Oh Bo - Bo Burnham in Edinburgh

I saw this on the BBC Website and saw that it was going to be deleted so I decided to save it for everyone to watch and enjoy.

[@himeshchauhan9843]

The crowd not playing along makes it funnier

[@stepheneamonn]

I think that's a key difference. American audiences would assume "oh no, the crowd didn't get it, such a shame!". I saw Bo expecting and milking that for comedic value. Brilliant!

[@olivera182]

@@stepheneamonn Agreed, in no other performance does he so become so animated for the crowd participation part! He built that into his act.

[@svendinsvinderlin4569]

@@stepheneamonn nah dude I think ur over thinking it.

[@0ccasional_j035]

@@svendinsvinderlin4569 no, no. He's got a point

[@bocanthandlethis]

@@0ccasional_j035 🤔

[@okwakizashi1483]

This is the Edinburgh Comedy festival, it's a notoriously difficult crowd, if they don't like you you'll know it. There's been bigger comedians than him get booed off stage and never want to go back. As pretentious as it is to say the people in the crowd will have forgotten more about comedy acts than we will ever know, they're hanging on his words and don't miss a joke, it's pretty respectful to him!

[@Petrichor256]

Aww, poor Bo. I bet that silent crowd embarrassed him a little...

[@jivanfabre]

Trusty Rusty ಠ_ಠ Ikr

[@notwarwicksmith]

He played it well, he knew no one would do the call/response so he worked it into awkwardness, hence him subtlety saying "Oh booooo...." and played off it. Clever.

[@saltyseasdog]

It's actuslly part of the bit! He intentionally doesn't prep them it reinforces the entire songs delusional narrative that there are these women craving him

[@saltyseasdog]

If you see other performances it always happens, its literally by design and clever

[@casmeraki]

I think he'd just know the culture difference is a little less enthusiastic over here than it is in America haha

[@dudeofdudes678]

His reaction when no one said "Oh Bo" Haha haha xD Priceless.

[@senza4591]

"Really?" The muld dissatisfaction is fucking hilarious

[@lexajohnson7151]

they weren’t mean to say it

[@benjaminlundback8394]

@@lexajohnson7151 yes they were. Every crowd does it, this one just didnt

[@williamsmith2643]

@@benjaminlundback8394 I think it made for great comedic factor though XD

[@Mj-jx6xy]

@@benjaminlundback8394 he hates when people cuts into his shows he told them not to say anything before he started the song

[@laylasarrinchar8990]

if I was there you'd hear me in the silence like "OOOH BOOO"

[@prettylittlepsycho9470]

Same though

[@elijelibeli6282]

Same

[@wisdumb4717]

"If you sing along I'll fucking kill you"

[@LateNightwithJosh]

after he performs he always sings Oh Bo and he encourages people to sing along!

[@drwilsonstoenailpolish3194]

Me

[@bodhibrn]

1:56 how disappointed he looks when the crowd doesn't do the call and response the SECOND TIME AROUND breaks my heart

[@captainbossman1016]

I think he knew that no one would sing along so he played along with it.

[@ThanondorfTV]

It's part of the setup that nobody expects it the first time but they sing it the second time. The joke is that Bo is gay

[@amyburkin7214]

this wasn’t a bad crowd , they laughed at all the right moments and the awkward silence … comedy , makes it funnier. it’s the uk lols

[@theunmaskedtroll1925]

He is so good at recovering from a bad audience

[@seanmuller4955]

The way he slams the keyboard at the end kills me

[@lizadocherty7924]

YOU ALL THOUGHT THE CROWD WAS MENT TO SING ALONG YEAH YEAH BUT THEY WERE MENT TO BE QUIET BUT THE CROWD WASNT MENT TO SING YEAH YEAH ART IS A LIE NOTHING IS REAL

[@6pades]

*YES*

[@izzytzzy]

Liza Docherty art is dead

[@sal6186]

Yeah that's the joke

[@nerfayayajuzu3351]

@Liza Docherty the thing about comedians is that theyre meant to make the crowd laugh so if they dont theyd feel bad i guess

[@dizzzygrl]

1:50 ,, my god i could *feel* his heart drop. :(

[@denotato]

ME TOO WTH

[@zevgershon3499]

Fr

[@obitosenju3768]

I think it was a part of joke where people like that actualy don't live that kind of life and just boast

[@davidscott6933]

People who don't get that that's the point 🤦

[@jordancantsing4866]

He seems so anxious. Poor Bo. Breaks my heart.

[@AlexDelesky]

he usually hates when the crowd sings along, their eyes should've lit up when he gave them the chance to scream "OHHHH BO!!!"

[@shanemcevoy6252]

I'm gonna be honest the chorus of this song is my favorite chorus ever

[@kalbarry10]

I wish I was old enough to to have gone to this 9 years ago. Discovered him right after he'd finished all his tours in the UK. :(

[@drawingfreek4615]

well played bo that was a tough crowed I bet they weren't really ready for your uniqueness

[@laylasarrinchar8990]

seen him perform oh bo so many times and loved it ever time. but the wink makes this one my favourite 😍

[@MrJoeBreezy]

you could tell even he felt uncomfortable saying some of the lines in front of that crowd

[@Alongcamejordan]

I find it very impressive that he can rap and sing just as good as he does on his music video's. One very talented man!

[@SergeantCuddles]

He winks at 0:39. Oh my...

[@Danegames]

SergeantCuddles

[@Zorolovesanji_13]

Yaaaaas omggggg 😍😍😍

[@mollyp2529]

OHHHH BOOO

[@halo-jq3ep]

@@mollyp2529 BAHHAAHAHH

[@_nxgitsune.exe_]

0:39 Don't you dare fucking wink at me! 😩😂😂😂

[@hervvehh4575]

fucking bot

[@sergeantarchdorian884]

Jimin'sinfiredSugaglazedKookie With a side of hope nice fucking name right

[@Maddie-bb4xg]

love how he still put on a good performance even though the audience wasn’t very into it

[@hamsterzrock1]

i love how he's actually a pretty good singer

[@DemonDrummer]

3:07 Even though he is just hitting the keyboard you can actually here most of the right notes coming through :)

[@anunanightlight6297]

He's Bo yo

[@Sunny99926]

The wink ;O;

[@danielaferrufino-borja1838]

That fucking wink!!!

[@Roflpawnched]

The fact that the crowd didn't say anything at 1:50 it actually made it a bit funnier

[@pumpkinjellyfish]

at least he uploaded this video here or else the footage would have been lost forever and a lot of people enjoy this video so it doesn't really matter if he's making money he's making people happy by uploading this up again.

[@Mgrom-r7c]

The disappointment in his face when nobody responded...

[@shelberoosky]

i think the crowd not singing made this performance ten times funnier. lmfao

[@Mrblueman199]

I hope I have a legacy like his left behind after me because that shits amazing

[@tyc9909]

The first one for the ladies, I could understand, but mannnn the second time actually hurt me

[@MultiColourless]

i love how he tried a second time:')

[@dustycomputer1806]

Damn I would've screamed oh bo

[@pumpkinjellyfish]

Yes the crowd was shit but I kinda feel like Bo told them not sing so when he did that it would be more funny because it was awkward because he did it alone. I liked it that way I laughed so hard. Bo does sometimes tell them not to sing for the videos.

[@jillbarbiaux1757]

he frequently yelled at people when they sung along so that is a possibility

[@alexjustalexyt1144]

@@jillbarbiaux1757 yea, because it's annoying when you're performing and others clap or sing along because they might mess with your tempo. But in this song he gives them a cue to a sing, he is obviously allowing them to sing

[@tomimpala]

The audience not laughing adds so much

[@pjfair12547]

Edinburgh gets so much comedy with the frindge it's the toughest crowd you could find

[@klee_.fangirl]

WHY WAS THE CROWD SILENT?! THATS BO BURNHAM! ID BE VIBING

[@JJ122591]

I think it's funnier that they don't respond because that's exactly what he wanted them to do.

[@froggyparty96]

I have the house to myself right now, so I am playing this on repeat... Singing every word... Sincerly, a 15 year old girl who is in love with this guy.

[@ghostfezlet]

Weird to think you're 25 now. Im at the EARLY part of youtube

[@hannahrm1501]

@@ghostfezlet I was thinking the same thing ... I wonder how she's doing

[@ghostfezlet]

@@hannahrm1501 yeah, i wonder what she thought of inside!

[@taylagreen5005]

So... you're 26 now? It's okay, because now I'M the 15 year old girl singing every word. literally.

[@anteconfig5391]

28?

[@ImiiNotOkay25]

the fact no one shouts "oh bo!" makes it funnier, i think. :')

[@quinny707]

@gunn1314 He said he likes the audiences in the UK and Europe. He said "The UK and Europe in general seem to be a lot more patient. The US are expecting 'joke joke joke joke joke joke joke'. They don't actually sit and listen to you. Over here they're more patient for you to try new and weirder things"

[@relentless7349]

he can sing. play the piano. and be funny. what more can you ask for?

[@ravimediatube]

he can even play the piano! and is depressed!

[@ravimediatube]

i meant the guitar but i was thinking of the piano so my fingers went on autopilot

[@dolphins6010]

The crowed didn't suck just I think Americans tend to be more involved and vocal while Scottish/English people are more laid back and just enjoying the show

[@nathancrouch5567]

I think he just sang it too fast, it's sometimes hard to understand if you don't already know the words. And he missed out the jackson pollack's easel line, which is a great line.

[@carlosfuzz]

1:49 lol priceless!

[@halleberry6144]

I haven't seen any live show where he includes the "you're an ice cream sundae..." Part of this song. Does anyone know why?

[@dankmemelord2637]

+Xianaic also the oboe joke

[@Lillyistrash]

+Dank Meme Lord that's because he can't actually play the oboe and otherwise it'd be strange without the oboe playing

[@SantiZX]

I don’t know why, maybe he thougth about that in the last minute or something. But there’s a version live with the part: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKfJeZqahcdnZ9E

[@nokittymypotpie27]

2:45 "i gave you two chances to sing so screw you" lol

[@oliviasonline]

no wonder he barely comes to the UK lol. what a tough crowd, damn i’m embarrassed for us brits, why didn’t they respond?

[@user-uf7ve4sr4r]

he told them not to

[@oliviasonline]

@@user-uf7ve4sr4r really? how do you know?

[@MattDaviesMedia]

I've definitely not been making money off it. Turns out youtube automatically sets advertisements to on in settings now so high viewed videos on peoples accounts have ads and all the profit goes to youtube. I haven't been on this account in a while so I don't know how long its had adverts on it for. I've now turned ads off. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@ThatOneGuy1616]

2:45 Bo shakes his head as if to say "I gave all of you fuckers TWO chances to sing... Not this time!"

[@glennstartin8575]

I think people quite often have reservations about an act they haven't seen before come on with an instrument. That and yeah most people wouldn't have been there to see him, especially.

[@ingeniouslymirmir]

hahahahahahaha 2:58 subtle eyebrow raise on "Levels" XD best thing ever.

[@TheAFKShow]

That crowd sucked

[@feedthemoose4266]

ikr

[@davejordan9776]

Not really. It was delivered quite poorly, far too rushed.

[@theunmaskedtroll1925]

@@davejordan9776 you clearly don't understand Bo's humour

[@TheFatScot]

Not really that is american humor and the audience is Scottish which is even very different than english

[@TheFatScot]

@@slowedndreverb so do I but yet again our humour is different?

[@hardrocker94]

Bo, you are a true genius and your songs kick so much ass! even the mic on the right is rocking out haha

[@claynadian]

I'm quite obsessed with him right now

[@BeatsAndPulses]

@Bana871 Yeah, I met him during the festival and he said one audience he had was really good, and the other was just really awkward

[@johnnyboy2439]

Bo rockin that Tom Delonge hair

[@TheCuteMustache]

he's always so gentle with his piano :P I Love You!!

[@tanaelol]

i was so uncomfortable when nobody said oh bo

[@djspoonburner6940]

You see how young and nervous he was feels bad but he did well love this guy

[@ALTHESINOFGREED]

"I LOOK LIKE WOOLY WILLY WITH A REALLY WOOLY WILLY".

[@bunny]

He seemed like he was gonna pass out . And like he was sad :(

[@boopdoop7984]

I wish bo would make me say oh bo ;)

[@chelikaniakhil8495]

Boop Doop u already said it

[@TGRNY]

Chelikani Akhil no he typed it

[@izzytzzy]

T2GR84NY1 same difference

[@xaiverjoyner2891]

Boop Doop wtf

[@zachlol2]

shut up

[@aimuser3111]

It looks like the crowd was about to heckle him!

[@HSIGaming]

watch the whole video just for the "chorus is coming up" xD

[@LtDansOldLegs]

Subtle wink at 0:38 for the win.

[@therealalexanderslit]

he looks realllly tired, but he did an amazing job//love the end part ahahah

[@donnaburnham9032]

he has been within a bus drive of me. a b u s.

[@KineticPassion]

He said "fur jet ski" instead of "gold jet ski"....

[@slycoopervaultmaster1256]

He does that sometimes

[@neartyom2010]

the funniest thing is that in the original live (which cannot be found now) before this song, Bo made comic calculations, in which he said "according to statistics, on 9/11, most houses of cards are destroyed," after which the audience stopped laughing in principle

[@gluegy54]

Holy shit Bo went fucking crazy lol

[@rhcpguitarar]

@ddrboy54 Yeah. Timing is one of the major keys to being a great comedian. He has AMAZING timing.

[@GoRushABC]

3:06 i wonder if he did that because of the audience?

[@Claredoesnothaveani]

People who go to BBC Comedy in Edinburgh aren't really huge fans of singing along Bo...

[@Public_Relations_Dept]

THAT'S THE JOKE

[@pandoratypography]

*whoosh*

[@gummygoo2]

I feel bad for bo, i live in the uk and i just had that instinct that people wouldnt laugh much at him because people have fucking standards over here i felt sooooo bad when the crowd was silent whrn he expected them to say oh bo.

[@tomimpala]

I know right hahaha I love it.

[@jimmy2k4o]

He didn’t expect them to, Was prob part of the joke. Look how quick recovered

[@lemurwolf]

Whenever he looks to his left, he winks XD

[@theimighty]

hahaha laughed so hard at how he freaked out on the piano at the end.

[@walkingfridge81]

i love the chord he ends this song with hahahah

[@God-hm5dt]

*Tough crowd huh.*

[@YourAtaraxia]

Live version is way better than the album.

[@danbay26]

Comedy aside for a second, this is actually an extremely catchy tune haha

[@SuperAtomicMuffin]

he didn't want the crowd to sing back thats his whole act he's awkward as hell :L

[@theashmaster1000]

God I love this guy

[@mrevil11]

Dont worry bo i was singing along during the whole damn thing :)

[@megaluv92]

It's so funny when they don't say anything the second time and he's like "really?"

[@kirawalshii]

if i was the mic i would not be moving away ahahaha

[@1Amiel1]

At :02 Bo was kinda hoping for an applause or some sort of recognition after thanking the crowd but all he got was the silent treatment. You can see his eyes darting in every direction as a signal of, "Get me out of here...".

[@misswatsername09]

it kinda makes it more funny when they dont say anything tho because he's reaction is funny.. : ]

[@slandersir7255]

03:07

[@mtflyer05]

Who would dislike this!!!!!

[@taylorwhitcomb4078]

tough crowd

[@TheSamsoniteJoe]

Oh Bo! Verfluchte Unerreichbarkeit der Helden - Remotes devotes pesonarum primarum!

[@katiebruce4803]

If he came to Edinburgh this year, I would go and I would shout at the top of my lungs OHHHHH BOOO! 😂

[@22rocketpower]

when he pointed the first time i died laughing its so funny

[@DUMONT421]

"You got me going down like you're growing an extra chromosome." hahaha for any of you that don't get it down syndrome is caused by an extra chromosome... like so everyone can get Bo's lyrical genius

[@xojaiserxo]

\This is the best i've ever seen him perform this song! amazing!

[@Liefkozend]

Live he's even better.

[@ianokamotochannel]

902 people didn't grab Bo by his buns. 12 people now know what the runs are.

[@strawberb]

3:07 WHAT THE FUCK HE LEGIT SLAMS THE KEYBOARD LMFAO

[@ikeike12345]

@MattDaviesMedia I agree with him, not in a discriminatory way, but that crowd. Every single other performance I've seen has had people yelling it.

[@jazzy9915]

if i was in the audience i would’ve said OHHHHHHHH BO