In Conversation: Bo Burnham Live on "Good One"

[@juliamar2372]

"I want the opportunity to design a show that doesn't need to travel" well

[@rllybr420]

i’ve been looking for this comment since i heard that part of interview

[@zebra24-7]

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[@MuffSquad]

Holy fuck

[@helloitsme6702]

IM DYING FR

[@superhipposaurus]

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[@blr5341]

"I would love someone who can actually sing to do my songs" - Bo Burnham, not realizing he's the only singer we want to hear

[@shannadotcom]

I know, right?!?! I've watched "INSIDE" 5 times, and have been listening to the soundtrack on repeat.

[@annaisannaing]

Phoebe Bridgers

[@emoollinii]

@@shannadotcom for some reason I have had inside on loop the past couple days, it something I don’t have to stress while watching, idk there’s some calming about it

[@classicaltrombone]

Hey someone throw all of the money at Bo's Broadway musical please

[@justinmcelheny9962]

I have 2 dollars and a gift card to Barnes and Nobles to throw in.

[@pretzel5202]

I have a piece of gum and 3 quarters but sure

[@modestemutanguha3414]

I have dust and a penny if that helps... Edit: Turns out is wasn't dust but my grandfather's portable urn breaking in my back pocket...

[@gljames24]

We need to make a gofundme for him.

[@artificialinteligenceofflime]

THIS IS PERFECT COMBINATION 😭😭😭❤

[@aceofhearts41]

Bo, I speak for all your fans here. We want you to be safe and happy more than your content. If you want theater, you do theatre, as long as you're happy.

[@i_am_anxious02]

Ace Of Hearts it's like I saw people commenting nooo don't goooo, but, like, if he doesn't feel safe, he shouldn't do it. I said it was sad for him to go, but like, it is sad, but I'm not telling him to stay.

[@taakotuesdays]

my view of it is do what makes you mentally stable and happy. he said "I'm better with it than without it" which hints at a return. I think it's also probably a comfort knowing that if he did choose to come back, he has people who would GLADLY watch him perform. And personally, I disagree with his statement after that the "I think it hits harder if I don't go back" fo me I think it would resonate just as much if not more if in three years I saw a new Bo Burnham Netflix special I'd think "oh, now he's in a better place he made a good decision, he can handle this right now." But your point stands. I'd much rather not see another bo special than lose him young because he felt too much pressure to keep doing something that gave him panic attacks

[@timeforvintagepancakes9751]

I fully expect Bo will end up as a college professor who smokes a corncob pipe and dispenses nuggets of genius to people too dumb to get anxious on stage.

[@aceofhearts41]

@@codybonecrushes5520 lmao, I hope you can see the irony in "we all" here.

[@anthonini66]

Id prefer one more comedy special even if it costs him his mental health.

[@dreaminginnoother]

The way Bo is able to analyze and think technically about his creations makes it less surprising that he's able to make such good art. Dude is incredibly artistically intelligent.

[@thecatadors911]

Absolutely. Theres a genuine realness to bo that nearly everyone on earth can relate to. Hes super smart, and his songs (and lighting) are true to the average human that shows a certan side of humans that not many comics or (mainstream) artists can replicate

[@TheBlackMambaa248]

@@thecatadors911 he grew up relatively normal and it’s evident in his early KZbin videos. He was just a normal kid who had an immense amount of talent and was able to harness it at the correct time of the internet becoming viral videos. Perfect storm.

[@apprecihate]

he really did it! he did a musical without travelling on his 30th birthday!

[@Ecutt]

I know! Good for him 🥹

[@MyAnto09]

Those bits about filmming without an audience blew my mind Art is dead, nothing is real!

[@assertedone7363]

Nothing's still real

[@GetNumbbb]

Art is dead. Art is a lie nothing is real.

[@leifhelland6313]

Dude, filming extra is normal. Just because something is fake, doesn't mean it isn't art. If anything, that makes it more artistic. No offense or anything, but I'm kind of tired of people saying "wait, that isn't real?", like, yeah, it's a movie. Its make believe. Get over it. Not to insult you, this might as well be a joke, but it's kinda annoying.

[@MyAnto09]

@@leifhelland6313 Of course it's a joke dude, chill

[@saevarito]

@@leifhelland6313 It's a reference to Bo's stand up, look it up

[@brennamac5849]

"I kinda like to lean into the emo thing", well after Inside, I gotta say he really embraced it

[@lwestpuppy]

I loved around the 30 min mark when he stared talking about young people and how the internet is a part of us, and how much venerability girls at a young age express and understand. I thought it was beautiful how he didn't disregard his fan base of "13 year old girls", he knew they understood and didn't view them as less or silly.

[@localabsurdist6661]

Same... there are so many people who attack teenage girls and the things they are interested in, it’s disgusting. The misogyny is so internalized that many people don’t even notice it anymore.

[@noah-kc3tx]

@@localabsurdist6661 this is so true

[@noah-kc3tx]

It means a lot to a lot of 13 year olds i’m sure -a 13 y/o

[@isabelsmith3775]

it means a lot to me as a former 13 year old girl

[@reagan985]

@@isabelsmith3775 hahah me aswell.

[@MultiNicoleG]

"To design a show that doesn't need to travel would be so liberating." Someone brought a Monkey's Paw to this interview.

[@davidfsnyder]

True!

[@crycrywolf]

This is the funniest comment I’ve ever read and I can’t stop thinking about it

[@hartsock9253]

He’s extremely metaphorical and overthinks everything so much. Puts my own overthinking and anxiety into perspective. I really hope he’s doing well overall and would love to have him come back

[@eiusamor]

There's no such thing as "overthinking". It's just "thinking".

[@hawkmore]

@@eiusamor That's super, super, super wrong. My overthinking seriously damages my relationships, my ability to work, and my ability to love myself. That's nice and flowery but demonstrably untrue

[@BSpinoza210]

He took his time, now he's returned with a true 'tour de force'. Welcome to the internet, have a look around. He fucking dunked that shit. God, what would a collab with him and Return the Jewels look like?

[@jordaneggerman4734]

Yeah, maybe watch Inside, maybe see it in chunks. I have never seen a true mirror in the screen of a TV like I did two days ago...

[@crycrywolf]

Well. I have good news and bad news. Have you seen Inside?

[@wibbwobbles6011]

Panic attacks are extremely unchill. I can relate Bo.

[@seanmatthewking]

I had a panic attack when I was in the hospital, thought I was dying. And since I thought I was dying, the medical staff were concerned I might be dying. Next thing I knew there were 10 different people in there all trying to figure out what was happening, putting on heart monitors and other things. I asked someone if I was going to die, because I thought I should call my mom if I was. She said no, and from there all my imagined symptoms began to fade away, and so I had to tell that to all the staff. Afterwards like 15 doctors (I think most of them were fresh out of grad school doing their residency or whatever) appeared in the room to question me about it. So yeah, that was my first and only panic attack, and it was definitely not chill.

[@orion10x10]

@@seanmatthewking holy shit, man 15 doctors!? Why don't I get this kind of attention I have chronic panic attacks lol. I barely get one and they don't even listen to me

[@DFMMei]

People saying this makes his last special less genuine. I feel the exact opposite.

[@elcreatesthings]

How so? I'm curious

[@semperdeinceps7980]

@@elcreatesthings The inauthenticity of art today was a large part of his special.

[@ptanyuh]

Those people are stupid. "You're not doing mental illness right! The stereotypes and stigma I've learned on TV aren't matching your experience so you're lying!"

[@IamKingSleezy]

@@ptanyuh This. A lot of people think they’re ending the stigma by acknowledging what the TV or social media has told them but it doesn’t match to what they say because a like is more important to them so they ignore the reality of mental. It’s ugly, it’s horrible and better yet, it wears a smile. No one understands that.

[@allthingspaw]

Everybody deserves the chance to grow up and do different things, even Bo Burnham.

[@taffytom583]

The amount of times Bo says “truly” is truly signature Bo! 😆

[@pitagoras3468]

"A genius is just a mentality unstable person whit an audience" Like...LiTeraAallY

[@kross_draws]

Truly

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

Tim Minchin reference!

[@pretzel5202]

this comment is 4 times better after inside was released lmao

[@MSandPS101]

i really don’t understand the comments getting offended at how he describes or sees his own art you can interpret it how you want or give it any meaning you want but bottomline he made it and he decides what it really means

[@LLGameShows]

Well he doesn't decide what it means to everyone. Other people can find different meanings in it. There's no one set meaning

[@silverrraven5349]

Bo is a theater child... I didn’t know it was possible to love him even more

[@kay-vm8ev]

he- he does SINGING comedy shows how did you not know he was a theater kid

[@silverrraven5349]

@@kay-vm8ev I have no idea

[@TMeek94]

@@silverrraven5349 i feel like he mentions it in every special how did you not know lol

[@silverrraven5349]

@@TMeek94 I still have no idea

[@24b636]

@@silverrraven5349 LMFAO

[@matthiasnagorski8411]

As a man with extreme anxiety, who channels it into humor to operate around people, i can relate more to Bo now than ever before. I always wanted that hilarious, cool as a cucumber approach to life that he seemed to ooze. Now i see his honesty is so much better than the act. He's fucking smart, man. How many comedic stars might we still have with us if they had taken the necessary steps to handle their anxiety and depression? It's important to be true to our souls. And maybe not regret too much. Even if what you tried didn't work, even if it feels like wasted time, take what you learned and build on it. I'm high as fuck, guys. But i appreciate Bo Burnham for everything he does. Even when he doesn't do anything.

[@anotherpointofview222]

@Mathias I hope you've been taking the "necessary steps." How true to your soul are you being, when you are "high as fuck?" Not questioning or judging You, just a question For You.

[@Kate98755]

@@anotherpointofview222that was my reaction, you’re pulling a chris farley, john bellushi….high as a kite is self medication

[@nina-mp5tt]

I really appreciate this interview, I feel like I got the answers to the questions I had from the time of Bo's final performances to directing a movie today. Love you Bo👍🏼

[@mckeaning]

27:17 He's the ATL of comedians. All time low, not Atlanta

[@ethanwbs2952]

Same thing really

[@lilnaze7218]

Ethan WBS its a reffrence

[@jaedioux7890]

I find Bo to be one of the most likable people I have come across.

[@Miranda-yw8il]

My cat is sitting in my lap and he sneezed at the same time as someone in the audience so Bo blessed him...

[@moozartney]

Synchronicity ;)

[@Derek.Mitchell]

He stole his own joke. 28:00 became the intro to ‘That Funny Feeling,’ an absolute masterpiece.

[@vampiresnvrhrtu]

Bo "Truly" Burnham

[@finchisneat]

Bo "Really, truly" Burnham

[@lavenderstarzzz]

ive started saying really and truly a lot more because of him

[@tinabina8371]

His movie Eighth Grade made me really grateful that I’m not an adolescent at this time. I couldn’t imagine living with social media and the internet as a teen. I have teen children myself and this movie made me more empathetic to their reality.

[@orion10x10]

"I'm a comedian for 13 year old girls" shiett, man I'm a 23 year old straight male and I love Bo so much

[@lordgray4397]

Cool but what does you sexuallity have to do with anything

[@bbqwater23]

@@lordgray4397 that’s what I was thinking- like why did they add straight 😭

[@lilnaze7218]

BBQwater same😭😭

[@justinhamilton8647]

Fellas is it gay to watch a comedian

[@govindmenon1859]

"there's a theatricality to both the comedy and emotional bits that i do" After watching "inside", God i hope so.

[@jackblackfan4202]

I fuckin love this guy. Not in a “me validating his worth” type of way but more like I wish him the best and pray that he continues. We’ve lost some good ones this year

[@c0r0i0s0s]

You know what i mean? Truly.

[@katiebruce4803]

Stephano sdafda 😂

[@nepkatz]

FRR

[@Kylethepolitician]

I swear to God- I just got a new job and when I tell you that I listen everyday for nine hours to Bo, I'm not lying. I saw EVERY SINGLE INTERVIEW /PODCAST

[@joeobrien3959]

Inside is the most spectular thing I've ever seen. He deserves Oscards, and his piece needs to be immortalized and viewed until the world stops.

[@claudiajade624]

I really want to see Bo Burnham on Hot Ones.

[@jermaineconcern1539]

you can see him physically struggling with anxiety during this entire taping, his mask is strong

[@iiiiiiiiiii1093]

he looks in his element to me tbh

[@alantomy1444]

we think we know you

[@Kenlac92]

Based on what exactly? You can see people thinking theyre psychologists in this entire comments section. Their over estimation of what they know is strong.

[@calen17]

@@Kenlac92 I don't know Bo and acknowledge that this comes through the lens of my own anxiety, but he seems to alternate between gesturing freely and closed-off body language. He seems less stiff as the interview progresses. It's so interesting and relatable to listen to him talk about anxiety and panic attacks and the duality of how they're both real and part of the show.

[@inthefort6003]

That's what the point of the mask is

[@offbeatkiki]

God I would give anything to be in Bo's musical..

[@timeforvintagepancakes9751]

You get to be in the musical but it will cost you your voice up front. lol

[@yourzombiemop8259]

@@timeforvintagepancakes9751 The fuck are you, that purple squid bitch from the little mermaid?

[@eli4677]

He doesnt want your body !!

[@strxwbxrry_420]

@@yourzombiemop8259 "purple squid bitch" is by far my favorite description of Ursula...

[@callanhutchison1871]

Or in Bo

[@over7532]

I have never met bo.. but I would hug him in a cacoon if he was down.

[@AndOrMaybeSure]

A curtain cocoon?

[@kakyoin7761]

don't do it randomly tho, ask first if you do

[@orion10x10]

@@kakyoin7761 dude... No shit he said "if he was down"

[@over7532]

I have zero recollection of this video or this comment. I do admire the fuck outta bo though! I'll go ahead & watch this.

[@lexi4639]

@@over7532 this is funny

[@kilian-one-l]

Hearing Bo speak about writing a musical someday makes me think of what would result from a collaboration between Bo and the people from StarKid

[@Sener]

How can anyone see this interview and not fall in love with him?

[@probablypossessed2075]

I love this because we get to S E E a more genuine version of Bo. Like his laugh about his own bad haircut?(Around the 50:00 mark I think) That’s so sweet:)

[@epeeyyyyey3388]

its funny to me that the time that he was saying he was appealing to 13-year-old girls, I was a 13-year-old girl. and now, at 22, I just discovered him and I'm watching every bo burnham content available in the internet. its just sad that I didn't knew him when I was thirteen it wouldve been helpful.

[@almyjoyous6885]

That poem in the end hit me so hard now after watching Inside. That poem for me is so sadly ironic. From the dog's perspective (inside a Christmas present with punched out holes)- "I'm stuck in this thing and I'm wanting to leave. There are holes in this thing that hiss when I breathe. The more that I sit here the more I believe that I'm stuck in this thing and I won't ever leave. Back in the kennel the hole/whole cage was ours, but maybe these walls are better than bars or maybe I'm hurdling skywards to Mars and the holes are actually stars."

[@ironicinorironic.]

Exactly!! Nobody actually acknowledged that poem in comments, I'm glad you did

[@bananaperson7020]

Aww I love Bo.. I also have panic disorder and depression so I can totally relate. He's so vulnerable and honest and it's refreshing to see someone show life through their own experiences 😍 been a fan since you were in your bedroom in those early KZbin days. And I loved your specials and shows.. You are a talent for sure. Truly.

[@disrespectfullygray]

His body language and facial expressions in this interview make me feel like he's extremely uncomfortable. Particularly how he really avoids eye contact with anybody in the audience.

[@BobaBushido]

I love how authentic he is.

[@SuperMatt2112]

I am a 63 year old guy and I love Bo Burnham, he is an amazing articulate well versed artist with a vision that's not only brilliant but extremely entertaining. amazing work, I am in awe really of how truly masterful and yet so humble he is. As for anxiety, I only had one attack in my life and it just so happened to be at a bank and was making a rather large deposit, I was standing in line and all of a sudden out of nowhere it hit me, all I could do is turn around and leave, I felt like I was jumping out of my skin and couldn't hardly breath, it was horrible. It only happened on time and I've never had one before or after that one time, strange. so knowing a little about it, I could not even begin to imagine how hard that would be performing for an audience of a few hundred people and having an anxiety attack... that has to be tough. WOW.

[@MsFuzzipoo]

Hey, another older person! I'm a 40yr old gal and feel the same way about Bo. Before I say more: I mean _no offense_ to the younger crowd. Usually I see A LOT of teens in these comments, some folks in their 20s, and few if any people older than that. There's *nothing* wrong or problematic about being a young'un! The issue is me: there's so many of y'all I just feel like the "odd man out" in the fandom (And no offense to OP for calling you "older." While I don't see it as a negative term I know for others it's understandably touchy, so I apologize if I hit a nerve). *ANYWAY* I'm a huge fan of Bo. Although I initially had difficulty getting into Bo's earlier stuff, I've grown to like it too. Then Inside came out and it was *incredible* because it felt like he'd found his voice. Not that he wasn't great before Inside: he's always been a brilliant, entertaining, skilled and intelligent yet humble guy. There were simply certain elements in his earlier comedy that didn't work for me (I think someone here described it as "South Park" humor). Moving away from that has been an improvement. I was floored when I first heard him say he's had panic attacks on stage... I've had a few and I can't really do *anything* in those moments. I know they're not the same for everyone, but damn! Onstage? Oof. Of course, I also have GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder), SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder), PTSD, ADHD and bunch of other mental acronyms/issues... (or as I like to say, I'm "fun at parties" and "really, really lucky"). Those issues definitely influenced my experience. Thankfully they've been replaced over time with PTSD responses (fight/flight/freeze/disassociate). It doesn't sound great but they're easier to recover from, for me. I'm sorry you experienced a panic attack. They are awful and bizarre in how they seem to come out of nowhere... Your experience sounds terrible, and I truly hope you won't ever go through it again. 💜

[@corbisez6]

28:50 As a musician (who greatly respects Bo as a musician, especially after some of the songs from Inside had my crying) I find it VERY interesting that Bo says his performance “just doesn’t feel natural” Due to (I believe) my mental illness (and almost definitely my stoner habits), I often feel like I’m not quite in touch with my emotions. But when I hear or perform a song that touches me, I have a totally different, deeper understanding of who I am Bo and I may just simply be different types of people (though I think it is more likely we are similar people who respond to stimuli different ways, but I digress, oh my god that sounds pretentious), but it’s so fascinating to me (and maybe sad) that his musical performances feel just as structured as the rest of the show and are just as liable to have anxiety (and maybe panic attacks) running through them I’m so sorry I AM drunk, and I feel like I have used so many damn words to make my potentially incoherent point. BUYYEEEEE

[@kuromi8384]

I appreciate how honest he is. That's one of the biggest differences between him and other people in his field of work.

[@danielstudart2062]

Bo, obviously take the time you need. We would really love for you to come back to stand up.

[@Gray-tile]

Bo’s ketch phrase is truly

[@katiebruce4803]

Natalie Hoy *catch and yes

[@nepkatz]

Natalie Hoy HONESTLY

[@bro-bf7nj]

yo this was such a good interview, im super grateful for the super wide range of questions.

[@nighthawkdragon42]

I love Bo Burnham so much it hurts 😂 that sounds really creepy and weird but seriously he says so many things that TRULY make me think and I just appreciate the fact that he always puts in 110% in everything that he does it’s amazing and he seriously inspires me so much.

[@tylerjohnson3586]

It sounds to me nothing close to creepy or weird. The first Bo Burnham I ever heard was Words, Words, Words, and that was 8 days ago. I have no idea how (considering my love for C.K. and Carlin and the over a decades time earlier discovery of the two) I somehow completely missed this guy, espexially since hes my exact age. But today I spent 8 hours watching Bo Burnham on KZbin all day long. Safe to say he's already in my top 3 favorite comedians already. Sorry Chris D'Elia but just had to bump ya to the 4-hole. Life still rips though. Especially when you repeat stuff.... repeat stuff...repeat stuff, repeat stuff....rapeeda'st ughff....rip eat stough...ra peetz stuffra pete's tough....er-up eats tuh-fruh pizz-tuff, frip peet, stawfruppa eatah'stuvf, rub-pete-satoff....rib pizza toffee, reb peetszul tuv . Di-doop-doo, DOOOOMP.

[@kakyoin7761]

just a reminder: bo doesn't want to be idolized because he realises he's not perfect and that he shouldn't be idolized ^^^ /nm /lh

[@sadbabykitty]

@@kakyoin7761 no one is saying they idolize him calm down kid lol

[@Ducksnuget]

I think Bo refuses to give himself credit.

[@RandomDude647]

The interviewer was really good! Really well-researched, thoughtful questions, he seems like a big fan

[@buksie_]

i love how he says he wants to make a show dosent have to travel and he made INSIDE he says he wants someone else to sing his songs and Phoebe Bridgers did a cover of that funny feeling. I guess he got what he wanted

[@84Elenai]

Just here to say that Bo will make history with Inside and his whole body of work. No doubts about that. Apart from being the best comedian of his generation (by far), he truly helped a lot of people when he decided to release Inside. That show helped me so much to go through the toughest year of my entire life, physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. A big part of me knows I probably wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for Inside. I am not even exaggerating it. Just wanted to say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you brother Bo ❤

[@sevs.2342]

He seems so nervous!! I wonder if it's partly because they apparently played the Kanye Rant at the beginning? That had to be weird for him to see again out of nowhere

[@davideagin5321]

Hell yeah, he's come down with a lot of social anxiety lately so the last thing you'd want to do would be to do something that makes him socially anxious.

[@emoollinii]

12:44 that made me laugh so hard, just the way he somehow didn’t realise it was there and then went “oh” 😭

[@sawdustanddiamonds99]

18:00 not to psychoanalyze a total stranger lol but the total change in body language here (along with some pieces of his newest special) makes me think he's deflecting really hard. plus the very animated way he starts talking is definitely how some people react to anxiety (myself included)

[@anotherpointofview222]

Noted.

[@anotherpointofview222]

Actually, up until that point his mannerism, body language, delivery, seemed "quirky" to me. Reminded me of my neighbors son who has some type of "disorder" on the autism spectrum. Bo has nothing to that degree. Just something you sense about people, seems odd. And definitely not in a negative way ...just different.

[@sunnygirl9691]

I think anyone who has felt agonizingly frustrated, resentful, and separate from the world when it feels impossible for them to really GET IT - THAT’S where he’s at. The world is laughing, and he’s deeply fractured in the moment.

[@minimushrooom]

Yeah totally, notice that too. What I do find super interesting about any conversations with anyone who has admitted they have anxiety/depression and are potentially still not entirely comfortable with discussing it yet (and perhaps some that are comfortable too) is that people always seem (and I'm talking generally now not directed at you!) to be like 'woah yeah got him/her, they're trying to hide it!! Look at him deflecting! He must be reaaalllly struggling here but he's so good at making sure we can't tell" and I can't exactly pinpoint why I feel a bit odd about those sort of statements. Like it sort of seems obvious that any of us would do that because society is so against us expressing any hint of a problem with our mental health, and obsessed with us getting on with things, making money, pushing through regardless of the outcome etc etc. And even on a day to day interaction level (let alone talking about this in front of strangers) most people get pretty uncomfortable and don't know how to react when you talk about this stuff. Not because they don't emphasise, but just because we've all been taught pretty much our whole lives that these emotions should be hidden. Idk what my point is here lol I don't think there is one, but from my perspective it feels like Bo isn't the weird one here, it's societies reactions to a very normal human experience that's weird

[@anotherpointofview222]

@@minimushrooom Appreciate your comment. Thanks for honest sharing, taking the time to put thoughts/feelings into words, without being sure what they were and how to. I experience that often. Soo...my repose to your points... It is a very natural reaction to something "weird." Wierd meaning strange, different, something you know is not right, but it's real and being experienced as true. "Society" (others looking at you) notices it. You (the individual ) Knowtice it too..because you are experiencing it, while experiencing the experience of others looking at you,...but not sure what they are seeing. If they are seeing you (naked, your fault exposed) or just the covering you've been operating under. You're slipping, unsure of how well your holding up (the cover). As a species we've been operating under a covering of things we fashion to conceal the fact that collectively (not everybody individually) are broken beings. By broken I mean not Wholly Holy, wholly put together,... Living, experiencing the full potential of our being. Mentally for sure, Physically, and Spiritually, if one is inclined to believe there is a "spiritual" dimension to our being.

[@wolfelee356]

a musical sounds fucking amazing. also!!! Incredibly introspective and insightful interview, thank you!

[@milesgraham7239]

Hearing him talk about writing songs and segments with the lighting in mind, it makes so much sense how he was able to create such a cohesive environment with each song on Inside.

[@derekg5674]

He’s such an odd dude, but I love him. It’s interesting how he’ll just have his eyes close for like 20 seconds at a time.

[@erik-newman]

I do that a lot, too, it helps me concentrate on processing the words I'm hearing in a conversation and keeps me from dissociating and wandering off in my head mid-conversation.

[@karli4563]

not odd, he’s just extremely intelligent it goes over most of our heads he really is a genius

[@legofarm13]

The point he made about the size of your phone impacting how you feel about what’s on it...holy shit...

[@rachaelgrosser]

I completely agree with bo about how the sizing of screens can create either a submersed experience of an experience of dominance. There will always be that great feeling of living in the world of a movie for two hours in a dark theater

[@norahbeckwith]

Watching this before his 3rd Netflix special comes out, super cool to see him coming back

[@f3nt0]

So what do you think of Inside?

[@norahbeckwith]

@@f3nt0 oh I adore it. The most vivid example of creative expression I’ve ever seen in my 17 years on this planet. I admire the intimacy created and the devotion to the project was evident when i watched it at least.Hbu??

[@kakyoin7761]

what did you think of it?

[@kakyoin7761]

oh wait

[@TMeek94]

And what a masterpiece it was

[@TastyChubz]

i sneezed at 15:14 and when he said "bless you" it freaked me out so bad lol

[@tjeerdates9030]

Did he just describe ART IS DEAD as 'sweet'? Ok

[@noah-kc3tx]

IKR

[@energeticgorilla]

What else would he describe it as

[@thefluxparadox]

That interviewer is incredible

[@f3nt0]

I don't know, I don't think he connected with Bo very much. I mean, the questions are amazing but the connection is quite awkward and 'transactional' if that makes sense

[@valhalla1240]

I'd be really interested to hear what Bo thinks about Nanette (the special fom Hannah Gadsby). Because she essentially deconstructed performing as well, just in a different manner. But her show was mainly about how the format of a joke doesn't allow for true humanity to sink in and how she feels isolated in front of huge crowds. + a great media-sociologist is lost on Bo ...

[@MsFuzzipoo]

Ohhh great idea! Despite being a fan of Hannah Gadsby and Bo Burnham, it never occurred to me that they're both done deconstructions of comedy performances (in very different ways)... I'd love to see it.

[@haskna]

20:08 "ykn'whatimean... it was more like can i express this thing and do the thing that is the answer to the thing and also the thing that caused the thing which is like... ykn'whatimean"

[@jessiee2115]

43:19 "To design a show that doesn't need to travel would be so liberating." ... ... Inside.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Panic attacks fucking blow. They're serious business. I want everyone, Bo included, to do what they need to do to take care of themselves.

[@arwenbragg4375]

now I see why he used so much lighting and creativity in inside. That’s what he wanted to do in a musical damn

[@joalexander8775]

as a middle school edu major i appreciate bo's view on middle schoolers and their innocence/relateability to even adults - fear and anxiety

[@carlybun231]

"I tapped the mic comedically for those listening." considerate of audio listeners (: what a good bean.

[@carlybun231]

lmfao that shade at Steve Martin, I remember reading that in Born Standing Up and being like "oh damn okay Steve stay mad"

[@davideagin5321]

I had my first panic attack when I was 32, just some stuff overwhelming me in life at the time. I thought I was having a heart attack. It was terrifying, I truly thought I was going to die. I think some people use "panic attack" to describe just really bad anxiety, but when you're having a real panic attack you will know, trust me. It's not pleasant.

[@cameron-cameroff]

I loved how you mentioned the showing of an audience laughing and clapping to make others at home be like "oh yes time for me to laugh aswell"

[@isabellakubik2834]

Bro I love this man so much

[@markncl100]

What a nice guy.

[@tera_xoxo]

This right here is why I think Bo is okay after releasing Inside. It was all planned out. And plus he has a girlfriend of many years, so I think he really wasn't alone during quarantine.

[@mollyp2529]

good point actually, this calmed me :>

[@megsimpson6439]

yes! thank you for saying this because I was genuinely concerned for him and just wanted to give him a massive hug after watching inside :( but hearing him say stuff like he exaggerates the emotional parts just like the comedic parts for the performance is definitely reassuring.

[@jacobahern7273]

I think that the special is a mix of facade and truth. Sure he may have not been locked in that single room going crazy the entire time, but there had to of been some sort of inner struggle that inspired him in the first place. At the very least it shows how much empathy he has since he can articulate and present an exaggerated (sometimes no so much) representation of how many of us felt during COVID and also the struggle that the modern day people deal with culturally/politically. This is all just my opinion and I am nowhere near bo’s level of intelligence.

[@crycrywolf]

Everyone should listen to his podcast appearance on Happy Sad Confused, it was recorded WHILE he was doing inside. And while he makes it clear hes not doing that well mentally, he definitely sounds ok.

[@SlayyBayy]

17:28 I hate that Bo doesnt give himself the credit he deserves :( Mans a genius and too humble to think of himself as such

[@shanafreedman7142]

He looks really nervous... like he would never make eye contact. He’s such a genius and well thought out, and understands the world on a meta level, yet that’s what screws with him. All of the ironies and metarealities make it even more confusing... sometimes I’m not sure if he’s a genius, or an idiot

[@zach8596]

Perhaps he's a savant.

[@dustyboialex]

I was wondering when someone on the comments would say something about the eye contact thing. I have anxiety and I do the same! When I'm thinking and talking, I look away and down a the floor so when the floor is 50 people, you gotta look the opposite way which makes it look kinda weird. Not that it was bad or anything, that's just something I noticed

[@timeforvintagepancakes9751]

Idiots don't have trouble with eye contact. Because they don't have a complex internal dialogue to cause them anxiety when talking to others. Not all that easy or comfortable to focus on staring somebody in the eye like some sort of primal machismo contest at the same time as your psyche is running through all the ways they're gargbage, and your conscious is attempting to organize and deliver speech that doesn't include those opinions.

[@arickbakken]

He obviously looks like he's on drugs. Not the good kind. He's done a thousand interviews, never looked or acted this off. Sorry, that's what I see.

[@davideagin5321]

I think his best work is probably done in a closed environment. He's a genius, so he doesn't need to be in front of a live crowd where one single mistake will ruin it. The guy is different and he needs to stick to what he's good at. Make hilarious songs and videos. In the age of the internet, you can be a star without ever seeing a single person in front of you. And honestly I feel like that was his best work.

[@lcarthel]

He's a deep thinker with some wisdom to share.

[@zaina761]

i simply cannot love a man more than i do him

[@anieastonbaker]

Don’t miss the 1 second silent “spectacle” joke at 11:00

[@nicdennis]

Just imagine is Bo and Lin-Manuel Miranda made a broadway show together. Like a 21st century satire à la The Producers.

[@steviedaniele]

"i'm the all time low of comedians" not atl being my favorite band and bo being my favorite comedian 😅i didn't need to be called out like this

[@kittensorsmth4722]

24:43 Idk why I find that part so hilarious « I cannot handle performing in front of you people. It give me panic attacks. I need to stop And I DID! » The intonation is just great🤣

[@Jackntherippers]

Holy shit he uses the exact same intonation talking about overcoming his anxiety and getting better in his new special. Fucking hell man. I know it’s probably just his base tone but. Like. To hear him say this about leaving and then again about coming back but knowing he couldn’t like fuuuuuuck

[@kittensorsmth4722]

@@Jackntherippers oh wow i hadn’t even realized that... damn...

[@meanka_the_mean]

The only reason Pandemic happened is so that Bo could stay inside and make that "one-man-show" masterpiece called "INSIDE"

[@davideagin5321]

Remember, Dave Chappelle had a sort of breakdown and left comedy for like 10 years because the stress was so high that he couldn't deal with it. Some of the greats get hyped up so early in their lives that they feel like that's not who they really are and I could see how it could become terrifying to have to live up to that. Imagine having to live a life without error and of complete perfection. I think Bo kind of had a Dave Chappelle experience and just decided to chill out for awhile. Dave said he felt "overwhelmed" by the people controlling him to make more money. For some of the best, it's just too much. And I don't blame them one bit. These guys got into it because they loved it. Once it turned into strictly a business, these guys have too much pride in their work. They can't just pump out perfection. But when they feel that pressure, I can see how it can be overwhelming.

[@pfcbangin]

Happy he finally ended that "the burrito and pringles are a metaphor" nonsense. I love Bo, but his fans think WAAAY too deep into his work.

[@paddyodoor3090]

I used to be guilty of this lol

[@pfcbangin]

@@paddyodoor3090 you're a better person now, though

[@maxp.c1330]

@JediNxf7 i get what youre coming from but like relax. bo is an intelligent guy you know but also he has a joke were he plays this intense music making you think hes gonna do something serious then he walks forward and farts into the mic.... not everything he does is 10 miles deep.

[@KennyComan]

For me it will continue to be a metaphor

[@fairycars]

can i get a time mark cuz i don’t have time rn to watch through the whole thing?

[@monodescarado]

I was absolutely convinced by the Burrito metaphor. It seemed to fit his life-story so well. Can't believe he didn't intend for it that way. It's strange how we build our own ideas around an artist's intentions. I'm not sure if knowing the truth has lost some of the power from the song or not for me. He's still brilliant, but I strangely liked the performance more when I had the illusion of the metaphor. I feel strange ;)

[@bumblebeelegwarmers2786]

lmao same, someone in the comments wrote a whole essay and i was convinced

[@Turalcar]

11:36

[@nai5187]

@@Turalcar thank you

[@minnesotaman3]

Selfishly I want him to do a tour again soon because I discovered him in 2020, but the fact that I even seen his 4 specials is enough if he never tours ever again

[@angelaramirez4144]

Bo is really attractive...something about him.

[@sams7068]

41:14 This reminds me of what David Foster Wallace said (I've never read Infinite Jest, ik a lot of people hate it, but he said some cool stuff in his essays and short stories): "MOVIES ARE AN authoritarian medium. They vulnerabilize you and then dominate you. Part of the magic of going to a movie is surrendering to it, letting it dominate you...."

[@whoisxenon]

not at all a religious person but please, please god, let bo burnham write a musical sometime in the next couple years.

[@hungrybot3507]

D o n e

[@imkool51391]

I'm glad I wasnt the only one who got the double meaning of I Hope you're happy

[@raccoonavi]

i'd love to see another stand-up show by Bo, but only on the condition that he can handle it cuz i don't think any of us want him to go through any more panic attacks.

[@tess242]

ur wish was granted!

[@strxwbxrry_420]

I'd be happy if Bo came back, but only if he was comfortable and no longer had to deal with anxiety.

[@borkdog9141]

Guess what

[@strxwbxrry_420]

@@borkdog9141 What?

[@neva8503]

@@strxwbxrry_420 he just released a new Netflix special

[@borkdog9141]

@@strxwbxrry_420 I replied to this i think the same day his new special was annocenced.

[@evanmott3909]

Bo, don't just make your audience happy. Be happy. Make yourself happy.

[@maragarcia6045]

“The world is like, over. It’s like ending and I don’t even know how to begin to talk about that stuff.” Welllll, welllllll