Episode 12: Bo Burnham, "Eighth Grade"

<p>Caroline and WGAE Indie Film Caucus Director Jenna Bond sat down to speak with writer, director, and comedian <strong>Bo Burnham</strong> about his feature film debut, EIGHTH GRADE, which received a Best Original Screenplay nomination in this year's Writers Guild Awards.</p> <p>EIGHTH GRADE follows Kayla - an anxious thirteen-year-old - as she tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before graduating to high school while simultaneously hosting a video blog on YouTube in which she gives life advice.</p> <p>Bo's own career also started on YouTube, where he published a number of viral comedic music and skits starting in 2006. His online popularity quickly translated into an IRL career when he signed with Comedy Central Records in 2008.</p> <p>Since then, he released a series of comedy albums and stand-up specials, appeared in a number of feature films, and co-created, wrote, and starred in the MTV comedy series ZACH STONE IS GONNA BE FAMOUS.</p> <div class="def"> <p>--<br /> <strong>Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:<br /></strong><a href= "http://www.onwriting.org/">www.onwriting.org<br /></a><strong>--<br /> </strong><strong>Follow us on social media:<br /></strong>Twitter: <a href= "http://twitter.com/onwritingwgae">@OnWritingWGAE</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a><br /> Facebook: <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/wgaeast">/WGAEast</a><br /> Instagram: <a href= "http://instagram.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a></p> </div>