Oh Bo, Part One: Beginnings

YouTube, Words Words Words, and the Birth of An Artist

“Quotes are for dumb people who can’t think of something intelligent to say on their own.” — Bo Burnham

It begins in a small suburban bedroom on an otherwise normal December day. A young boy walks away from the camera he’s set up in front of his piano. Nerves start to creep up on him, “Am I really doing this?” He looks back at the piano, doubts emerge, “Will people find this funny?”