Bo Burnham

Biography

Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born August 21, 1990) is an American comedian, musician, actor, film director, screenwriter, and poet. He began his career on YouTube in March 2006, with his videos gaining more than 300 million views as of March 2021. 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. At the age of 18, he became the youngest person to record a half-hour comedy special with Comedy Central. In 2010, his second album, Words Words Words, was released along with his first live comedy special of the same name on Comedy Central. His third album and second comedy special, what., was released in 2013 on his YouTube channel and Netflix. He finished in first place at the 2011 Comedy Central Stand-up Showdown. His third stand-up comedy special, Make Happy, was released exclusively on Netflix in 2016. His fourth comedy special, Bo Burnham: Inside, premiered on Netflix in 2021. In 2013, Burnham co-created and starred in the MTV television series Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous and released a book of poetry called Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Promising Young Woman (2020) — Ryan
2. The Big Sick (2017) — CJ
3. Hall Pass (2011) — Bartender
4. Rough Night (2017) — Tobey
5. Parks and Recreation (2009) — Chipp McCapp
6. We Bare Bears (2015) — Andy Bangs / Additional Voices (voice)
7. Funny People (2009) — Yo Teach Cast Member
8. Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) — Self
9. Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016) — Self
10. Bo Burnham: What. (2013) — Self
11. Conan (2010) — Self
12. Key & Peele (2012) — Lyle
13. American Virgin (2009) — Rudy
14. Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words (2010) — Self
15. Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes (2022) — Self
16. Comedy Central Presents (1998) — Self
17. The Soup (2004) — Self
18. Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (2013) — Zach Stone
19. Adventures in the Sin Bin (2012) — Tony
20. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
21. Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special (2017) — Self
22. The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2010) — Self
23. Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) — Self
24. YouTube Live (2008) — Himself
25. Yo Teach...! (2009) — Bo
26. Untitled Sesame Street Movie

Directed

1. Eighth Grade (2018) — Director
2. Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) — Director
3. Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016) — Director
4. Bo Burnham: What. (2013) — Director
5. Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018) — Director
6. Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes (2022) — Director
7. Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (2022) — Director
8. Jerrod Carmichael: 8 (2017) — Director
9. Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the Wind (2022) — Director
10. Outside — Director