Friday, October 9th, 2009...1:26 am
Bo Knows.
Now that I actually have time to sit back and muse on September 2009 gone-by (since this last round of prelims, cases, events, etc., were not friendly), I have to bring up Bo Burnham. A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine got me a ticket to go see the 19-year old (wtf!) comedian — in all of his musically and politically-incorrect glory, and I have to say that it was one of the funniest 90 minutes that I’ve ever sat through in my life.
Usually, I think music comedians disappoint most of the time. You’re usually distracted by their lack of singing ability, overly-strange lyrics, or just not being able to hear a darn thing over whatever crazy instrument they’re wailing on. But with Burnham, it seems like some people just have the natural talent to offend people with music. And this guy has it. And he’s hilarious.
Especially as an RA — who is seemingly punched in the face with a politically-correct alternative to an everyday phrase almost every five minutes — Bo Burnham is a release for that guilty little voice inside you that loves offensive jokes. Disgusting, lewd, nasty, “oh my god, I canNOT believe he just uttered those words” jokes. And that is a rare occasion for me anymore.
Bo Burnham is only 19 years old: almost 2 years younger than me. And there were Cornell students lining up out the door of Bailey to hear this kid rant in sing-song about Helen Keller, how his family thinks he’s gay, and about 80 different kinds of sexual innuendo.
So congratulations to Bo Burnham: I guess not everyone needs an Ivy League degree to be a millionaire.
***Read more with this Cornell Daily Sun article: http://cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2009/09/23/bo-burnham-offends-and-amuses
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