WebA grieving woman magically travels through time to 1998, where she meets a man with an uncanny resemblance to her late love. Theres a nostalgic sweetness to this song, but parts of it return throughout the show, in darker forms, one of many variations on a theme. MARTIN: So Bo Burnham has had a lot of different identities lately. He was only 16. Burnham makes it textual, too. Burnham lingers on his behind-the-scenes technical tinkering handling lights, editing, practicing lines. Its a visual that signifies a man exposing himself, until you realize hes in a spotlight. I feel very close and intimate with him in this version. ", "On September 17, the clock began counting down from seven years, 103 days, 15 hours, 40 minutes and seven seconds, displayed in red," the Smithsonian reported. . Its an origin story of sorts. And now depression has its grips in him. I think you're getting from him, you know, the entertainment element. Burnham watching the end of his special on a projector also brings the poioumenon full circle the artist has finished their work and is showing you the end of the process it took to create it. Bo Burnham: Inside But what is it exactly - a concert, a comedy special? Like he's parodying white people who think that by crucifying themselves first they're somehow freed from the consequences of their actions. For fans who struggle with panic attacks (myself included) its a comfort to see yourself represented in an artist whose work you respect. Linda Holmes, welcome. There's no more time left to add to the camera's clock. Bo Burnhams Inside: A Comedy Special and an Inspired Experiment, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/arts/television/bo-burnham-inside-comedy.html. His career evolved through YouTube, MTV, Vine, his movie "Eighth Grade," and now Netflix's "Inside." Anyone can read what you share. He's also giving us a visual representation of the way social media feeds can jarringly swing between shallow photos and emotional posts about trauma and loss. Or was it an elaborate callback to his earlier work, planted for fans seeking evidence that art is lie? Now Burnham is showing us the clutter of the room, where he's almost claustrophobically surrounded by equipment. Good. On the Netflix special, however, Josh Senior is credited as a producer, Cooper Wehde is an assistant producer, and a number of people are credited for post-production, editing, and logistical coordinating. How how successful do you think is "Inside" at addressing, describing kind of confronting the experience that a lot of people have had over the past year? Mirroring the earlier scene where Burnham went to sleep, now Burnham is shown "waking up.". His hair and beard were shorter, and he was full of inspired energy. Likewise. The second emotional jump scare comes when Burnham monologues about how he stopped performing live because he started having panic attacks on stage, which is not a great place to have them. The monologue increases that sense of intimacy; Burnham is letting the audience in on the state of his mental health even before the global pandemic. Burnham achieved a similar uncanny sense of realism in his movie "Eighth Grade," the protagonist of which is a 13-year-old girl with extreme social anxiety who makes self-help YouTube videos. Not only has his musical range expanded his pastiche of styles includes bebop, synth-pop and peppy show tunes Burnham, who once published a book of poems, has also become as meticulous and creative with his visual vocabulary as his language. The result, a special titled "Inside," shows all of Burnham's brilliant instincts of parody and meta-commentary on the role of white, male entertainers in the world and of poisons found in internet culture that digital space that gave him a career and fostered a damaging anxiety disorder that led him to quit performing live comedy after 2015. Burnham reacts to his reaction to his reaction: Im so afraid that this criticism will be levied against me that I levy it against myself before anyone else can. The video keeps going. Bo Burnham This special spoke to me closer and clearer than Ive ever felt with another person. And they're biting, but he's also very talented at these little catchy pop hooks. As energetic as the song "S---" is, it's really just another clear message about the mental disorder that has its grips in Burnham (or at least the version of him we're seeing in this special). Bo Burnham, pictured here at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, wrote, directed and performed the entirety of his new Netflix special, Inside, by himself. At the second level of the reaction video, Burnham says: "I'm being a little pretentious. As he shows in this new sketch, he's aware at a meta level that simply trying to get ahead of the criticism that could be tossed his way is itself a performance sometimes. It's a hint at the promised future; the possibility of once again being able to go outside and feel sunlight again. It's a quiet, banal scene that many people coming out of a depressive episode might recognize. He tries to talk into the microphone, giving his audience a one-year update. Tapping on a synthesizer, he sings about the challenges of isolation as he sits on a cluttered floor, two striking squares of sunlight streaming in through the windows of a dark room. Parasocial relationships are neutral, and how we interact with them is usually a mixed bag. .] This line comes full circle by the end of the special, so keep it in mind. His 2014 song Repeat Stuff and its music video parodies how boy bands and other corporately-owned pop stars prey on young fans desire to feel loved by writing songs with lyrics vague enough anyone can feel like it was written specifically about them. TikTok creator @TheWoodMother made a video about how Burnham's "Inside" is its own poioumenon thanks to the meta scenes of Burnham setting up lights and cameras, not to mention the musical numbers like "Content" and "Comedy" that all help to tell the story of Burnham making this new special. Burnham spent his teen years doing theater and songwriting, which led to his first viral video on YouTube a song he now likely categorizes as "offensive.". Well, well, buddy you found it, now come out with your hands up we've got you surrounded.". And I don't think that I can handle this right now. / Are you having fun? The crowd directions are no longer stock pop song lyrics; now, the audience understands them as direct orders to them from Burnham. But, of course, it tangles that right back up; this emotional post was, ultimately, still Content. He takes it, and Burnham cries robotically as a tinny version of the song about being stuck in the room plays. The global pandemic and subsequent lockdown orders of March 2020 put a stop to these plans. Now, hes come a long way since his previous specials titled What. and Make Happy, where his large audiences roared with laughter Burnhams online success and an awareness of what kind of his audiences perceived closeness made the comedian key to one of the most prominent discussions in a creator- and influencer-driven era of media: the idea of parasocial relationships. He's the writer, director, editor, and star of this show. The special is available exclusively on Netflix, while the album can be found on most streaming platforms. Research and analysis of parasocial relationships usually revolves around genres of performers instead of individuals. So this is how it ends. This sketch, like the "White Woman Instagram" song, shows one of Burnham's writing techniques of bringing a common Internet culture into a fictionalized bit. Is he content with its content? And if you go back and you look at a film like "Eighth Grade," he's always been really consumed by sort of the positive and the negative of social media and the internet and the life of of young kids. (For example, the song "Straight, White, Male" from the "Make Happy" special). As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Is he content with its content? Underneath the Steve Martin-like formal trickery has always beaten the heaving heart of a flamboyantly dramatic theater kid. Throughout "Inside," there's a huge variety of light and background set-ups used, so it seems unlikely that this particular cloud-scape was just randomly chosen twice. And finally today, like many of us, writer, comedian and filmmaker Bo Burnham found himself isolated for much of last year - home alone, growing a beard, trying his best to stay sane. At first it seems to be just about life in the pandemic, but it becomes a reference to his past, when he made faces and jokes from his bedroom as a teenager and put that on the internet. In this time-jumping dramedy, a workaholic who's always in a rush now wants life to slow down when he finds himself leaping ahead a year every few hours. "I'm criticizing my initial reaction for being pretentious, which is honestly a defense mechanism," he says. MARTIN: And it's deep, too. I've been singing that song for about a week NOW. Im talking to you. On June 9, Burnham released the music from the special in an album titled Inside (The Songs), which hit No. As we explained in this breakdown of 31 details you might have missed in "Inside," Bo Burnham's newest special is a poioumenon a type of artistic work that tells the story of its own creation. "Part of me needs you, part of me fears you. WebOn a budget. After about 35 minutes of candy-colored, slickly designed sketch comedy, the tone shifts with Burnhams first completely earnest song, a lovely indie-rock tune with an ear worm of a hook about trying to be funny and stuck in a room. This is the shows hinge. HOLMES: Well, logically enough, let's go out on the closing song. Bo Burnham Burnham then kicks back into song, still addressing his audience, who seem unsure of whether to laugh, applaud, or sit somberly in their chairs. That's when the younger Burnham, the one from the beginning of his special-filming days, appears. It's a heartbreaking chiding coming from his own distorted voice, as if he's shaming himself for sinking back into that mental state. Inside has been making waves for comedy fans, similar to the ways previous landmark comedy specials like Hannah Gadsbys Nanette or Tig Notaros Live (aka Hello, I Have Cancer) have. He had a role in the film "Promising Young Woman." Initially, this seems like a pretty standard takedown of the basic bitch stereotype co-opted from Black Twitter, until the aspect ratio widens and Burnham sings a shockingly personal, emotional caption from the same feed. The picturesque view of sun-soaked clouds was featured in "Comedy," during the section of the song when Burnham stood up and decided that the only thing he (or his character in the song) could do was "heal the world with comedy.". I mean, honestly, he's saying a lot right there. Teeuwen's performance shows a twisted, codependent relationship between him and the puppet on his hand, something Burnham is clearly channeling in his own sock puppet routine in "Inside.". Burnham says he had quit live comedy several years ago because of panic attacks and returned in January 2020 before, as he puts it in typical perverse irony, the funniest thing happened. By keeping that reveal until the end of the special, Burnham is dropping a hammer on the actual at-home audience, letting us know why his mental health has hit an ATL, as he calls it ("all time low"). Still, its difficult not to be lulled back into, again, this absolute banger. The whole video is filmed like one big thirst trap as he sweats and works out. "I didn't perform for five years," he says. Netflix Finally doing basic care tasks for yourself like eating breakfast and starting work in the morning. Bo Burnham WebBo Burnham: Inside (2021) Exploring mental health decline over 2020, the constant challenges our world faces, and the struggles of life itself, Bo Burnham creates a. wonderful masterpiece to explain each of these, both from general view and personal experience. The song's melody is oddly soothing, and the lyrics are a sly manifestation of the way depression convinces you to stay in its abyss ("It's almost over, it's just begun. During that taping, Burnham said his favorite comic at the time was Hans Teeuwen, a "Dutch absurdist," who has a routine with a sock puppet that eats a candy bar as Teeuwen sings. The song's melody is oddly soothing, and the lyrics are a sly manifestation of the way depression convinces you to stay in its abyss ("It's almost over, it's just begun. When we saw that projection the first time, Burnham's room was clean and orderly. Apathy's a tragedy, and boredom is a crime. LINDA HOLMES, BYLINE: Thank you, Michel. It's wonderful to be with you. At first hearing, this is a simple set of lyrics about the way kids deal with struggles throughout adolescence, particularly things like anxiety and depression. 20. He brushes his teeth, eats a bowl of cereal, and begins editing his videos. He puts himself on a cross using his projector, and the whole video is him exercising, like he's training for when he's inevitably "canceled.". But he knows how to do this. The frame is intimate, and after such an intense special, something about that intimacy feels almost dangerous, like you should be preparing for some kind of emotional jump scare. Down to the second, the clock changes to midnight exactly halfway through the runtime of "Inside.". Its called INSIDE, and it will undoubtedly strike your hearts forevermore. But in recent years, theres been enough awareness of online behavior to see how parasocial relationships can have negative impacts on both the creator and the audience if left uninterrogated by both parties. But also, it's clear that there's a lot on his mind. "), Burnham sang a parody song called "Sad" about, well, all the sad stuff in the world. "The quiet comprehending of the ending of it all," is another of Burnham's lyrics in this song that seems to speak to the idea that civilization is nearing collapse, and also touches on suicidal ideation. Bo Burnham: INSIDE | Trailer - YouTube 0:00 / 2:09 The following content may contain suicide or self-harm topics. Yes, Bo Burnham posted a trailer via Twitter on April 28, 2021. this breakdown of 31 details you might have missed in "Inside,". Good. Burnham uses vocal tuning often throughout all of his specials. He also revealed an official poster, a single frame from the special, and the cover art prior to its release. Inside takes topics discussed academically, analytically, and delivers them to a new audience through the form of a comedy special by a widely beloved performer. "Oh Jesus, sorry," Burnham says, hurrying over to pick it up. His new Netflix special Inside was directed, written and performed all inside one room. I don't know exactly how it tracks his experience, Bo Burnham, the person, right? So for our own little slice of the world, Burnham's two time spans seem to be referencing the start and end of an era in our civilization. Got it? People experiencing depression often stop doing basic self-care tasks, like showering or laundry or brushing their teeth. So we broke down each song and sketch and analyzed their meaning and context. Inside is a tricky work that for all its boundary-crossing remains in the end a comedy in the spirit of neurotic, self-loathing stand-up. Get up. On May 30, 2022, Burnham uploaded the video Inside: The Outtakes, to his YouTube channel, marking a rare original upload, similar to how he used his YouTube channel when he was a teenager. With electro-pop social commentary, bleak humour and sock-puppet debates, the comics lockdown creation is astonishing. "I was in a full body sweat, so I didn't hear most of that," Burnham said after the clip played. The special is hitting an emotional climax as Burnham shows us both intense anger and then immediately after, a deep and dark sadness. I did! While sifting through fan reactions to Inside, the YouTube algorithm suggested I watch a fan-made video that pitch corrects All Eyes on Me to Burnhams actual voice. Disclosure: Mathias Dpfner, CEO of Business Insider's parent company, Axel Springer, is a Netflix board member. WebBo Burnham's Netflix special "Inside" features 20 new original songs. he sings as he refers to his birth name. While talking to the audience during the opening section, Burnham takes a sip out of a water bottle. But the cultural standards of what is appropriate comedy and also the inner standards of my own mind have changed rapidly since I was 16. ", And last but not least, for social media he put "sexually pranking unsuspecting women at public beaches" and "psychologically abusive parents making rube goldberg machines" alongside "white people using GIFs of Black people widening their eyes.". Parasocial relationships can be positive too, as outlined in culture critic Stitchs essay On Parasocial Relationships and the Boundaries of Celebrity for Teen Vogue. Don't overthink this, look in my eye don't be scared, don't be shy, come on in the water's fine."). But Burnham doesn't put the bottle down right, and it falls off the stool. He takes a break in the song to talk about how he was having panic attacks on stage while touring the "Make Happy" special, and so he decided to stop doing live shows. And its easier to relax when the video focuses on a separate take of Burnham singing from farther away, the frame now showing the entire room. It's a series of musical numbers and skits that are inherently about the creation of comedy itself. Don't overthink this, look in my eye don't be scared don't be shy come on in the water's fine."). Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. "Robert's been a little depressed," he sings (referring to himself by his birthname). WebBo Burnham: Inside is by far one of the riskiest and original comedy specials to come out in years. The Volcano, which touched on labor rights. One comment stuck out to me: Theres something really powerful and painful about, hearing his actual voice singing and breaking at certain points. The special is set almost entirely in one cluttered room. Its a lyrically dense song with camerawork that speeds up with its rhythm. Similarly, Burnham often speaks to the audience by filming himself speaking to himself in a mirror. Long before the phrase parasocial relationship had entered the mainstream zeitgeist, Burnhams work discussed the phenomenon.

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