Bo Burnham to Sing for Judd Apatow

Bo Burnham, the songwriting comedian who turned 18 in August, is in talks with Universal to write and create the music for a comedy that Judd Apatow will produce. Burnham also could star in the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film is being described as a sort of anti-High School Musical, though it is not a parody.

Burnham will co-write the script with Luke Liacos.

Burnham began recording his songs in his bedroom with a camera resting on a stack of books a couple of years ago, initially with the aim to put them on YouTube as way to keep in touch with his older brother, who left for college. He began gaining a following, with some songs going on to snag millions of hits on YouTube, Break.com, MySpace and CollegeHumor.com

Burnham, who recently graduated from an all-boys Catholic school in Danvers, Mass., solidified his comedic status with a standout performance at this summer's Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, where he hooked up with Apatow. Burnham recently signed a four-album deal with the record arm of Comedy Central and taped a special for the channel.

No production date has been set.


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Comments (5)

  1. Vamp

    Bo Burnham is HILARIOUS!

    3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  2. Soylent Green:The Devil's Eyes

    no thanks. I'll pass.

    3 years agoby @jcisawesomeFlag

  3. Err

    nope, i dinna like it at all.

    3 years agoby @err2005Flag

  4. Err

    never heard of him, but i trust apatow.

    i'm gonna go check youtube though, just to be sure.

    3 years agoby @err2005Flag

  5. farleycharwell

    sweet he's f*cking hilarious

    3 years agoby @farleycharwellFlag

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