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Bo fo Sho (2008)

Where the lyrics of Bo fo Sho take you, and where it was really made.

Bo Burnham's first EP was built from songs he had already posted online, and its cult hit had first appeared on YouTube in December 2006.

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Bo fo Sho: first EP by American comedian Bo Burnham
Six-track comedy EP
Released 17 June 2008 by Comedy Central Records
Charted well across the Billboard charts
Built from songs Burnham had already posted online
"My Whole Family..." first appeared on YouTube on 21 December 2006 and became a cult hit

After performing on Comedy Central's The World Stands Up in January 2008, Burnham signed a four-record deal with Comedy Central Records
In a June 2008 Wired interview, Burnham called himself still a kid in his bedroom, writing songs and playing them
He said that if the EP were anything else, it would lose the whole DIY effect of how he started out
At a 2008 Boston show he joked that "Sunday School" was the reason he waited to release the EP until after high school
"Sunday School" adopts the persona of an overly exuberant Sunday school teacher

"Bo' fo' Sho'" runs 2:48 and first appeared on YouTube on 24 September 2007
Burnham recorded a high-definition music video for "Bo' fo' Sho'" for the iTunes Store in 2008
"H-O-A-R" runs 2:46
"High School Party (Girl)" runs 2:40
"3.14 Apple Pi" runs 3:30 and first appeared on YouTube on 10 March 2007
"Sunday School" runs 2:40
"My Whole Family..." runs 3:54 and was the cult hit that propelled Burnham to Internet stardom

Began on YouTube in 2006 with self-recorded comedy songs; one of the earliest YouTube stars.
Released the EP Bo fo Sho (2008) via Comedy Central Records, and the album Bo Burnham (2009).
Moved to stand-up, releasing specials Words Words Words (2010), what. (2013), and Make Happy (2016).
Announced a step away from live performance in 2016, later citing anxiety and panic attacks on stage.
Wrote and directed the film Eighth Grade (2018), which received the WGA Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Returned with Inside (2021), created alone during the COVID-19 pandemic; it won three Emmys and earned Grammy nominations.
Directed comedy specials for Jerrod Carmichael and Chris Rock, and co-starred in Promising Young Woman (2020).

The Boston Globe's Joseph P. Kahn described "3.14 Apple Pi" as "gangsta rap [dragged] down alleyways even Snoop Dogg would fear to tread."
That track had been on YouTube since 10 March 2007, before the EP came out
"My Whole Family..." was already a cult hit that propelled Burnham to Internet stardom, having first appeared on YouTube on 21 December 2006
Burnham's Comedy Central Records deal followed his January 2008 performance on The World Stands Up

At a 2008 Boston show Burnham joked that "Sunday School" was the reason he waited until after graduating from an all-boys Catholic high school to release the EP
In a June 2008 Wired interview he described himself as still a kid in his bedroom, writing songs and playing them
Burnham recorded a high-definition music video for "Bo' fo' Sho'" for the iTunes Store in 2008
"My Whole Family..." was the cult hit that propelled Burnham to Internet stardom
The EP's first song, "Bo' fo' Sho'", had originally debuted on YouTube on 24 September 2007