Beating Off In A Minor-Bo Burnham
Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born August 21, 1990)
is an American comedian, singer-songwriter,
musician, actor, and Internet celebrity.
Writing comedic and satirical songs with a politically incorrect slant,
he achieved fame when his YouTube videos took off
and received more than 70 million views by October 2010.[3]
Burnham was signed by Comedy Central Records and released his debut EP,
Bo Fo Sho in 2008. His first full-length, Bo Burnham,
was released the following year. In 2010,
Burnham's second album and first live comedy special, Words Words Words,
aired on Comedy Central. Burnham also has a large following on the social
networking app, Vine (software). His third album and second comedy special,
what., was released in 2013 on his YouTube channel and Netflix. Burnham finished
first overall in voting in 2011's Comedy Central Stand-up Showdown.[7]
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.