Bo Burnham on political correctness in comedy

[@MJ.unplugged]

I like how the interviewer hardly spoke or interrupted

[@charbelalam2648]

That's a fundamental rule of interviewing, and true professionals always follow it.

[@mikeyytu9283]

and when he did i couldn’t hear him

[@ashtonfox1514]

it’s so rare to see

[@walvaro1298]

@@mikeyytu9283 lkkmllm.

[@abrannan]

@@charbelalam2648 And that's precisely it. Anthony Mason was doing an *interview*, not bringing in someone to disagree with him so he can shout over them. That lack of ego is so refreshing and so what society is missing.

[@altoidius6252]

I love how Bo Burnham is like, THE ONLY Hollywood celebrity/comedian who actually understands what the internet is as a public entity.

[@geobeeblaster5602]

@@clockworkcrew8012 Quite clearly he has, I mean he basically reinforced this view in Inside.

[@mq5731]

Didn’t Bo get started on YT? It would make sense if he knows the internet well having grown in it.

[@redshiftcomplx2652]

Especially after Inside, it shows how he has changed to appease this public entity

[@geobeeblaster5602]

@@redshiftcomplx2652 No, he really hasn't

[@redshiftcomplx2652]

@@geobeeblaster5602 Ok

[@gsboss]

can bo give us some book with no jokes, just honest opinions?

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

Why not both?

[@PogaltaEditz]

BigBird Music Because the jokes may confuse the message.

[@iwatchkittenvids45]

As opposed to fake ones

[@Dead_L4st]

Old comment, but he doesn't value his own opinion to do that at the moment. He feels that there are a lot of intellectuals who are much more well equipped than he is. But anytime I've heard him speak seriously I honestly think he should express his honest opinions more than he does. I read plenty of intellectuals and not many are as insightful as he is.

[@slashandbones13]

His honest opinions would naturally result in some jokes.

[@christianalmli9085]

Such a good egg. That guy has the potential to become one of the greats one day.

[@dylanldeez]

He already is

[@christianalmli9085]

SkEpTiC Legacy I disagree with that. He's nowhere near the brilliance and finesse of Louie ck's stand up, Carlin, or any other of the major names in stand up comedy. When I say one of the greats, I mean one of the truly great, and he's definitely on the path, but he's still got some walking to do.

[@Kilioh15]

+christian almli If you really think he is worse or not as clever as Louis Ck, you didn't understand anything that Bo made so far.

[@dylanldeez]

christian almli Watch Make Happy and What. a few more times and actually read into it. Even his Words Words Words special was brilliant. He's very introspective and very self-aware. He's revolutionized stand up in it's own unique way.

[@christianalmli9085]

SkEpTiC Legacy no, he didn't revolutionize standup. Yes, he's very self aware and introspective, but to say he revolutionized standup is a massive falsehood.

[@Pyrobolimenos1988]

"That's part of the gamble of what performing is...it is meant to be interpreted in any way it can." For some reason I had never thought of it this (absolutely correct in my opinion) way

[@usedforks]

That's.... Just simply not true. And I have a feeling if Bo hadn't been the one to say it, you wouldn't have praised it like you did.

[@joebynum9056]

@Bob if they are wrong it will be proven so, that’s how media analysis works. Media literacy is a skill that needs to be practiced, because you cannot judge a work based solely on the intention of the creator.

[@kimuralove1096]

Reactions to comedy (as with other personally created art forms) are subjective. People can have unpopular feelings or reactions to bits, but what he said about comedy's ability to be interpreted in any way it can be is accurate.

[@alessandroscuderi7300]

Burnham pretty much hits the nail on the head here and BIll Burr has similar view where the people that feel offended are such a small minority that who cares what they say? As Burr puts it, it's like 1 blog and some tweets, why not just ignore that vocal minority for like a week and it just disappears w/ no consequence. Burnham's point about the pendulum swinging in the right direction is also a very good point. While SJW and political correctness has gone too far, right now it still better than decades ago when racism and misogyny were accepted. We just have to hope the political correctness doesnt get too out of hand that it infringes on free speech like Burnham says.

[@jaykaykaykay4416]

Small minority =/= small influence. "offense takers" aren´t the silent majority but they have a more influence than blogs and tweets, people are losing their jobs, policy and law is catering to them, politicians are using their talking points etc. If it were possible to just ignore, like one mostly does one would, but it´s not possible because they have too much power. "We just have to hope the political correctness doesn´t get too out of hand that it infringes on free speech" Where have you been for the last few years?

[@haroldhernandez1560]

Alessandro Scuderi We've always had "Political Correctness" (Hate that word). People pretend as if its brand new thing. Like Bo saids, the thought behind PC is not bad. The problem with now is everything going viral. We make PC too much of a problem, and THATS why it becomes a problem. Ghostbusters blew up because it went viral. They marketed towards the fact that so many people are PC and to the people that hate it. The fact that we HATE anything PC is part of the problem as well. Ironically enough, you have people offended because people get offended. Its all media bullshit.

[@towelzz9873]

Please remind me jay, which comedians have been put in jail because of their jokes?? This whole "SJW culture is infringing on free speech" is bullshit because nobody goes to jail or gets arrested because of it. People like Milo fucking think they're some kind of martyr for free speech because they were banned from twitter, when twitter has every right to ban who they please. And again, Milo isn't in jail.

[@uriah9559]

cuz bill is a boston asshole not a well spoken millennial

[@uriah9559]

trust me ive met boston assholes lol that why ive seen bill's specials 100's of times haha

[@lethality666]

His mom is a hospice nurse? That explains a lot about how he's so grounded, but he's also extremely intelligent. Between his music, his singing ability, and his wit he's one of the most talented people I've seen in a long time.

[@MyrdinVR]

Oh yea he's definitely had moments where seeing his mom completely desensitized to death, that she can come home from something so human but so tragic and just make dinner, has had a profound effect on humbling him and his understanding of life

[@Laxton_Himself]

It also explains how doing FaceTime right is the least of her worries 😂

[@mattmammone2338]

My Aunt is a hospice nurse and she is a stone cold psychopath. It goes both ways.

[@klg6917]

YES!! This was the first time I heard about his moms job and it kind of just summed up his nihilism

[@TPRM1]

Probably the most multi-talented comedian/actor/anything he tries his hand at since Jamie Foxx.

[@jonathoncombs2553]

I always just stare at his hair and want to comb it.

[@blazedandconfused477]

That explains your last name.

[@crackpipecharmbracelet]

Jonathon Combs I wanna jonathon combs your hair

[@WombieFerguson]

Live by the Combs, die by the Combs.

[@horacethecheese1009]

Just realised I've been legit imagining combing his hair lol. Thanks

[@siresorb1419]

Jonathon Combs you might be gay

[@abrahamsoltero3801]

how crazy is it that Bo understood al this at 25 before cancel culture popularized and yet he is still pretty much correct, yet a lot of comedians that are far more experienced than him seem to be so childish about it and totally misunderstand it all, bo is a GOAT

[@SeanWinters]

It's not a good opinion to have though. It is objectively worse to have a progressive crowd then, say, a crowd from 1990 which laughed at racist jokes. He makes the fundamental false assumption that these leftist smear merchants are somehow tolerant when they are the least tolerant people on earth.

[@edwardfeldman3533]

Actually he was just a KID when he started doing comedy

[@intercoursehandguns851]

Like when he said the pendulum "swung a little too far but it's in a good direction, it'll correct itself". Still waiting for that correction. I don't see how anyone is so much of a mental bottom they feel like they DESERVE to be oppressed because other people are. This is just another "I'm a hero" stance.

[@Xfacta12482]

@@intercoursehandguns851 It already has. Cancel culture is nothing like it was in 2018ish. Its not an "I'm a hero" stance... its simply an opinion with... go figure, a little bit of nuance. I guess that is shocking for some people to hear in a world where everyone is totally politically polarized. Not everything is "the liberals fault"... and not everything is "the republicans" fault.

[@TheGavio93]

Holy shit he hit the nail on the head.

[@ytmndan]

When he said no comedians were going to jail for a joke? Count Dankula would beg to differ.

[@TRBLarsen]

This was posted in 2016 well before that whole affair

[@Strikeoutking]

Wrong is wrong and his downplay on censorship being historically dangerous is ignorant.

[@LjuboCupic1912]

@@Strikeoutking getting banned off of Twitter (a PRIVATE company) is not censorship.

[@nukeninmgt1504]

@@ytmndan I don’t mind the guy, but to call him a comedian is a bit much.

[@TheRealSkycraft28]

Very articulate and fair

[@austinnewell4788]

MFkent Studios articulate??

[@matthewhovda5989]

austin Newell articulate

[@strxkereye]

@@austinnewell4788 “well spoken”

[@codythep]

This hits a little different after Inside. This is a genius take on it.

[@clockworkcrew8012]

He would probably not agree with this take now. That was one of the main points of Inside, and actually him only making jokes about white people is following critical race theory. Rac-ism is a system defined by race, in favor of one race over another. The racists would then be the people who benefit from the system favoring their race, and they defend the system because it works for them, creating some racist justification like black people are criminals. You cannot be racist against racists though, as the system benefits them. You can't be racist towards white people as white people will still benefit by being shot by cops less, possessing generational wealth, and being trusted more, no matter what one person says about them.. If you are racist to black people you are perpetuating the the system of racism that already exists, you are buying into the system that wants you to believe that, spreading the lie to others, then making you a racist. Some songs as evidence: white woman Instagram, comedy, thats how the world works, and welcome to the internet. And Just so everyone knows, yes, the typical use of racism how you know, discrimination on race, is a thing, but when we are talking about society, culture, and nations, this is the accepted and widely practiced academic theory. We don't live in an equal system, we still live in a racist one, where racism disproportionately affects some more than others, and we must acknowledge that so we can fix the issue, demolishing any racial structure we find. Then with no race structure, where there is full equality, no one could be racist, then you could joke about whatever you want. But until then, jokes that would support the racial-class structure of our society, are racist.

[@shrunkenmonkey5]

@@clockworkcrew8012 how long did it take you to write this my god

[@clockworkcrew8012]

@@shrunkenmonkey5 not more than 10 mins

[@gingermlg]

@@clockworkcrew8012 "Racism is a system-" I'm gonna stop you right there, no it isn't.

[@clockworkcrew8012]

@@gingermlg so what makes you think you even know, because you obviously don't. Dissecting the word racism, the -ism is defined as a system, and based on race. The world is based on societal systems, and all racism is systemic. Society reflects the attitudes of individuals, as all systems are formed on individual components. Capitalism is a system in favor of capital. These are the scientific breakdowns of the words that you would know yourself if you actually did any sort of research on it.

[@mugflub]

He's such a smart dude. I miss his comedy.

[@Gold_EP]

Heeees back

[@nickanderson7214]

buddy do I have some good news for you...

[@MikeyVonD]

Buddy do we have some upsetting news.

[@adamrodger5351]

If you can watch Inside and not be at least a little upset, you're not doing it right.

[@GerardoBecerra597]

@@adamrodger5351 upset about what exactly?

[@ginganinja5921]

Bo Burham in interviews in one of my favorite things. He's completely different than he is on stage. He speaks clearly and logically about his own opinions whether any of us agree or not. Very respectable.

[@robhiggins7823]

Crazy how he’s only 30, he’s built such a career and has a cult following by the time he was 30, most comedians would get their big break on something like SNL in their late 30s

[@PikeProductions23]

I think you have a misunderstanding of the age of the cast on SNL

[@andrewkohler3707]

This is two and a half minutes of someone having the right takes on every aspect of the issue.

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

The "having their lives ruined by twitter!1!1!1" just doesn't exist though. That's kinda stupid ngl

[@andrewkohler3707]

@@yellowcactustvz4929 I'd say that it's exaggeration to say that people's lives actually are *ruined*, but people can be pretty brutally harassed on Twitter by a self-righteous crowd of people who tend not to see nuance.

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

@@andrewkohler3707 Just turn off the pc, close your eyes or something. That's not an actual problem, if it does not cross over the line between online and real life it's just whining

[@andrewkohler3707]

@@yellowcactustvz4929 I suggest you look up cyberbullying; it's not always that easy. Although that being said, often in this particular case troglodytes are just angry that they can't spout bigoted ideas without people getting mad at them.

[@krusenator123]

@@andrewkohler3707 Bo acting like these people have power lol

[@stevencross6189]

I know you don't like to oversaturate yourself Bo but please keep some content coming. Every time i hear you speak it gives me a bit of hope and that isn't always so easy to find.

[@ryanpulliam8987]

steven cross he said after he made his last special he might be finished

[@oceanx102]

he might go into other mediums, like ones that still involve writing, i.e. movies, tv, books, etc.

[@onismbeloved]

He stopped because he wasn’t feeling happy, he was making others happy but he wasn’t happy himself

[@oof-rr5nf]

steven cross Same here, man.

[@trash_chan]

He has a movie now.

[@dylanmoran7235]

So glad someone can see that " Being PC " isn't the end of the world - and while sure, the extreme is a frightening theoretical, the Anti-PC argument winds up as a worse alternative which tends to just be people looking for an excuse to whip out the n-word. Glad to see a comic willing to push it while acknowledging sense - proud to be a fan of your work, Burnham!

[@blobber51]

Anti PC is better than being PC. Understand that, now go back to your liberal colleges.

[@baconingbad]

Izzy You are not helping it. Even though I agree that Political Correctness is a nightmare these days.

[@GOOM]

Jaime how edgy of you

[@dylanmckenzie7840]

@@blobber51 The problem with that, which I think Bo stated really well, is that by being anti political correctness we risk reverting to a time where it was common and okay to have racist, sexist, and homophobic points of view. While over policing of speech is a problem, it's better than the alternative which devalues years of progress. Political correctness also isn't a new thing. It's always been relevant in younger generations. It's the reason we no longer use the f slur and the reason we no longer call black people negros. The civil rights movement, women's suffrage movement, and gay rights movement were all filled with people of the now older generations whose views were seen by their elders in a similar way to how our views are seen now. Society evolves with time and political correctness is part of that. Plus, if a word makes someone around you uncomfortable and it costs you nothing to not say it then the only reason you could have to say it is to be rude or for satire to make fun of people who say it seriously... People have the right to be upset at that in the same way you have the right to say it.

[@happyburgerman9724]

@@blobber51 lmao

[@eliza6971]

"My mom is a hospice nurse" as someone who did a super light version of that job for less than a year, I think a lot of things about Bo's work just clicked into place for me.

[@tunciku]

would you please elaborate?

[@Mensa000]

CBS needs to fire their audio guy.

[@MichaelTurner856]

Ok Robert

[@lijiang1342]

Why is your name mensa

[@austinjim9082]

@@lijiang1342 why is your name lijiang

[@eddydrouet1888]

@@lijiang1342 Mensa Deez nuts ayooo

[@lijiang1342]

@@austinjim9082 I asked first

[@theamhway]

he is sooo cute, smart, and nice at the same time...

[@Tozzie50]

I'm Someone yes

[@Theodore764]

I love how his torso has an arm on either side.

[@jeffreysaltinstall5059]

If only he were funny

[@sxkyblue4313]

Jeffrey Saltinstall he is

[@shrekswife2432]

I love his eyes and their blue-ish brown-ish green-ish colour...

[@thekingdomoffenn]

Exciting to see him talking about how terrible the internet can be here.. certainly inspired ‘welcome to the internet’

[@stuffguy6664]

shit hes well spoken 0_0 most comedians are though I believe..

[@14AspenDrive]

well they do it for a living

[@mc76]

Or to paraphrase Katt Wiliams, if you are an artist of substance, you adapt. The problem is that too many standups are one-trick ponies who rail against people messing with their one trick.

[@KidFresh71]

Great job by the interviewer, giving Bo time to speak and his answers some room to breathe.

[@curtisholsinger6023]

"How do you not understand that the audience has the same impulse that you do?"

[@zaina761]

i haven’t heard one bad take come out of this man’s mouth

[@moiseslopez5185]

I KNOW

[@therainbo4680]

I love the idea of him so much

[@ciaranhayes3212]

Stop participating

[@Metallute]

A true fan's comment. Good reference.

[@KufLMAO]

the ‘idea’ of him? Why are you talking about him like he’s some hypothetical entity

[@goodolarchie]

Bo is so on point. Massive respect for him, I hope he can keep turning out specials and push the medium.

[@thaumaTurtles]

I got good news for you, hand-delivered from the future

[@StajoLaBell]

Boy did he ever 🤣

[@frankcillette7327]

I couldn't agree more with his sentiment here.

[@fiandrhi]

Wow. It's almost surreal to see someone talk sensibly about this issue.

[@D3vilB4sket]

We're all thinking it and he just comes out and says it. What a guy👍👏👏👏👏

[@aeadg313]

yay a new Bo interview! well spoken as usual

[@mathewmara2184]

Bo Burnham is an amazing comic. "Words words words" is one of the 5 best hours of comedy ever. It's a brilliant piece of art.

[@BrandEver117]

Where is the full interview?

[@maxscene7]

I love how he differentiated things and how he gives the young people a chance.

[@MadTimmy]

Good rule of thumb: A joke has to be more funny than it is offensive. Problems arise when a joke isn't funny enough to carry its offensiveness. If its not funny its a statement, not a joke.

[@solts9576]

Comedy: A subjective form of entertainment Madtim: "If it doesn't fit my exact definition of Funny, it's not a joke, its a statement"

[@remembertotakeshowerspleas355]

That's an incredibly egotistical perspective. It's gotta be the worst take I've heard on the whole "comedians are scared of political correctness" debate.

[@Pie_The_Man]

even if it isn't funny a joke is a joke, comedians just try and get their panties in a bunch when people don't laugh at their jokes that consist entirely of: "look at how offensive what Im saying is, isn't this so funny?"

[@sunshineslowking5025]

He makes such a good point, like how are people who are literally paid to speak for hours on end complaining about their "freedom of speech" being restricted someone else exercises theirs?

[@marcelljambor2529]

No comedians are trown in jail Scotland: hold my beer

[@DevillTM]

yeah he talks from the perspective of an american, wich is ok, but once you analize the bigger picture you can truly grasp at the lenghts that certain people will go to to enforce political correctness

[@declanbrowne1576]

Poor dankula

[@Sp1n1985]

Also in Canada

[@conner5137]

Marcus INfinity what happened in Canada?

[@Sp1n1985]

@@conner5137 search for Guy Earle & Mike Ward in Canada. I know that paid high fines and were sentenced. Free speech is the best

[@SBereft]

"Horrifying and violent." Wonderful and accurate way to describe the internet.

[@LolLol-ck1og]

Mad to thing he was only 26 or something when he was this aware of everything

[@Emancy3]

That's like...uhmm..... he's an Adult... So like... Isn't he supposed to be 🤨

[@lazrpo]

@@Emancy3 you don't just turn 18 and instantly gain the knowledge required to form opinions like this. He's an adult, yes, but adults can be ignorant too.

[@Emancy3]

@@lazrpo my point is that he isn't really special for having common sense. He's special because he says stuff so creatively.

[@epistemologicaldespair68]

Im hoping this is a satirical or parody style comment of "Crazy bo was only 16 when he wrote new math" if its not don't tell me, be cause I laughed

[@neptunejoo]

Dear CBS where can I listen the whole video or audio without being scattered in bits?

[@jacobslyker1450]

Neptune Joo welcome to the mainstream media: sound bites galore.

[@dylanjfrank28]

It's crazy how intelligent and well spoken he is

[@Conundrummy]

This is so cut to pieces. I'd like to see the unedited version. It's very hard to follow

[@bushbasher85]

Joe Rogan, Dave Chapelle, Ricky Gervais, and Bill Maher all need to watch this and learn a lesson.

[@88gearswitch15]

These people all infinitely more successful then this far left hypocrite loser will ever be needs to take his advice LOL ok buddy

[@imadawg2833]

This dude isn’t funny

[@getalifeyoulosernerdfuckyo6164]

​@@88gearswitch15 88gearjobless talking here

[@viperrecords3288]

Nobody cares what this SJW theatre nerd thinks.

[@slashandbones13]

this is the best answer to this question I have ever heard.

[@Supernaturlisch]

I half expected to hear him talk about how PC culture is the death of modern society, so I was really apprehensive about clicking this video. I was proven wrong. I love him. LOVE HIM.

[@LinkMcStink]

Supernaturlisch But PC culture really is the death of modern society, though.

[@Dudeman162]

Then modern society should die

[@LinkMcStink]

Dudeman162 Except switch "modern society" with political correctness".

[@Dudeman162]

No.

[@LinkMcStink]

Dudeman162 yes.

[@MadDunhill]

i don't think i have ever heard anyone else with a take like this. it's by far the most reasonable stance on this.

[@clockworkcrew8012]

So glad to see how's changed over the years. I really felt like he grew up with me, and now I understand that my racist, edgey humor was nothing more than a coping mechanism and an attempt to make friends with other edgey racists, and he seemed to understand himself in his new special. I hope he gets better again so that he can teach the world more.

[@daniellavaladez7820]

He really seems to be doing a lot better mentally post-Inside and I couldn’t be more happy for him and all that he’s accomplished up until this point. He showed up to Phoebe Bridgers’ concert where she’s been performing his beautiful song “That Funny Feeling” and he looked so happy to see his fans singing along and just the impact he really has on the world around him.

[@clockworkcrew8012]

@@daniellavaladez7820 I did see that. It made me happy that he was happy.

[@chickenskink1]

The way he's also so thoughtful and nuanced besides being funny 💯💯💯

[@justcurious7920]

I think he put it really well, and I also completely agree

[@Leadbraw]

I come back to this video every now and again to see just how well spoken he is

[@merlindekoe]

creds to bo for being so down to earth and reasonable when talking about this. I feel like people that can find a middle ground regardless of what their political views are can be the key to calming these internet shitstorms

[@vitaleonis1196]

Never heard of this guy until today. Then again, I live under a rock

[@sarahlovesx]

I love Bo with my whole heart

[@76e85]

I'll come back to this when my vocab is large enough for me to understand what he's saying.

[@Enso.]

Intentions of political correctness good, over correction bad, still better than nothing, Twitter sucks

[@ArielRPacheco]

I've always believed this. People get called cancelled but continue to be fine in their respective spaces? Also pretending like your comedy is the end all be all, but maybe it's racist? Maybe its not funny? Maybe that's ok and you could grow from it.

[@Blue-wz5um]

Such an important distinction to make between the unrestrained power of the internet and groups trying to figure out how to navigate the best way to treat other people and sensitive issues. A lot of people do conflate the two and I've never seen someone articulate that distinction exactly. Like "cancel culture" where people on Twitter will try to run you out of a job for whatever reason is not the same as the movement to be more pc or to be sensitive about issues and minority groups' struggles

[@michaelaanderson565]

I love how he says “if it infringes on free speech and stuff, I’m against it” because it feels like the media is trying to get rid of some peoples free speech and it’s not as important of a right in America to a lot of people at the moment. As a 17 year old girl, seeing other people shut someone else up temporarily or permanently because they have a differing opinion on something scares me.

[@ZacharyFinch]

Media companies have pretty much always been privately owned. If you’re concerned about them controlling free speech, then your problem is with the free market. They’ve always been controlling the news, and they do so to make money. The only difference is that other info that they don’t cover can now go viral and contrast with their typical narratives. They aren’t getting more manipulative, everyone else is just getting louder, so we’re realizing the picture is a lot bigger. Problem is that now everyone is confused and disagreeing more than ever about what’s real.

[@Menace2DaComments]

Exactly, a celebrity can be part of [insert political party that Hollywood don’t agree with here] and next hour, career is over. Hollywood pays their stars to be part of [insert “good” political party here]. It’s not natural for all of those people to all suddenly be part of the [also insert “good” political party here]. And if people ain’t part of said party, they lose their whole career.

[@onemansvoice9132]

@@Menace2DaComments Its because the republicans infringe on people rights. The democrats do it too but with rebublicans its so much more prominet

[@TheImpersonatorVEVO]

*mumble mumble, mumble?* *intelligent rambling* *mumble*

[@kirbstomp3945]

Sees title *oh boi, dis boutta get juicy*

[@kaytlynkoala199]

I love the fact that bo burnham is actually so well versed in what he says and so actually truly intelligent not just like some other comedians who think that they know a lot but they really just know a lot about nothing

[@bengrenaway9920]

That uneven white balance is tripping me out

[@josephmcmahon9019]

Seriously. At least a 10 minute color grade.

[@jonhoskins8737]

This guy's funny, he should become a comedian

[@oddguys178]

"No comedian has been thrown in jail" As a Count Dankula fan I would like to disagree

[@mnm1273]

He had to pay a small fine. That's not being thrown in jail. Also how are you blaming a young audience for laws set up by Gen X and boomer politicians?

[@oddguys178]

@@mnm1273 800 pounds is not a small fine, and I wasn't, I was making a joke about how Bo Burnham was wrong

[@mnm1273]

@@oddguys178 But Bo Burnham was clearly saying the thing within a context which was cancelled culture. He was never suggesting that comedians have never gotten into any form of legal trouble linked to their jokes ever.

[@mnm1273]

@@oddguys178 And yes 800 pounds is a small fine. For something that can go to court anything under a grand is undoubtedly small.

[@oddguys178]

@@mnm1273 alright, since you want to argue, the laws are very clearly heavily influenced by cancel culture. People get fined for making jokes that could possibly offend protected groups, which is basically the legal form of cancel culture.

[@hahaohno329]

This is the first time I've heard him serious...

[@rickstarz]

Joe Rogan has been hit so hard by PC Culture that he's had to make million-dollar stand up specials explaining how he can't say anything anymore...

[@m_milos]

It's like the Lisa Kudrow part in "Death to 2020" where her character repeats how conservative voices are being silenced on many different talk shows, platforms, and even a book.

[@WhatisReal11]

He’s never had a bit speaking on anything like that pseudo moralist kook

[@WhatisReal11]

@@m_milos yes Gina Carano doesn’t exist, totally

[@nickkscott]

anything and everything, all of the time

[@sggs80]

this feels like a therapy session lmao

[@terryquesenberry9218]

Comedians are at the Highest point of Our Evolution...No one gets Hurt..Everyone Grows!🍒

[@snabbeman]

so the person who sat down and edited this did not notice that you can actually not hear the questions.. do you employ anyone who wants to work there?

[@yolo_burrito]

Why is the interviewers mic off?

[@beenadee]

That is SO well stated

[@uriah9559]

god i love him

[@ryanmcgowan3061]

Unfortunately, college has done away with critical thinking. So it's no longer "what college is for."

[@CommentsCreative]

All of this and more and live, only on the channel five news!

[@Grace-qo8pu]

oh my god he's so smart and hot oh my god his girlfriend is so lucky this is intense he looks so good.

[@danicat4205]

Everyone gets upset and puts “cookout “ all over the internet but they don’t show you this

[@crycrywolf]

For real. Or they act like they somehow “discovered” it or like this was new. Like the man didn’t leave it up on his own page as a way to hold himself accountable. If you’ve been a fan of Bo’s for even just a little bit we all already knew because it’s been on his page and he apologized in many interviews. He wrote it when he was 16, it was obviously satire mocking racists, and he’s also apologized for it MANY many times over the years. People are rediculous.

[@laxhiggins]

I think that this is the older generation of Hollywood (everyone who’s careers peeked and who are not standing out currently) are coming to the realization that although they are getting a pushback for potentially hurtful and insensitive jokes and styles of entertainment, they are also realizing that at least this pushback is coming from a side standing for equality rather than a side of fascism and ignorance... they are also realizing that the currier institutions in society that these comedians brought to light and are continuing to do so, are now taken seriously by the masses. It’s a beautiful thing and speaks to the amount of influence specifically comedy and music have on the population

[@kalespinachorangeberries]

Where can I watch his full interview?

[@thesoupin8or673]

If you are a comedian, whose job it is to make people laugh, and instead of laughing, they think you're a terrible person and never want to listen to your jokes again, the audience isn't "too sensitive," you're just bad at your job

[@thesoupin8or673]

@Vladimir Peter then either it's worth it to you to continue performing for the 1000 that do, or you perhaps consider adjusting your material. Bonus points if you do some introspection and consider who those 1000 that do are and why other people don't. If you realize one day you've been catering to a bunch of racists for example, and you decide maybe that's not the brand identity you're trying to cultivate, you can adjust your material even if it's 50/50. However, you don't have to change a thing if you're happy with the size of your audience; lots of comedians are loved for saying controversial things. However, that doesn't mean you get to complain in the next breath about how your audiences are too small or "can't laugh at anything anymore." Once you're doing that, you're revealing that you're bad at catering to the desires of your audiences, which is your entire job as a comedian

[@TheDayDreamingOwl]

Omg yes. This is exactly what I say all the time. Thank you, Bo Burnham!

[@joonl0127]

I hope Bo remembers this interview

[@Razorgeist]

What a well thought out and reasonable thing to say.

[@elijahdoesstuff4600]

This reminds me of a quote. I can't remember where it came from or who said it, but here's what it is: *"The only offensive jokes are ones that aren't funny."*

[@amelialock7]

I want Bo burnham to host Starurday night live so bad!!!!!!!

[@EricCKeys]

About the best take I've heard from a comedian about "political correctness".

[@frankenviews4069]

He's correct. If I had to choose between the 2 bad situations, I'd rather be annoyed than lynched.

[@viperrecords3288]

How about neither

[@TheCappnKidd]

Soooo what he's saying is he is in the wrong business. Got it.

[@MoKuZai]

agreed, as a fellow minority of everything and 16.

[@todorvladimirov1960]

I guess Bo needed to be introduced to one Mark Meechan.

[@Wegetsu]

Aged like fine wine

[@mehrsikand4628]

he's a special kind of white guy

[@daniellavaladez7820]

He’s self-reflected and he wants to be an agent of change

[@Vgs183]

How can he be this attractive

[@evank9515]

In Canada a comic is being fined over 30,000 dollars.

[@babashanti7737]

comedic*

[@mattsmith9604]

Jahllah Jensen it's comic

[@babashanti7737]

DeathofBlurry 2 thats the joke....

[@wiishopwednesdayrecords2959]

That neva’ happened

[@theamhway]

Evan K name?

[@miyamotomusashi6450]

Bo Burnham is the greatest comedian of all time. He's not revolutionary, but that's because nobody does what he does.

[@Inirit]

Calling out the people who zealously overreact in an attempt to be PC is the correction that brings the pendulum back to the middle. A pendulum doesn't just correct itself, gravity and friction work against it to eventually settle it in the middle. The "gravity" and "friction" of culture is perpetuated by the people participating in it, you have to apply a force to observe a change.

[@tobimisa]

+Inirit that logic only works when the people who make those callouts are 100% morally and factually in the right 100% of the time. the people who oppose pc culture are their own pendulum that takes it's own swings too far in the wrong direction in the end you're just complaining about someone complaining, it's the exact same behavior with shockingly little self awareness of that fact

[@alexanderhill4256]

That's possibly but it could also be people just saying: "woho, too far." Classical Liberals like Jordan Peterson are hardly attempting to swing things too far in the other direction. He is probably one of the kindest people on the internet, he shows serious emotion for the young man who have been attacked my feminists and it really makes me him happy, happy enough to cry, when he gets heartfelt letters of how he's changed peoples live. He's just making a correction.

[@bane5343]

I agree with him . . . . . . & I agree with you Keep it up guys! Lol

[@booates]

you muricans? we're the ones with laws protecting free speech, europe has been suing and jailing people for years over being impolite

[@SuraDoes]

The struggles of being an empath and seeing both sides of everything 😅

[@basedbarackobama]

"No comedians are going to jail" This didnt age well

[@rr_gaming4954]

Do you have any examples of comedians going to jail because of a joke they made?

[@basedbarackobama]

@@rr_gaming4954 no but I have examples of comedians facing human rights tribunals and being targeted by domestic terrorists or being canceled for jokes they've made, which may as well be a jail. Comedians like Mike Ward or Count dankula have had their lives VASTLY affected by political correctness, to dismiss it because they've yet to be physically imprisoned is to ignore the problem entirely. Tldr if comedian Mike Ward couldn't pay his 42, 000 dollar fine he WOULD have been jailed.

[@itskelvinn]

I’m amazed by bo every time I hear him speak