British Comedy Guide

2010 Edinburgh Fringe

Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words

  • Comedy (musical)
  • 9:35pm (60 mins)
  • 4-15 & 17-29 Aug 2010
  • Pleasance Dome
  • £5 - £10.50
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23: Pleasance Dome

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Bo Burnham is a 19-year-old American comedian making his debut at the Fringe with his show 'Words, Words, Words'. Bo performs songs that toy with language, showcasing his intricate wordplay and ability to pack jokes one on top of the other. In 'Words, Words, Words' you will hear songs, stand-up, haikus, statistics, pornography rendered in a Shakespearean sonnet and a bunch of other things that will make you think, laugh and then think to yourself, 'Wait, why did I just laugh?' They say you need ten years to become a good comedian. Pshhhhhhhhh.

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This comedy won the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Panel Prize. Full Story

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Edinburgh Comedy Award winners 2010

Russell Kane's Smokescreens and Castles has won the £10,000 Edinburgh Comedy Award for best show.

British Comedy Guide, 28th August 2010

Internet star Bo Burnham is Edinburgh hit

You know you are getting older when the comedians are getting younger. Bo Burnham turned 20 during his run at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Steven Brocklehurst, BBC News, 26th August 2010

Bo Burnham talks about Edinburgh debut

Acclaimed for his debut Fringe show, teenage US comedian Bo Burnham talks to STV about why he decided to come to Edinburgh, and reveals the latest about his future plans, including the musical he's writing in collaboration with Hollywood comedy director Judd Apatow.

STV, 25th August 2010

Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words

How does the 20 year old YouTube sensation feel about being shortlisted for comedy's most prestigious prize?

Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 25th August 2010

Bo Burnham: 'I'm honest - for two minutes'

His multi-character comedy show is the big hit of the Fringe. But will the real Bo Burnham ever shine through? Brian Logan meets the precocious comic on the last day of his teens.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th August 2010

Web Bo selector

Comedy singer Bo Burnham is a YouTube sensation - with 65million views of his non-PC songs filmed in his bedroom.

And now the 19-year-old is being hailed as the star of this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival after taking his tunes to the stand-up stage.

Dave Masters, The Sun, 16th August 2010

Bo Burnham: the teenage sensation lighting up Edinburgh

The 19-year-old American with 59m video hits has ready-made fanbase ... and five star reviews.

Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 13th August 2010

Bo Burnham is a young master

You can tell you are getting old when the comedians start looking younger. But then at 19 American musical comic Bo Burnham would look annoyingly youthful to most adults.

Bruce Dessau, Teesside Gazette, 11th August 2010

Performances

Date Time Venue
4th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
5th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
6th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
7th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
8th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
9th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
10th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
11th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
12th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
13th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
14th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
15th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
17th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
18th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
19th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
20th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
21st Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
22nd Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
23rd Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
24th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
25th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
26th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
27th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
28th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome
29th Aug 2010 21:35 Pleasance Dome

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