Bo Burnham Transcribed YouTube Videos While Writing 'Eighth Grade' | Close Up

[@margaritak6900]

Having John Krasinski and Bo Burnham in the same table is amazing since they both had incredibly successful and unexpected directorial debuts.

[@JamesWVanFleet]

Krasinski directed two films prior to "A Quiet Place": "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men" and "The Hollars."

[@TheRockerX]

"A Quiet Place" is not Krasinsky's directorial debut. His first two films were critical and commercial flops, which is why you don't hear about them

[@Gringle_]

wow thank u

[@gajendrayadav6186]

The Hollars was good, though.

[@valhalla1240]

you can tell these much older dudes are sincerely impressed by him ^^

[@DeityBladeGaming]

I love the idea that some random kid who made an obscure video for their friends might have been watched by Bo Burnham

[@minibini6055]

That realy kinda sounds beautiful

[@BrokenGodEnt]

It feels like Bo is 100% the smartest person in every room he's in.

[@notsohandyandy]

John looks legitimately interested in the observations Bo is making. The older members at the table look totally glassy-eyed. I think Bo said "KZbin" and they immediately dropped out.

[@mikespeight8805]

What's interesting is that both John Kransinski and Bo Burnham are huge David foster Wallace fans. So I think it makes sense that they are interested in media and it's influence on our culture, and vice versa.

[@drdoom1756]

no they didn't you piece of shit

[@valhalla1240]

I think they looked impressed that this "kid" (in their eyes probably) was so articulate and had so much to say...

[@sayuriwillis5984]

YAS SLAY ME WITH YOUR ARTICULATION

[@demibeans]

"The movie of her life wasn't interesting." Hearing him speak about the struggles a lot of teenagers are facing nowadays is actually really accurate. I have a younger sister who tries to put up this really strong and wise front. Sometimes I forget she's a teenager, until she's breaking down under the weight of things she hasn't actually fully learned and experienced. A lot of teenagers now are truly a different breed than before and a lot of on screen portrayals don't really touch on the struggles they face now. I haven't watched Eighth Grade, but I'll definitely give it a go soon.

[@HermanFalckHow]

Bo Burnham is just making it more clear every year that he is the most defining artist of the millenial generation. He is so on the button on what the problems we are dealing with as a collective group and really good at finding the joy and art of it. I feel vastly inadaquat whenever I see him do anything because he is my age and he is just top of every field he goes into. But he is clearly such a hard worker and have been since his early teens. Love his success.

[@virginiavanni2259]

Totally agree with you, and also feel vastly inadequate in comparison.

[@parkviewmo]

Hey, everyone feels inadequate next to Bo! I have decided he is just a gift, and I look to him for ultimate truth. Sort of.

[@PlaidNarwhal]

Well, this comment has aged well.

[@superdrwholock]

You're worth isn't defined by how much clout you have dude, dw about it :)

[@katrinatilley1427]

​@@parkviewmo So true, lol. One might even say, we all feel so....SMALL....next to him. 😂😂😂

[@LeighAnneMarie]

3:26 props to Bo for so gently and kindly calling attention to the lack of diversity of storytellers represented at this table

[@deeplyconfused13]

It always surprises me again how smart and articulate and aware Bo is. It's easy to dismiss comedians, but honestly the good ones are some of the most interesting and smart people around when it comes to looking at our culture/society to be honest.

[@IluvUFCgirl4eva11]

"Wow." - John Krasinski 2018

[@LuisMedina1]

I love how Bo makes the comment about corporate-made and talk show-related videos usurping the trending spots while 13-year-olds are pouring their hearts out in unseen little vlogs, inside a corporate-made video that is doing the same thing. Like when Lakeith Stanfield went barefoot on that one sneaker show and said that he buys expensive sneakers because he's a millionaire but kids shouldn't feel that pressure or put that strain on their wallets. Not compromising their ideals or voices, not fearing about "biting the hand that feeds". I love it, and they both inspire me.

[@lucamolta]

oh wow love that guy want to see that

[@lucamolta]

i read glover saw him dancing alone on the dance floor and liked his style and thats where it started with him being cast. Ive been dancing alone for way too long so wouldn't mind having that kind of surprise. I watched some sneaker doc on netflix which literally made me want to gag people dying for sneakers in stampede to the store or during a mugging. similar to football matches breaking out in riots and causing deaths not to mention people being displaced and forced out of their homes in order to build the stadium like in brazil. No love of sports or sports heroes is worth that ostentatiousness may cause fatal accident.

[@troygaspard6732]

His humble empathy truly shines here, and stands in glaring contrast to the cynicism of Hollywood.

[@mallorielouann546]

Every time I watch an interview with Bo Burnham, he gives such strong points and makes everyone think in a different way. You can just sense the uniqueness of his way of thought and I really appreciate that. Much different than most artists nowadays.

[@nainarathi6926]

It never fails to amaze me how smart and articulate Bo is. Never ever.

[@audih0e]

god i want john and bo to work together holy shit

[@nicoleyolleyable]

Bo is fantastic. I hope he gets an Oscar

[@johnsailorsgoat]

This guy is so damn smart.

[@Kate-oy6qd]

So well spoken and articulate- you can’t help but be enamored by his overall person. Ever since his time in stand-up he has had such a way of portraying and speaking of experiences in an authentic way that keeps your interest! Can’t wait to see his other projects in the future.

[@valhalla1240]

My major problem with teen-movies is that the characters always seem to understand the exact moment they're in in the chronology of their life, which is impossible! We all live slightly in the past and slightly in the future at all times and only in hindsight are we able to put it all together and see where we were "truly" at (but not even truly truly, because again: we're altering our past images of ourselves to fit into this one cohesive narrative, which is not what life is). And Bo didn't do that, which shook things up pretty nicely :)

[@cainesy7913]

Finally an interview where the guest is asked a question and has the "airtime" to fully answer it. This format is so underused.

[@DickMittens]

Can you just upload the full roundtable? I hate these small clips.

[@resurrectionist1]

They release the full roundtable closer to awards season. Think of these as the trailers for the full roundtable.

[@DickMittens]

@@resurrectionist1 Ok cool. Thanks.

[@HermanFalckHow]

@@resurrectionist1 Do they though? Because there a bunch of backlog I can't find. I'd gladly pay for these.

[@resurrectionist1]

@@HermanFalckHow Yes they do. This is the screenwriter's roundtable. They'll upload it early 2019.

[@kobe24OBCity]

I know this is the internet but ill assume you're right

[@DarwinsChihuahua]

He's Bo, yo! The greatest rapper ever!

[@trickalexander3085]

And he'll weather your weather whether you think he's clever or not!

[@Xeroc_]

Bo Burnham sounds so smart always.

[@Kishan_Baijnath]

Eighth Grade is such an important film for our generation. I'm so glad it exists.

[@finchcarvingadiamond]

I'm so glad my age group has him to look up to. Go Bo. Yo.

[@GOD999MODE]

He knows how to speak

[@robbiemorgz]

The presenter is looking at Bo like a proud Dad

[@artheaux666]

Goodness I can't wait for the whole table

[@gemgen101]

Beautiful opening shot! 3:39 Bo show cases more of his learned intelligence by referencing the movie “Wag the Dog”. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think of that film once in a while, out of no where. It’s about politics and the lengths we’ll go to to lie to cover horrible truths or to gain popularity and votes and how the people deal with news. Watch it. Bo & I recommend . I HAD to watch for my film degree but it’s still a very important piece for anyone that’s also entertaining, eye-opening, & revealing

[@vminisreal5517]

Notice how he kept on looking downward while talking? Yeah Bo. Anxiety sucks

[@henrik8279]

Nah dude i just think that he is shy and introverted he said so himself once. I get the feeling aswell that he looks down just to think. I don't think him looking down is related to his anxiety that directly.

[@vminisreal5517]

@@henrik8279 he also said himself that he's socially anxious so yeah

[@spacejesusadventure]

@@vminisreal5517 He said he had stage anxiety, which is different. He's glance down because (1) that's what people do when they're thinking complexly and (2) there's like nine other people seated around him so orienting his focal point would be hard and awkward.

[@Gregavision]

I think he's looking down because he knows many of the people at the table may not understand or appreciate what he's saying. Especially when he criticizes Hollywood and when he brings up Trump as being a huge problem, he may have been worried that someone at the table didn't agree about Trump.

[@abandonablesnowman]

I really hope my image of Bo as this great guy can stay that way. It was such a let down when Louis C.K. turned out to be garbage

[@richardperez6945]

How was he garbage though?

[@MaLLinz289]

You know what happened here? A young man who knows the world is an evil, unfair place lit on fire by the older generation, trying to gently tell the morally compromised white Hollywood elite that the time for overly vengeful justice has come. And those elite staring at him with disdain, because the rise of his kind means the end of their kind. Except Krasinki--he was paying attention and trying. I respect Bo's restraint as more productive, but I would've been way more blunt about the fact this is a table full of over-40 out of touch white people who don't know that the Internet is going to eat Hollwood alive and sell it for parts. I would've wiped that dead predatory look off their faces.

[@artheaux666]

I thought I was the only one who noticed--did you see the part where Bo said he was watching a video of a middle school girl, and Paul Schrader (old white guy sitting next to Krasinski) looked over at John with a weirded expression. As if to say Bo's intentions were icky. Thankfully, John knew that wasn't it and it was much more respectful and nuanced than what that guy was thinking. Yuck.

[@NGEternal]

@@artheaux666 Might be one bad apple though, at least wrt this point, cause the rest seem to get it. I mean come on, I don't hold it against him cause that's simply the generation he's from. My dad is the same and I know he does not mean to be condescending or overly old fashioned about KZbin videos of middle school girls, it's just the way he was raised. We forget just how new and contemporary things like vlogging are. You are taking the most powerful communication device, the internet, and combining it with the most powerful communication medium, video. It's bound to be weird. I don't even think children should be allowed to vlog without adult supervision, or even go on the internet without some kind of supervision, although admittedly this idea is 10-20 years away after we see the serious mental health issues that surface as a result of such insane social media exposure. We already see it with the increase of adolescent depression, but it can get even worse.

[@artheaux666]

Somebody I get that entirely. With the Danielle Cohns of the world, that mentally is fine to have. But in this context it felt dismissive and icky. Him being at that table should have let him know that Bo had something to bring to the table and he was skillful and respectful when talking about it. And still he got that look. It just rubbed me the wrong way. It’s fine that the newer generation has that skepticism, cause I do as well, but in this setting it felt straight up disrespectful.

[@saiashwin26]

@Agile Assistant I think this guy doesn't know much about Paul Schrader or his work, He is completely non-judgemental about others. They should watch the Q&A with him and Alex Ross Perry and they would understand instead of judging a person for some "look" they gave in an edited 5 minute video

[@Tacbrovich]

the first 5 seconds are the funniest thing I've ever seen

[@kerberb5994]

Is that John and Bo in the same room? Holy shit.

[@ladyastralis]

Bo nails it again.

[@m0rbiidz]

Is- is that Jim Halpert from the office..?

[@bro-bf7nj]

god bo burnham was so right for everything hes ever said

[@la_pcb]

I need the full video.

[@NGEternal]

yea but idk this is a fantastic trailer imo

[@gabrielameireles5432]

so many words... you do you bo...you do you

[@SpoonsForks]

1:46 doesn't even crack a laugh hahahhahahah

[@Julia-yr1dm]

OK but imagine this: A "The Office" spin-off show about teens directed by Bo Burnhan and Bj Novak!!!!!!!

[@neilgiri]

His jaw and voice resembles to tarantino.

[@davidjames-cameron617]

Thats crazy accurate. Basically Tarantino minus the cocaine 😂

[@SofiaFP]

how dare you lol

[@valhalla1240]

Tarantino minus the sexism

[@Gleestuff3000]

Tarantino minus the n word

[@groovegnome]

Can’t unsee.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

I loved Eighth Grade.

[@dangshnizzle6929]

While i did not entirely enjoy it, I don't think the purpose was to enjoy it. It was likely to educate, or at the very least, provide insight.

[@bee4590]

OK title is completely different from the content but OK

[@brooksbrooks6805]

Well he did say how he "transcribed youtube videos to make his movie" and then the rest is just building upon that by talking about his thoughts and feelings about why he made the movie

[@brooksbrooks6805]

0:31

[@monkiboi14]

1:45 same

[@tiff8346]

i want to watch the list of yt videos he watched.

[@merlijndouwes999]

Why does everyone look like dwarfs among bo.

[@MisterFoxx]

Peter looks like Dutch from Red Dead 2 lmao

[@katrinatilley1427]

Why do I feel like most of the people at this table aren't exactly looking at Bo with respect in their eyes? It's almost like they're mostly just humoring him. And Bo Burnham is not someone to be "just humored" by others.

[@LightYagami-wt1jw]

I love you Bo

[@lovelypacific]

💀Can someone explain to me what he was talking about? He was a bit too vague, perhaps because they didn’t show the question being asked

[@whiplashfilms]

Diversity in filmmaking I think

[@TuanNguyen-ko9wz]

And not just racial diversity. He wants us to find beauty and pain in different genders, ages, hobbyists, etc.

[@mayahorii]

I think he was responding to political correctness, saying that it overcorrects sometimes but the overall mentality has a good effect

[@RENTlover333]

bo is the best.

[@gracek8948]

This dude loves big words doesn't he

[@neilkristjansson8477]

Big words typically have more precise definitions that convey more specific ideas.

[@Vzla-bg6pd]

I compare Bo with Robbie Williams being alive again.

[@ecarneylaw]

Are they getting enough oxygen?

[@brynleyjones2674]

I feel like this will be a one hit wonder for Bo, at least from a directorial standard. It was a lot like lady bird, in the sense that it was well written, but not cinematically amazing.

[@LE-sx3or]

I'd like to revisit this comment in the wake of his Emmy nominations for Inside 😏

[@zoeathenaoberoi6688]

Yaaaaaa boiii

[@juliajesus35]

this damned presenter lol

[@rebeccanascimento8234]

who are you, i love you

[@simulationdisruptor6033]

He's a wacky musical comedian, look him up??

[@rebeccanascimento8234]

@@simulationdisruptor6033 wacky? All I hear is a brilliant, well spoken creative man and I did look him up, he got a big new fan here :)

[@simulationdisruptor6033]

@@rebeccanascimento8234 then you obviously Haven't seen his specials. Wacky is putting it mildly. Not a bad thing, wacky equals interesting to me. You asked a question , I answered.

[@rebeccanascimento8234]

@@simulationdisruptor6033 well we have similar tastes then, i just wouldnt call that. I said who are you cause i didnt knew he before,it was rethorical, anyways...

[@The1nvisibleJeevas]

@@rebeccanascimento8234 my outlook on life has changed and broadened significantly since I found him (and promptly began speedily devouring every ounce of his content). He's best known for playing a giant pretentious ass on stage for comedic effect, but that couldn't be farther from who he really is. Easy to love, writes catchy and witty songs and is intelligent as fuck. An amazing role model for our generation.

[@roxyredrose1]

ok i do this

[@MaxIronsThird]

4:15 Gay Panic?

[@pepperpattynaise]

Q bb

[@bretttheroux8040]

Huge fan of bo. But to characterize the election of a president as a ‘cultural failure’ of the country is just a really unfortunate take in its tacit derision of literally half the country

[@mrmagongus]

As much as he's probably talking about his fundamental personal disagreement with the president of the time, it's also entirely possible he's talking about the electoral divide itself, the caricature that represents two-party politics, that voting isn't based on beliefs, but rather beliefs are shaped to feel like belonging to the tribe, yknow? The cultural failure, to me, is how Americans felt/feel so wholly opposite to their supposed counterpart. Again, Bo is probably talking strictly in terms of his personal distaste for the results, but the dichotomy of how a president in a two-party system is viewed in America is in itself worthy of dissection as a point of "cultural failure". It's trying to explain something as black-and-white, while reality is utterly and completely grey