Burnham, Bo, 1990-

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July 18, 2018

50:30

Director Bo Burnham On Growing Up With Anxiety — And An Audience

Comic Bo Burnham was still in high school when the satirical songs he posted on the Internet went viral — making him one of YouTube's first stars. Now 27, he's taken a turn behind the camera with a new film, Eighth Grade, that looks at what it's like to grow up in the age of social media.

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July 18, 2018

41:05

Director Bo Burnham On Growing Up With Anxiety — And An Audience

The former YouTube star says he wanted his film, Eighth Grade, to take an "emotional inventory" of what today's adolescents are experiencing. Originally broadcast July 18, 2018.

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Director Bo Burnham On Growing Up With Anxiety — And An Audience

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