The Movie of Your Own Life Does Not Suck
A conversation with Bo Burnham, America’s new favorite comedian
8 min readAug 1, 2018
Bo Burnham restored my faith in social media. After a meteoric rise on YouTube comparable to Justin Bieber’s, the 20-something comedian went on a national tour, taped two Netflix specials, and just released a feature film called Eighth Grade about a teenager who hopes to find herself via…