Bo Burnham is getting ready to sing for his supper.
The songwriting comedian, who turned 18 in August, is in negotiations with Universal to write and create the music for a comedy that Judd Apatow will produce. Burnham also could star in the project.
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.
