Welcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham! This is WILD...

[@jameso7826]

Probably already been mentioned but I'll say it again anyway cause it's just so impressive. The entire "Inside" special was made by Bo alone, in his house. He did all the music, all the arrangements, all the effects, all the filming, everything all while alone in his house during quarantine.

[@tomleonard830]

I have a feeling that in the future, Gen Alpha and later will watch "Inside" in class when they are learning about the 2020 pandemic.

[@Yryahii]

VERY worth watching

[@seanscott]

@@Yryahii that quarantine special was gold

[@Nyerguds]

Yea, you literally see him take a remote every now and then to change the lighting.

[@Reithan]

Bo's trademark style is always mixing deep-cuts with comedy. He gets you hooked in with some light humor and then tears your guts out. Every time. Man is a genius.

[@jessekintigos4290]

He's more shock value the further back you go; as he aged, he upped his brilliant social commentary

[@jasonbuckley4118]

honestly, Bo was more Lyrically Witt but he mentioned in an interview once that those "video's at the time were too fast pace for people to enjoy the double and triple entendres." due starting youtube and comedy at the golden age of the internet he found witty lyrics wasn't the best at the time and leaned alot more into the comical side of his Witt. I find alot of his old stuff better and more complex.

[@WHADATBOYNAMEIS]

nah he was brilliant since What

[@gettingkilt]

His latest Netflix special, Inside, is full of social commentary and wry observation about the entertainment industry and his place in it. Welcome to the Internet is part of that. His deepest one is "That Funny Feeling" but it takes more than one listen to make sense of it. Even Knox didn't catch it all in one listen. I'd love to hear your reactions to it after 4 or 5 listens and some thought.

[@ZeallustImmortal]

He always had social commentary, but yeah, it became more and more the focus over time

[@earthscorcher]

​@@jasonbuckley4118 His older stuff is so freaking clever. Not that the newer stuff isn't - Inside is one of my favorite pieces of media ever. But the doubles and triple entendres were insane. I started following him maybe 2007-2008 in middle school, and was blown away with the lyrical content. I've been able to continue listening to the songs and find little new things still to this day. Just why I love Bo so much.

[@mre4u422]

I love how it slowly gets faster and faster simulating anxiety.

[@Jack-xg5ye]

I see it more as how overwhelming the internet has become. He slows it down when talking about the beginning of the internet to represent how simple it was, and then the speed when he’s talking about the internet now represents how stimulating and overwhelming it is.

[@loweche6]

Bo is fantastic. I think digging through his work would be worth it

[@unclefoot]

Nice! Bo’s had one HELL of an artistic arch. Blew up way back in the mid 2000’s when KZbin was still in its infancy and became one of the first people to turn “going viral” into an actual career. Youngest comedian to ever sign a record deal with Comedy Central, youngest comedian to get a full length special, so on and so forth. His early stuff is a bit hit or miss…a lot of it didn’t age very well but he was also a literal teenager when he wrote it so that tracks. Recommendations in no particular order: -Art is Dead -How the World Works -Repeat Stuff (music video version) -From Gods Perspective -Comedy -Country Song -Left Brain, Right Brain -Lower Your Expectations And a whole slew of others. A lot of folks are going to recommend “Kanye Rant” and “All Eyes on Me” but I gotta ask that if you DO decide to check out more of his work, hold off on those 2. They’re far and away some of his best work, but you’ve gotta get your feet wet first. There’s a lot of very meta context within them and without that context, they just don’t land how they should. Excited for more Bo!!! Cheers

[@TheKyfe]

And "Kill Yourself." It's super underrated, and the name puts people off despite it actually having a good message under the comedy.

[@TheKyfe]

"A World on Fire," by Bo. It's quick and hilarious

[@Fro00ot0]

One of my fvorites for sure, It's beautiful.

[@alexhobbs1375]

The whole Inside special is an absolute masterpiece. Its a haunting reminder of the struggles of lockdown, anxiety, social hypocrisy. And you would absolutely love the production of it.

[@eloerch7]

Bo's last live performance was his Kanye West rant, he had a panic attack live on stage, during that performance. He then became secluded and staid "Inside". He worked on his mental health and was ready to perform again but then 'covid' occurred. He was forced at that point to "stay inside". Every Bo song IMO is worth listening to, and I for one am here for it.. Go Bo.

[@wallywest2360]

Inside isn't just entertainment, it's pure art. What he did sitting in his apartment is better than a lot of other similar projects with dozens if not hundreds of people involved. Bo is a genius.

[@williamkrieger7932]

He did this special during the pandemic as a social commentary on isolation. The entire thing is performance art pieces of him gradually going mad. It's brilliant.

[@miklos_369]

Yes! Do more Bo Burnham, "Art is Dead" is one of the realest ones. It discusses internal battles of artists and entertainers. Pretty deep and touching.

[@bakuhakudraws5603]

The best wat I've ever heard Bo Burnham described: He's a MASTER of getting you to laugh at someone or something, and then making you feel uncomfortable for doing so. "Lower your Expectations", "White Woman's Instagram", "All Eyes on Me", "How the World Works", and "Art is dead" are some of my all-time favorites from him and definitely worth taking a look at. Honestly all of Inside is absolute gold, and the actual film on Netflix adds a lot to the songs and really puts his creativity on display. His older stuff is really hit-and-miss: he did a lot of edgy 2010s shock humor that is pretty cringey in retrospect, but there's some stuff in there that's just fun and goofy, and some that still has that same poignant introspection blended with his sense of humor.

[@greymatter33]

He made this during the COVID lockdown and it was like watching a lonely man go mad while not being able to look away from his entertaining and insightful comedy. You feel bad for him while watching it, yet you cannot look away. He's amazing and should be protected at all cost. Intelligent, funny, musical genius. Love this guy. This is my favorite work of his.

[@Aliziion]

This will be a gold mine if you keep reacting to this whole special and also the older stuff. I’m here for it.

[@kinjiru731]

That Kayne Bo Burnham video is FIRE.

[@jam3sbarry198]

Words, words, words - Bo Burnham... that was the one that got me listening to him. He's SOOO Great !! A Genius mix of Comedy and Music !!

[@greek_geekgirl1326]

“A White Woman’s Instagram” is one of my favorites he’s done

[@donalddavid3431]

Renagade here!!!! 😊 "3.14 Apple Pi" is where I started. He has 5 or 6 really funny ones back around 2017. Then his newish stuff is great. The Tim Minchin comparison is spot on!!!

[@timpwhit]

I believe you must have previously reacted to Bo's parody of a "Kanye rant," which was recorded pre-pandemic. His album Inside, which Welcome To The Internet is a part of, was recorded during the pandemic completely by him "inside" his room on his own since he couldn't go to a recording studio or have outside help. Truly brilliant and creative, which pretty much sums up everything I've seen from him. It was through watching his KZbin material that I discovered Tim Minchin through other commenters recommending Tim. I later found out that Bo credits Tim as one of his inspirations for getting in to musical comedy, and Tim has praised Bo as well for his creative genius. The reason I like both Bo and Tim is they can go deep, be funny or do both at the same time.

[@matthewwisner2153]

3:04 He's more talented than that. He produces his stuff as well. This whole special was filmed during COVID so he filmed it, produced it, edited everything himself.

[@XxXxCOOKXxXx]

“Can’t Handle This” or “Art is Dead” by Bo are two great ones I think to see what the best of Bo is about

[@Joe.The.Pirate]

Dude you really gotta check out the entire "Inside" special. It's technically a comedy special but it transcends every art form he utilizes.

[@derekchouinard2567]

a lot of his stuff is great. words words words is a great one for bars

[@sandybeach12]

Dude id love it if you did a series on all the inside songs theyre all so phenomenal!

[@AndreyKrichevsky]

"Kanye Rant" and "From God's Perspective" are my favorite songs of his, but pretty much all of them would be great to react to.

[@1VeryModestMouse]

Would love more Bo burnham. A true artist.

[@Arm_Kombat]

im bo yo and bo fo sho and 3.14 apple pi are the best place to start! hilariously funny raps songs that actually have bars and he did them when he was like 16 years old. i wish Bo did more rap style like he started with, ive been following him since the beginning almost 20 years now. he's still amazing i just wish he went back to his roots more often. he was such a good rapper he just rapped about funny stuff but it was still BARZ!

[@skyt3265]

those are shit. don’t do those.

[@ponfed]

He was brillant in Promising Young Women. He has acting chops.. his turn in that movie is devastating.

[@SickGirlRocks]

YES!!! Glad you’re here with this specific song but also with Bo he’s amazing

[@TheArmase]

Just like when you found Weird Al .. welcome to a new world. Bo is amazing and much deeper than most people think. Watch out the early stuff though ... he comes very close to crossing the line.. close

[@wonderweasle2212]

Start him from the beginning!! 2017 bo

[@jaceywarren1528]

I like Bo's older stuff. I feel he was little more honest at the beginning. You should check out "Repeat Stuff". As a music guy I feel like you might appreciate the lyrics. I also think "Rehab Center for Fictional Characters" is hilarious. Someone else to check out is Jeff Dunham.

[@robertrucker9210]

The thing about his special "Inside" is the fact he did everything himself in his own home. Due to mental health issues he had quit performing for a while. The problem was right when he was ready to make his comeback, COVID hit. So he made inside from the confines of his own home he performed, filmed edited, directed, all the way down to the lighting himself.

[@odinsudons]

I would honestly recommend the Netflix special this song came from. It is hands down one of the most interesting pieces of cinema and absolutely worth the watch, on camera for a reaction or just in private. I would be really surprised if you didn't walking away really enjoying it and also questioning everything you know in the world lol Its a comedy special but it's very different. It was during covid and so he essentially locked himself into his inlaw suite for a little over a year during the days and just recorded. It's funny but it talks about a lot of very REAL topics all while you essentially watch this man spiral into depression from it all and COVID and its terrifying, sad, beautiful, funny... Seriously a masterpiece and I don't say that lightly.

[@erictoal5224]

Bo is a one of a kind. Please do more, like the end of "Happy"

[@upsetcarrot]

the internet is like the ocean, and I'm gonna rip a quote from one of Bricky's Warhammer lore videos (you should watch them, that universe is batshit in the best way). It isn't inherently good or evil, it just exists. There are things in the ocean that will FUCK YOU UP, things that will make you regret ever even considering dipping a toe in. Then there are other things that bolster your faith in humanity, things that make you proud to be human. It's all a matter of where you decide to dive in

[@sllimjimsinkhole]

Art is Dead is a timeless classic - incredible live version "In the Green Room" with some iconic comedians watching along

[@FurieMan]

Another of his serious ones but amazing is "the chicken"

[@casslong9069]

you should watch the special straight through. The impact of each song is greater as they build on one another and you see his character change.

[@Tommysimonsen]

Do his old "Kanye rant" then "all eyes on me" 5 years later after his break. And for some more fun, his very old rap "I`m Bo Yo" he might be the OG you tube rapper.

[@truemenimprovedaily]

I have always heard this song from the visuals of the devil being a traveling salesman singing in an old vaudeville style on the vises and temptations of the internet. He takes the things able to be used for good and twists them into sinful addictions, temptations and pulls the worst out of people.

[@sXsKidd]

Bo burnham; How the world works Can't handle this (Kanye rant) Lower your expectations Country song We think we know you From god's perspective Oh Bo Words words words I'm Bo yo Just some of the few songs/comedy you can react to

[@tinferbrains]

i love the way you looked at your phone when bo started laughing evilly

[@scar445]

The style he is playing in, is called "Dark Carnival" A well used ,usical style when making dark or gritty songs

[@eternalturtl6320]

Bo is one of my favorite artists period. Recommend checking out more of his stuff for sure. He's one of a kind

[@74Bat]

Adam Sandler "Ode to My Car." You'll love it.

[@Emerald-t7k]

and while he's at it, lunch lady land

[@lukeerikblue958]

Some of Bo's songs you should check out include: "Are you Happy?" , "Problematic" , "How the World Works" , "Art is Dead" , "Bill Yourself"

[@djglenn]

Art is Dead is my favorite, but he has a lot of great songs. The Kanye Rant was legendary, I can't walk past the pringle chips without chuckling now.

[@gill4371]

From God's perspective is a great tune from bo

[@Cybernetic-alien]

I would say one of the more hard hitting ones for me would be "Can't Handle This: Kanye Rant." Definitely one of his best pieces. It mixes comedy with deep topics so smoothly and its perfect

[@AngelBench]

Theres definitely a rabbit hole you can go down with Bo lol love that you got to his content

[@JXCracks]

WE NEED MORE!!! watch old and new though, most reactors skip out on the older stuff and they're bangers... like "words words words" etc.

[@peterbyggmastar4243]

Bo Burnham - All eyes on me 🔥

[@lildeadgirl1443]

Yes. Been waiting for you to get into Bo

[@Ferotine]

bo burnham is amazing and seeing you post this was a pleasant surprise

[@demonik2108]

You would love WORDS WORDS WORDS !! bar heavy . I should check if you have or not yet. 🤔

[@jamesray9009]

A very long time ago I did customer support for AOL hahaha thats how old I am .. I'm the guy you called when you got a free minutes of AOL

[@tomleonard830]

My wife was a game / chat moderator. So I feel you on the old thing.

[@papawheelie1645]

And the year after we get Bo singing "Can I interest you in everything all of the time" we get the movie "Everything Everywhere All At Once" with some overlapping themes

[@itsakittyting]

Bo is talking about the internet BEFORE the censorship was thrown on us

[@tomleonard830]

2020 was the light censorship era. The 90s and 00's was the pre-censorship era.

[@ravenhawke5]

Bo is one of KZbin original Golden Boys from way back when he was still just a teenager in his parents' house, recording videos in his bedroom. You should check out his videos from back then. My favorite is "Rehab for Fictional Characters" next is "Welcome to KZbin" and then "New Math"

[@Dowinohue]

All genuine, authentic art…. Is real art.

[@gracesprocket7340]

Comedy music suggestion - Tom Lehrer - you can't go very wrong - it is all quirky and fun - but Lobachevsky, I Hold Your Hand In Mine, and Poisoning Pigeons In The Park are ones that spring immediately to mind.

[@TheNaughtySenpai]

Man i remember stumbling across "I'm Bo Yo" way back in the early 2000s and thinking it was the funniest thing ever. He's only gotten better with time.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

My first exposure to Bo Burnham, was when Marwan Ayman picked him as one of the musical styles to imitate in his 30-styles cover of This Is Halloween.

[@hansethetooly5421]

"Mr. Strange - Lizard Man 3.0 (TALON FALLS - Official Music Video) [industrial circus rock]" is a nice clown rock with a caliotrope

[@Reithan]

Bo is also a kickass rapper, and an O.G. KZbinr. He's been here since the beginning, and only getting better.

[@artlessknave]

this is from "inside". the show before it was called "outside". outside ends with him walking out the door. inside starts with him walking in the door from outside. he was having major anxiety issues and stopped doing live. i think they one you describe as having watched was "Cant handle this", (which i didnt care for) but was about performance anxiety and expectations and not feeling he lives up to them; he basically tells the crowd he feels like a fake and they cheer him for it. surreal. "Im bo yo", "repeat suff" (live first, then music video), "oh bo" music video, "words, words, words", "art is dead" are some of the ones I would recomend. you can see his evolution from younger silly to older serious. bo has inspiration from Tim Minchen, but Bo evolved more toward societal commentary, while starting with teenager shock toilet humor, while Tim tends more toward religion and just kind of random observations

[@jennilynn2850]

His song White Woman's Instagram is one of my favs for some reason lol

[@tatsu280]

He's had a great series of tv specials on stage back when he was just barely 20 or so, and he'll tell jokes and other witty punchlines and satyrical set pieces while playing a series of instruments like piano and guitar among others. This series he did was during the pandemic, filmed in his own house studio, and sent for Netflix, hence not live on stage.

[@Swift2Grift-e8t]

I'm Bo, Yo! Dude started posting videos from his bedroom as a teen, while still a teen, did his first Comedy Central special, which was hilarious! There's a video of him at maybe 20, talking with a group of older comic legends where he completely held his own. Worth a look!😸

[@zacharyodell4599]

Literally all bangers. If you go back and watch his specials in order it's a really sad story of how fame doesn't solve anything. And halfway through he wrote a TV show that's essentially about how chasing fame makes you miss out on life and from them on the specials got darker and darker as he became disillusioned with fame

[@willywonka436]

Yessss def more Bo!! He actually does some rapping type stuff you would love! Also pleasseeeee react to Trevor Moore and/or Samson !! They both spits so much truth! Trevor is who did the Bieber song Don showed you and YT has pulled a lot of his stuff bc he was calling every thing out and then “accidentally” fell off a balcony and died! He also did “the whitest kids you know” on comedy central back in the day!

[@WHADATBOYNAMEIS]

if you get into bo you should watch the specials in full and break em up cuz jokes and songs build over the set. its an entire performance and songs aren’t meant to be clipped out of context

[@Libragirl2369]

Like kid cartoons on the weekend was a few hours then boring stuff came on and we all went outside

[@elbruces]

Every song on "Inside" was recorded and filmed in the same room during the Covid lockdown. Just with different lighting and set decoration, which he all did by himself.

[@NDH0612]

Sexting, Country Song, White Woman's Instagram, All Eyes on Me, From God's Perspective, The Chicken, 5 Years, The Problem Song (aka Kill Yourself), he's got a looooot of bangers

[@DaedalusX86]

His inside special is the definition of art. You have to see it.

[@chrisbacon4849]

Oh yeah you're gonna love all of bo burnham

[@TheJ3ffer420]

The kanye rant is absolutely GOLD

[@cosmiccanine9186]

All he did was speak/sing what was "on his mind" and ours on a lot the time. Nailed it on the head, in my opinion.

[@liamoxd9416]

MORE BO! Specifically "How the world works" or "Art is dead"

[@turntechRavager]

There's a late comedian named Trevor Moore who had a skit show called The Whitest Kids U Know that was five seasons of Hilarity. And before he died he worked for Comedy Central making an Album called High In Church. It and his show have a lot of comedy songs or skits you may enjoy.

[@moderndaymidas]

I firmly believe Inside will go down in history as one of the most important comedy specials ever created

[@ariebarnhil1671]

I really hope you go down this rabbit hole. Like the Kanye rant and his earlier stuff.

[@TarisSinclair]

A couple of days late, but still.. One thing I am picking up on is this - During the slower melodic bridge he talks about the year 1999, a 2yr old kid using Mommy's iPad and getting used to technology. The he switches to "now look at you - unstoppable, watchable.. you time is now, your inside's out..." To me, he's referring to all the "influencers" in their mid-20's. And their "inside's out", not in a gross gory way, but - they share their private life, private thoughts with the world, all the things we normally keep personal (inside) are on public display (out).. and this blurring of private vs public is kind of scary. And, at least to me, not a healthy thing.

[@CoL_Drake]

The entire "Inside" special was made by Bo alone in his house during quarantine.

[@nickdanger108]

More please!

[@Bren3669]

you’ve gotta do more of his old stuff!!!

[@dustinmohr6877]

Do the Kanye rant.

[@dustinmohr6877]

Please. Didn't wanna be rude.

[@falseshepherd-490]

Watch more stuff from early Bo first. It loses its meaning if he doesn’t get to know Bo before listening to it

[@unclefoot]

@@falseshepherd-490 seconded!!! I get why so many ppl recommend it but it’s gotta be watched AFTER you’ve gotten your feet wet. Watching the Kanye Rant without knowing the context of it within Bo’s arch as an artist is kind of a waste…it loses a lot of its emotional bite

[@maskedman5808]

"Repeat Stuff" official video version is one of my favorites but just start watching his stuff and i don't really think you can go wrong....

[@johankaewberg8162]

I believe this is from “Inside”, his pandemic album, all made, well, inside.

[@Bukoe]

By all means do the Bo Kanye Rant that is next level ..

[@frankingy2008]

Art is Dead is arguably his greatest song.

[@Qwertky]

I love Repeat Stuff, From God's Perspective, White Woman's Instagram, the Kanye Rant, Left Brain/Right Brain... he has some great stuff.

[@dustingraff1330]

Please more Bo!!!

[@InertiaDriven07]

Another FANTASTIC musical comedian is Stephen Lynch. His older stuff is more shock value, and like Bo, he’s kept his dark humor, but a little more mature if that makes sense. Also Rodney Carrington. A country singing comedian who’s really good

[@mrTjstephens1]

"How the world works" is awe

[@drewskills20]

you HAVE to do "all eyes on me", you will and your audience will LOVE it

[@TheTamally]

This entire special was game changing. It's kind of crazy that it's resurfacing again, but the more people that hear this message the better. Even after the reaction videos, I hope you watch the entire special because there's a lot of stuff between the songs that ties everything together.