Bo Burnham

The setup points the reader toward 'Relate to the people with the overarching glue of comedy.', then the trigger 'So I want to do a little bit of relatable comedy for you guys.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Or: “Yo man!', then the trigger 'Life’s about three things man,” “Three things!” “Gettin’ money!” “Gettin’ pussy!” “And the Dewey Decimal System!” Or…...' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'No left brain! I’m just being alive! You should try it. You might like it.', then the trigger 'I worked hard to give him everything he cared about.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'We know it’s not funny. But we’ll stop beating this dead horse when it stops spiting out money.', then the trigger 'But until then… We will repeat stuff.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Cos they’re all so grounded, But at least grass stays away from my BUTTHOLE!', then the trigger 'Art is a harlot, and I am her sassy urban friend.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '+ You argue and you bicker and you fight. Atheists and Catholics, Jews and Hindus argue day and night.', then the trigger 'Over what they think is true.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Tiny arms, itchy gizzard. It’s hard to be a lizard. But it’s harder to segue. Is he skiing?', then the trigger 'Or is he in a gay porn?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'prolonged eye contact. prolonged eye contact. prolonged eye contact. prolonged eye contact. prolonged eye contact. pr...', then the trigger 'prolonged eye contact.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I think she might be the one! There’s something about her, I just can’t describe it.', then the trigger 'I am the earth she is the glorious sun.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And just read some poems, and then we’ll go back to the giggles.', then the trigger 'So… This is a poem by a dog: “Roses are gray.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Just… [high pitched robotic sounds] [Robotic voice] Isolation complete. [Robotic voice] This is Bo’s left brain. [Rob...', then the trigger 'Aware of patterns.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'How he’s feeling? If he’s feeling unhappy, it’s because you failed him.', then the trigger 'You did this to him, he hates you I know he does.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If life makes you wish you were dead. Just put on a good movie then promptly put a bullet in your head.', then the trigger 'Spend forever asleep.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'I want her to trust me, and I just want her to sit on my face.', then the trigger 'Sit… sit… Alright new right brain, you’re being insane.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Um… anyway, sorry. This is a song from the perspective of God.', then the trigger '+ + [Piano music] Books you think I wrote are way to thick.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Yeah, yeah, yeah! But you all thought it was an accident. But, he meant to play the water track a-ga-ga-gain!', then the trigger 'Art’s still a lie.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'This guy’s here” “Finally we’ve been waiting for him to show up” Like you wait… in the game… Forget it.', then the trigger 'You had your chance.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is meta-humor with incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You’re not my children, you are a bad game of sim.', then the trigger 'You shouldn’t abstain from pork just cos you think that I want you to.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s called: “What did I do last night?” [Electronic music starts] Yeah! What did I do last night?', then the trigger 'I cried my self to sleep!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But now I need to make every girl think this song’s about her.', then the trigger 'Just to make sure that they spread it like the plague.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And then they’ll be gone and you’ll be aware of the hole in your heart that that dumb slut left there.', then the trigger 'Thank you very much.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'repeat stuff… .repeat stuff.. repeat stuff… .repeat stuff.. Oh you know it?', then the trigger 'I love my baby and you know I could not live without her.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I can prove it to you. I like to practice safe sex. Cos I’m a guy. And I’m smarter.', then the trigger 'What do women say, every time?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'I don’t want you to ever think that I think that I’m better then people.', then the trigger 'or that i think I know better then people.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Do you wanna see a magic trick? Do you wanna see a magic trick? Then pick a card any card.', then the trigger 'Magic isn’t real, you idiot.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is superiority.

The setup points the reader toward 'Read a book. Magic isn’t real, you idiot. Read a book. Magic isn’t real, you idiot. Read a book. Magic isn’t real.', then the trigger 'Or is it?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is superiority.

The setup points the reader toward 'He’s isolated himself over the last 5 years in pursuit of comedy. And, in doing so, has lost touch with reality.', then the trigger 'You’re an asshole, Bo.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And the pentacorn spoke thus: “Hello, Bo!” ‘I’ve been looking for you for quite a long', then the trigger 'time no-” [Gunshots] [Reloading] [Gunshots] He was safe.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Boy did that go well. You’re not going to heaven. Eat a thousand crackers, sing a million hymns.', then the trigger 'None of you are going to heaven.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '+ This is a poem… It’s really a story that’s meant primarily for children.', then the trigger 'But I think it’s got a lesson we could all learn.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He then came across an old bridge with a troll standing guard.', then the trigger 'Bo knew that he’d have to answer a riddle to get by.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'How do we fix it? How do we fix it? Because laughter… Laughter is the best medicine, you know, besides medicine.', then the trigger 'You guys like impressions?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is imitation.

The setup points the reader toward 'When I say hey, you say ho.', then the trigger 'That’s basically how Hitler rose to power.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Get out of here, all right? I can’t afford to keep you anymore, I just can’t.', then the trigger 'Just…don’t make this harder than it has to be.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He’s a, uh… He’s an athlete.', then the trigger 'What kind of athlete?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Stop playing Jenga… That was awkward. This next one blew my mind. Blew my mind.', then the trigger 'And you’re not gonna believe this when you hear it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '♫ Men are like Nazis ♫ ♫ ‘Cause they both caused', then the trigger 'the holocaust ♫ It’s true.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And it’s just not me. My dog hates Mexicans, too. Gotta love irony. I, um… I believe in the zodiac.', then the trigger 'I do, I do, completely.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’ve got an eating disorder. Yeah, more like nutritional entropy. So… (Light laughter) Never said I was funny, okay?', then the trigger 'So stop staring at me.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“To be or not to be?” That', then the trigger 'is the question.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So, 2000, um.. That was a good one. 2000– 2006, I did a piece called “the figure skater’s father.” My son?', then the trigger 'What does he do?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’m your friend! Mike, no, mike!', then the trigger '(Plays descending note) (Plays ascending note) He’s saved.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Mike, think about your kids. You want them to grow up without a father? Is that what you want, Mike?', then the trigger 'Mike, please, listen to me!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '♫ ♫ Your pushin’ ’em together like a titty Venn diagram ♫ ♫ Look at that', then the trigger 'crack, excuse me can I buy a gram?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That’s a joke!', then the trigger 'This song– This song isn’t funny at all, but it helps me sleep at night.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '♫ ♫ What’s funny, what’s funny, what’s funny? ♫ ♫ What’s funny, what’s funny, what’s funny?', then the trigger '♫ ♫ Funny, fu-funny ♫ (Pops) it’s a boy.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '♫ ♫ What’s funny, what’s funny, what’s funny?', then the trigger '♫ ♫ What’s funny, what’s funny, what’s funny?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '(Clears throat) why? That was Socrates. We’ve done a lot of laughing– lot of laughing. Great for a comedy show.', then the trigger 'Hey, break the fourth wall.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'This is a song about the idea of irony.', then the trigger 'So strap in.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That’s f*cked up. How does it fit into that universe, that paradigm? Goofy’s a dog. This one, crawling around.', then the trigger 'Guys, I would never bash Disney.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '♫ And I want you, yeah ♫ ♫ Like all the gothic kids that look exactly the', then the trigger 'same ♫ ♫ Never want to conform, what?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And it was a piece called “whiplashes,” and it’s raw, hard art, so if you’re averse', then the trigger 'to that, you might want to look away.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '♫ ♫ What’s funny, what’s funny, what’s funny? ♫ ♫ What’s funny, what’s funny, what’s funny? ♫ ♫ Funny, fu-funny ♫ Tou...', then the trigger '♫ What’s funny?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He can bend his words the way a contortionist bends his frame, and I would hope that', then the trigger 'he could with a name like William Shakespeare.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '♫ ♫ Because love is ♫ ♫ Love is', then the trigger 'all about whistles ♫' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And it can still be good. I’ll show you that right now.', then the trigger 'What do you call a kid with no arms and an eye patch?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Just–I hate you. Is that what you need to hear from me? I hate you, okay? I hate you.', then the trigger '(Voice breaks) I hate you!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I, um… No, I bet you’re gorgeous', then the trigger 'in the dark.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I thought, how black a night, and blew a load. (Audience groans) I said what light through yonder beaver breaks?', then the trigger 'It is the yeast.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s sort of like the lord of', then the trigger 'the rings or something.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '♫ ♫ And I want you like Anne Frank wanted ♫', then the trigger 'Nobody to read her f*cking diary.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Something else is she can’t drive. The only thing she can drive is drive me crazy!', then the trigger 'You know, when she back-talks, I hit her.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’ll do one– Thank you guys so much for coming. I hope you have a great night, and you’re the best.', then the trigger 'See you, Boston!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Why–did they just forget to anthropomorphize him, or worse, is Mickey keeping a mentally handicapped dude as pet?', then the trigger 'I’m not making light of it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If I had a dime–ha!', then the trigger 'If I had a dime for every time a homeless guy asked me for change, I’d still say, “no.” No.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I would never bash Disney. I think Disney teaches young kids such important lessons.', then the trigger 'The princess fairy tales teach young girls such important lessons.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.