle, Washington, USA

}}

In a 2009 interview with The A.V. Club, Burnham explained that most songs on the album were similar to his YouTube videos because "I wanted it to still have this very small, homegrown, kid-in-his-bedroom feel. I wanted to show respect for the online community".{{cite news

| title = Bo Burnham

| first = Steve

| last = Heisler

| url = http://www.avclub.com/articles/bo-burnham,26195/

| newspaper = The A.V. Club

| publisher = The Onion

| location = Chicago, Illinois, USA

| date = 2009-04-04

| accessdate = 2010-09-04

|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20100122164434/http://www.avclub.com/articles/bo-burnham,26195/ |archive-date=2010-01-22 |url-status=dead }} The live portions of the album were performed and recorded at Burnham's September 18–21, 2008 gig at the Tempe Improv in Tempe, Arizona.{{cite web

|url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2008/09/15/bo-burnham-to-record-cd-in-tempe-az/

|title=Bo Burnham to Record CD in Tempe, AZ

|first=Matt

|last=Tobey

|date=2008-09-15

|work=Comedy Central Insider

|publisher=Comedy Central

|location=New York City, USA

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304055108/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2008/09/15/bo-burnham-to-record-cd-in-tempe-az/

|archivedate=2012-03-04

|accessdate=2010-12-27

|url-status=dead

}}

==Track listing==

"I'm Bo Yo" (Studio) – 3:55
"My Whole Family..." – 3:58
* The cult hit that "propelled Burnham to Internet stardom"; originally debuted on YouTube, {{start date|2006|12|21}}.{{cite news

|first=Katy

|last=Hastings

|title=Teen Comic Signs Hollywood Deal

|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Bo-Burnham-Teenage-Comic-Signs-Hollywood-Deal-To-Write-Film/Article/200810215118765?lpos=Showbiz_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_9&lid=ARTICLE_15118765_Bo_Burnham:_Teenage_Comic_Signs_Hollywood_Deal_To_Write_Film

|work=Sky News Online

|publisher=Sky News

|location=London, England, United Kingdom

|date=2008-10-13

|accessdate=2009-01-25

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820233800/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Bo-Burnham-Teenage-Comic-Signs-Hollywood-Deal-To-Write-Film/Article/200810215118765?lpos=Showbiz_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_9&lid=ARTICLE_15118765_Bo_Burnham%3A_Teenage_Comic_Signs_Hollywood_Deal_To_Write_Film

|archivedate=2009-08-20

}}{{cite news

| first = Joseph P.

| last = Kahn

| title = Nonfamily humor, straight from home

| url = http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/02/13/nonfamily_humor_straight_from_home/

| work = The Boston Globe

| publisher = P. Steven Ainsley

| location = Boston, Massachusetts, USA

| date = 2008-02-13

| accessdate = 2009-01-25

| quote = Irreverent songs win Hamilton youth a cult following

|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090220172642/https://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/02/13/nonfamily_humor_straight_from_home/ |archive-date=2009-02-20 |url-status=dead

}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZoO8LyizLA

| title = My Whole Family...

| accessdate = 2009-03-06

| last = Burnham

| first = Robert

| authorlink = Bo Burnham

| date = December 21, 2006

| work = YouTube

| publisher = Google Inc.

| location = San Bruno, California, USA

}}

"Bo Fo Sho" – 3:08
* Originally debuted on YouTube, {{start date|2007|09|24}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LzgYWCgkZk

| title = Bo Fo' Sho'

| accessdate = 2009-03-06

| last = Burnham

| first = Robert

| authorlink = Bo Burnham

| date = September 24, 2007

| work = YouTube

| publisher = Google Inc.

| location = San Bruno, California, USA

}}

"Love is..." – 3:58
"The Perfect Woman" – 3:26
"High School Party" – 2:52
* Burnham recorded an accompanying music video for the iTunes Store in 2008.{{cite web

| url = https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewVideo?id=286393232&s=143441

| title = High School Party (Girl)

| accessdate = 2009-01-30

| last = Burnham

| first = Robert

| authorlink = Bo Burnham

| year = 2008

| format = iTMS

| publisher = Comedy Central Records

}}

"Klan Kookout" – 2:45
"New Math" – 3:36
"I'm Bo Yo" (Live) – 3:31
"A Love Ballad" – 2:33
"Rehab Center For Fictional Characters" (Studio) – 3:19
"Welcome To YouTube" (Studio) – 3:33
"Bonus Track" (Hidden track) – 2:01

Notes

"The Perfect Woman" and "Klan Kookout" have since been removed from digital platforms.
"Bonus Track" is a hidden track.

=DVD=

The DVD accompanying Bo Burnham contains an uncensored version of Burnham's Comedy Central Presents episode, the music video for "High School Party", his original videos from YouTube, and his live 10-minute performance at the Tempe Improv.{{cite web

|url=http://comedians.about.com/od/comedyalbums/fr/boburnhamcd.htm

|title=Bo Burnham: Bo Burnham - Review

|first=Patrick

|last=Bromley

|work=About.com

|publisher=The New York Times Company

|location=United States

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075010/http://comedians.about.com/od/comedyalbums/fr/boburnhamcd.htm

|archivedate=2011-07-07

|accessdate=2011-01-02

|url-status=dead

}}

Reception

{{Album ratings

| MC =

| rev1 =About.com

| rev1Score ={{rating|3|5}}

}}

Critical response to Bo Burnham has been mostly positive. Punchline magazine's John Delery praised both album and artist, calling the former "hysterical", and the latter as "the sole teenager in America these days that can speak in longhand."{{cite journal

|last=Delery

|first=John

|date=2009-03-04

|title=Bo Burnham: Self-titled

|journal=Punchline

|url=http://punchlinemagazine.com/bo-burnham-self-titled/

|accessdate=2009-03-05

|archivedate=2012-04-01

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401133849/http://punchlinemagazine.com/bo-burnham-self-titled/

|url-status=dead

}} About.com's Patrick Bromley spoke well of Bo Burnham within its genre of musical comedy, saying that while the novelty or shock value of the traditional comedy album wore thin with repeated listenings, Bo Burnham was so dense with wordplay and double entendres that it begged for repeats. Though Bromley was less generous with Burnham's "edgy humor", he felt the teenaged comedian worked best with his self-deprecating material.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Bo Burnham gold (video longform, for having sold 50,000 units) on May 27, 2010.{{cite web

| url = https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Bo%20Burnham&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2011&sort=Artist&perPage=25

| title = RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 01, 2011

| date = 2011-01-01

| publisher = Recording Industry Association of America

| location = Washington, D.C., USA

| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/5vQR2kJ83?url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Bo%20Burnham&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec

| archivedate = 2011-01-02

| accessdate = 2011-01-01

| url-status = dead

}}

=Chart positions=

align="left"\|Chart (2009) !align="center"\|Peak position
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align="left"\|U.S. Billboard 200{{cite magazine \|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=bo burnham\|chart=all}} \|title=Bo Burnham - Bo Burnham {{pipe}} Billboard.com \|magazine=Billboard \|publisher=Prometheus Global Media \|location=United States \|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5vIDg6fXU?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2F \|archivedate=2010-12-27 \|accessdate=2010-12-27 \|url-status=dead }} \|align="center"\|105
align="left"\|U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums \|align="center"\|1
align="left"\|U.S. Billboard Independent Albums \|align="center"\|12
align="left"\|Chart (2010) !align="center"\|Peak position
align="left"\|U.S. Billboard Comedy Albums \|align="center"\|1