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I don't try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are pretty simple and on the surface.

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Bo Burnham
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: August 21
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In comedy, falling means laughter. You can take something sacred and make it silly. The more sacred it is, the funnier it is. It has a bigger drop to fall.
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In the distance, Bo saw a fairy. A fairy so beautiful that he felt proud of being called one in highschool.
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I masturbate 'cause I'm the only one whose standards are low enough to f-k me.
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Women are like fingers and toes because they're easy to count on.
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