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Fears of a Clown

Hamilton comic Bo Burnham, still only 18, is revisiting his high school days in his biggest career test yet. Can he break out and grow up at the same time?

Comedian Bo Burnham in costume. Comedian Bo Burnham in costume. (Joel Benjamin)
By Billy Baker
June 21, 2009

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Bo Burnham, the hottest teenage comedian in America, is bored with his material. Well, not all of it, just the stuff that got him to where he is. It’s a pain to have to tell some of those jokes over and over again. (Full article: 3369 words)

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