The Complete Rise of Bo Burnham

[@gardenboydon]

What's interesting about Bo is that he grew up with KZbin & Social Media. He truly understands the negative aspects of these mediums. He is in tune to this way more than a lot of celebrities. That's what's refreshing about him

[@lenaelisabeth]

I absolutely love Bo talking about 'streamlining our social lives' because it's so true. Now I don't hate the internet (neither does bo) but I think it is a drug, it's like sugar. We know it's bad for us but we continue to crave and consume it anyway. We just need to come up with a way to moderate this.

[@WinterReflections]

Unfortunately, the internet is far more damaging in a multitude of ways, short term and long term. The potential for damage is unlimited. There is some truth to sugar being compared to a drug, but the internet is that and so much more, completely rewires our brains, and is constantly used to manipulate, advertise, and warp people's entire perception of reality and how they engage with the world around them. The internet can be and is being used to convince people that up is down, lies are truth, and to turn people into extremists ready to be violent for any cause. It listens our connections with people and amplifies rage and distrust.

[@lenaelisabeth]

@@WinterReflections I agree, although I compared it to sugar because most people think they don't have a problem when they down 4 sodas in a day. Similar to how people don't think they have a problem when they're on electriconics for the majority of the day.

[@billyray4716]

The best way is to learn to enjoy boredom lol. Like take up drawing writing working on cars. All of gen z needs a hobby

[@SuicidalH]

If I put my phone down that means I actually have to live my life and deal with my emotions and problems which is extremely painful and makes me want to die.

[@jackhopkins5956]

That's the issue, I think its treated like sugar. But it's actually like heroin. Idk that's just how I see it🤷‍♂️

[@pluhpluh42]

Jesus christ this guy is way too good for 100k subscribers. Give him 1 mil.

[@pluhpluh42]

@Israel Aguilar Lua he’s got all of that. He’s been making videos for 4 years

[@jt6741]

Agreed. His videos are so engaging. Very informative, well paced and narrated. Let alone the collection and editing of all the content.

[@miles5145]

It's unfortunate that his views have been down lately 😪

[@theofficialoutlanders]

I know he deserves and would like all the more views and subs, but I'd think he'd love it just as much that we get something out of his videos and that the one's who do see it, appreciate all the time and effort he puts into them(and that I'm pretty sure we all do, as seen by these comments).

[@pluhpluh42]

@@theofficialoutlanders I completely agree

[@californiathroughmylens]

This is a really great video and a good introduction to Bo Burnham. Thanks for taking so much time to make it!

[@hijoletony]

Such a good video essay this topic and Soulr's skill made me a better writer instantly, developing my intuition means more to me than anything when learning a skill, gives you independence from scammy teachers who are no better than you, that's why i hate a lot of my teachers growing up.

[@michaellandgren549]

@Timmy Perk Thank you for your comment...

[@Cariboucat]

@@hijoletony

[@paulsmallmusic]

Bo is a freaking genius.

[@z0rnik478]

Reject social media, return to monke.

[@SuicidalH]

Existence is pain and I want to die. So either it's internet or meth.

[@lilpombo6219]

@@SuicidalH weed makes everything OK so u don't need to smoke meth

[@master-ik9ro]

20:16 That scene right there, hit me different. A cinematic masterpiece. Eight grade was really something

[@Pureblood29]

i felt that scene in my chest

[@Froggy77100]

Yes, love that movie! Both me & my daughter have been trying to get my niece to watch it. She just turned 15 & I've been trying for a couple year's. Even though she's 15, socially she's more like 12, maybe 13. She still wears clothes from the childrens place, went to a small charter school & now is a freshman. She has no social media (that I know of) other than watching KZbin videos. I talk to her about everything; social media, s_x, love, mental health(she has really bad anxiety), everything I could think of as a mom & her aunt. I really, really think seeing this movie would be an experience for her that would bring a lot of what I try to tell her to life & could help her navigate more successfully because she's missed out on so much social development. Anyone have any suggestions to get her interested???

[@xerothedarkstar]

@@Froggy77100 tell them they can't watch it.

[@arcanebeats_]

bro is killin rn..and still mad underrated. One of my favorite creators. Wish you the best

[@Jacubamustoff]

You really did your homework. What a great tribute to one of the only real talents of our time. He never sold out. He stayed true to himself, kept it real and will become one of the only megastar who clenched onto his soul through the process and came out the other side still holding onto it for dear life. Robert Pickering Burnham is a living legend.

[@epic10810]

I feel like I shouldn't be watching this video for free

[@lumeneerie]

I love how you teased out the contradictions within the film. It made me think of an interview where Bo calls himself a hypocrite and acknowledges being a walking contradiction. Despite his perfectionism he tells a story about accepting imperfection, which is one of my favorite things about him as an artist.

[@seethedevilcry]

The world is not ready for conversations like this man. You are going to give the world an existential crisis.

[@Cirrus5005]

I found this looking for a post-Inside interview with Bo, but I feel this production is so in touch with Bo's message and is so masterfully made that I've taken more away from it than what I was even expecting to find. Honestly, these are some of the most valuable thirty minutes you'll ever spend on KZbin. Now to get off it and go outside... ah who am I kidding? I'll click on a related vid.

[@kendrixkieth6669]

you are way too good for 250k subs, more power to you my guy.

[@madecinema5937]

my mans uses so much production value and gets so little in return keep it up good luck

[@FunkadelicPancho]

Love the DOOM beat playing in the background. King Geedorah- Fazers "rule number one: keep your fazers on stun."

[@calcustom5026]

8th grade is a masterpiece. I felt the awkwardness in my bones. I didn't experience the exact situations she was in, but lord knows I experienced the exact same feelings when I was that age.

[@janschlienger3223]

Great video. Also when you put his last three specials side by side at 30:07 it looks almost like he named them intentionally. What make happy inside... Like a search for inner piece/happiness. It's a far stretch, but still kinda interesting.

[@EpicOutdoorGamer]

"words words words" are "what" "make happy" on the "inside" idk

[@Eatmywalnutz]

@@EpicOutdoorGamer maybe

[@ryandiraaaa]

The monologue hits me right away

[@quinncalvert9876]

as a 16/yo boy, i thank you from the bottom of my heart for spreading this information so that i may find people around me that understand the truth as well. I am frightened to grow up in a world dominated by the people that want to control people like me. thank you Bo, thank you @Soulr

[@bloomfilms]

Super well-made! After showing my dad INSIDE, I showed him this and he really liked the video as well. You did really good job covering everything in a half-hour.

[@sengiko]

Over the past 15 to 14 years I have been exposed to everything in the world at all times, and I realize that as much as I love the power of just being able to do whatever I want I no longer know if I should. Drama, overly sensitive people, trolls, memes, information overload, useless information, caring too much about non-important stuff and being a complete hypocrite for years has lead me wanting a break from it all. A week, 15 days, a month, two months, whatever it takes for me to reconnect with what is truly important in my life. But this is a drug too, a drug that has everything I want at all times, and I don´t know if I would be able to have self restraint ever

[@herculesmclovin]

Hi, has your life changed much in this regard? 😊

[@Esoteric_369]

The most genuine and best content creators don’t get the recognition they truly deserve. Myself personally, I just want to say thank you man! Your attention to detail, as well as the production which you clearly put a lot of effort into, without bending corners.. and doing so knowing it will not get any monetization, willing to make that sacrifice for the sake of delivering an in depth, well researched content for your relatively small audience… hats off to you my brother! You are MUCH APPRECIATED!!! 👏👏👏🙏

[@hotaruhime]

This essay is incredible. I felt a lot of respect in it for Bo as an artist but also for what he stands for, and these interview clips were so interesting. Inside is my favorite thing of the year and this video is a sensible and beautiful homage to it and Bo's whole career. I loved it !

[@AntiquingArkansas]

As much as I have loved your music docs, this is beyond fantastic. Bo's special affected me differently than it did those I tried to talk about it with who are much more invested in mindless online behavior and I want everyone I know to watch this so they get it. Thank you for making it ...I think this could be seen as altruistic

[@samr2494]

That’s exactly how I feel. I truly feel Inside changed my life watching it, and I keep recommending it to different friends, but I don’t think they truly appreciate it like some of us do. I’ve watched it so many times, and I only discovered it a few weeks ago lol. I think he is a genius and he needs to talk more often.

[@mahnoor2775]

@@samr2494 SAME, i agree with you a 100%!

[@ginamcgill7054]

Your presentations are so insightful, they show a deep appreciation for their subject on a level that isn't hype or adulation. What you wind up saying is "we all know this is valuable but let's break it down so we we can truly appreciate why". The Rick Rubens one is particularly so - we know he's a legendary enabler of latent talent but by the end of it we can see that he's a mystic, that what he does is beyond rare and can't be commodified.

[@bencarlson4300]

I’m glad you addressed Eighth Grade and Promising Young Woman. Bo’s directorial skills are obvious watching one of his specials, but he clearly has a film making talent, and his performance in Promising Young Woman is really great. As nice and funny as he is, his acting style lends itself to playing really awful characters, and I’d like to see more cause he’s great in that movie.

[@parxfilms2548]

As someone who's seen pretty much everything bo related... it's so great when someone gets all the details!!! i love this.

[@MusicalComedy]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video! I’m new to your channel but you definitely drew me in and earned a sub!

[@KingZastro]

This was amazing. Burnham IS the genius of our time. Hopefully he keeps doing it, we need him.

[@jordan11752]

“People having kids is selfish” 12 year olds: *damn that’s deep*

[@PS3IdFury010]

This video deserves more views and love... you're talented. Subscribed..

[@MartinDef_]

Another great one, Jake! Eight Grade is definitely one of my favorite movies from the 2010s. So raw and unfiltered. Bo is truly exceptional.

[@loganhenny]

the amount of research, time and effort put into these videos is so inspiring man

[@ginofrancejr555]

Excellent video your docs are incredibly underrated

[@onenightinkyoto2633]

Dude you're soooooo criminally underrated you should have at least 800K+ subs

[@GwydionsAstralCoffeehouse]

I love how he has such an epic story for someone who's barely 30

[@meghan8362]

This is truly the best outline of Bo Burnham's career and personal life. Beautifully told with intention and no wasted time or space. I teared up a couple times. Bo is the only person in the spotlight that I have ever connected with or felt understood by. This video shows you why so many of us love him.

[@Nkanyiso_K]

I'm loving the fresh new style. A brilliant new direction, I can't wait to see more of these

[@Frellyouall]

I wasn't expecting much from this video when I saw it on the Bo Burnham subreddit. Turns out you made a really great video. Well done. Keep up the good work.

[@AintShitMFC]

didn’t know much about Bo Burnham before this vid I thank you for enlightening me Jake

[@House.Of.Keeping]

I just discovered Bo Burnham a few weeks ago from following a random reddit link to 'Welcome to the Internet' and hoping it wasn't rickroll. Been diving into his work since , was blown away by Inside, both the special and the album of songs that stand alone as great. This video was awesome mate, a wonderful tribute

[@jt6741]

Another great piece of work by yourself. So well paced and narrated.

[@JackEyeOne]

A Soulr drop is like Christmas morning! Thanks dude!

[@DissectPodcast]

Great work.

[@terrencegunther]

Brother, do not bother about the views of this video one fucking bit. This is a masterpiece and you just need to pump and pump more of these gems out there oh my god. This shit is god's work...

[@markmbaluto7365]

Jake you hit something on this keep it up bro🙏🏾🙏🏾🚀🚀

[@lauradolson5826]

Thanks so much for this. Before seeing Inside (on the suggestion of my daughter who also turned 30 during the pandemic) the only thing I knew about Bo Burnham was as the director of my favorite movie of 2018. Inside totally blew me away and I kept thinking, "who IS this guy and what is this I am watching???" Your video gave me a great start! I've now watched Inside 4 times. Time for the 5th...

[@ThunderSims]

How many now?

[@hermeticascetic]

"if you can live your life without an audience, you should do it" That line always breaks me and i don't know why

[@moona1333]

This channel getting better for sure!

[@elizacarrie7433]

The more I listen to him and about him, I just keep thinking what a goddamn treasure he is

[@TomMannis]

Very well done. I couldn't stop watching.

[@kevindugayofficiel862]

This was really well put togheter. Well done, great video

[@mismatchedsocks2343]

Awesome video dude! Super high quality and definitely deserves more views

[@noellesherman4824]

Bo, your early stuff IS funny - and I'm 66 years old. It's hysterical. You should be very proud of it all.

[@soyrafaAnimacion]

great content!

[@d3adc0ps]

You said everything about Inside that I've been trying to figure out how to say. Great video. Subscribed.

[@pharlapcartoonist6051]

This is like one of these mini documentaries. Very informative and greatly done, very professional. And I absolutely love it! There was so many things I didn't know about Bo and I'm very glad I know them now. It changes my view on him a little bit (in a good way of course). Thank you very much.

[@f.eckert]

This video and Inside are terrible! I have watched Inside for the 15th time now and there are still new aspects I find. I've made a little note in Notion for analysis. It has stills, lyrics, transcripts and references besides my views on the different layers of the special from different angles. Its now 30 pages if I would print it out. And now you come along and make a video covering it all. Clean and professional with sources, chapters, a good script and so on. I love you, man! Thanks for all the work you put into this. It really helped me to get a better grip of Inside and helped to resolve that lingering feeling missing something when I watch Inside. Did I say it is terrible? Yes, it is, because I wish I had found this video earlier, before descending in meta-madness and utter despair ;-)

[@chrisgoss728]

He's making a literal difference, metaphorically.

[@SuperMatt2112]

This is an excellent roundup and synopses of Bo Burnham Great video. Just remember folks, while Bo does have anxiety attacks, for a large part he uses it for his benefit, remember, first and foremost he is an entertainer, actor, creative artist and uses every tool and experience to his advantage in his craft, everything he does is an act, sure he has emotions, sadness, dark thoughts, but its not who he is but rather part of him just like it is with most everyone else on spaceship earth. Bo just happens to be a Master in his craft because he put in the time to master it though struggles, anxiety, success, embracement, failures' and the like/ "A good pilot does not become good by flying in only calm sky's" Unknown. it takes courage and a willingness to fail.

[@AvoirJoseph]

Looks like he can still be relatable (pertaining to the talk he did about him only knowing how to perform), after pointing out that everyone's a performer

[@angelaquesnel7546]

Love this so much. Such a great tribute to Bo and our digital culture.

[@gaelthehuman1290]

11:56 I know that tune!! Thank god for Soulr to have an amazing taste in Music

[@Oomzilla]

One of the most important pop culture "statements" of this decade. An immensely good piece. And what interesting person to... Brilliant ✌🏽❤

[@katielively9107]

The title is inspired by one of his songs “Comedy” from the newest special. Soulr isn’t being hyperbolic or sycophantic. Just quoting one of Bo’s songs 🙂

[@markiven494]

So?

[@StrawberryJamming]

literally everybody knows that it's a quote though?

[@katielively9107]

@@StrawberryJamming When the video was first uploaded, a lot of people were commenting things like “Bo didn’t heal the world through comedy- why would you even suggest that?” Or “I think this title is over dramatic”- when it was just a reference to a song of his. That’s why I wrote the comment. Hope this helps

[@markiven494]

@@katielively9107 Oh yeah that did help. Thanks for clarifying

[@StrawberryJamming]

@@katielively9107 ohhh yeah it makes sense

[@rodordie]

This is one seriously underrated video. Awesome job.

[@SamsaLilaTheHobo]

What a wonderful job you did with this video! Excellent work. I think Bo would be pleased

[@iambored_dev]

He did show everything and anything

[@badger297]

Love everything you make dude

[@overdriveni2316]

Holy moly man I clicked on this from another video not expecting much but you certainly are good at making videos. I've been following Bo since the start so knew most of this but this was well produced, narrated, and interesting to boot. Please keep it up. I'm almost exactly the same age as Bo (our birthdays are days apart), so despite his fame and success separating us (and talent), his emotional and psychological journey has felt very similar to mine at times and I think that's where he excels. He is funny sure. But his capacity for self-reflection and his ability to put it that into a performance that evokes empathy and your own self-reflection is where he really shines. Inside is the utter encapsulation of that and is truly a masterpiece of Millenial performance art in my opinion. Glad someone else's favorite is That Funny Feeling. I think it is overlooked a bit but tops my list of the best songs from Inside. I've rewatched Inside 6 times now and every time my interpretation evolves and I think that's what will make it a timeless piece of film.

[@kimkeselbrener3936]

thankyou so much for this video!

[@andarchy1386]

Man this was great you're super talented and man Bo is really special to I can identify so much keep making content and help get us out of the darkness we've allowed to consume us all

[@juliencarrie4236]

top content as always

[@awesomesaucer4128]

Very well done, I appreciate your interpretation of his career. I learned some things about him and have now taken a deeper look at his comedy and his impact on me. Thank you

[@MarcTPhoto]

This was such a well put together video. Good job.

[@bradhend]

This was fantastic!

[@AlperPeker]

thank you for this video soulr

[@AlperPeker]

I mean I don’t know if you know this but you are the source of our inspiration. We get inspired by our favorite artist and you are showing us what were their inspirations and more. You are doing an amazing job. Normally I don’t comment on videos but I really appreciate your hard work

[@mrteaman]

Your work is incredible.... You're gonna be huge on KZbin

[@draxxx_exe]

You’re extremely talented and intelligent man, this was a great video. And Mad respect for what you said right here 31:08

[@alternativeharvey7]

Fantastic content...once again. Upon your closing words here, It made me say out loud..."Wow" in a very deep way. Very moving. Thank you

[@olinwitt2562]

I can't believe this only has 150,000 views

[@frederickkoroma6467]

Beautiful editing mate just getting better and better

[@idSynth]

absolutely phenomenal video, loved every second of it, keep it up, you got a new fan!

[@Froggy77100]

I don't know how I found your channel, but, I'm glad I did. This & the other 3 vids I watched before this, are so well put together, in every way. You have a gift, truly! Subscribed & I'll definitely be recommending your channel.

[@jaspirita]

This piece is extremely well done! I love the score you used, as well. Kudos, man!

[@eveyryder4164]

This is who Shane Dawson thought he was going to be

[@aivryzamora825]

DUDE YOURE SO RIGHT I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT BUT ITS TRUE

[@tonybennett1454]

Damnnnnnn

[@ArturNagy]

Thanks for making this documentary, Bo Burnham is a gift and a true genius.

[@HealthyKaden]

thanks for another gem of a video Jake Z, I really appreciate your content and how similar our interests are despite u being a lot older. Keep up the good work dude, you've inspired a lot of people thru your art.

[@Katy-sh3ru]

That was beautiful, thank you

[@V1LL1N]

WOW, Ive always thought highly of Bo but never knew this much about him - what an inspiration - thanks for the great vid

[@LuluFoxxx]

You did him justice. Well done 👏

[@nicolaskemp6057]

I loved this, inside left me with a lot of thoughts and this kind of videos helps me get them back together. Thank you!

[@corbinbishop1991]

Great video!! Makes me realize why I've watched this 7 times already and made a video about it. He's a great artist that we can relate too somehow.

[@jalengreenlee4663]

Amazing video

[@lanadelreyismom]

This is a very very good "documentary". I just watched Inside, were flashed by the amount of art and aesthetic put into such a simple looking movie and had no clue who Bo was. I searched his name up and found this video!

[@Mannyfilmss]

this is great

[@dysmissme7343]

Yo- this was really well put together And…. I appreciated it Thanks for your contribution mate 🙏💜

[@that1gal723]

Thank you for making this. Truly helpful ✌🏼💜♾

[@jillyancardona3793]

Well now I see what my teenagers like about him so much…color me enlightened. Thanks for the information brother.

[@FoodBoxHQ]

This was great. Thank you for making it.