Writers Roundtable: John Krasinski, Bo Burnham, Tamara Jenkins, Peter Farrelly, Eric Roth | Close Up

John Krasinski ('A Quiet Place'), Peter Farrelly ('Green Book'), Tamara Jenkins ('Private Life'), Bo Burnham ('Eighth Grade'), Eric Roth ('A Star Is Born'), and Paul Schrader ('First Reformed') join Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for the full 2019 Writers Roundtable.
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[@alyssaabraham371]

JOHN KRASINSKI AND BO BURNHAM TOGETHER?!? .... I’m gonna cry with happiness

[@navjotmundra913]

That's kind of exactly why I clicked 😁

[@cadenmartel9152]

Alyssa Abraham omg I know

[@alikarami2692]

John was really nervous

[@SuperQBoi]

When do season 2 of Jack Ryan come out?

[@lillieshippy]

me too, me too

[@commentsareuss]

I am in love with how John is laughing at Bo’s jokes and how he clearly recognizes his intelligence I would die if they worked on something together

[@jackh67]

Yeah Bo would never work with John, they are very ideologically opposed.

[@blondie2998]

Jack Hardgrave how so?

[@jackh67]

@@blondie2998 Bo Burnham is a huge critic of the united states government. John Krasinski says we should be thanking the CIA everyday after he spent time with the agency for his Jack Ryan garbage. Something Bo would have a rather large problem with. Also this is a 'writers' round table but John Krasinski has written nothing original, he adapts books or per-existing screen plays. He honestly shouldnt even be at the table with these legends, bo for example has written all his material himself.

[@flygonfiasco9751]

@@jackh67 The screenplay was still very well done, even if it is an adaptation

[@jackh67]

@@flygonfiasco9751 that may be true for some though a lot of critics would disagree . Regardless it is significantly easier to adapt something than to create from scratch

[@amelia8236]

came for mostly bo and partly john

[@sellingacoerwa8318]

because you're a fetus and are to young to know who anyone else is. Congratulations, you're young and ignorant, upvote!

[@zilchnebula5367]

@@sellingacoerwa8318 "How dare people enjoy watching a younger person, I better belittle them" Shut up boomer

[@MayorBrownn]

Spot on

[@andrewlr1225]

Sellinga coerwa boomer

[@MayorBrownn]

@Sellinga coerwa who hurt you

[@hunterfarang]

I wonder if the people at this table realize that the young kid sitting at the table is a literal genius.

[@mathiasbergpedersen]

I wonder if the viewers realize that so is the old guy

[@BSpinoza210]

I feel like the others in the room are just waiting for the intellectual titans to weigh in, however the defining factor of those that measure their words carefully is that they don't say much. So, the rest have to throw out points, counterpoints, arguments, and hope that the two main characters weigh in on the issue in some way that keeps things going. Bonus points if they support your stance.

[@themadclown4077]

@@mathiasbergpedersen the old guy next to him?

[@originalzebruh]

Welcome to the internet man.

[@aedanmannion]

@@mathiasbergpedersen are you talking about the bald old guy or the fellow with the beard?

[@shubidoe]

I felt bo's hands shaking when pointing out an ignorance in his much older and more experienced peers. I have the absolute most respect for that man.

[@caitlin1524]

He’s just incredible, isn’t he? I’m amazed by him.

[@mary.conroy]

do you happen to have any time stamps of when that happens? it sounds so weird but i kinda wanna see that ahah

[@6598102743]

@@mary.conroy if they mean the part I think they mean it starts at 57:22

[@OziMan81]

He also was fearful to make eye contact yet as his Inside special showed… he likely dissected the current state of the world further to bridge between his perceptions of the old and the new and went on to communicate the hypocrisy of the role-reversals and overreach. An ever adapting, open, and powerful voice

[@justiceskerritt3497]

Loved it so much

[@Azire]

55:55 "There's a representational elephant in the room right now". One woman, all whites. So subtle. Bo I love you.

[@daniellewegman2642]

I was so upset that him saying that was just glanced over

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@daniellewegman2642 Yeah, because Paul kept talking, right over him.

[@aceq2856]

One women, one (and a half) young minds, and all white people. #AFewElephants

[@hrothgarnogar]

Who tf cares? Must EVERY video have a perfectly distributed amount of each race? What a stupid idea. Instead of putting together an interesting panel, let's make sure we got one of each! That's not pandering or racist at all!

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@hrothgarnogar No... it's more like "if everyone here is white, they shouldn't be talking about issues that affect non-white people more".

[@prestonbrahniuk6730]

It feels like Bo gained respect from these writers as this bit progressed. You could tell that his words resonated with the experienced writers at the table and they were intrigued and impressed by his responses. He is much more engaged by the end of it, so I think he felt the same way.

[@Jo-mx4xl]

Really? I didn't really notice much of that, I thought there was an equal amount of respect in the room.

[@mawangshallhang]

@@Jo-mx4xl you're right. It's just Preston trying to add more underlying meanings where there aren't any.

[@MayorBrownn]

@Siren isn’t that what art is?

[@StVez]

@@MayorBrownn not really

[@TheWitness369]

I feel like he does that with everything he does. Most people judge the book by its cover. Then you hear how intelligent he is and you're stuck wanting to hear him talk.

[@ianlack4417]

Bo Burnham and John Krasinski is a combination I never knew I needed.

[@MichaelTurner856]

Hey this is random but I hope you have a really great day

[@sighthoundstars]

RIGHT John is so responsive to Bo, the part where he goes "is someone writing this down" that's so kind

[@jedinxf7]

seriously. I knew bo was thoughtful and brilliant and empathetic, but I didn't know all of that about John.

[@lvndrio]

Its a combination i’ve always needed

[@kayleighkannthewisher]

Same!!!

[@mirixf]

Bo speaking: -14:27 -24:30 -39:37 -47:40 + 49:52 -52:14 -57:21 edit: someone pointed out i missed 4:15 and 55:52 also stop telling me to watch the whole thing i already did and more than once. there were interesting conversations but a couple of the older dudes were very obviously bad at listening and just wanted to talk about themselves and their contributions weren't always the best lol

[@elcreatesthings]

you're a life saver, thank you

[@jmstopmotion6549]

Damn, thats it? lol

[@armanroxx]

bbruhh wish i saw this before watching the whole hour

[@mrexpert1854]

You are an angel!!! Respect++...

[@lunascorpius1458]

But you forgot 4:15! 🖤

[@Azire]

25:33 "I write from a place of loneliness and a little bit of depression". Bo's chuckle felt like a "hold my beer" lol

[@anishsawan6496]

When did he chuckle?

[@tunagarbage2989]

I just finished inside-

[@torinthunder3039]

@@tunagarbage2989 Verdict?

[@tunagarbage2989]

@@torinthunder3039 cried a lot

[@themoviecritic1092]

@@torinthunder3039 A f****** cinematic masterpiece

[@UpTheAnte]

Bo's perspective is so interesting and insightful. I could watch an hour of just him talking about the creative process and how he sees society today

[@jeanjax7541]

Tyler he’s got three podcast appearances on the You Made It Weird podcast, it’s everything you could ever want, VERY insightful

[@patdu121693]

You should watch his interview on 'Off Camera with Sam Jones', its awesome.

[@AllTheArtsy]

He was on the H3H3 podcast

[@tathan201120]

@@jeanjax7541Thank you. I'll listen to them right now!

[@mikayocc]

He was easily the smartest person in that room.

[@taylaatkins2118]

Bo consistently engaging and listening to Tamara throughout this entire discussion is so refreshing to me

[@ninjabreadgirl]

Bo in his private life has always been such an advocate for women. He's incredible.

[@lillitaft9195]

literally all the old dudes just straight up ignored her and never actually listened to what she said

[@arthurcasey5646]

@@lillitaft9195 no they didn't at all, im not sure if you were watching the same video they all look and listen to eachother

[@allyssaweir7046]

bo is literally such a wonderful human like i just appreciate him so much

[@noone-hd1ck]

@@lillitaft9195 what? They were all listening to her. What video were you watching?

[@XYZ-sq7ki]

Tamara’s smile when Bo said “there’s a representational elephant in the room too” ~priceless~

[@probablypossessed2075]

Tamara: I’m going to speak about the topic, here’s a quick premise- Host: yes, yes, fabulous point but also, somebody across the table, what is your take on, say, _illegal organ donations_

[@andrewjackson7458]

Couldn't even watch it anymore, I was so mad🤦🏾‍♂️😡

[@jemimahmensah-coker9088]

Yes! That's exactly what happened. So annoyed!

[@mrsbillforshort]

Couldn’t help but notice her being interrupted mid-sentence. She’s the beautiful mind behind “The Slums of Beverly Hills” for God’s sake! And then one of the few questions directed to her being the one about writing romance. SMH. I’m glad she called attention to that. Respect to Bo Burnham for speaking up about the “representational elephant in the room.” Watching this, I got the impression that the two younger men, Burnham & Krasinski, had more respect for women than the others.

[@alexandraszabo3062]

I GOT SO MAD WATCHING THIS

[@stephanieprobst923]

It was constant, couldn't even possibly be subtle. A few of them did it to her. How do they not see it and not realize how poorly it makes them look? So gross! So sad.

[@KrazyEpicTaco11]

Figured everyone's here for Bo so here u go: 4:16 Bo is questioned about his ideas on a Trump biopic 8:45 Bo agrees with Tamara 9:38 Bo laughing at John's joke 14:26 Bo speaks about his writing style/explains his movie '8th grade' and Tamara is cut off by the host YET AGAIN 16:35 Bo explains his prep for writing 8th grade/ the difference with girls and boys 24:36 Bo and Peter discuss characters 25:23 Bo nose laugh(sarcastic?) 39:37 Bo explains his struggle to write the ending of his movie and maintaining his ideals 40:26 Bo is asked about movies that influence him 47:40 Bo gives advice to new artists and explains the new generation struggles with culture and art 49:58 Bo says he thinks the best way to learn from artists is their work 52:15 abo speaks about influential works/'Brief interviews' 57:22 Bo explains his thoughts on cultural failures and the elephant in the room

[@VariTimo]

Your existence makes sense to me.

[@KrazyEpicTaco11]

@@VariTimo this comment made me happier than it should have lol

[@FaeQueenOG]

xD lmaaaaaaaaao I discovered this video because of my current Bo Burnham binge, but I am sticking here for the whole video. Thanks anyways xD love the commitment to this joke lolol

[@nayy_ww]

you're the reason why i wake up every morning

[@KrazyEpicTaco11]

@@nayy_ww ❤️❤️ty😎

[@WrestleManiafan94]

On an editing related note: I really do appreciate these text boxes giving context about certain people. It allows the conversation to keep flowing while simultaniously informing the audience. Nicely done. I wish more people would use that little trick

[@RPG_Angie]

Me too. The answer at 12:55 would've been unusable without the pop-up boxes. 18:08 This one is a bit janky, though. Lots of nature-vs-nurture studies about gender contradict each other and it's hard to find one that tries to go beyond statistics into biology or anatomy that is more legitimate than the others. The news picking up the summary or "a new study" doesn't necessarily mean the study is groundbreaking or the absolute truth - it just means that the topic is hot.

[@dumbass1775]

It's like all the stuff I usually Google to the side of videos but already done for me

[@sergioescarfuller8941]

They should do this for presidential debates

[@broll41]

@@RPG_Angie Yes! I thought that sounded untrue, so I looked into it and I think they’re referencing the 2017 study “Callous and unemotional traits show in brain structure of boys only.” The findings were that out of boys AND girls with callous-unemotional traits, only boys showed a difference in brain structure, not that only boys have those traits. They just misunderstood the summary when looking for references, I believe.

[@JoshisJoshisJosh]

Rip Pop Up Video You died WAY before your time

[@Elbridgina]

Bo's final remarks are the most important thing said in this entire video.

[@whitney6314]

agreeeeeeeeee

[@mikayocc]

Absolutely! Such a smart dude.

[@mewgiah8057]

Except it’s misguided. If you want true equity, the system as it currently stands, is actually pretty representative of the population % break downs. But that isnt what we are talking about. We are talking about minority population %, wanting 50/50 in terms of representation. That is no equity, that IS an over correction. That would be like going to Japan as a white person, and demanding that 50% of the actors in their films, be white. Its not realistic to their population size. And is actually horrible to demand they feel bad, for being who they are. Yes, our system can be doing better. And I think more diversity, is always a good thing. I think diverse backgrounds, means art is more interesting and unique. But what I’m seeing coming out of this, isnt a true push for diversity. Its misguided anger, and a push for a power grab between identity classes. What this really comes down to is, the Marxist belief that we live in a power system, where everything is defined purely by power and not competency. Ie. The belief that Bo is only where he is, purely because of his skin color. That he has an inherent privilege. Rather than the fact that, Bo is extremely talented than most people in the population, and worked harder than everyone else to get the success he has. And he’s actually pretty representative of the overall population of the country he lives in, if we are looking at %. I’m not saying that the system doesn’t have problems. It does. Industries like Hollywood itself, absolutely have gatekeeping. And sometimes people with talent, are not allowed to succeed. But the thing is, Bo and everyone at this table trying to be an “ally” isnt even good enough, because the beliefs of those upset with the system, see these people as inherently apart of the problem, just by the fact that they were born in the majority % of the country. This is NOT about equity. This is about something entirely else. And its obvious, when you consider other countries have an even more diverse population % break down than the US, and its mainly the US, that is having these issues of being obsessed with making things 50/50 even if the % breaks down are no longer representative of the actual population demographics.

[@irvineikari3684]

He was the only with balls who didnt shy away from the elephants

[@jaaacccckK]

@@mewgiah8057 Who wants what to be 50/50? Bo didn't suggest anything like that in this video.

[@AlexandraGutierrezD]

John saying “someone is writing this down right?” as Bo gives his brilliant explanation of youth creator culture near the end exemplifies Bo’s ability to verbalize what a whole generation has been trying to explain to their elders for years now. And as other commenters noticed I think as the video progressed they all gained respect for each other.

[@wrenbo4816]

This host, cutting off the only female panelist at every turn and then when the topic turns to romance he's like "finally a topic she knows about!" It's painful to watch.

[@EmoDontMix]

I know! who is he anyway?

[@sophiewood]

@@EmoDontMix some teeny tiny dude

[@calehearring1712]

Oh the humanity!

[@tyrellarson]

He interrupted most or all of them. You're projecting your own bias.

[@wrenbo4816]

@@tyrellarson okay!

[@mikaperzyna8230]

There's no way the time was suddenly over the moment Bo says something that will rile up half the table lmao

[@earl0000]

That was such an awkward time to cut LOL

[@lukeevangelista1994]

So many Hollywood writers need some insane story and insane production to motivate them. Bo watches 10 mins of authentic YT, and then he makes a golden globe movie. He is so captivated by life itself

[@jblue1622]

An SNL skit with Mr. Bean playing the moderator cutting people off and having odd questions could be good

[@JohnSmith-cv5pj]

Superb idea.

[@mrjeremyrivera]

Mr bean doesn't really talk tho, how about Rowan Atkinson

[@klainiffbastian]

That's basically what this is lmao

[@ReX0r]

He could just mumble something and people could go "What is it boy? Is Timmy stuck in the well again? Oh, new topic. He means new topic and new speaker when he pretends to say something." And people would just pretend it's improv "New topic! New Person!" is being instructed non-verbally. Any Rowan Atkinson sketch would also be fine with me actually: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXipq2ydqZVgfMU

[@parkernicols3838]

Bo burnham perspective on “PC culture” is such a different perspective coming from a straight white male comedian. Like don’t get me wrong. I don’t think those things make you wrong. But no burnham has totally changed the view of “ these kids are so sensitive” to yeah they are sensitive and why do you expect them to not be. Look at our environment. This is the pendulum swinging in the other direction and we cannot he mad as we figure out the right way to deal with certain sensitivities. I just respect this man so much

[@bumblebeelegwarmers2786]

yesss 100%. i also think his view differs from that of his fanbase, since they’re often the type of people to defend offensive remarks simply in the name of comedy

[@iamawin8272]

@@bumblebeelegwarmers2786 that’s probably one of the main reasons he stepped away from standup.

[@KCAssassin98]

@@iamawin8272 don't project your own views onto other people. bo made his career on offensive remarks and then built up from there.

[@iamawin8272]

@@KCAssassin98I’m not disagreeing with what you’re saying about how he built his career but I’m not projecting anything onto anyone just stating an opinion.

[@AllenSmithe]

@@KCAssassin98 And he has repeatedly said he regrets those jokes in his interviews. He's made his stance on that pretty clear.

[@shukezi3619]

I really liked Bo's idea about showing a boring story because everything about trump is usually so extravagant. That's fascinating.

[@astromoon8753]

The way that everyone just ignored bo when he said “there’s a representational elephant in the room too”

[@JohnMcLeanbilldoesjudo]

Well they were listening to the guy who was already speaking then the show ended after he said it the second time. I'm not sure either of those count as ignoring.

[@noone-hd1ck]

Because he interrupted the guy that was speaking. People were trying to listen to him not bo

[@valhalla1240]

Felt some serious vibes between Krasinsky and Burnham ^^

[@aniknag619]

I know right? You can hear John whisper "wow" around 52:35 Hope they connected outside this interview.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

If you won’t write the slash fiction, I will. We have to adhere to Rule 35.

[@cartervanmeter]

Comedians are like magnets.

[@brandonjbehringer]

I'd love to see them work together, on either side of the camera or in the writing room. Gold would be struck

[@georgeweasley54]

Probably cuz they're the youngest and also they began as comics

[@oliviaj3887]

The writers: *talking about the brilliance that goes into their writing* Stephen Galloway: What about you at the other side of the table who wasn’t talking, let me interrupt the current speaker to get your perspective on an entirely different subject

[@aftersunfilm]

Love your pfp

[@trever2244]

My captain.

[@thetoot9615]

Interviewers need to keep the questions and schedule moving along otherwise they'd never get around to it with the time they have, nobody in that room showed up for free

[@themadclown4077]

@@thetoot9615 yea but interviewers also should know how to transition right. Easily it's best to ask questions that furthers the conversation and end it at the right spot this guy just ends the convo randomly and comtinues on which is horrible interviewing skills.

[@trever2244]

@@themadclown4077 I've never understood that aspect of bad interviewers, im an introvert and when im listening to someone speak, I never interrupt them. There's comes like a 3 or 4 second silence then I either ask them another question or they ask me one.

[@maceyjohnson6035]

Did anybody else low key hate this interviewer's style of interviewing? He obviously did his research, but he would cut people off in the middle of a point they were making and redirect to someone else, totally ruining any chance for natural discussion and conversation.

[@10acious32]

He has a set list of things he has to touch on in a set period of time. I mean, would I have loved to hear Bo's comment at the end evolve into a conversation? Yes. but overall I feel like a lot of topics were touched on and it really wasn't that bad.

[@michaeltocci3504]

Oh, always with this dude.

[@Robinzorz]

Everyone also comments this about this interviewer and rightfully so. In this interview it's even worse. That opening question is appalling. Why on earth bring Trump into this? and also the irritating 'your writing about X, where would you start, GO!' as if they are not people put machines you can put a coin in and get an answer.

[@lvndrio]

Him trying to stay relevant lol

[@JustifiedHope]

It’s timed lol it’s an interview not everyone or or everything is going to get a chance. It’s go go go

[@BrokenGodEnt]

Bo Burnham seriously seems like the smartest person in the room anytime I see him. He spoke very little here, but his dialogue seemed to be the most impactful. Maybe he's just more articulate and we'll spoken than his contemporaries, but that ending monologue (if you can call it that) in the end was fascinating.

[@joeboonmusic4004]

He really has something special about him. You can watch 10000 political scientists or psychologists break down political correctness or the internet but the way Bo frames it makes it seem a lot less like a civil war and more like a gradual, painful search for a better world.

[@caitlin1524]

@@joeboonmusic4004 Well said. I couldn’t agree more. He just has a knack for nailing viewpoints on very nuanced topics.

[@joeboonmusic4004]

@@caitlin1524 Absolutely. I think it's partly because he's NOT a 'public intellectual'... He doesn't feel the need to fight for one side or the other, so his insights always come over as balanced.

[@jamk2668]

Paul wrote one of the greatest books on cinema when he was just 24. To this day, it's stilled studied frequently. Bo is certainly not the smartest person in the room. Comparatively speaking, he's not even particularly interesting to listen to. Most people all over his nuts suffer from a form of recency or familiarity bias.

[@aryan7767]

@@jamk2668 gotta agree unfortunately. The comment section is usually a popularity contest. And people really really hate older artists cause they are less likely to having been exposed to their work

[@dracey771]

why is romance dying in society? [everyone looks at the woman]

[@artheaux666]

Misogyny at best

[@TsdsxSansTSSunStone]

@@artheaux666 chill bruh

[@senoritaaurora5123]

It's not that extreme.

[@hellm.7130]

time mark?

[@trever2244]

The population increasing at an exponential level is creating extremely high competition and the investment of time concerning romance is dwindling due to this causality.

[@pwnageprata]

+1 to Bo for acknowledging the frustration of political correctness but expressing the desire to listen to voices that have historically been ignored

[@cutieboychase]

+cringe for your cringe comment

[@NeverDieAloneMusic]

I know Bo walked away from stand up to get away from the limelight, but if this is where we're going to see him for a while (among some of the greatest writers in the business), then this is where he needs to be! I understand if he doesn't exactly want to be, but he is our "core" representative in hollywood. Growing up with the internet. Becoming famous in this "non-traditional" format of storytelling. So it was pretty much fate for his first ever feature film to be again, a representation of our generation. I've been following Bo for about 11 or so years now and to see him grow, not only mentally, but creatively, is truly outstanding.

[@likelyvampirical]

And then he swings back with Inside, really expanding on everything talked about here. I felt as I was watching this that I could see elements of Inside within it the whole way through, seeing where Bo may have drawn minor inspiration for some of the elements he incorporated, it's amazing.

[@joeboonmusic4004]

@@likelyvampirical Absolutely agree. Something like that could only have been made by somebody as self-aware as he is.

[@newbooksmell4163]

I really hope 14:24 was edited really awkwardly and not the real thing.

[@linzzeyc6652]

NewBookSmell right?! omg i was shocked

[@nagol1000]

He thought her sentence was over

[@vampiresnvrhrtu]

FUCK that doode

[@AmariHetep]

nagol1000 No he didn’t, he’s just a fucking prick of a moderator. He does this every roundtable. He literally asked her a question, blatantly cut her off midway through her answer to ask another question, and then just completely disregarded her answer to the second question by asking a different person the same question. He knew exactly what he was doing because as she’s talking, you can see in his expression that he’s becoming disinterested, until he finally just turns his head.

[@CONVERSE1991]

@@AmariHetep The best roundtable I remember watching was Robert Duvall, Ryan Gosling, Mark Ruffalo, Colin Firth, James Franco, and Jesse Eisenberg, and I think it was because there were 2 moderators for that one.

[@peacechickification]

Dang, go Bo using his voice to represent those who were not at the table. I didn’t miss the fact that he always backed off to other people speaking over him, until he was adding the other elephants. Go Bo.

[@averygreen6888]

The three older guys totally monopolized the conversation. John, bo, and Tamara weren’t able to speak very often and even when they did allow Tamara to talk she was constantly cut off, yet they discuss political and moral correctness. It feels performative for sure to me. I get that they have more experience but that doesn’t make them more intelligent or more insightful.

[@tubix00]

I don't know why they couldn't make this longer like a podcast. So many people and topics they could go through. Limiting it to a 1hour video (somewhat edited down ofc in this case) just seems to me like an artificial limitation from the old days of TV. You don't have to do that on YT, it's been proven again and again that people will watch/listen to long-form content on the internet. Online podcasts with just host + one guest talking are often 3+ hours so how can you expect to have a meaningful discussion on more than one topic in 60mins?

[@rustincohle2135]

"I get that they have more experience but that doesn’t make them more intelligent or more insightful." Having more experiences is what makes a person more intelligent and insightful.

[@stephanieprobst923]

@@rustincohle2135 Only if those people can set there egos aside and learn from those experiences. Not everyone, especially those with narcissistic tendencies, is capable of doing that. It takes being self aware. A person with fewer experiences, but who's more self aware and observant, who's living intentionally and really trying to pay attention would probably be more insightful than the other.

[@mattaukamp]

I appreciated Paul's perspectives. This would have been 50x better of roundtable if it was just Paul, Bo, Tamara and John.

[@rustincohle2135]

@@mattaukamp John Krasinski had nothing of value to offer.

[@elizaheathen]

Bo Burnham is a gift from the Lord. absolutely going off at the end.

[@filteredcreativity9409]

Bo's temperance and resolve at the end of this to speak the truth is so admirable. I am SO excited for the stories that we get to see from him in the future.

[@TeaTay04]

55:55 Bo coming through with "There's a representational elephant in the room." just shows how aware he is of the importance of diversity. I'm a writer in film and television and I see room's like this all the time. Bo is invited to the cookout.

[@joshhunt4146]

The klan cookout?

[@muvimon]

They invite Roth as adapted screenplay oscar nominee without bradley, they can't invite Barry Jenkins? Kevin Willmott? Ryan Coogler? Seriously. WTF THR?

[@obiehn276]

@Harry Aspen ppl do

[@jblue1622]

Harry Aspen 167 sistah!

[@k.e.anderson3485]

forced diversity = mediocre and uninspired art

[@winniekenney7204]

Bo, Tamara, and John were the only ones who never interrupted others and actually said things of substance. Too bad they didn't get to talk more.. their backs must hurt from carrying this episode

[@jamk2668]

Huh? Paul was the only one who said anything remotely meaningful. Granted, he actually makes great cinema (at times) and doesn't just make filmed literature, unlike Bo and John.

[@Eatmywalnutz]

@@jamk2668 Bo and John make phenomenal work tf you talking about

[@HQBacon]

@@jamk2668 Eighth Grade is not "filmed literature" lmao. Eighth Grade would not work as a novel in any kind of sense

[@Eat_Your_Life]

@@jamk2668 that's just ignorant

[@tiae.475]

Those other three writers are legendary in Hollywood...

[@HenriqueErzinger]

Let me tell you something about Bo. I liked his comedy from the start, it was fun and smart, yeah. But Eight Grade - not only the movie itself but the passion he put towards it - was what made me a real fan of his. It's really cool to see him at this sort of table, and the way he fits in with all of those huge names, to the point that I'm okay with him never doing a minute of stand up again if that's what he wants, if if I really like that fase as well. I really hope to see more art from him in the future, in whichever form it comes.

[@eli4677]

I think there was a point to say that him caring if you cared if he quit or not was why he quit, so like it's ironic that you are okay with him quitting. The only way for it to not happen was for him to not have an audience is what I'm thinkin 🤷‍♂️

[@adamschlinker972]

Bo Burnham is on another level. Of just...being the best human. 😍😍😍 "it's slightly unfair for us to expect the solution to these inequities to be perfectly fair."

[@letsgetliminal]

Adam Schlinker what does that mean? I was lost in that final speech, it’s like he was stretching out a thought but never got to the point...

[@jordantroup1140]

@@letsgetliminal I know I'm late to the game, but my understanding of what he was saying is this: there is a lot of political correctness, and this is frequently criticised these days as being over the top etc. And he talks about the election being a failure of culture, and people trying to pick apart our culture, what we say, the stories we make, how we speak, representation, etc., To try to figure out what went wrong, and that this can often lead to things like over the top political correctness and go to far and turn into a kind of panic. He talks about these "overcorrections" that people find frustrating, and how he sympathises with that frustration and shares in it. But he acknowledges how it is a reaction to inequalities (representation, lack of diversity, etc). If we're trying to figure out a solution to these inequalities, why would we expect that solution to be entirely fair? The stuff that has been going on for a long time isn't fair, and we shouldn't necessarily expect the solution to the current problems to be entirely fair all the time. So yeah there is overcorrection, OTT political correctness, and an overly in-depth analysis of every aspect of our culture trying to pick apart and identify what's right and wrong, but he feels like this is on the path to a better place (more diverse and exciting art) than where we started, and he is happy to be a part of this process, and kind of... what other way would there be of getting there. As a side note, it feels similar to me to the way that people have reacted to the whole gender equality movement. There were criticisms of some efforts to rebalance the scales as being unfair to men, and going too far in the direction of favouring women, but one argument to that could be that the unfairness of the situation and the history of the situation necessitates solutions that aren't always fair all of the time. I hope my last point didn't discredit the rest of what he just said, it's just another parallel that I felt was relevant.

[@adamschlinker972]

Above post nailed it on the head I think. Essentially the pendulum is bound to swing further than center when trying to change inequality. With feminism for example: a lot of dudes feel like feminism "takes things too far" and "isn't fair for men", and I don't know whether that's true in the first place, but even if it were...would that matter? The pendulum has been sitting so far from centre for so long, is it really that unreasonable for it to be slightly on the other side for a while?

[@hrothgarnogar]

@@adamschlinker972 "is it really that unreasonable for it to be slightly on the other side for a while?" If you can't see that the answer to that is YES, then I am sorry for you and hope someone gives you a hug soon. What a disgusting opinion. Anything other than equality is gross. It is absolutely unreasonable no matter which side the pendulum is on.

[@adamschlinker972]

@@hrothgarnogar why do you think I need a hug? Of course equality is always the final goal, but it's not easy for a culture to land at the centre right away. Think of it like a real pendulum. The higher it starts on one side, the longer it takes to overcome gravity and eventually stop swinging.

[@ArcherDan]

Holy shit, I'm assuming (and hoping) it was the editing but the way Stephen just interrupts Tamara to ask Bo his opinion at 14:25 killed me

[@HumphreyFamilyHolsteins]

Archer Dan no... he interrupts everyone!

[@AiNEntertainment101]

...thanks for mentioning it - I got really angry. He has done things like that soo often...

[@reynaldocesar180]

Well, the roundtable with writers are always the best for me. And I'm tempted to consider this as one of the best. Bo Burnham is a national treasure. Well articulated, eloquent, and aware of what he speaks, thinks and does. John Krasinski is a perfect example of an open-hearted artist to interpret the symbols scattered throughout the world. Peter Farrelly knows how to translate emotions in a very sensitive way. Tamara Jenkins has a beautiful point of view about life and its vissicitudes. And what about Paul Schraeder and Eric Roth? Two valuable encyclopedias; makes you want to spend hours, days and weeks listening to them.

[@117Awesome]

Thank you for giving all of them credit. A lot of young people only here for Bo and John Krasinski (Both whom are amazing and should be praised) but seriously overlook who they are sitting at the table with. Paul Schrader and Eric Roth are two of the most legendary screenwriters of all time. Peter and Tamara are very intuitive of what is going on in the various demographics of modern society. All of them make a very unique and insightful table. Hopefully we can start seeing more diversity in these writers rooms soon!

[@anyareid1100]

“I like the shimmer between the tragedy and comedy of it” she says staring at the boy who at twenty two had produced an hour long stand up comedy show that dealt with deep introspective topics while coating them in a layer of comedy for those too afraid to admit they left the theatre a different person to when they walked in.

[@MsBluPeace]

As much as I LOVE BO, John and this roundtable discussion in general, it is v annoying to cut off such an important topic at the end and "wish" you had more time. I really appreciated Bo's perspective and it could have just been treated with a little more respect, or ya know given a couple more minutes. just my 2 cents.

[@BrunoDiaz93]

If only there was an entire section based around a hypothetical Trump script that they could have cut out on the basis of it being completely unnecessary

[@joeboonmusic4004]

@@BrunoDiaz93 I know right? I feel like the interviewer was very proud of himself when he came up with that one... Ended up being a room of (mostly) gifted people trying to not give their opinion!

[@omarmagana773]

I honestly cannot fathom another roundtable with Stephen Galloway please god

[@CaptainLegend]

4:14 Bo Burnham is the last person in the room to speak. He spent the first four minutes of this video just sitting there, listening, observing, and not blurting out the first thing that came to his mind. He is just so humble and such a great person and is one of my favorite human beings in the history of the world! And of course when he does finally speak, he says the most emotional, impactful, and insightful thing in the interview this far. The entire room falls silent and some of the greatest creative minds on Earth today stare at him in wonder and amazement. Bo, thank you for being you!

[@CaptainLegend]

Freddy BayBay Excuse me for admiring someone’s integrity. Maybe you should try having some instead of making fun of and insulting somebody you disagree with. And no, everyone else in the room did NOT wait to be spoken to. There were quite a few of them who just said whatever came to their mind with every question and topic that was brought up as if what they had to say was the most important thing in the world. Next time you don’t like somebody’s opinion, keep scrolling.

[@joso8801]

Your view of what occurred in this interview does seem to be biased by your deep admiration for Bo. However, i agree that the rebuke was uncalled for.

[@daviddowney717]

He's not humble. He's an introvert, and suffers from anxiety disorder. He's self-effacing, maybe. But he's not humble.

[@wille7319]

I agree with you. I promise you that Bo is very aware of his talent of capturing peoples attention with words, and that is exactly why he is so quiet in the beginning. If you have such power and don't use it respectfully people will hate you for it.

[@EthanTAllison]

Don't really know who Bo Burnham is but he seems like a smart guy, very articulate.

[@scumbagdyln]

I recommend checking out his two comedy specials on Netflix, the guy is seriously talented. He also directed his first movie which is on prime video. You won't regret it.

[@collinraley7578]

Did you ever watch more of him?

[@TheWanderingBard17]

Bo is a genius

[@name-fv4du]

@@scumbagdyln his first one is free on youtube

[@Leolunelove]

@@scumbagdyln the 3* comedy specials now! 😁 Love our boy Bo

[@mattwhalen57]

Bo amazed at the intensity of ego's surrounding the table

[@greyarea1500]

Insane. I thought Tarantino and Ridley Scott was bad. This was something else. Bo is completely out of everyone's element.

[@francheska3128]

@@greyarea1500 when the gentleman that wrote forest gump interrupts bo when he’s literally in the middle of his point about krasinkis screenplay that inspired his film I wanted to scream. That was such an odd place to interrupt just to talk about himself. It didn’t even feel natural.

[@gumpert8735]

52:37

[@cindyboyle410]

This mediator' s mode of 'interviewing by interruption' is so egotistical and frustrating. He is enjoying his technique and his 'clever' control of the answers more than the answers themselves. So it becomes a staggered, jerky conversation at times rather than a flow of ideas that allows each writer to fully express themselves . Annoying.

[@nihilmurphy]

55:50 Bo Burnham is so sharp, his cut over comment about representation was courageous and on point.

[@seraviloxelavlogs]

Niall Murphy he’s the most mature one at that table besides John. Sad how dead serious he is and people still laugh at him

[@Togher01]

I was looking at the lineup and was like fuck that a lot of white people?

[@maroonblood151]

Togher01 so you were upset to see white men? What if it were a bunch of Mexican writers? Would you say fuck this video with all these Mexicans?

[@nalinii1215]

@@maroonblood151 no because thats repesentation. name 2 mexican writers withouts searching it up. I know I can't.

[@alreadyblack3341]

@@nalinii1215 And this isn't representation because you can name other white writers? Uh oh. Oh no.

[@monikajcm5563]

Your other facilitators let the discussion develop and flow, allowing for organic, interesting, and often unexpected insight. This gentleman steps all over the conversation, interrupting and truncating so he can shoehorn in his next question. Please, either coach him, or give your other interviewers his air-time. Thank you.

[@117Awesome]

It's his show unfortunately. It gets kind of annoying but they have to cut it anyways so they can only elaborate on so many topics.

[@joso8801]

Thank you for introducing me to the word truncate. I think the interview seems worse than he is because of the editing though. He's ok. Not great, but he's ok.

[@ade8419]

14:24 what did I just witness? Why though?

[@shitpostheavy]

LOL

[@alex0589]

"When a galloway shows you who they are, believe them the 234th time..."

[@marceloaguirree]

What bout you bo

[@piercekafka]

Could be an L cut edit. Something we are not aware of. Didn't seem natural.

[@austinbach3731]

People know these things are heavily edited, right? They probably cut out dead air by making it seem like he starts talking as soon as she finished, or trimmed a run-on/redundant sentence.

[@huburgalula4031]

Years ago Bo was in a table talking with respected comedians, now he's with established writers. Did all of these in his 20s.

[@hhanonymous]

57:21 Damn, Burnham was just touching on a subject that I thought was going to more in depth with the other writers and the interview just ends. Really wish they would've let us hear the other writers perspectives on the last topic.

[@gigi3843]

why did they do that this is not television i dont get it

[@hhanonymous]

@@gigi3843 I assume that they only have a limited scheduled amount of time allotted for all the people to be there for the round table interview and portraits to be taken. Maybe THR didn't want to include too much stuff that could've skirted on subject matter that was unrelated to each of the writer's processes and going into political rants.

[@mikayocc]

Bo gave such a nuanced and complex answer to the political correctness question. Big props to him for speaking up.

[@gigi3843]

@@hhanonymous that's fair, though I think a better interviewer could've spotted how the last question got a more interested response and tried his best to listen to the different opinions of the different people around the table in a short time

[@OliverNorthZA]

The look on all their faces when he said "there are a lot of elephants in the room" is priceless

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

Ok I've known this for a long time, but Bo has a flawless voice. Deep, commanding, but surprisingly gentle.

[@KTK44]

First I thought why is Krasinski and Burnham there, they're barely writers having only done one or so movie each, but then I thought it's actually quite nice to have a diverse table of experienced writers and firstimers, cause everybody starts at a beginning. It doesn't matter if they're still at the beginning or closer to the end, they're all writers. Oh, and writers are given far too little credit in the movie business. So please bring more writers to the table.

[@ambylam]

KTK - Bo Burnham has been a comedy writer for almost 15 years (#youngface). He’s just diversifying his talents.

[@KTK44]

@@ambylam In movie regards I suppose then, breakthrough if you will. Point is I like the diversity between experienced writers and new writers at the table.

[@EmmaMac94]

They both also wrote two of the best movies of the year.

[@whateverjustposting]

Also, bo has been writing for over a decade. Hes been writing comedy and music for most of that time (but i assume hes been experimenting with other creative outlets in that time as well) but much of those endeavors were deeply personal and story-driven, so his input is an interesting alternative take

[@EnderoftheGame]

Diverse in experience, just saying a diverse table is a bit of a stretch, as Bo pointed out.

[@bumblebeelegwarmers2786]

it always sort of annoyed me that the people in bo’s fanbase tend to be like “it’s just dark humor, deal with it snowflake!!” but here, and in other interviews, it’s clear that he himself is actually sensitive to the feelings of others and cares about how his work can affect people:))

[@dustinjohnson6767]

I feel like these are the people cheering at the sad parts in his shows... Im always confused by the reactions when hes bleeding in front of a camera.

[@ZephyrinSkies]

I'd say it's not just interviews but in his works also. He had a whole song about self reflection in Inside.

[@cabbageboy8893]

Bo Burnham and John Krasinski together is so weirdly what I've needed my whole life

[@nancyfancher5417]

Despite the Elephant in the Interview (i.e. the interviewer), there was much of interest and value in this roundtable. I am particularly excited to have been introduced to Bo Burnham through this and look forward to hearing much more from and through both him and John Krasinski, whom I already admired and appreciated.

[@BoolyK]

nancy fancher watch his Netflix specials in order, you can see him slowly become more aware and develop his current insights as he climbs fame

[@NeverDieAloneMusic]

Warning though! His "brand" of comedy is more on the dark and slightly offensive side. He is very intellectual (as seen in this interview), but there's a decently thick layer of "trigger warning" that some/most people today will get offended by. So if there is something that makes you upset, he's probably made a joke about it in one way or another. Except politics. That's like the one main avenue he will never really touch on.

[@CocogoatMain0501]

14:25 Please let her finish man...

[@Stonehengoo]

he is @@fede018

[@bk21515]

He does that in all of his interviews. Yeah tell him off about it.@@fede018

[@josh__mclendon]

It looks like an irresponsible edit. I’m sure they all said a lot of things that were cut down.

[@MNGN101]

That was magnum cringe...

[@rasputozen]

LOL xD

[@ruthlindegren7949]

”There is a representational elephant in this room” Bo is telling the truth

[@casinomann]

Mind elaborating?

[@SmeggmaMan]

@@casinomann i think Bo meant that not everyone is being represented at the table? As in, they were all white. Not enough diversity. I think. idk.

[@DrLipkin]

@@SmeggmaMan All white and only a single woman.

[@Olivialivia]

@@SmeggmaMan I caught that and like how he mentioned it.

[@GmodGTX]

The rising anti-white racism in society is disturbing. Look at the Convington Kids, Jussie Smollett and your comment. The US is a majorly white country, so what is the problem with a single video having white writers in it? You wouldn't be complaining about this if the writers were all black. People like you are so predictable with your anti-white racism. It might just be that the people who were invited for this video were selected based on the content of their character instead of the color of their skin. It's a novel idea, which you should probably contemplate. I also don't see how adding another race would somehow change this roundtable for the better? The mere fact that a person isn't white doesn't suddenly mean that they're more valuable as a guest. It's also important to note that diversity, especially forced, isn't necessarily better. Why would it be? The fact that people are different skin tones doesn't automatically mean that it's bound to be better. Lastly, It might also be that they invited several writers of different races, but that these were the ones who ultimately accepted.

[@LouRyanYT]

I find it funny how Bo has a whole bit dedicated to how Lip Sync Battle is basically the bane of society's existence, while John Krasinski is the person who came up with that idea in the first place and is a producer of that show LOL

[@h33-q8w]

And John seems to be the only one respecting and caring about what bo has to say.. ☺️

[@Angela8779]

"the boys talked about video games, the girls talked about their souls"

[@privcraft_]

I personally don't really like the Green Book. I hate the trope that black people have to be scholarly concert pianists in order to gain respect. I'm not criticizing the story (I mean it's a true story), but I hate the fact that more stories about average black people aren't being told enough.

[@thesnowflakediaries5267]

no its that he was extroardinary and that he was viewed as dumber than the italian man just because he was black. that was the point

[@emma4955]

WATCH MOONLIGHT ITS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING I LOVE IT WITH ALL MY LIFE AND I THINK ITS GENIUS

[@raegenkeller7838]

That’s why it’s a movie. Because not only is the topic at hand interesting enough (a creative deep dive into historic racism in America), but because he wasn’t a boring, regular guy. He was interesting enough to make a movie inspired by his life. Watch what happens when you make a movie about a regular, boring guy who experiences racism, then or now. It be a little more realistic and im sure a lot more people could relate to it, but no one is going to watch it.

[@BrunoDiaz93]

I feel like you didnt really pay attention to the film

[@amiyamarshall7148]

I also think that it’s worth noting that the family was deeply against the movie even being made. It’s such a typical White Savior story about a “model black” in a “bad society”. Kind of makes your stomach churn.

[@BenReillySpydr1962]

The last 5 minutes SHOULD have been the whole conversation ...

[@Jambobist]

That pop-up about Lolita was really something. "The story of a tragic love affair between a 12 year old girl and a middle-aged man." Really? Not the story of a child getting repeatedly raped by a predatory paedophile then?

[@devons.3481]

I had the same thought, like we have a word for that and it's not called "love"

[@emmeryl192]

Holy hell how’d they allow that to happen, my god that is disgusting.

[@Christodophilus]

Yes, that's how they live in Holywood. Completely delusional. That's the last story that should be kept, if the world ended. You would want something that informs survivors to act wiser. Strike a balance, or your species gets snuffed. Notice he was also the guy who stated, our species already made our choice - so it's a matter of when it ends. I vote WALLE as the movie that should be kept. A robot watching movies, that awakens a species that has fallen asleep on it's own purpose. Now that might help the future.

[@catalina3865]

time stamp?

[@nellyrivas7742]

Same, it reminded me of when I found the book in the teen romance section of a library once. Yikes. Ew

[@tektyman]

"There's a representational elephant in the room too" - Bo Burnham, absolute savage

[@cutieboychase]

Cringe

[@Anasyub]

bo speaking is so calming and relaxing, he knows know much and has so many ideas and he can convey them perfectly

[@Enzaio]

Bo Burnham seems like a very wise person.

[@Johnsmith42881]

cherouac if you actually look into his discography then you’ll quickly realize he’s one of the most humble entertainers/ comedians. He’s said on multiple occasions that he’s over paid and people credit him way too much for doing way too little. Please listen to his song “Art is dead” this is a perfect example of how he is in fact the opposite of “into himself”

[@Enzaio]

@@Johnsmith42881 Yeah, I didn't get that vibe either from him. I'm not that familiar with his work, but he seems pretty down to earth.

[@BoolyK]

cherouac I think your fragile ego is threatened by someone with more character than you

[@NotDrewTube]

Enzaio especially when sitting next to these people

[@Enzaio]

@@NotDrewTube I liked the others too, but OK.

[@Lance_todd]

he has no interest in Tamara Jenkins

[@Lurklen]

To an embarrassing degree. You could see him tense up every time she started to speak, and he was eager to move on from what she said. Could be a gender thing, or he just doesn't like her. Either way it was distracting, and did her a disservice. He also seems terribly aware of the time, and almost annoyed at having to explain who people are talking about. Which I get, because those things are stressful, but they are also part of the gig. A professional makes them seem effortless. He just comes off as a peevish man, somehow put out by these people's inability to answer his questions in neat little sound bites.

[@Lance_todd]

Lurklen yeah I had similar thoughts. For being the only women on the panel it seems really tone deaf to give her the short end of the stick on every questions or interaction.

[@RKTfilms]

I think he's just a terrible interviewer. When talking about her first film, he's really engaged and even compliments her by saying he absolutely loved the opening sequence. But yeah, still terrible with most of his guests.

[@ImaginaryMdA]

"Political corre..." "And that's all the time we have, folks!"

[@skrang9671]

The really funny/sad part about that is it happened after Bo gave some incredible insight into how Political Correctness isn't the real ultimate problem.

[@darcybhaiwala7057]

Bo Burnham's every sentence is a philosophical mindfuck

[@kennethsimonsen7998]

I hope that John Krasinski pulled Bo aside after this and said "hey, here's my number, let's make a movie together." I NEED IT

[@lindarowe787]

Burnham: "There's a representational elephant in the room." Thank you for that!

[@lindarowe787]

Vincent H. Interesting reply to my comment. I wish I knew what it means. Or maybe I don’t?

[@HatsuneInku]

@@lindarowe787 He means people of color don't need shoehorned into everything just so people know they're a percentage of that field.

[@lindarowe787]

Woomy if that’s what he means then his comment has nothing whatsoever to do with mine

[@HatsuneInku]

@@lindarowe787 That's whst I'm assuming, but now that you have at least 2 confused people. Enlighten us

[@mr.b7004]

@Vincent H. There is a representational elephant in the room... It's the diversity of ideological representation. They do all seem to be leftist, anti-trump, dooms-dayers to some extent.

[@pjtiger10]

Firstly that first question was awful I’m so sick of faux activism and secondly the fact that Peter Farrelly thinks Green Book is capable of “uniting both sides” is so embarrassing

[@fattysl26]

Agree, just makes my eyes roll🙄🙄🙄

[@PrankyPran]

It's almost entirely white men who'd believe a film like that has anything meaningful to say to the black community about "race relations". That film has such a 3rd grade view on how injustice even works

[@mixmastermind]

Green Book very much feels like it was written by one of the dudes who made Shallow Hal

[@musicworm101]

not even embarrassing, just a dangerous blindspot that says a lot about how he lives his life

[@FloraWest]

My reaction, too. Such an irritatingly privileged answer he gives to that question.

[@TravisGunn]

Bo is the hero we deserve and Galloway is the interview we don't need right now....or ever.

[@philipfahy9658]

The best way to end a story is to kill it. Write the story until it's spirit leaves you. Go back and read it, find where the story loses its magic and kill it. Don't let the story fade painfully, let it die with dignity. End it, while it's still good.

[@eli4677]

sometimes

[@suttree3233]

In all my time as a writer this is hands down the best advice I've heard.

[@thelazydeathgod]

This is actually genuinely helpful advice.

[@HaileyRoss22]

This is really interesting

[@Geonopedi]

55:56 "There is a representation elephant in the room right now, too" Bo Burnham is a prince among men

[@nicolascano1871]

I really hate Stephen Galloway, this videos are awesome but every time I start watching one my first thought is always please I hope stephen is not in this one, I don't want them to get interrupted.

[@nancya7289]

Do you sense some slight improvement? Seems to me that he's cutting off participants a little less. I appreciated his insider knowledge a little more (Melnick, head of Colombia? Who knew?). Not accompanied by that younger partner from the earlier roundtables gives the writers more time to share. His questions still feel banal: what is the one key piece of screenwriting advice? It feels basic and too boring for a group of innovators to be faced with. Kind of interesting that he started with the Trump question -- both trivializing and inspired. Overall, he seems to have bad instincts about how to guide a conversation emotionally. Didn't really know how to be present for Bo.

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

There is no improvement. He is truly awful. Why do they use him, he should never be used again

[@HOJASECAfilms]

@@nancya7289 I see what you are saying. But, the fact that he starts topics in a different way or understands the reference doesn't make him a good interviewer. He interrupts way too often, even more to women and he is rude. Like in the begging of the video with Peter Farrelly or with Ryan Coogler in the directors roundtable. If you want to see good example of how this could work better, watch how Edgar Wright interviews directors: he understands the reference, pushes the conversation to places where is educational and entertaining to watch. More important... he is not rude.

[@lorddouglas8454]

SAME!! his energy also puts me off

[@jonathanmendelsohn5014]

I think he's a real pro. I think he's got a far tougher job than people give credit for, and I think he's working extremely hard to let people speak, but also to make sure that *everyone* has a chance to speak. Without a moderator who at times interrupts, you can have conversations go off the rails. And while at times it can be fascinating, more often than not, it's boring as sin.

[@gigin6534]

Stephen, maybe don't interrupt so much. Thanks.

[@cinemacola6398]

He's been doing this for years and people have been asking for him to stop for years, so clearly he doesn't read the comments.

[@eduardocastrof]

both him and Peter Farrelly made this hard to watch

[@JaimeMartinez19]

Its his job to facilitate the conversation. Its a roundtable discussion that hes also a part of. Plus a lot of editing goes into these, every time the camera cuts ask yourself “how much time just passed”

[@FXRBES]

Dear Stephen Galloway, do we need to send a signed petition to The Hollywood Reporter in order to get you fired? Stop cutting people off!

[@SSarah-sj6dn]

Hahahaha! Seems to me that the Digital Marketing executives of THR don't visit the comment section of their youtube channel or either don't care about it, cuz so many of us having been raging about him for a year now! the least they could do is advise him !

[@JimmyStewaaart]

FXRBES is it possible that it’s in the editing as well? Maybe we need to ask the editors to just USE ALL OF THE FOOTAGE even if it’s over an hour.

[@AdamC2013]

Na it’s the only way to keep the conversation moving. If it weren’t for the interruptions we would still be on q1.

[@RedHaidCat]

WHERE DO I SIGN??!

[@joshualarue1624]

I think he's a great moderator. I dont get all the hate.

[@ParzivalTheThird]

Tamara Jenkins must’ve felt awful when she said “Hello” after being called on and everyone else remained silent.

[@lettherebelightpink]

While they're speaking about "A Star Is Born" and how it's a beautiful, honest romance (that was practically just released at the time) and going on to say that Romance is part of the Zeitgeist and people do seem scared of making that kind of film nowadays, he interrupts in the middle of that to ask "Why has romance vanished from society?" (???? What the fuck kind of boomer question is that, and what does it have to do with film or screenwriting, also it's not true?) and looks immediately to Tamara, the only woman in the room, as if she with her lovey-dovey touchy-feely woman brain could tell him. I don't want to make a claim on whether he was being deliberately sexist, but you can tell by her reaction (widened eyes, looking around the room slightly taken aback whilst oddly amused at the situation "You're asking me? I dunno..") that she felt awkward. She kept getting singled out in a really weird way. Agree with Lurklen further below, "could be a gender thing or he just doesn't like her, either way it's distracting and it did her a disservice." If she is the only female on the panel, even if Galloway didn't like her, for the sake of doing his JOB and being a moderator, he needs to be self-aware enough to put whatever bias he has aside and treat her better. In 2019, he/The Hollywood Reporter shouldn't be perpetuating this and I'm honestly very pleasantly surprised and relieved that the comments reflect that same frustration. Some of the other panellists are unfortunately also quite quick to interrupt and it should be Galloway's job to make sure everyone is being heard and gets equal time to express their ideas and opinions, not add to/be the problem.

[@dolph3578]

So many thoughts based on the idea that we are seeing something that hasn’t been cut and edited- which it has. Yikes

[@lillitaft9195]

@@dolph3578 the question and her reaction to them singling her out weren’t edited together in an attempt to be awkward. that’s the reality of the situation.

[@dolph3578]

also the "them" part is confusing as well in your comment. Even if the moderator was being sexist I think it is pretty clear "they" are all pitching in to help alleviate her awkwardness at the enormity of the question and it being a hard question to answer. Or trying to make it less awkward bc they also felt it to be some sort of a slight. Either way it doesn't make sense

[@lettherebelightpink]

​@@dolph3578 I notice that you started out with dismissing my entire, general point about the debate, on the basis of editing, and once that was established as irrelevant (and potentially even inapplicable) to my arguments, have further zoomed in, on my choice of words which previously did not inhibit your comprehension of what I said, and on that one particular moment, explaining how the other panellists cutting her off is justified, actually. You call it "pitching in" to "help alleviate her/their awkwardness", I call it interrupting. Does it matter to the thumb, whether or not the hammer meant to hit it? It's fascinating, the way men rationalise sexism. You can strawman, you can willingly misunderstand me and you can refuse to see the bigger picture. Just know that it's a choice you're making, to be deliberately obtuse.

[@dolph3578]

@@lettherebelightpink I am not even a man lol. go off though queen. I know you think you are making a compelling arguments here and or dismantling something or other. But you aren't lol. It is a lot of nonsense. And you are part of why people don't take modern feminism seriously. Resort to the ad hominem though. You are safe in that realm. I can play also. Being a starbucks barista will work NOW but eventually you will need some skills to make more money. Contact me then.

[@missmuchomango7]

PLEASE get Bo on more of these. He has such interesting insight and perspective

[@ambylam]

Please fire the interviewer. I thought he was just inexperienced, but it appears he is just a deeply unskilled communicator.

[@corbinlopez650]

what a weird and horrible first question. literally EVERY SINGLE OTHER HOST is significantly better than him..

[@MuhammadAmir-rb3rg]

imo he's doing fine in letting the conversation flow, if he just let someone just goes on and on about their point theres a chance someone might interrupt and the conversation is all over the place. but he need to stop asking those "okay ur in a rocket world is about to end what 1 movie u gonna keep" or something like the first question. he did this every year holy shit.

[@detdave3]

It was such a dumb question. And how he reacted to farrely was just rude

[@NA-ib8cw]

It's a interesting question, plus Trump is one of those things people talk about all the time. If you complain about this question, then to not be a hypocrite, you'll have to be pissed off at about 50% of all Hollywood questions. Just because Hollywood ask a question about Trump doesn't mean they're hating on him. Seriously, take your sensitiveness somewhere else.

[@joelrichardson5139]

Yes and no. It was a stupid question, but it also revealed some horrible ideological stances that these writers take. The one guy was worried about humanizing Hitler.

[@hrothgarnogar]

@@joelrichardson5139 News flash, Hitler was a human being with human feelings. No matter how much wrong he did doesn't change that. Hitler wasn't even the worst human being to live on this planet. He was a horrible horrible person, but he was human. Dehumanizing people is a horrible thing to do, no matter how bad they are/were.

[@audreycanalis3692]

lord sometimes i’m just staring at a wall and the fact that bo burnham is so incredibly intelligent and brilliant in everything he does slaps me directly in the face.

[@halleheath2350]

puff daddy yes

[@alphawolfsquadrin01]

Bo Burnham is in many ways what our generation should aspire to be. Smart, curious, understanding of all sides and conscious/present in the space we occupy at any given moment. I have appreciated that guy since his KZbin days.

[@williamevans1708]

Here are some people of color writers from high profile 2018 films that should've been invited to this round table: Daveed Diggs, Boots Riley, Barry Jenkins, Kevin Kwan, and Aneesh Chaganty,

[@anunexaminedlife1207]

Willmakeslists Why?

[@Sadaaaaf]

Why? The people in this round table are pretty awesome You do know this isn’t the last video of a round table right? There’s more to be made

[@aedanmannion]

@@Sadaaaaf yeah but I see his point, there’s hardly any diversity. It’s better to get people who might have different perspectives

[@Sadaaaaf]

@@aedanmannion Ik but like still lol

[@DanBrown96]

Barry Jenkins is a phenomenal storyteller.

[@yin-liao]

GO BO BURNHAM! That ending comment gave me so much hope.

[@nickcamilo9207]

Leave it to Bo. To be the one that actually brings up a REAL topic on society that actually matters, and to speak on it positively, to leave everyone at that table with something to think about. A Legend.

[@juliaduquette7927]

Interesting that as soon as bo brings up the other elephants, brings up representation, and important matters in art, that's when they're out of time. I love he brought up that the table wasn't diverse. I love he spoke up!

[@jadedtoday]

There are two types of people in this comment section: 1. Bo Burnham fans 2. Everyone else

[@IvanTheUnholy]

14:24 That cringe made my toes curl.

[@Biring1]

Oh god..

[@Blood0cean]

That's funny. The cringe ended when she was cut off.

[@bk21515]

he does that in all of his interviews

[@shadowfoam3491]

​@@Blood0cean What do you mean?

[@Blood0cean]

@@shadowfoam3491 her voice and rambling is more cringe than the cut off.

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

Why, THR, WHY????? 99% of the comments are how awful Stephen Galloway is. Why do you still use him, does he have incriminating photos on you or something?

[@chibichumon]

Love your flag

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

@@chibichumon xie xie

[@mooalijasmine]

Isn’t he in the higher structure of THR? As in he calls the shots?

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

@@mooalijasmine It seems like it. As that's the only reason he hasn't been thrown off this show. Because everyone hates him and he's a fucking awful interviewer, that's the only logical reason why he is still there

[@jokertheinsaneclown3136]

@@FoodforThought12345678dsds theres a girl that did a few of these and she was alot better

[@scampoli25]

Please fire this interviewer

[@mikayocc]

He's terrible.

[@scampoli25]

@jeppemichael Why is that George Bush Sr.?

[@MaximHunter28]

scampoli25 just say HW Bush fricken nerd

[@sonoflethal]

It's the Hollywood reporter. They really can't get anything better then shit

[@JSxxx123]

On top of his abruptness, he was also aggressively political. I would feel uncomfortable saying anything “Conservative” around him... the way he passive-aggressively dismissed the pacifist in the beginning...

[@angelexperiment27]

Bo Burnham calling out the lack of representation is what I’m living for today

[@cutieboychase]

Cringe

[@troy.h.]

This was a great episode, but I have to point out how Bo Burnham closed said episode the best way possible, further proving how in tune he was not only while making “Inside,” but in this roundtable and even two years prior to the issues we saw since the pandemic and current socioeconomic problems.

[@mmaolisae3675]

Bo Burnham thank you for ending that roundtable so beautifully!