Bo Burnham - Reaction - Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant)

[@GASA1997]

Bo Burnham is the only artist that has made me feel guilty for being a fan.

[@Owenjg93]

I dont think bo wants fans to feel guilty. He has also made it clear on a few occations that he thrives with the attention and making art. He seems a very self aware person so he wouldnt put anything out if he didnt want it to be shared (he also seems like a perfectionist, so i dont think he releases a special without a lot of thought). The most you can do as his fan is love what he makes. At least thats what i think he wants (like when he said if he stops entertaining you, drop him)

[@TheEMFB]

Kurt Cobain was a similar example of that for me.

[@oggouz]

such an original comment

[@legion_rebel9068]

Memorized every song, but still think back to his special where he said "if you sing along, I'll fucking kill you" haha

[@xenopheliac7202]

James Acaster's latest special

[@taylorewalters]

the lyric "and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself" absolutely destroys me every time i hear it.

[@vincentdando6999]

me too, and yet I listen to it practically every day

[@juanelganame7781]

every-effing-time, get goosebumps

[@Kyoth3]

And when he says I should just do my job and switches back to the burrito lyrics 🙌

[@SuffiReax]

That hit really hard

[@jmkiser33]

Tears ... every time that line all the way to the end

[@diogocaetano7530]

After watching his new show "Inside", this song sounds nothing less than a cry for help.

[@taylorewalters]

i totally agree. it makes it even harder to listen to it now.

[@victoriac4317]

This song has always hit hard but it definitely hits even harder now, after Inside

[@arianadriscoll5620]

Ive watched make happy so many times and it never hit home until watching it after watching Inside. He was practically begging for help :(

[@auracle6184]

A lot of his songs are. That Funny Feeling, Can't Handle This, All Eyes On Me, Art Is Dead.. A lot of his work is all about being an entertainer whose job is to provide happiness while also being incredible unhappy himself.

[@poughkeepsies5363]

honestly it seemed like a cry for help back when it first came out too

[@Whooooooops]

You're one of the only people i've found on youtube who truly understand the meaning behind these songs. I'd love to see you react to more of his stuff, great content man.

[@heatherwaterman7291]

Agreed!

[@Squeak2k2]

Absolutely! This is by far the best set of reactions to Bo Burnham I've seen. Sub'd.

[@milkyman3021]

Him and Steele reacts

[@kirstysmith864]

I’ve thought the same, I dislike most reaction videos, but these are perfect

[@shellb9175]

One might say that Daddy made us some content #openwide

[@xSilverxshadowx]

I love how the "I hope you're happy" has two meanings. It could be read as genuine, like you talked about, Bo wanting to make people happy. But it could also be read in a more negative, critical way like "is this what you wanted?" Sort of blaming the audience for Bo's mental state. It goes back to how he has contradictory feelings about his fans. He loves his audience and wants them to be happy, but he also hates them for what they've done to him.

[@fojoeto]

That is deep, I will cry now.

[@kimmywhycensored6374]

Exactly this. It hits hard

[@shawny2scrawny]

I hate to be that guy, but like, genuinely curious: How ELSE would one interpret these lyrics, lol?

[@kimmywhycensored6374]

@@shawny2scrawny i agree, but so many people seem to it. Or at least they don't mention it when reviewing.

[@shawny2scrawny]

@@kimmywhycensored6374 Totally fair! No condescending attitude intended. Even amongst family I'd even say "duh", lol. Regardless, brilliant. Glad to be among cool people.

[@AngelicRamen]

On H3, he talked about how after this performance he was backstage just sobbing and shaking. The tour stopped here. Knowing the pain he went through because of his anxiety and complex relationship with his audience genuinely moves me every single time I consider it. He was having a panic attack here from everything I can tell. And he's mentioned seeing it on film years later, and how he never would have known "how panicked that person was" based on just watching himself. One thing though, Bo does love this job in a way. Earlier in this recording he tells a heckler to stop because he is "Immortalizing something he loves".

[@Orion_TheyThem]

You can definitely tell, though. Or at least those of us who also suffer from crippling depression and anxiety. All the tells are there. And when he says "I hope you're happy" at the end, you can literally see tears welling up and his face looks so broken. Also, even the pacing of this whole song emulates an anxiety attack. The breathlessness and screaming. I get chills every time.

[@dougcronkhite2113]

Yeah.. the screams at the end of this song were not scripted.. He was having a SERIOUS panic attack and pushed through it. After this special he walked away from comedy for 5 years.

[@siriusblack9999]

there's a moment in the make happy special that also stuck out to me knowing the full story, someone from the audience kept shouting stuff at him: [audience] i love you [bo] no you fucking don't, you do not... haters gonna hate, lovers gonna love, you need to reject both sides of the spectrum to leave a... healthy middle [audience] i love the idea of you [bo] stop participating, not a participatory thing going on up here... i'm trying to immortalize something i've worked on for a long time... shut up!

[@galacticriminalx]

Some say (subjectively) the burrito reference is him talking about taking on too much in his life and it spilling out negatively into other parts of his life. Dudes a fuckin genius. And THAT has to be even worse for him that people think he's a genius making it even harder to create. Probably another big reason why he stopped for 5 years. Epic

[@kitchencabinet3854]

some also say that the pringles are a metaphor for him not quite being able to reach happiness. he gets close but can’t touch it and it instead all crumbles on him when he tries to get it a different way

[@galacticriminalx]

@@kitchencabinet3854 damn. Great insight.

[@Swenglish]

Apparently, supposedly, these metaphors weren't even intentional, but they work perfectly is the thing and it's all perfectly on theme whether he meant for it to be or not. As a lyricist I've been there myself, sometimes you write some stuff and then look at it afterward and realize there's a double meaning, thematic link or symbolic metanarrative there that you weren't even aware of when you were writing it. Art really does sneak up on you sometimes.

[@mpetrie]

@@Swenglish Yeah, Bo said people were reading into it too much. The Pringles and burrito jokes were just funny and irrelevant problems that weren't supposed to have any subtext. But... even if he didn't write it that way, the analogies are perfect for the ultimate message he expresses in the second half of the song.

[@Emberdweller]

@@galacticriminalx a little off topic. For a second i though I was hallucinating when i saw that GALACTICRIMINAL was in the comments :d! p.s big fan

[@Elias110194]

You can see his hands shaking in the ending of this song. Imagine you're on the finishing line of one of the most terrifying things you've done in your life and it is a open letter about yourself.

[@bigjakemedia]

@Mollie Philostene he talks about going backstage and crying after the show in an interview.

[@Orion_TheyThem]

@Mollie Philostene he absolutely did. Said so on the H3 podcast. He was definitely not in a good place, mentally.

[@Orion_TheyThem]

@@bigjakemedia this makes me so sad every time I come back and re-watch it.

[@niero4201]

@@Orion_TheyThem Same for me..

[@boondocksdragon8959]

This is by far my favorite reaction to his rant. He said once in an interview that he was in a full-blown panic attack by the end of the show and went backstage and cried for two hours afterwards. His last scream was raw and telling, I agree. I'm so impressed by your critique of it. We watched a man break down there, and that audience cheered exactly like he knew they would. Bo is an amazing artist, and a great human being. I'm glad this wasn't the last show he ever made.

[@Whooooooops]

What makes this song even more powerful is how he put his entire heart and honest feelings into this song which was the last song of the show, and then disappeared for 5 years. He told us exactly what he was going through and i'm sure the majority of people who heard it still had no idea.

[@luwubert3251]

I've never heard anyone else talk about that last scream, and I'm so glad I'm not the only one who noticed how raw and real it felt even compared to the other ones also, if nobody else said it, he was sobbing and breaking down backstage for at least an hour after this show

[@adamwallis3235]

Apparently according to a sound engineer who worked it, the first 2 were part of the script but the last one wasn't at all and it made the people backstage shit themselves

[@osutuba]

From everything I've read, the breakdown happened for 2 hours.

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

If you ignore the sounds and watch the body, that's real. Or Bo is the greatest actor ever. He is vIBrATING.

[@kennethmclaughlin7574]

You should listen to "are you happy" it plays after this in the special

[@VanquishSoReal]

Yesss. Please do it!!!

[@thefatballistician]

yessss

[@willwatts6733]

I was about to say this

[@DuoRekt]

Yaaassss this and then the opening of inside, you need this

[@sorcererCermet]

anyone else pick up on the fact that he is in the same room at the end of make happy as the beginning of inside? like im almost certain it's a guest house on his property, but it's still interesting to note

[@Zalarius]

Another sad part about this song, is the cheers from the audience after he says "I should probably just shut up and do my job so here I go" - The audience, or at least part of it, seems to have completely missed what happened, and I can't imagine his personal reaction to that response after he bared himself to them. That was a horrible time to cheer at.

[@Schrat0815]

The reaction at that point breaks me each and every time. Like, there weren't even listening. Proofing everything he said a few moments ago.

[@oikeeherkku]

I feel like some of it is also just breaking the tension, as the cheers and claps are not loud, not that genuine. Its like awkward clapping, not knowing what to react after that

[@KeeleTasume]

And it has always killed me that you hear people cheering right after he says that.

[@ikheetjason]

Dude youre fetishizing sadness to the point that your making shit up, the crowd were cheering for the great performance he was giving. The crowd would literally have to be braindead for them to miss the point.

[@elisa._.7999]

I know, right now I am at that point in the video and had to pause and look for a comment like this. Idk I think this was the most inappropriate timing for the audience to cheer.

[@KalaniThames]

This man just gets it. Without being an actual Bo fan and he interprets everything Bo intends which go over even many fans' heads and on the first watch through. I wonder since you'd said that you weren't a fan of Bo before Inside if you'd start to turn around your opinion on him?

[@SuffiReax]

I am very intrigued to hear more of his work. I never realized he had songs like this. I thought they were all like his "Country Song" song, but I love the deep meanings he has interwoven in.

[@KalaniThames]

@@SuffiReax and likewise i’m excited to see your thoughts on them in future videos!

[@sherylh2570]

We are lucky Bo is still here. He was so low for so long. Depression is no joke and it’s not something you can will yourself out of!

[@DannyBridie]

100%. he pops into my mind a couple times a week when I'm having a bad day. I just think about him & what he's probably going through. wish he'd post more because I, along with probably all of his other fans, want to know how he's doing.

[@jasongarfitt1147]

He goes into this a lot in inside with the song "turning 30" and the speech just afterwards

[@matthewlewis8566]

Bo also said that the line “I hope you’re happy” was supposed to come off in a way like “I hope you’re f*ckin happy watching me while I’m going through this” but it came off more empathetic at this show so now people can take it either way

[@SuffiReax]

Oh dang, yeah that kinda works perfect both ways.

[@josephyn89]

I always interpreted it the reproachful way, but it didn't come out that annoyed, so it could be construed both ways. God I love Bo and this song is a constant in my life.

[@realburglazofficial2613]

I took it as a double meaning “I hope my show made you happy” “Look at what you did to me, I hope you’re happy”

[@sunblade52]

I always took it as "I hope you're happy" with an unsaid "because I'm sure not"

[@Jbrews]

With this being his last show for 5 years prior to Inside, every so often through the years, I would consistently look for the terrifying news that something happened to Bo. He wasn't afraid to be real on stage and most people took it for granted or laughed it off. I was relieved when I saw inside because I knew that my favorite comedian was still alive to say the least. I think you need to listen to "We Think We Know You" from his "What." Special.

[@jennifershappyplace6938]

Same. But after I saw Inside I have worried even more about him.

[@aclcruikshank]

That's how I felt a few years ago when I heard Eighth Grade was coming out. I was relieved to see he was exploring other art forms while he was off the radar.

[@arwynOG]

We Think We Know You and From God's Perspective are my favorites. Would love to see both of those

[@asmshafin6200]

i really like your style of reaction. calm and composed and actually listening and trying to look through instead of being animated. You deserve much more and hope you get there.

[@SuffiReax]

I appreciate that :)

[@cameronross8812]

finally a react on this calls attention to the raw primal energy of his screams is in this... The honestly terrifying thing is how... well they fit in the song, it really showcases the self-awareness he has of it all. Then you go one level deeper... He's obviously brilliant, he fully knows the measures of his success, he's logically aware that his work is largely loved... can you imagine knowing that the world finds you to high esteem, while being unable to recognize it within yourself? the human mind is a terrifying thing.

[@Jacob-sb3su]

This was his last time performing on stage, after this special he quit for 5 years. This song hit different after a couple of years when you realized he wasn't coming back for a while

[@nickm15]

I saw this live in Syracuse and I can tell you the energy in the room just kinda changed and everyone went quiet and just listened. It was honestly the best performance I’d ever seen

[@MaxNeverita]

I hope that you can watch "Are you happy?", which is the last song on the special and follows "Cant handle this". In my opinion it should always be watched together to get a complete understanding of Bo at that moment in time. And its a beautiful song. So please if you find the time watch it. It is really short but has important meaning.

[@kdaddy310]

Second this

[@dante2137]

Yo man love the reactions, you need to react to, We Think We Know You. The Finale of "what." by Bo Burnham

[@SpinningToWin]

Art Is Dead would also be an excellent one

[@Leviirus2]

Agreed. I love this one.

[@Maxwellish]

i agree

[@gavand_4423]

Thank God someone said it lol I was just about to

[@chalupacabra69_420]

Agreed. We Think We Know You not a lot of people have reacted to and it’s up there with one of his best performances.

[@deathwitheponine]

Left Brain, Right Brain is another “oh okay the kid is not as alright as we thought” Bo Burnham track if you’re interested

[@ZOMBIEKILLA192]

I feel like the "I hope you're happy" is a double-edged sword. Like he genuinely hopes he made them happy and gave them the night out that they deserve, but also the audience is a major reason for his anxiety issues so it could also be seen as "you contributed to this, I hope you're happy". Both break my heart equally.

[@scott7224]

He has always been open and brutally honest, watch Art is Dead, probably one of his best songs, and it was made more than a decade ago. When he was still just a kid.

[@lannek3240]

Another thing you might not have realized is when he said “you can tell them anything if you make it funny” is a very important line because it links back to the start of the song. What seemed like “silly” stuff become metaphors. trying to get to something (happiness) but not being able to then “tilting it” and it all being too much for the pringles and being overwhelmed with his life with the money, fame and attention are the metaphorical ingredients for the burrito. He wouldn’t have got half the “ingredients” knowing what he knows now

[@galacticriminalx]

Been hoping ud do this one. I've had this shit on repeat for years

[@chaseray7321]

It's in my top three Bo songs, may even be number one. The way he ties all of the comedy in the beginning to the deeper meaning he talks about later in the song is incredible. The whole chipotle burrito thing is, in my opinion, a metaphor for him taking on too much in life for him to handle and not realizing it was too much until it was too late and he couldn't wrap it all up in the "burrito".

[@DetroitNickel]

Same man. So good!

[@cristonsloan]

I literally (and I know that word is overused and therefore has lost its original meaning, but I'm old school, so there is no exaggeration here) could not stop listening to this every night for.... I don't even know how long…. but it was many, many weeks. The combination of everything - the comedy, the wit, the insight, the beautiful yet depressing music, the heart-wrenching, gut-gouging, soul-destroying vulnerability and sincerity.... aaargh, it's still too much. I’ve been bing-watching this again, 5 years later, thanks to “Inside” and I’m loving it (in a very emotional and tragic way) even more than I originally did. Sorry, that was a very self-indulgent rant - what I meant was, I feel you brother.

[@the1fortheages]

Amirite?

[@saskk2290]

@@cristonsloan 100%

[@proeft6252]

That line “watch as he tries to give you what he cannot give himself” makes me cry every time. Depression not only ruined my life but torched my creativity. Bo’s shit really hits home. Thanks for the video, great reaction x

[@lowi_1234]

This song is from one of his netflix specials: Make Happy, it was his last performance before quit for like 5 years because of his panics atacks on stage, so this is the last song we heard of him before INSIDE.

[@N7Slayer]

actually the last song on that specially is 'are you happy'

[@cantankerous88]

Around the time this special was released I had gone to Bo's website to see where his shows would be and his website redirected me to a page with only the question "Are you happy?" with a yes or no button to click. It really hit hard because there was only one or the other in the answer and no hiding behind normal validations or reasonings. Truly someone who makes you think.

[@SuffiReax]

Wow

[@jason.s.music.]

The moment when the audience begins to cheer right after he goes back to the burrito part makes me so unbelievably sad. He just spilled his entire heart onto them and told them his deepest fears and problems, and the audience ONLY begins to cheer when he stops talking about himself and goes back to the more comedic part of the song. Only reassuring him that they only care about his act. I can't imagine how hard that had to have been for him to hear. Really wish I could've just gave him a hug after this show man

[@althorin3165]

This was his last live performance before he took a 5 year break from performing because he was having severe panic attacks on stage. He just knew the show so well that he was able to push through. He said in an interview later on that he was actually having a panic attack during this performance, so the screams and the shaking weren't him just acting. After he walked off stage he sobbed for 2 hours and that's what made him decide to take a break from live performances. Really such an amazingly brave guy to even be willing to be so vulnerable on stage.

[@jala1551]

I have watched several of your reactions now and I have to say they are my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE of any reactions to Bo Burnham.

[@SuffiReax]

Thank you so much for your kind words! There will be more Bo to come, I am so impressed and intrigued by his work. I have never heard of Tim though

[@jala1551]

@@SuffiReax Tim Minchin is an Australian performer with a similar style, combining music with comedy with a strong satirical slant. "Thank You God", "The Good Book", "If I Didn't Have You" - are a few good ones to begin with to give you a sense of his style/tone. Though there's a lot to choose from. I'd love to hear/see your reactions to his stuff, but I'm here and subscribed regardless :) Your reactions are first class

[@huntercurbow1191]

Yes!!! Same!!!!

[@ziewe.]

Yeah that one last scream always gets me every damn time. The amount emotion you can hear behind it.

[@What-lt3lj]

Yeah, that scream gets me every time. Especially since I learned he was having a panic attack on stage. That wasn't a bit, it him trying to cope with what he is feeling and failing to do so, so it bursts out.

[@icu___]

He's special. He's real. He's what we need. I wish I could claim him as part of my generation.

[@MrHalfAnInch]

He is pouring his heart out in the burrito piece. Everything was thrown into his life so quickly and since it didn’t fit it caused him stress, depression, anxiety. I feel like there are many people reacting to Bo currently, but they haven’t been there from the beginning. It’s truly sad being here from the start and seeing how much of a toll it has taken on his life and family.

[@Bipolarama]

What I love is that the vocal effect processor is on stage and you can see him tweaking it when certain frequencies get overly highlighted or when he's on the platform with all the lights you can see him adjusting it

[@bruh7304]

Dude, this song is really deep. He’s having a panic attack, and he’s describing it and talking to himself and talking to his fans. “I don’t think that I can handle this right now” talking to them “but they don’t even know that half of it right..” to himself. Also, the whole Pringle can thing, a huge huge metaphor. Saying he bottled all his problems and sadness and anxiety and what not inside, and eventually, sometimes it spills and he has an anxiety/panic attack and he cries, or gets angry, or gets sad, it’s really really sad. Same with the burrito, all the “ingredients” (his problems) spilling out. Also, if you didn’t notice this then like dude, it’s kinda obvious; The screams at the end had so so much emotion in them, but that’s not what I’m trying to say if you didn’t notice this you’re dumb, but also, if you didn’t notice that, then bruh :/ I’m talking about how his eyes look very watery at the end, like he’s about to cry, in which he does, he weeps for like an hour after the show. Also, the “I hope you’re happy” at the end of the show, pretty much has two meanings. 1: ya know just the basic “I hope you’re happy” he means it, hopes that he made them happy. 2. “I hope you’re happy” like, I hope you’re happy, but look what you did to me... and look how much you care. They literally started cheering after he said that his problem is them, and pretty much saying, hey, I can’t handle this, I’m really anxious and stressed and scared and unhappy, and all you guys do is laugh. (What I mean by they cheered after he said that, is that they cheered as soon as he went back to the burrito thing. They didn’t care about what he said and what he was going through, I don’t remember the exact line but it’s something like, “you can make them laugh, if you make it funny make it rhyme... and if they don’t understand it, then you run it one more time.” It’s really really sad. -Some depressed 11 yr old lamo

[@obamanizer1463]

Also, you should REALLY do a reaction of his whole special "inside "and cut it into clips for youtube. its all songs.. all amazing. and Bo's content is some of your most popular right now. do it while its hot. please

[@pepperplz783]

Yes!! This!! Please

[@mrkelso]

Man, just found you a week ago, and you are proving yourself one of the quickest, most perceptive reactors I know. Kudos. The fact that you look so much like Edward Norton, who I much respect, adds a psychedelic edge as well. Very happy I subscribed.

[@SuffiReax]

Lol glad to have you!

[@matthewbartlett3442]

Actually…I see it

[@tss9886]

Bo has always been heavy if you look beyond the humor. Even in his funniest songs there are dark moments. I love how deeply you look at his stuff.

[@shadowfragment]

You're the first person I've seen point out that scream, thank you for that. I agree, that scream is chilling. It gets me every single time.

[@AmandaBee]

“I hope you’re happy” kind of has a double meaning with one being genuine and the other being more like “I hope you’re happy that this is what performing for you has done to me.”

[@hmm_okok]

A few more great songs that are deep/interesting by Bo from his middle era shows are "From God's Perspective", "Repeat Stuff" (the music video for this one is really great), "Country Song", "Sad", I'm probably forgetting a lot of them because I haven't watched these in years but if you're looking for more to watch, or feel like it; his older songs are more comedic than Inside but usually have some actual deeper meaning or breakdown where he explores something real and they're a great listen. Thanks for the insight in your reaction, a lot of people would have just said "I like that" and stopped recording without any analysis, subbed.

[@MusicalComedy]

Your reactions to Bo are among the best I’ve seen. Taking the time to pause and digest it bit by bit is a great way to comprehend the bigger message. Keep it up 👍🏼

[@mrshger3473]

THANK YOU! Finally someone is talking about that last scream. It’s been stuck in my head ever since I first heard it. May it be that they were all scripted and planned out and whatever, maybe art is dead and every show is planned out down to the tiniest details - but he FELT that last one and he needed it to finish this damn show and no one can tell me otherwise. Look at him shaking. My heart breaks for him. (English is not my first language, so please excuse any harsh mistakes.)

[@weewoo7202]

Apparently through that he was having an anxiety attack but his brain went on autopilot so that he could at least finish the song, so as soon at he left stage he broke down.

[@luigilink7568]

Maybe that's why he throws away so hard the microphone

[@hisyamhasbi8257]

damn dude. i have literally been searching "bo burnham reaction" every 2 or 3 days for awhile now, sorting by new, and yours is the best one yet as of now. Subbed

[@SuffiReax]

I appreciate it :)

[@stknightisawesome]

you absolutely get it. i just love that you pick up everything that bo is saying no matter if it's a joke or if it's his more introspective stuff. big props man and i hope you're enjoying his content.

[@beatnixnthings]

for years I kept looking for reactions to this and there weren't very many. I thought it was brilliant and touching as soon as I saw it, and I'm happy that people are discovering it now, because I thought it was very under appreciated.

[@DetroitNickel]

This was his very last live stand up performance. This gives us the entire perspective on why he stopped performing. I love this guy so much. I should have just bought the 2nd row tix to this show I had in the cart and made the trip to NY. Would've been soooo worth it. Top 5 comic all time already. Edit: great reaction!

[@NichesBeCrazy]

Great breakdown Man I've been binge watching reactions to this performance. Been suffering from panic attacks for 13+ years and there's something about seeing Bo be real about all this. This performance is funny, sad and beautiful. Love this guy and great reaction man.

[@victoriac4317]

😭😭😭 my absolute favourite. It gives me full body chills every single time.

[@ghostofpunishment]

I love the fact you are on the Bo train. With you picking apart All Eyes on Me I was really hoping you would catch the metaphors in the Pringle and Burrito bits. Either way Im still glad you did this and broke it down and talked about it thoroughly. You are really good with breaking down well written things and I think thats your wheelhouse as a reactor. That being said We Think We Know you from what would be a good next one to check out I suppose its not as deep and a bit more straightforward than the last few. If you want to check out just his more comedic songs Id start with "from gods perspective"

[@sweet_misfortune]

My friend saw one of his live shows in Chicago and when I met up with her recently and we talked a bit about Inside I said that I worried for him and she was like "why?" And I just couldn't believe she couldn't see it-especially going back to this closing song and the entire show. What you're saying makes a lot of sense. I just couldn't believe people not seeing the impact of it all. This song made me cry the first time I saw the show on Netflix like DAMN

[@WynneL]

Finally, someone else who reacted like I did to the daughter part, and to the "shut up and do my job" part where he's kind of mean to himself which I relate to, and "you don't even know the half of this right now," especially to the "you can tell them anything if you just make it funny, make it rhyme; and if they still don't understand you, then you run it one more time." His scream got to me in the same way, and at the last little bit I just get tears. "Thank you, goodnight, I hope you're happy." Absolute gut punch because he sounds so sad. I'm so glad he seems to know now what he didn't know then--he is not alone.

[@annieooton6824]

I am addicted to this performance! I’m not sure I’ve ever witnessed anything like this. The words, the threads, the beat…that heartbeat just makes me feel his panic. Knowing now that this was his last performance before he quit for 5 years adds yet another layer. I’m not sure if this is him being brave and generous by sharing his pain, or a giant “fuck you, all of you go away!” His story telling with lyric, rhythm, and visuals is simply nothing less of genius. I’m so happy he gave us “Inside,” but I’ll try to be satisfied with what he gives without demanding more. If anyone ever needs to understand anguish, show them this.

[@lowi_1234]

art is dead is one of my favorites too

[@mikeboehl5260]

I'm surprised there aren't more people in the comments posting this

[@kdaddy310]

I actually think you missed a wrinkle at the end there. The cheering isn’t inappropriate, that’s what he wanted, the crowd acknowledged that he just bared his soul but morphing back into the comedy routine at the very end I think the crowd was simultaneously showing appreciation for his openness but also cheering to play their role as the audience he had ‘’made happy”. It’s gets more meta the more you think about it.

[@charaglitchwitch674]

thankyou, i honestly couldn't handle hearing people laugh and cheer at the end when i first saw this and that was before inside ever came out.

[@51Dutchman]

First of all, really appreciate your effort to be thoughtful and empathetic in your reactions, even pausing and going back when it felt necessary. Shows a lot of effort and insightfulness on your part. In case you’re curious, he took a break from comedy after this special specifically due to panic attacks he’d get when he performed - so his anxiety displayed on stage was very much real. But it’s good he saw the warning signs after this and prioritized his mental health by taking an extended break from comedy, and based on the comments I’ve seen on KZbin, I think a lot of people did get the deeper message and just want him to feel better. Anyway, keep up the great work, dude!

[@Pointillax]

The "I hope you're happy" sounds more to me like "I hope you're happy of what you did to me", I sens a double meaning and even resentment btw, the burrito being him, he wouldn't have accepted this life if he knew half of what it meant to be a celebrity and a stage performer

[@DragonPanda4]

It hits even harder considering this is probably the last song, and show, he did before his 5 year "break".

[@dropoffstergaming]

The messy burrito metaphor for being unable to handle fame is insanely well written. Make Happy needs to be on Spotify Also new to the channel, great reactions, keep it up sir :)

[@deathwitheponine]

The most insane part of this song is that when you listen to it again (and you will because it’s brilliant) you still laugh at the Pringles bit and then you feel terrible because he’s making you laugh (his job) when he feels like all the rest of it. I love the whole special, it really works best together all as one. They rehearsed it for months in a warehouse because the lighting throughout had to be totally on point and their efforts really shine through in some epic moments. I don’t know if it’s true or not (meaning I haven’t personally found the interview yet) but someone said that after this Netflix taping he went directly back stage and had a full blown panic attack. Just heartbreaking, man. ETA I’ve read comments from people who went to the show who said when he went into the last part of the song they were feeling all of those things too. Just dead silent and conflicted, the way you’d expect normal people to react to hearing that. So at least some of them were taking it all in in the moment.

[@juliameade3964]

i was one of the people where his cries for help literally went over my head. as soon as i watched "inside" everything clicked and i think i cried watching the whole special. i've realized people forget that comedians can joke to help them cope and end up missing the deeper meaning behind things since its written out to make the audience laugh. i'm just so glad he left for the time he needed to and has continued to be open about his struggles. imposter syndrome, depression, anxiety, ..etc is so hard to deal with alone and you feel like you don't want to burden others with your issues. that's why it's so important to talk about mental health openly, so that anyone going through it knows they aren't the only one.

[@thoughtwells1209]

Great reaction. I've seen some reactions where they never caught what you're picking up from the song. Thanks for the thoughtful analysis. I would like to see you react to "We Think We Know You."

[@randamckell]

Your analysis was so spot on and it was so comforting to see someone finally understand the depth of what Bo is saying and obviously going through. It definitely went over so many people's heads and to reflect on this (even understanding it at the time) after watching Inside, my heart breaks for him. Laughing and clapping after this felt so inappropriate and I was so so worried about him. Thank you for your honesty and reality about the situation, I'm excited to see more of your reactions!

[@patiencedeaton6752]

It completely messes me up that the song right after this, "are you happy", is in the same room he filmed inside in. It makes sense because he lives there but it's almost like no time has passed at all.

[@debrahill9312]

That last scream still gives me goosebumps.

[@detectivemittons9020]

Subbed on your reaction for Bo's latest special and I am so happy I did. I love the way you articulate yourself. Your understanding and empathy really resonate with me as does the song itself. I've really appreciated these past few breakdowns. Really solid stuff ^^

[@hobiwankenobi.666]

agreed!! i actually like how he pauses the video and thinks over what he's just heard, this kind of content needs a bit of careful consideration (which is mostly why i think bo is fucking awesome, he always manages to bring all of these hidden deep meanings into his work while still being funny, original, raw AND making genuinely good songs). most of the people who film reactions like these only truly seem to pay attention to the funny parts and go "oh wow. that was deep huh" to the serious parts then immediately move on, so it's refreshing to see his reaction.

[@winchesterdean]

I got to see him perform this live in Philly and it really hit. being the same age as him and feeling like he understands some of the things I go through has been interesting. i started watching him back in his youtube high school days and watching him learn and grow at the same time I have has been really cool.

[@starblazer237]

This song is legitimately one of the more painful songs to listen to, because you can really feel his pain in it, and I hate the fact that he made it so damn catchy

[@SuffiReax]

Exactly, like someone else said, it almost makes you feel bad for being a fan

[@ryanwilson_canada]

What impresses me as a fellow person who experiences anxiety attacks unfortunately. The fact he was both able to finish the show, while experiencing one. If you've never had one, im glad. They're absolutely miserable. Is very impressive. I don't think i could do the same. Also controling all his own autotune in real time at a live show. I have nothing but respect for Bo. He is stronger than i am in that respect.

[@pomamoba]

Yes, “because I’m not” is heavily implied Art is dead by him also gives a lot of context to this

[@Pepsiplaya]

I'm so glad you watched inside before this, so you can get more of an inside of this song. Not very many reactors that listen to this song actually understand what bo goes through. This was one of his last songs played on stage before taking his 5-year break.

[@i_amtha_bonz_illa5554]

I started to watch you when you first reacted to Bo Burnham. You’re so entertaining bro, you get straight to the points. I’m definitely subscribing 💯🤙🏻

[@SuffiReax]

I appreciate it!

[@onehero8317]

'I wouldn't have got it (ingredients/situation)if it didn't fit.' I think that part goes over everyone's head. Stood out to me... but, well, decipher how ever you desire.

[@carley3986]

Love this so much. Please check out “we think we know you” from bo next. Also his song art is dead is amazing as well

[@kurtilein3]

It literally is the moment. You see the real panic attack, and his life changed when the microphone hit the floor at the end. I have not seen Bo Burnham do anything live after the moment that microphone touched the floor. So far, that is it, that was THE mic drop. Famous last words, Bo Burnham: "I hope you're happy".

[@kakky3222]

He definitely has anxiety issues, but the rest of it is just art. He wants to have the audience feel things, he's said that what happens on stage you can't believe, or something along those lines, but regardless it's absolute genius.

[@AnxietyRat]

He has said in an interview he was having a panic attack during this performance and fully broke down once off stage. It's the H3 interview. He was not doing well mentally at this point in time.

[@charlesufarley2345]

The burrito thing is a big metaphor about asking for more and more toppings, then having it not fit, and break apart .. that's why the "chorus" was the shut up and get back to the jokes..

[@alemotapenn]

Suffi: "just get the bowl" Me: "oh my sweet summer child"

[@syzeria]

super refreshing to see someone actually pay attention to the details in this video. thank you bro

[@zacharyhendershott]

From God’s Perspective is also incredibly poignant.

[@sophieceleste4771]

I respect you a lot for relistening that one part to take it in and for everything you said at 8:09 You understood it. (Even the happiness part) You understood that this is serious. Idk... Maybe it stands out to me so much because I just saw someone laugh at the "steadily declining mental health" part and was very upset about it-_- Edit : wow... he even got that it went over people's heads. God when I listened to this, okay I was 15, it took me 4-6 listens to fully understand it. I have to say.... thank you. It honestly makes me happy that you got it.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

I love how his comedy has a lot of pieces thrown in there with serious topics sprinkled in .. He is freaking brilliant. Your line about you thought it was going to get deep ..... Then it hit later ..... hard. It got real fast. He baited you twice and then tore your heart out. It's brutal

[@sallycriss353]

The ending gives me chills. I cried the first time I watched the performance.

[@iamdavidmooremusic6995]

This is the best reaction to the song I have ever seen. You grasped this so well. Thankful for you, Bc this song and the meaning is insanely powerful and meaningful

[@angelav4401]

I loved how deep you got into analyzing the lyrics, this is by far my favorite reaction to this song

[@beerfoot]

Thank you for providing actual analyses and understanding of Bo on the first watch. So many crappy reactions of people just laughing or not really getting what he is saying. Big ups, subbed.

[@Tulip_bip]

yeah hes the only guy ive seen so far whos managed to pick up on the most subtle stuff

[@Alicia-gd6hx]

I really appreciate how you digested and understood this song. You talked about what you imagine happened after this -- Bo going home and deciding to quit performance. The great thing that came from Make Happy is that Bo got enough buzz and "clout" around his name following the release of this special that he was finally able to fund and direct his debut feature film "Eighth Grade" which he wrote back in 2014. Finally, he was able to collaborate with other people and express his ideas in a way that didn't have to come from his own face. He's said many times that making that movie was the most fulfilling creative project of his life, and it's a truly beautiful and moving film that everyone should see! But my point is that Bo found another creative outlet that didn't require direct audience interaction and was able to thrive in it. Lucky for all of us, he didn't just wallow in his own mental distress for 5 years like "Inside" might lead us to believe.

[@ItsYuvaan]

When he completes performing this song, he goes into a room. Where he plays a beautiful question on his piano - "Are You Happy?". This is the same room he recorded and performed 'Inside' in. You should check it out please. Absolutely beautiful.

[@SatanicWren]

The way he just tossed the mic down and walked away as soon as the song is done just feels so sad. I hope you do “Are You Happy?” which he played “backstage” to finish off this special. Its really just him singing about his depression. Its super short but also just really heartbreaking, but also at the same time, really beautifully sung. One of my favorites from him.

[@TracyKelton]

This was the tour he was having panic attacks on. I saw this live and it was INTENSE. He was so open and vulnerable, i don't think there was a dry eye on the theater when he dropped that mic

[@shaunperregrino5263]

Dude. You 100% get a sub for this video alone. One of the few people to react to this song and understand and feel the message he had behind it. Great work

[@vilevalkyr]

I love the scream being a HA sound representing laughter at what he's saying as it seems to be his audience laughing at all the serious stuff he's said

[@Bunderboats]

This reminds me of hey ya so much That song has a line that fits in with this so well its “yall dont want to hear me you just want to dance” and this is basically saying the exact same thing