@@lucasgates7256 He said in interviews that it was intended originally as a f*ck you to the audience, but the production team decided to use a take that sounded more genuine than the others, probably to leave it ambiguous.
@@GreyscaleGod I think every answer is a right answer in one way or another. He tells the audience directly in this song that he "loves, hates, needs, and fears" them. He probably does truly wish that his work makes them happy but also it sucks having that pressure to make them laugh and make them happy.
@@lordofthesloths_7734 I think it was more amazement (because of how the lights have changed etc etc) instead of cheering for the silly part. The audience definitely understood what was going on and you, in contexts like these, when youre part of the audience, cant really show appreciation and support in any other way besides applauding and letting your voice being heard.
When I watched him perform this live in Portland, OR, the audience was dead silent when the song got serious, all the way until he finished. It was really heavy and intense, and it stuck with me more than anything else I’ve ever seen live. Bo is a special person. I’m glad he’s stopped touring for the sake of his mental health, but I would love so much to see him live again.
@@lordofthesloths_7734 I think the burrito was more of a metaphor for his life. He wouldn't have made certain choices if he knew the outcome, that he has many regrets. The audience probably clued into that.
@@andrewcouser8918 I see you're unhappy and use sarcasm to feel better about yourself by looking down on people. Get some help lol. The meaning of my comment clearly flew over your head.
Reminds me of a joke from the watchmen: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.
How can a man litteraly perform a mental breakdown on stage and end it with a thank you. so much respect for Bo, he has so so much talent. lyrical genius
The fun thing is that he said he has panic attacks on stage. So sometimes he actually has a freaking mental breakdown stacked on this and STILL says thank you.
@Alexander Gross I can see why you heard it as an accusation. As a third party it fits the theme. But it neglects thinking from his perspective. He needs his fans, loves them, in equal parts to fearing them and hating them. But he's intelligent. He knows the fear and the hate come from a place of insecurity in himself (that we can all relate to) and even though his emotions may run rampant on his brain, intellectually he doesn't put that on us. Not all of us, anyway. Some people out there are mean, cruel, demanding, entitled. We all know this. This is the internet generation. But he did SHARE himself. That felt pretty raw. Pretty real. Gotta say, I've always loved Bo's work, but... I respect him on a whole new level now.
Insane how lighthearted and silly the first half of the song is, then he hits with the "Watch the skinny kid with the declining mental health try to give you what he cannot give himself" line and it's instant tears
Exactly. Just because someone jokes around doesn't mean they're happy. It's just to distract yourself from yourself and to disract others from what you're trying to do to yourself.
@Karen Emery I hadn't listened to him in about 7 years or so and I was listening to Tim Minchin and he just popped into my head and I thought has he done anything in the last 7 years and then binged watched all his stuff.
"Come and watch the skinny kid with the steadily declining mental health and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself" is one of the best summaries of the connection between depression and comedians I've ever heard.
After watching this it feels pretty natural he decided to transition into directing. The visual storytelling is incredible, and y’know, performing was obviously taking a toll on him. Now he gets to express himself with full creative control without triggering his anxiety. Good for him.
I never got the impression that he was driven to perform. I think that people "discovered" him on TH-cam and convinced him that he needed to go on tour. I think he's happier doing his commentary a la creative output without the pressure of performing it.
Savanna Davis I found something!!!! He is okay!!!!! Go to TH-cam and search ‘bo burnham vulture interview’ and watch it. It is an interview of him 2 years(I think) after he performed this, and it really gave me closure
Can we talk about the lights? Most comedians just have a spot pointed at them, this is some of the most gorgeous lighting I've ever seen in a comedy special.
That’s part of the genius with this bit, it’s layered. The lights are over the top and ridiculous, so it’s funny. But they’re also emotional and they come in when he’s driving home the emotional point, so you still understand his emotional message. But it’s delivered in a comedic, comfortable way. He’s fantastic.
"Come and watch the skinny kid with the steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself" absolutely floored me.
It's a wonderful demonstration of the power of truly FELT and _suffered for_ honesty to punch through reality and into Reality. Truly a glitch in the matrix moment. At least that's my estimation. I don't know anything of his story, but the sort of things he says and observes in his songs, you don't arrive at those insights through "thinking positive" and "self esteem". You earn them by paying attention during very hard times. Or so I figure.
I don't know what's more impressive; the honesty, the humour, the lyricism, or the otherworldly sonic structure. This whole show takes it to the next level.
+Chris Taylor At the risk of sounding like a tool, Kanye West is more of an Artist than a lot of people give him credit for. I typically point to All Falls Down as an example of Kanye attacking a serious issue in a creative and thought-provoking light.
This is genuinely one of the best pieces of musical art in the last few years. It was him telling the world that he is not okay, cleverly masked and layered behind comedy all while having insane production value. It's incredibly intimate and you realize how truly vulnerable he is being as the song unfolds. The Pringle can and the burrito were just a metaphor for how he felt. He could fit performing and happiness into the same burrito. The Pringles at the bottom of the can are unreachable. The yells quickly cutting back to music like they're being choked out. The correlation between "I wouldn't have gotten half of it" and "They don't get half of it". It's really A1 art.
I scream every time he says, “come and watch the skinny kid with a steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself.”
#BoBurnham Just know bub, personally... You've made laugh since since the very beginning. Your silly video's that you've made since the jump... Were phenomenal and will always continue to be. I'm not religious by any means, but I absolutely hope and continually keep you within my thoughts. Someone at your degree, deserves happiness. Don't blind yourself with the self loathing. Enjoy the happiness around you. Because, you yeild me a plethora of it!
TCt83067695 there really isn’t a story. He just stopped. I think he stopped doing stand up because of his mental health. But he’s still doing things, like a movie.
This is simply not true. Good comedy requires vulnerability. Look at Bobcat Goldthwait and Andrew Dice Clay, both comedians who were portraying characters, but who was the better comedian? Whereas Dice got by on saying the shit that most people wished that had the stones to say, Goldthwait's appeal was that he conveyed how a lot of us FEEL most of the time: on the edge and ready to snap, i.e. the feeling Bo Burnham communicates so well in this song.
He’s amongst the best, if not the best of our generation. Bill Hicks was of his generation, Carlin and Pryor for theirs, and now it’s Bo. All of them, so different from each other, still they showed their vulnerability on stage in such an authentic way. Very few people who truly love comedy are not extremely vulnerable as well. Have a good one unknown brother ✌️
@@jhetgrabis6137I think we can both agree Bo is a master. What we won’t agree on is that “good comedy requires vulnerability”… they’re are a lot of great comedians that do not get very vulnerable… in many cases there anecdotes are fake to push a joke, the jokes are surface or just silly… I don’t want to name & downplay some of the greats, because they’re still great… but Bo’s work is next level it’s tragedy with humor on the side, depression as an entree with a dad joke as an appetizer… he somehow merges his own vulnerabilities he’s actually dealing with as a performer & comedian into his own performances… that is super super rare. That is PEAK level comedy, in itself the whole performance wrapped up in a ribbon is tragic yet hilarious how it’s presented… not even mentioning a specific piece of the skit but just the theme. Running around from piano to mic, to led light show, to “live” audio mixing & feedback…. It’s next level comedy. Even the greats right now bow down to this man & his ability to perform on every level as if he’s not even trying that hard…
"Let's go watch the skinny kid, with a steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he can't give himself." My heart, Bo.
@@AaronKingslien thank you hahaha. I worked at chipotle for two years straight and still dont understand the ratio of foods needed to keep the contents inside.
Knowing that he took five years off after this, that the pain he was going through was so real that he had to walk away from the thing he loved because it was tearing him to pieces, jesus it's a lot.
In that one part in “Inside” he’s so careful to taking a deep breath on a track so he restarted. When he gets to “I dont think that I can handle this right now” he gets pretty out of breath. I wonder if that’s signs of his anxiety and panic attacks he started experiencing
All eyes on me from inside actually broke me. I related to him so much and that song fully made me cry. Knowing what pain he was in and still knowing how broken he still is from Inside.. its feels time man it's feels time
When he says “you can tell them anything just make it funny make it rhyme, and if they still don’t understand it you just run it one more time.” And then he goes back to the burrito….man. He’s SO RIGHT, too. I will never get sick of this song. Bo Burnham is one of the most underrated artists I’ve ever seen. He is a lyrical genius and he shows his soul in a way that’s so genuine that you can actually FEEL what he’s saying.
It's powerful. He did the same social commentary in "White Woman's Instagram", and it kills me inside to relate. This self-obsessed woman's monotonous, picture perfect depiction of her life is comically exaggerated for us. Then we hit the post where she writes this touching tribute to her dead mom. She speaks from the heart about her life since her death, alludes that her father is deceased too... before jumping right back in to her staged photography posts. As someone who lost their mom in 2010, JFC, I wish I could Kareoke this, but I would break down crying at "A Goat Cheese Salad...a backlit hammock...", just as I always do every time I hear it. She "goes back to doing her job" of keeping up this appearance she has set for herself for the other 364 days of the year... It's her brand. But the 10 year anniversary of her death is the shred if permission she gives herself to express the painful things in her life too. And I am grateful Bo used this performance to do the same. 😭 "....a Goat Cheese Salad".
What are you talking about? In what way is he underrated?? If everybody knows him, hes making movies, sellin out tickets, getting respect and getting millions of views.. Stop using this phrase for no reason.
@@joarbeiter5760 Dude. People say "that is over/underrated" all the time.. And usually in a meaningless way. Like you're doing right now. It's almost as common as people saying "literally" while not speaking in a literal sense....
But THATS the thing, it is way more than just pringle cans and burritos. Well, depending on what level you analyze it at. Either way, if you think this song is literally about food or his debilitating internal struggle of being a comedian, everyone can appreciate how amazing this is.
*It feels good to finally go back and work on Osana and finish her* *- Recent Osana video from Yandev* There you have it folks He never worked on Osana and only did a little bit which implies his laziness and immaturity. He lied about working on her for years and it blows my goddamn mind he is still convincing people he is a good person and has a fanbase
No, just by simply looking at their name and profile picture you can tell they aren't above the age of 12... Yet they still say they were here 7 years ago @@jacobchung7707
Holy crap... the transition from him being honest and telling about his own personal issues, to where he says "I should probably just shut up and do my job, so here I'll go..." and starts singing the comedic chorus, hits pretty hard. Definitely not what the crowd expected. Bo Burnham is truly an original artist.
Yeah man, this stuff hits hard. The majority of artists that make music, comedy, heck even art all have this preassure from their fans and have stuff going on in their personal life that they cant talk about since they are most likely in a contract that basically means they are property to a brand, thus for making the person develop so much emotional, mental and just overall strain. It sucks because even though im not sure if bo is in a contract, I'm fairly sure everyone knows bo had anxiety before and has developed a lot more issues during his time as a musician/comedian. This world sucks man. The Idols people look up to have a mask they put on, a fake identity per say because they want to keep their fans happy without keeping them selves happy and if they are in a contract that definitely doesn't help.
@@nokiahmotorz01 noticed that as well. But I think it was a lot of respect being quiet. He said, if only a bit of what he wanted and needed and for that moment they all listened, intently. I'd be hard pressed to imagine it didnt strike a cord with a few in the audience who feel the same. So when he went back yes applaudingnmoght be weird but, it went just the immediate moment they were applauding for. I hope anyways.
He’s always been upfront and honest. He just hides behind a curtain of comedy and satire. The audience only gets the comedy/satire aspect until they reflect on it later and realize he was actually speaking out. He said it best himself with “you can tell me anything, if you just make it funny, make it rhyme. If they still don’t understand you than you run it one more time.”
biting off more than you can chew/not realising that adult life is messy and can't be wrapped up in a neat little package/if you try to hold everything inside you unpredictable parts will come spilling out at any moment and you have no control over that/how things look 'on the menu' (in your imagination) is no guarantee of how it'll turn out in real life, and probably more but that's just off the top of my head, I'm assuming that's the kind of thing you mean?
@@SongwritingDeconstructed it mostly represents that he had too much on his plate. It feels like the: 'you're burrito expert, you should've warned me' is towards whoever is managing/guiding him. 'I wouldn't have gotten half of this', 'they don't even know the half of this'. He's always been fairly open about his mental health struggles, during this time he had panic attacks, several social anxieties and depression. It's not really referring to a normal adult life (struggles), but more his personal mental health struggles and all the obligations and pressures belonging to his job fuelling those. His 'thank you, I hope you're happy' a couple minutes after 'as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself' make me feel like he has a hard time accepting his mental health struggles, especially within his comedic persona. How big is the divide between having social anxiety, panic attacks and depression and performing on front of thousands of people, representing your own brand, carrying an audience and making people laugh and appreciate their lives? He's trying to sell something he can't feel, must be so confronting and he can't back out without disappointing his audience, which would make him feel even worse. Having said that, if the message you're hearing helps you and works, stick to that.
This is what he does. He lures you in with humor and when he has your attention he goes to the serious, deeply hidden and often painful topics. But he doesn't hurt you. He makes you feel less alone.
really pissed off that everytime i listen too this song, i know what's coming and start prematurely crying and everyone thinks I'm crying because I cant fit my hand inside of a pringles can
Man, when he started singing "Wouldn't have got the lettuce if I knew it wouldn't fit" for the last time and I realized what that meant, I started ugly crying on the spot.
@@AzcamandIt's basically a metaphor about how he dipped into too much of the entertainment industry and can't handle it. And how no one warned him about it and if he knew he wouldn't have gotten involved with half of the things.
You can hear the point at which the audience 'got it' and fell silent and actually listened to what he was saying. The "I hope you're happy' at the end is poignant as fuck.
@@jawnjacob7573 I just listened with keen ears and I could not hear cheering until he went back to the Chipotle thing which is fair enough because it would be really awkward if the crowd stayed silent. They were actually really good and listened to what he was saying
Idk if a lot of people know this but dude the burrito is such a good metaphor for his life. He tries to fill his life with all of the things that being a performer requires on top of his anxiety and panic attacks and you can try and wrap it temporarily but it will all end up bursting at the seems. Every time he goes into the talk about his mental health and immediately follows it with the burrito joke it just hits me
That's because alot of artist use their music to express their pain and people like you don't give a fuck it's sad at how disjointed we as the human race have become
I think it's because so many people can relate to what he is talking about, and we're in such awe of the fact that somebody can speak about such experiences aloud. That's what makes us shut up and think in our discomfort.
I saw this live in NY, and no exaggeration, you could feel the air in the room tense once the last half started. My jaw dropped when he said the line about giving us what he can’t give himself and stayed that way until the end of the song. Truly one of the most incredible experiences I’ve ever had.
The line: 'come and watch the skinny kid with the steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself' kills me
“part of me loves you, part of me hates you, part of me needs you, part of me fears you” is the saddest fucking thing ive ever heard a performer say about their audience
It's not the audience exactly; it's his WANT for one. It's his want to perform, but the larger his audience he gets, the more expectations he realizes are set for him and it scares the shit out of him. Remember: he came from writing joke songs in his room as a teenager to selling out theaters and the jump was comparatively super sudden. He's scared of himself. The entire concept of being Famous scared him, and it's clear right from the beginning.
@@ThePageofCups while i dont have experience in this, it is clear that being famous, especially in the position he was in, is or can be a lot harder than anyone would imagine, he would always have the need to entertain his audience, but the thing is with anything there will always be haters, even if they are part of your audience and that would have made his situation even more difficult, because as an entertainer he wanta to make everyone happy, but sadly that is pretty much impossible. I really hope he is doing much better now.
I love the fact that the audience does realize what he’s meaning, and isn’t laughing during the deeply emotional part, and even after he does the burrito thing after it, they applaud this fucking glorious human being
THANK YOU and exactly my thoughts!! I've seen comments with ton of likes hating on the audience for applauding this brilliant man and his brilliant performance. I was shocked tbh, the audience was absolutely amazing and they understood the meaning of the song just as well as any of us did.
@@davedavison9769 here a douzy for you, before that he says" laugh as he attempts to give you what he can't give himself." AKA hoping to make the crowd happy.
I have a theory that the auto tune was used to try and make it easier for him to perform while communicating something so incredibly personal, and the Kanye thing was just the means through which he could justify it.
It's the same with All Eyes On Me, when he's speaking seriously he's masking behing autotune so it can still pass as a comedy. There is an edit of All Eyes On me sung with his normal voice and, seriously, it sound almost terrifying.
@@filthyizaya1547 stylistically speaking, it would have been done as a callback to this performance as the song is literally about having a panic attack while performing it. You can see and hear it at the end of this one, he's gasping for breath, shaking, and that final yell was not scripted, nor was the mic drop and running off stage. He did three shows in New York I think, all of them filmed for the purpose of making the special, and you can see some sudden cuts happening in this video. I believe he quit the tour shortly afterwards to focus on his mental health
@@female828 its more of like a parody of kanyes rants considering bo has stated kanye is one of his favourite artists so he probably wouldnt make a satire of his work
I feel bad for everyone in the audience that wanted a way to tell Bo that they empathized with his mental health struggles, and wanted to applaud him for having the courage and talent to share himself and be vulnerable in such a creative way. What could they do but applaud? An audience doesn't have a ton of nuance in how they can reply to something. The applause feels like "oh yay, he's going back to the burrito thing, ME LIKE JOKES" but I think a ton of people at this performance likely wanted to say a whole lot more than clap clap clap, it's just deeply ironic that the only way to say "we see you, we hear you, and we love you" is also the same way you tell a performer "dance, monkey." And then I realize that Bo knew that might happen too.
Well said. Yeah it makes me wish there were some interviews with Bo that were better than "So you got your start on TH-cam... What TH-camrs do you watch?"
He mentioned in interviews that the idea of the movie Eighth Grade came from when teenage girls would come up to him after some of his performances and tell him how they were able to relate to his anxiety. So hopefully some people were able to convey they empathized.
@@seashley8931 we truly are vulnerable we think money is the end of all accomplishments we won but usually winning is the worst part of life the challenge is the best part thats why the phrase "its about the journey not the destination" is so true
He truly breaks my heart. To see such a talented artist and sensitive human being opening up like this just hurts. It seems like he is easily lacerated, and not easily mended.
Those 4 words are a two-edged sword - they are spoken with generosity by the part of him that loves us....and with bitterness by the part of him that hates us. I don't blame him - he offers us his all and what he wants back, we can't give him, no matter how badly we want to. It has to come from within him. I hope he knows how to find it, now. I hope he can see how beautiful he is.
Its comedic tragedy, laugh at the sad clown. Irony can be so painful. Ever hear the story of Punchy the Clown? A man goes to a psychiatrist and ask for help. He tells the psychiatrist he's been depressed for years that nothing cheers him up and that he hasn't experience Joy for many many years. After thinking for a while the psychiatrist had a good idea. The psychiatrist heard that Punchy the clown was in town. And Punchy the clown was known worldwide to be the happiest most funniest clown in the world. It is said that for many years Punchy the clown could bring happiness to anyone's heart even if they were on their Deathbed. After the psychiatrist share this information with the man assuring him that would surely cheer him up and take him out of his depression. The man looks at the psychiatrist and says "but doctor I am Punchy the Clown."
"Come and watch the skinny kid with the steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself." Then ends it with a deep, defeated, "Thank you. I hope you're happy." Chills.
You can really hear the anxiety and sadness in his voice when he says the "i hope you're happy." He genuinly ment it, that's the thing that's chilling to me.
Tyler I was repeating this in my head over and over when I heard it and I didn’t know where to put it but you out it here for me. That part hits close to home I want to cry right now but I can’t, imma shut up now before I start to vent on ya
I sort of wonder whether he intends it as "I hope you're happier than I am" or rather "This is a product of your creation, I hope you're happy with what you've done."
@@johanlundberg5775 and they all cheer. this always makes me cry. the look he gets right before he starts being real, you can here him crying under the auto tune, its amazing and sad. but absolutely incredible
Why is everyone commenting like Bo is dead? He did an interview at the start of 2020 saying he wants to go back to stand-up, he just doesn’t know what he wants to write about yet
One thing to remember is that the Bo we see on stage is, at least partially, a character. It may be a reflection on the real Bo or just a commentary on celebrity life in general.
I think that to. But at times I can't help but feel that he is blaming us. As if we as the fans brought him to were he is at the end of the song. A messy borrito and he's just saying I hope your happy why didn't you tell me this is life why did no one tell me I overstuffed my borrito. I hope your happy. Maybe in truth it's both. Bo wanted us to be happy, but in the end he couldn't handle it and now he's himself isn't happy. That's just the way I interpret it.
So this guy basically told us in this song that he couldn't handle performing while performing. Then took 5 years just to come back with more and more despite being alone in a room for like a year and a half. Damn.
Keep in mind, he showed us himself alone in that room... We don't really know him or how he spent the year and a half. That room is just an in law unit at his house. I don't think he stayed there the whole time. Plus, I believe he has a girlfriend he lives with?
@@writeitandweep Yes he has, he even thanks her at the end of the special. I think the whole stuck in a room for a year and a half thing is more metaphorical than him really being locked in a room alone, cuz I don't suffer from depression but that would probably make me want to kill myself
I revisit this so often. It is truly a masterclass. Starting so trivial then nosediving into something profound. Then acknowledging his own struggle with considering what he does to be trivial, when in fact it is making millions of people, especially artists, feel seen and simultaneously making people laugh. Bo is among the GOATs for sure.
"... and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself." I keep coming back to this video over the years for that one line.... gives me chills every time.
That line.... The first time I heard this song, and "Are You Happy?" i couldn't contain my tears, I just SOBBED. His words are so powerful on both a hilarity and an intellectual level. Robin Williams, and George Carlin would be proud.
I absolutely love the way he ends with "I hope you're happy" I cant believe he hit the right tone of "I genuinely hope you're happy" and a sharp "I hope you're happy that I've done all this"
fuck dude i would do anything to go back to when this special was released. i’ve always felt so connected to bo’s work as an artist and i’m so grateful to him for making me realize a lot about making art at a very young age. it’s just truly insane to see a comic telling their audience directly how much of a toll doing shows for them is taking on him and criticizing them to their faces after performing an entire special for them that they paid to see. to this day i’ve never seen someone so perfectly express their personal struggles related to their art and those consuming it through that art to those consuming it. i know that’s the obviously what makes the “i hope YOU’RE happy” hurt especially bad but it’s just interesting to interpret as an artist when such a big part of that is pressure to continue doing something if people like it no matter how unhappy it’s making you, when you just want to do what you enjoy instead. it hurts to see how many incredible artists end up burnt out beyond repair and permanently damaged from pushing themselves too hard for the sake of others. i hope you’re happy too bo.
He is an old soul stuck in this incarnation, in a nostalgic observation of all human acts with an uncontrolable sensitivity to it... We never get truly happy. We just tough it out and find happiness in leaving a positive vibe while we walk a few miles in the empathetic shoes of anyone crossing our path
This song sounds like a depressed person finally breaking because it’s never the big things that gets to you. It’s the little things like your burrito falling apart that finally make u snap
On his AMA on reddit, he said the main reason why he wrote this song was because after what. he started having panic attacks on stage and it made it very stressful for him. He decided to write this song about it to get it off his chest. He also said he never felt suicidal for the record.
Wow. That's really sad, and deep. I first saw this earlier today and at one point in this video, he says something really sad. His sadness really reminded me of Shane Dawson's. It's sad bc they're both sad, but being funny is their way to sort their insecurities & depression out.
+Matthew Nelson That's true. Plus I think even though he does play a character on stage, and has said that not all of his jokes should/can be overanalysed. Therefore, while he may have anxiety & depression, he's not meant overanalysed, nor always pitied. He's just a comedian who wants to be addressed as that.
Bo has a way of grabbing your attention with his jokes and comedy, and once he has your attention he just rips ur heart out or drops a lesson. He is absolutely incredible in his ability to provide intrusive thoughts in a unique way. I wish the best for him
I think about the line "come and watch the/skinny kid with a /steadily declining mental health/ and laugh as he attempts to give you/what he cannot give himself" too often. He floored me with that one.
btw saying it's not a universal problem if everyone -including my uncle and father who both have bigger hands than mine- i've seen eat from the can CAN actually fit in there, so of course they wouldn't widen it. they would probably have to make the chips bigger too. not convenient. must grow hands big wherever..
I could write a whole essay on how I feel about Bo, but no one cares, so I'll just say this: Holy shit, this person is incredible, and one of the most talented artists on the planet. I'm so thankful that I found him.
Hi! I'm writing an essay. More like a research paper... But I do talk a lot about Bo. If I could do it over again, my entire research paper would be on this man.
Every few months I stumble back here and rewatch this masterpiece. I still quote it weekly. Bo has a way to go from making laugh hysterically to genuinely wanting to ask him if he's doing well. I just hope he's doing better, and has a good support system around him. I hope he's happy. I can't even being to imagine how it must have felt like to witness this live.
Nobody in the industry is doing comedy like bo is. He's definitely ahead of his time. He should be way more popular. Also the fact you're getting a concert and a stand-up show in one is awesome.
@@Pierre-Philippe you and me both know we are still going to listen to every word ye has to say, and we don’t wish any harm on him and want to see him get better
It's happiness. The title of the show is "Make Happy" because it's his job to make people happy. He gets on stage and makes people laugh, but the cruel irony of it is that he can't even make himself laugh. His career revolves around making other people happy, but he finds it very difficult to make himself happy.
Also being a skinny white kid with a horrible mental state, I applaud Bo for just being completely transparent about his feelings and where he was at during this time. Truly an inspiration.
Having someone even remotely famous in line is crazy, one time i had a guy from the overwatch cinematic team come through my line at work (he told me when i asked about his OWL shirt) and it was super cool to meet someone part of a big project like that while the dumb college kid making his sandwich (me) sat there like “whoa” the whole time
Vanessa Gerrits I already get enough anxiety having to talk to normal ass cashiers, I don’t think my body could physically take being in the same room with a Famous Person™️.
@@jojomofro4692 I’ve heard rumors that he’s done or is looking to do some stand up in LA because he lived doing standup, he just hated/hates the anxiety that came with it
im 21 now and when I was in middle school this was the funniest shit I had ever heard but I went back and watched this around a year ago and was crying, I was always the funny kid but randomly started having mental breakdowns and severe anxiety and panic attacks and was not wanting to be alive anymore and all his little side remarks about his mental health started poking out to me, just know if you are struggling there's other people right with you and you aren't alone, I love all of you and trust me try and work on loving yourself more.
It’s crazy how he shifts so drastically from the most ridiculous, silly comedy to deep and profound introspective themes and make it feel completely appropriate and relevant.
As well as the Pringles thing, it symbolizes happiness to him. He can barely grab any happiness from it and once he tries harder (tilting it into his mouth) it all spills out into his face. He wants a daughter so she can have the happiness he couldn’t grasp
“I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know what it's like to feel absolutely worthless and they don't want anybody else to feel like that." Robin Williams. Nothing truer than that.
"Come and watch the skinny kid with a steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself." If this is a comedy show, why am I crying? Edit: Every fucking time. I'm watching this for the fifteenth time, and now I'm crying at work.
@@asdffdsaemantsal9175 I mean it isn't really annoying but more just confusing about how people could completely miss the numerous times he out right state how much he suffered from anxiety and panic attacks
NugNugz I cried at it cause he mite stop comedy and starts wrighting, and at the end when he says "good night I hope your happy" he sounded like he mite cry he makes me happy and I admire him a lot I wanna be a comedian but he said "If you can live without an audience then do it" so I'm gonna go by his word he met fame way to fast and he is stressed so yeah..
Yes, Just look at all the comedians that have committed suicide. Just like Robin Williams. It's actually VERY VERY Common. www.ranker.com/list/famous-comedians-who-committed-suicide/celebrity-lists
The fact that he was messing with the sound ON STAGE and he was auto tuning and changing how it sounds and on the final “HAA”’s you could still hear his voice kinda crack like he wanted to cry is just so insane. I don’t even know how to describe it.
The silence when he hits the meat of it. The truth. And then, when the "performance" resumes, the cheers and claps begin again. Bo is a genius at leading his audience where he wants them to go. Literal chills
The saddest part of this is when after he says "I should just shut up and do my job" nd then says the burrito chorus and he looks so sad doing it like hes drained
Chloe Smith i don’t think that’s necessarily true... it’s laid out pretty obviously !! they’re laughing because it’s a repeating motif that he was poking fun at before, not because they don’t understand
The main reason why i've followed bo all this time isnt because he's really funny or really talented, dont get me wrong im not saying he's not, because he really is... but thats not what i like the most about him, its the fact that he's really good at addressing things that really hard to talk about, things that are serious and that we carry around everyday, trying to ignore and yet still manage to make you laugh about it. there's a reason why god's perspective is my favorite song of his.
But your right haha. It's so true. He makes us laugh about serious problems, and that's what I love about him :) I seriously wish he could make 70 more shows in the next 2 days, but he can't. And it sucks he is stopping, but I completely understand. He does need a break. Sorry for writing a paragraph, but I LOVE YOU BO
This will never get old. This is one of the best pieces of stand up art you'll ever see. I will watch this at least once a week as long as TH-cam exists.
I can't believe the last words he said before quitting comedy and not performing live for five years were: "Goodnight, I hope you're happy"
As if it was a direct shot at the crowd of blaming them. Or in the hopes that they were satisfied with the performance he just gave.
@@normabead.9600 yeah I think the full sentence that he didnt say was "I hope you're happy... because I am not."
@@kirstencochrane3961 yes. exactly
@@lucasgates7256 He said in interviews that it was intended originally as a f*ck you to the audience, but the production team decided to use a take that sounded more genuine than the others, probably to leave it ambiguous.
@@GreyscaleGod I think every answer is a right answer in one way or another. He tells the audience directly in this song that he "loves, hates, needs, and fears" them. He probably does truly wish that his work makes them happy but also it sucks having that pressure to make them laugh and make them happy.
I love how the crowds suddenly shut up and realize what is truly happening.
But then they cheer when he goes back into the funny part
@@lordofthesloths_7734 I think it was more amazement (because of how the lights have changed etc etc) instead of cheering for the silly part. The audience definitely understood what was going on and you, in contexts like these, when youre part of the audience, cant really show appreciation and support in any other way besides applauding and letting your voice being heard.
@@isratzahanbhuiyan7510 yeah, it would also be awkward if the audience was quiet for the rest of the show.
When I watched him perform this live in Portland, OR, the audience was dead silent when the song got serious, all the way until he finished. It was really heavy and intense, and it stuck with me more than anything else I’ve ever seen live.
Bo is a special person. I’m glad he’s stopped touring for the sake of his mental health, but I would love so much to see him live again.
@@lordofthesloths_7734 I think the burrito was more of a metaphor for his life. He wouldn't have made certain choices if he knew the outcome, that he has many regrets. The audience probably clued into that.
"Laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself"
End of the song
"I hope you're happy"
Bruh.
i cant even
That was some heavy shit
Where men cried
So. You watched the whole thing! Good for you!
@@andrewcouser8918 I see you're unhappy and use sarcasm to feel better about yourself by looking down on people. Get some help lol. The meaning of my comment clearly flew over your head.
"And laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself" Its such a raw and strong line.
Reminds me of a joke from the watchmen:
Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.
That's the line that hit ME hardest.
corny
ur mom gay@@lukefirst407
lol hwut?
@@joshone8947
>Creates Masterpiece
>Takes 5 year hiatus
>Elaborates further
Speaking only the truth
Thank you for explaining. I’ve been confused by everyone’s comments
Much like Kanye
Chad indeed
@@chunkyhead3210 both some of the greatest artists of our time
"My problems might not be as high stakes as Kanye's"
*Goes into an existential crisis*
I mean, Bo hasn't lost a presidential election so.
ur saying thats more important than kanye 90$ t shirt dont sell very well?
@@alexbrabo4471 who cares about loosing the presidency? His 90$ T-shirts weren't selling very well!
@@akshan2310 V
@@alexbrabo4471 That'd be the last thing on my mind if my $90 t-shirts weren't selling so well
How can a man litteraly perform a mental breakdown on stage and end it with a thank you. so much respect for Bo, he has so so much talent. lyrical genius
The fun thing is that he said he has panic attacks on stage. So sometimes he actually has a freaking mental breakdown stacked on this and STILL says thank you.
His humility humbles me.
@@glitter_skeleton35 O.O
I heard the thank you as an accusation. I think its deeper than just a simple thank you.
@Alexander Gross I can see why you heard it as an accusation. As a third party it fits the theme. But it neglects thinking from his perspective. He needs his fans, loves them, in equal parts to fearing them and hating them.
But he's intelligent. He knows the fear and the hate come from a place of insecurity in himself (that we can all relate to) and even though his emotions may run rampant on his brain, intellectually he doesn't put that on us.
Not all of us, anyway. Some people out there are mean, cruel, demanding, entitled. We all know this. This is the internet generation.
But he did SHARE himself. That felt pretty raw. Pretty real. Gotta say, I've always loved Bo's work, but... I respect him on a whole new level now.
Insane how lighthearted and silly the first half of the song is, then he hits with the "Watch the skinny kid with the declining mental health try to give you what he cannot give himself" line and it's instant tears
Instant and unavoidable.
and then it makes you re-examine the first half in a different light and realise it's not just jokes, it's a commentary
That's how Bo Burnham do with his three-acters.
Even the Pringles bit can be interpreted as trying to find happiness but never being able to obtain it.
the whiplash is CRAZY
"Laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself."
Never confuse being funny with being happy.
I know, that line hit me hard
End of the bit he lays out
what he attempts to give the audience
"I hope you're happy"
Bruh.
We need more people like him
Exactly. Just because someone jokes around doesn't mean they're happy. It's just to distract yourself from yourself and to disract others from what you're trying to do to yourself.
@Karen Emery I hadn't listened to him in about 7 years or so and I was listening to Tim Minchin and he just popped into my head and I thought has he done anything in the last 7 years and then binged watched all his stuff.
"Come and watch the skinny kid with the steadily declining mental health and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself" is one of the best summaries of the connection between depression and comedians I've ever heard.
You missed "I look at them and there just staring at me like". Plus it's "you" not "us"
All performers tbh
@@deadlynightshade7867 *they're
@@jeffreydean7556 😀👍
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After watching this it feels pretty natural he decided to transition into directing. The visual storytelling is incredible, and y’know, performing was obviously taking a toll on him. Now he gets to express himself with full creative control without triggering his anxiety. Good for him.
If he's happy I'm happy
I never got the impression that he was driven to perform. I think that people "discovered" him on TH-cam and convinced him that he needed to go on tour. I think he's happier doing his commentary a la creative output without the pressure of performing it.
8th grade was great!
I’m sure directing comes with plenty of anxiety too, though
Yes, so much agreement. He is such a visionary and talented performer. Any medium he chooses he will shine in and I will support. 🙌🏼
Seven years later and the "I hope you're happy." still breaks me
SAME i just died again
It hits on so many levels. Absolute perfection.
Y'all ever remember this video and start worrying about Bo Burnham
Savanna Davis yeah. Recently I’ve started listening to it constantly, wondering what he’s up to. I miss seeing him perform
@@Reidmerck7 Same. I wish we could see something come out of him just to see that he's ok, but also he doesn't really owe us anything sooo 🤷♀️
i think hes better now idk
toaster I hope so
Savanna Davis I found something!!!! He is okay!!!!! Go to TH-cam and search ‘bo burnham vulture interview’ and watch it. It is an interview of him 2 years(I think) after he performed this, and it really gave me closure
Can we talk about the lights? Most comedians just have a spot pointed at them, this is some of the most gorgeous lighting I've ever seen in a comedy special.
Thats true the whole special had insane lighting
@@lucasnogueira1137 he is so good at utilising the stage and lights its more of a theatre preformance than a comedy special
He wanted his name in lights when he could’ve fed a family of four for forty fucking fortnights
That’s part of the genius with this bit, it’s layered. The lights are over the top and ridiculous, so it’s funny. But they’re also emotional and they come in when he’s driving home the emotional point, so you still understand his emotional message. But it’s delivered in a comedic, comfortable way. He’s fantastic.
Gavin Hickson stfu
"Come and watch the skinny kid with the steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself" absolutely floored me.
Are oke? Its so hard
I hope he isn't as sad as Robin.
i think we all remember being stunned when we first heard that
I felt it on a different level
chicken burrito
"My biggest problem is you"
The camera pans to the audience.
Litteral chills.
Honestly, I come back to this like once a year, and every time I get actual goosebumps.
Greatest musical beefs of all time:
Nas vs Jay z
Eminem vs Ja Rule
Bo Burnham vs Himself
Unfortunately this is super true, and I wish it wasn’t
Drake vs Pusha T?
Tupac vs biggie?
kurt cobain vs axl rose?
@@scoooop6869 you mean Kurt Cobain vs Drug Addiction
His ability to simultaneously make a crowd laugh then immediately silence them is so powerful.
It's a wonderful demonstration of the power of truly FELT and _suffered for_ honesty to punch through reality and into Reality. Truly a glitch in the matrix moment.
At least that's my estimation. I don't know anything of his story, but the sort of things he says and observes in his songs, you don't arrive at those insights through "thinking positive" and "self esteem". You earn them by paying attention during very hard times. Or so I figure.
Well, that's not "simultaneously", is it.
SH: Actually, deep, raw, belly laughter, from the Soul, cannot be squelched; no more than PROJECTILE LAUGHTER can be.
@@nikosvid2321 i appreciated the vibe but this my thought too D: vocabulary police? is that what we are? :P
@@grahamburbanck1663 i believe simultaneously was really just relative, as in the same song
I don't know what's more impressive; the honesty, the humour, the lyricism, or the otherworldly sonic structure. This whole show takes it to the next level.
i cant stop watching it
It's awesome. and those are my exact thoughts at a Kanye show too
+zonerDADA Kanye has nowhere near the level of talent Bo has, and to suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it's insulting.
+Chris Taylor I agree
+Chris Taylor
At the risk of sounding like a tool, Kanye West is more of an Artist than a lot of people give him credit for. I typically point to All Falls Down as an example of Kanye attacking a serious issue in a creative and thought-provoking light.
This is genuinely one of the best pieces of musical art in the last few years. It was him telling the world that he is not okay, cleverly masked and layered behind comedy all while having insane production value. It's incredibly intimate and you realize how truly vulnerable he is being as the song unfolds. The Pringle can and the burrito were just a metaphor for how he felt. He could fit performing and happiness into the same burrito. The Pringles at the bottom of the can are unreachable.
The yells quickly cutting back to music like they're being choked out. The correlation between "I wouldn't have gotten half of it" and "They don't get half of it".
It's really A1 art.
it always hurts when he says “and if they still don’t understand then you run it back one more time” and the audience just cheers.
I scream every time he says, “come and watch the skinny kid with a steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself.”
Last few years? This is almost a decade old mate
@@julesverne4561 let’s pretend like you didn’t just say that.
Isnt it "you dont need to know the half of it" and not "they dont get half of it?"
*Comes for the comedy*
*Leaves with existential crisis*
Ray Tolman already had them and he is spot on how I feel
Exactly the same feeling
#BoBurnham Just know bub, personally... You've made laugh since since the very beginning. Your silly video's that you've made since the jump... Were phenomenal and will always continue to be. I'm not religious by any means, but I absolutely hope and continually keep you within my thoughts. Someone at your degree, deserves happiness. Don't blind yourself with the self loathing. Enjoy the happiness around you. Because, you yeild me a plethora of it!
An interesting thing about existential crises is that you can decide whether or not to have one.
Is it about the Pringle’s cans?
Let the record show that Bo's last performance joke was "BULULULULUL"
And it killed.
I read this right as he said it and I DIED
This made me laugh and cry simultaneously
It gets me every god damn time
I think about this comment all the time.
Blulululu
*drops mic*
"I hope you're happy."
And he never performed live ever again.
CIPHER MG I think it’s good. It’s better for his mental health and he can focus on bigger projects like the movie he made a few years ago.
Why? What's the story?
TCt83067695 there really isn’t a story. He just stopped. I think he stopped doing stand up because of his mental health. But he’s still doing things, like a movie.
@@edi4360 Hmmm interesting. I thought something tragic happened or something.
Thanks for the info 👍🏾
Art done with a true soul hurts. You're riding a muse. He'll come back again someday I think. That shit needs out.
Bo broke comedy. By far the best comedian. Absolutely demolished the barrier between comedy and real feels
This is simply not true. Good comedy requires vulnerability. Look at Bobcat Goldthwait and Andrew Dice Clay, both comedians who were portraying characters, but who was the better comedian? Whereas Dice got by on saying the shit that most people wished that had the stones to say, Goldthwait's appeal was that he conveyed how a lot of us FEEL most of the time: on the edge and ready to snap, i.e. the feeling Bo Burnham communicates so well in this song.
He’s amongst the best, if not the best of our generation. Bill Hicks was of his generation, Carlin and Pryor for theirs, and now it’s Bo. All of them, so different from each other, still they showed their vulnerability on stage in such an authentic way.
Very few people who truly love comedy are not extremely vulnerable as well.
Have a good one unknown brother ✌️
@@jhetgrabis6137I think we can both agree Bo is a master. What we won’t agree on is that “good comedy requires vulnerability”… they’re are a lot of great comedians that do not get very vulnerable… in many cases there anecdotes are fake to push a joke, the jokes are surface or just silly… I don’t want to name & downplay some of the greats, because they’re still great… but Bo’s work is next level it’s tragedy with humor on the side, depression as an entree with a dad joke as an appetizer… he somehow merges his own vulnerabilities he’s actually dealing with as a performer & comedian into his own performances… that is super super rare. That is PEAK level comedy, in itself the whole performance wrapped up in a ribbon is tragic yet hilarious how it’s presented… not even mentioning a specific piece of the skit but just the theme. Running around from piano to mic, to led light show, to “live” audio mixing & feedback…. It’s next level comedy. Even the greats right now bow down to this man & his ability to perform on every level as if he’s not even trying that hard…
@@noah.willson I think maybe it's more accurate to say that good ART requires vulnerability, because Inside sure as hell isn't just jokes
@@noah.willson”Comedy isn’t capitalizing off the most animalistic impulses of the public. It’s being a HERO. (Eyes cross)” -Bo
"Let's go watch the skinny kid, with a steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he can't give himself."
My heart, Bo.
This is the 2nd video on yt that has made me break down
JaredsRandomVideos what's the first
ItsYaBoiJard ugh same
Ever thought you would be sad after watching a comedy act? I sure didnt thought id burst into tears.
George Carlin and Jimmy Dore, Dead Sec
I can't get over him calling a chipotle worker a "burrito expert"
👏underrated 👏comment
@@AaronKingslien thank you hahaha. I worked at chipotle for two years straight and still dont understand the ratio of foods needed to keep the contents inside.
@@L3lpop you mean shitpotle
@@thestig6212 oop
you literally can't handle this
Knowing that he took five years off after this, that the pain he was going through was so real that he had to walk away from the thing he loved because it was tearing him to pieces, jesus it's a lot.
Watching the Special: Inside.... hit me so hard
In that one part in “Inside” he’s so careful to taking a deep breath on a track so he restarted. When he gets to “I dont think that I can handle this right now” he gets pretty out of breath. I wonder if that’s signs of his anxiety and panic attacks he started experiencing
All eyes on me from inside actually broke me. I related to him so much and that song fully made me cry. Knowing what pain he was in and still knowing how broken he still is from Inside.. its feels time man it's feels time
@@thesarahshow1618 all eyes on me made me cry like a bitch.
could you tell me what happened to him? I'm watching the Inside and I'm in love but I dunno much about him
When he says “you can tell them anything just make it funny make it rhyme, and if they still don’t understand it you just run it one more time.” And then he goes back to the burrito….man. He’s SO RIGHT, too. I will never get sick of this song. Bo Burnham is one of the most underrated artists I’ve ever seen. He is a lyrical genius and he shows his soul in a way that’s so genuine that you can actually FEEL what he’s saying.
It's powerful. He did the same social commentary in "White Woman's Instagram", and it kills me inside to relate. This self-obsessed woman's monotonous, picture perfect depiction of her life is comically exaggerated for us. Then we hit the post where she writes this touching tribute to her dead mom. She speaks from the heart about her life since her death, alludes that her father is deceased too... before jumping right back in to her staged photography posts. As someone who lost their mom in 2010, JFC, I wish I could Kareoke this, but I would break down crying at "A Goat Cheese Salad...a backlit hammock...", just as I always do every time I hear it. She "goes back to doing her job" of keeping up this appearance she has set for herself for the other 364 days of the year... It's her brand. But the 10 year anniversary of her death is the shred if permission she gives herself to express the painful things in her life too. And I am grateful Bo used this performance to do the same. 😭 "....a Goat Cheese Salad".
What are you talking about? In what way is he underrated??
If everybody knows him, hes making movies, sellin out tickets, getting respect and getting millions of views.. Stop using this phrase for no reason.
@sashka9399 everybody doesn't know him and no, I won't stop saying it. That saying is very underrated as it is.
@@joarbeiter5760 Dude. People say "that is over/underrated" all the time.. And usually in a meaningless way. Like you're doing right now. It's almost as common as people saying "literally" while not speaking in a literal sense....
@sashka9399 I DO think he's underrated and I'll say whatever I want whenever I want and however I want.
I'm crying about a song that's autotuned and 80% about pringle cans and burritos.
I feel you, but this song is probably #deeper than that
But THATS the thing, it is way more than just pringle cans and burritos. Well, depending on what level you analyze it at. Either way, if you think this song is literally about food or his debilitating internal struggle of being a comedian, everyone can appreciate how amazing this is.
And that is his genius
Right there with you.
If I ever go a month without a good cry I just throw this on and let it flow
Bo Burnham is the comedian we needed, but didn't deserve.
you look like the young yanderedev
@@nostalgic1928 yandere simulator :)
Hannah C lol
Implying we don’t need him now. Also yandev is bad, he’s just milking the concept for money.
*It feels good to finally go back and work on Osana and finish her*
*- Recent Osana video from Yandev*
There you have it folks
He never worked on Osana and only did a little bit which implies his laziness and immaturity.
He lied about working on her for years and it blows my goddamn mind he is still convincing people he is a good person and has a fanbase
pov: you're a depressive who comes back to this every 6 months and youtube recommended it to you again
You’re wrong:
I come back to this monthly
@@rohanann4914 amatuer
i come here to cry, thank u
Fuck I thought I was alone here guys
Yes
7 years later.
This song still comes to pull me up from the cliff I find myself hanging from now and again.
Like you were here before inside...
@@julesverne4561 Are you... trying to gatekeep... Bo Burnham?
No, just by simply looking at their name and profile picture you can tell they aren't above the age of 12... Yet they still say they were here 7 years ago @@jacobchung7707
You and me both, friend.
Keep on keeping on. ❤
I'm glad it pulls you up. It does the opposite for me, but it's too beautiful to not rewatch it over and over again
Holy crap... the transition from him being honest and telling about his own personal issues, to where he says "I should probably just shut up and do my job, so here I'll go..." and starts singing the comedic chorus, hits pretty hard. Definitely not what the crowd expected. Bo Burnham is truly an original artist.
Just shows how easy it is to hide mental health with comedy or a smile. Hits pretty damn hard man😪.
And the applause that only restarted when he did kinda just exemplifies his point
Yeah man, this stuff hits hard. The majority of artists that make music, comedy, heck even art all have this preassure from their fans and have stuff going on in their personal life that they cant talk about since they are most likely in a contract that basically means they are property to a brand, thus for making the person develop so much emotional, mental and just overall strain. It sucks because even though im not sure if bo is in a contract, I'm fairly sure everyone knows bo had anxiety before and has developed a lot more issues during his time as a musician/comedian.
This world sucks man. The Idols people look up to have a mask they put on, a fake identity per say because they want to keep their fans happy without keeping them selves happy and if they are in a contract that definitely doesn't help.
@@nokiahmotorz01 noticed that as well. But I think it was a lot of respect being quiet. He said, if only a bit of what he wanted and needed and for that moment they all listened, intently. I'd be hard pressed to imagine it didnt strike a cord with a few in the audience who feel the same. So when he went back yes applaudingnmoght be weird but, it went just the immediate moment they were applauding for. I hope anyways.
He’s always been upfront and honest. He just hides behind a curtain of comedy and satire. The audience only gets the comedy/satire aspect until they reflect on it later and realize he was actually speaking out. He said it best himself with “you can tell me anything, if you just make it funny, make it rhyme. If they still don’t understand you than you run it one more time.”
This is someone who deserves to be called an artist
you edited the comment and still got it wrong
Please God forgive him
He wishes he wasn’t an artist in case u haven’t watch listen to ‘art is dead’
This is insanely good
He doesn't want to be called an artist
Hugging my 2 year old daughter crying because I know there'll come a time when her hands will no longer fit inside a Pringles can.
im here to give you some faith: i am a fully grown woman with hands that fit in a pringles can. theres hope.
AHHHAahaha
This hurt
@@ziggygraham6436 Got me wet eyed lol
Burst out laughing at this
Everyone seems to cry at the "can't handle this right now" part but the burrito is what gets me. It's the perfect metaphor.
I wouldn't have got half of it if I knew it wouldn't fit.
We are all our own burrito.
That is the part when I first watched this where I just stopped laughing and just listened silently
biting off more than you can chew/not realising that adult life is messy and can't be wrapped up in a neat little package/if you try to hold everything inside you unpredictable parts will come spilling out at any moment and you have no control over that/how things look 'on the menu' (in your imagination) is no guarantee of how it'll turn out in real life, and probably more but that's just off the top of my head, I'm assuming that's the kind of thing you mean?
@@SongwritingDeconstructed it mostly represents that he had too much on his plate. It feels like the: 'you're burrito expert, you should've warned me' is towards whoever is managing/guiding him.
'I wouldn't have gotten half of this', 'they don't even know the half of this'. He's always been fairly open about his mental health struggles, during this time he had panic attacks, several social anxieties and depression. It's not really referring to a normal adult life (struggles), but more his personal mental health struggles and all the obligations and pressures belonging to his job fuelling those.
His 'thank you, I hope you're happy' a couple minutes after 'as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself' make me feel like he has a hard time accepting his mental health struggles, especially within his comedic persona. How big is the divide between having social anxiety, panic attacks and depression and performing on front of thousands of people, representing your own brand, carrying an audience and making people laugh and appreciate their lives? He's trying to sell something he can't feel, must be so confronting and he can't back out without disappointing his audience, which would make him feel even worse.
Having said that, if the message you're hearing helps you and works, stick to that.
This is what he does. He lures you in with humor and when he has your attention he goes to the serious, deeply hidden and often painful topics. But he doesn't hurt you. He makes you feel less alone.
This! And he’s hot
@@LaraTang 💀
I've been trying to put into words how much Bo has helped me lately and this comment is spot on ❤️
@@LaraTang indeed he is
This is beautifully said 🙏 i whole heartedly agree
"You can tell them anything if you just make it funny, make it rhyme." The genius and meaning behind this line.
@@B.O.C "y'all don't wanna hear me, you just wanna dance"
I read this just as it played and it hit even harder.
"it don't matter what I say, as long as I sing it with inflection"
really pissed off that everytime i listen too this song, i know what's coming and start prematurely crying and everyone thinks I'm crying because I cant fit my hand inside of a pringles can
same buddy, same
Really pissed off because everytime I listen to this song I start crying because I can't fit my hand in a Pringle can.
THIS IS THE COMMENT I WAS LOOKING FOR AKSKKDKDKD
aaa me too
you made me exhale out of my nose
Man, when he started singing "Wouldn't have got the lettuce if I knew it wouldn't fit" for the last time and I realized what that meant, I started ugly crying on the spot.
Wtf does that mean?
@@AzcamandIt's basically a metaphor about how he dipped into too much of the entertainment industry and can't handle it. And how no one warned him about it and if he knew he wouldn't have gotten involved with half of the things.
You can hear the point at which the audience 'got it' and fell silent and actually listened to what he was saying. The "I hope you're happy' at the end is poignant as fuck.
@@evabracken8030 this was 4 years ago lol
@@energeticgorilla ik but still
Idk. I've always noticed the ones who are still laughing and cheering, and it's always broken my heart
He had a quite big issues, which was the reason why he stopped doing shows and things...it was to much for him...he is a director now a think...
@@jawnjacob7573 I just listened with keen ears and I could not hear cheering until he went back to the Chipotle thing which is fair enough because it would be really awkward if the crowd stayed silent. They were actually really good and listened to what he was saying
Man i didn't think he'd top this finale. And then, the funniest thing happened
*laugh track
Are you feeling nervous?
this comment is so perfect
Best comment.
@@Juliana-pb7uj are you having fun
Never seen an existential crisis all wrapped up in a burrito metaphor before. :O
It was almost too much to fit inside the burrito metaphor.
"I wouldn't have gotten half of it" like he wouldn't have tried so hard to be famous if he knew that it came at the cost of his mental health
@@sarahrundall bingo. He wishes someone told him what all this entailed before he started this, otherwise he wouldn’t have done half the stuff he did.
Wrapped up. I see what you did there.
@@sidneyclark6193 he said in an interview it didn’t have a deeper meaning, people are looking to much into this lol
Idk if a lot of people know this but dude the burrito is such a good metaphor for his life. He tries to fill his life with all of the things that being a performer requires on top of his anxiety and panic attacks and you can try and wrap it temporarily but it will all end up bursting at the seems. Every time he goes into the talk about his mental health and immediately follows it with the burrito joke it just hits me
yep “you can tell them anything if you just make it funny, make it rhyme”
And the whole he’d rather blow his dad before eating a burrito with a fork
@@justinb1382 ??
And how if he knew all the ingredients wouldn’t fit he would’ve left some stuff behind.
I like that, great observation
Bo's ability to make you feel guilty for enjoying an entertainer's show is something unique and powerful
seriously
True 💯
The last song of INSIDE made me feel like I'd just listened to a suicide note
That's because alot of artist use their music to express their pain and people like you don't give a fuck it's sad at how disjointed we as the human race have become
I think it's because so many people can relate to what he is talking about, and we're in such awe of the fact that somebody can speak about such experiences aloud. That's what makes us shut up and think in our discomfort.
I saw this live in NY, and no exaggeration, you could feel the air in the room tense once the last half started. My jaw dropped when he said the line about giving us what he can’t give himself and stayed that way until the end of the song. Truly one of the most incredible experiences I’ve ever had.
Damn, what would I not give up to experience this live
Honestly this is the feeling I get watching the recorded version I can't imagine seeing it live
When he says I hope you're happy it makes me tear up so bad
While the crowd cheers, I wept...every..single...time
cringe lol
The line:
'come and watch the skinny kid with the steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself'
kills me
I know right! Painful to hear, but also so beautiful because it's powerful and full of emotion.
right
me too
As someone with steadily declining mental health who also works as an entertainer, it really hits home
then, ends it with "I hope you're happy"
Never thought I'd cry over a grown man singing about Pringles and chipotle
Same lol
“part of me loves you, part of me hates you, part of me needs you, part of me fears you” is the saddest fucking thing ive ever heard a performer say about their audience
Yet the thing is that most performers feel this way... we just don’t like to say it
It's not that deep bro. Yall are weirdos
It is that deep moron. Clearly you don’t get Bo Burnham even in the slightest lmao
@@chance2413 I rlly think you’ve missed the point of this song
RiP Williams and Bennington .
“Laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself” will never not give me chills
I return to this video for that damned line. It makes me tear up under the right circumstances.
Exactly
Funniest line I've ever heard because it's so true
the penultimate line
@@X249J ain't alone king
it takes guts to say that your audience is your biggest problem.
It's not the audience exactly; it's his WANT for one. It's his want to perform, but the larger his audience he gets, the more expectations he realizes are set for him and it scares the shit out of him. Remember: he came from writing joke songs in his room as a teenager to selling out theaters and the jump was comparatively super sudden. He's scared of himself. The entire concept of being Famous scared him, and it's clear right from the beginning.
@@ThePageofCups holy moly…
@@ThePageofCups while i dont have experience in this, it is clear that being famous, especially in the position he was in, is or can be a lot harder than anyone would imagine, he would always have the need to entertain his audience, but the thing is with anything there will always be haters, even if they are part of your audience and that would have made his situation even more difficult, because as an entertainer he wanta to make everyone happy, but sadly that is pretty much impossible.
I really hope he is doing much better now.
“attempts to give you what he can not give himself” that hits so damn hard. hope Bo has managed to give himself happiness since this ❤️
I love the fact that the audience does realize what he’s meaning, and isn’t laughing during the deeply emotional part, and even after he does the burrito thing after it, they applaud this fucking glorious human being
THANK YOU and exactly my thoughts!! I've seen comments with ton of likes hating on the audience for applauding this brilliant man and his brilliant performance. I was shocked tbh, the audience was absolutely amazing and they understood the meaning of the song just as well as any of us did.
Right I hate comments like wOw tHe AuDiEnCe DiDnT kNoW tHe TrUe MeAnInG
Although the burrito thing does have a cool, kinda sad meaning
WhyTheHeckDoIExist I know, it all has a double meaning when you really think about it, especially in this song
C',mon if you don't just love the BoMan why watch!!!
I never thought I'd get chills, tear up, AND laugh while someone is singing "I wouldn't have got the lettuce if I knew it wouldn't fit"
Bro FACTS
Right though
Bo's arrows hit their target ( :
Yeah. I cried.
My god ikr
"Thank you, goodnight, I hope you're happy."
*Proceeds to drop mic for the last time after giving the audience he'll never see again a sad smile*
:( sooo emotional
* KaiHasLeft * don’t. I was already crying hysterically. *breaks down again*
@@davedavison9769 here a douzy for you, before that he says" laugh as he attempts to give you what he can't give himself." AKA hoping to make the crowd happy.
Tien Truong yeah ik I was just joking lol
It’s so, so sad. Today literally marks the day 4th anniversary of that video and his performance. Thank you for all the laughs, Bo.
I have a theory that the auto tune was used to try and make it easier for him to perform while communicating something so incredibly personal, and the Kanye thing was just the means through which he could justify it.
It's the same with All Eyes On Me, when he's speaking seriously he's masking behing autotune so it can still pass as a comedy. There is an edit of All Eyes On me sung with his normal voice and, seriously, it sound almost terrifying.
@@filthyizaya1547 stylistically speaking, it would have been done as a callback to this performance as the song is literally about having a panic attack while performing it. You can see and hear it at the end of this one, he's gasping for breath, shaking, and that final yell was not scripted, nor was the mic drop and running off stage. He did three shows in New York I think, all of them filmed for the purpose of making the special, and you can see some sudden cuts happening in this video. I believe he quit the tour shortly afterwards to focus on his mental health
Is it not just a satire of kanye?
@@female828 its more of like a parody of kanyes rants considering bo has stated kanye is one of his favourite artists so he probably wouldnt make a satire of his work
@@female828It is technically a satire yeah, but the entire Kayne piece was meant as a front for the songs actually meaning.
I feel bad for everyone in the audience that wanted a way to tell Bo that they empathized with his mental health struggles, and wanted to applaud him for having the courage and talent to share himself and be vulnerable in such a creative way.
What could they do but applaud? An audience doesn't have a ton of nuance in how they can reply to something.
The applause feels like "oh yay, he's going back to the burrito thing, ME LIKE JOKES" but I think a ton of people at this performance likely wanted to say a whole lot more than clap clap clap, it's just deeply ironic that the only way to say "we see you, we hear you, and we love you" is also the same way you tell a performer "dance, monkey."
And then I realize that Bo knew that might happen too.
And moreover, the fact that it was kinda the point. Or, one of the points. There's so many aspects to this.
Well said. Yeah it makes me wish there were some interviews with Bo that were better than "So you got your start on TH-cam... What TH-camrs do you watch?"
Very well said.
@@spartymatt9627 yeah no wonder he is unhappy. Everyone he interacts with have such linear ways of thinking. I’d be miserable too.
He mentioned in interviews that the idea of the movie Eighth Grade came from when teenage girls would come up to him after some of his performances and tell him how they were able to relate to his anxiety. So hopefully some people were able to convey they empathized.
The way he says “I hope you’re happy” at the end always makes me feel horrible
i know right, poor dude...people just automatically think money and fame solves everything..we are vulnerable creatures.
@@seashley8931 we truly are vulnerable we think money is the end of all accomplishments we won but usually winning is the worst part of life the challenge is the best part thats why the phrase "its about the journey not the destination" is so true
He truly breaks my heart. To see such a talented artist and sensitive human being opening up like this just hurts. It seems like he is easily lacerated, and not easily mended.
@@jigme800 should really look into some of his new stuff. hes gotten a lot better mentally.
Those 4 words are a two-edged sword - they are spoken with generosity by the part of him that loves us....and with bitterness by the part of him that hates us. I don't blame him - he offers us his all and what he wants back, we can't give him, no matter how badly we want to. It has to come from within him. I hope he knows how to find it, now. I hope he can see how beautiful he is.
Also when he said "Laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself", that broke my goddam heart
Omg iI know right
Its comedic tragedy, laugh at the sad clown. Irony can be so painful. Ever hear the story of Punchy the Clown? A man goes to a psychiatrist and ask for help. He tells the psychiatrist he's been depressed for years that nothing cheers him up and that he hasn't experience Joy for many many years. After thinking for a while the psychiatrist had a good idea. The psychiatrist heard that Punchy the clown was in town. And Punchy the clown was known worldwide to be the happiest most funniest clown in the world. It is said that for many years Punchy the clown could bring happiness to anyone's heart even if they were on their Deathbed. After the psychiatrist share this information with the man assuring him that would surely cheer him up and take him out of his depression. The man looks at the psychiatrist and says "but doctor I am Punchy the Clown."
Raul Ramirez i love this
Be happy you have a heart.
@@raulramirez7731 his name was pagliacci, not punchy. Rorschach said this in Watchmen. Great movie.
The short gap of deafening silence from the crowd before the second tone shift is absolutely gut wrenching 🖤〰️🖤
When
@eggymayo3271 probably 6:30. They are quiet when typically an audience would lose their shit over the visuals and musical shift.
@@gemmanoxs6643 And thankfully there are people who are still cheering regardless, who I assume know the message in totality.
"Come and watch the skinny kid with the steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself."
Then ends it with a deep, defeated, "Thank you. I hope you're happy."
Chills.
Tyler Stevens I was just about to say this
You can really hear the anxiety and sadness in his voice when he says the "i hope you're happy." He genuinly ment it, that's the thing that's chilling to me.
Tyler I was repeating this in my head over and over when I heard it and I didn’t know where to put it but you out it here for me. That part hits close to home I want to cry right now but I can’t, imma shut up now before I start to vent on ya
I sort of wonder whether he intends it as "I hope you're happier than I am" or rather "This is a product of your creation, I hope you're happy with what you've done."
Tyler Stevens i read this just as he said it
“laughs as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself” jesus.
And then says “goodnight, i hope ur happy” 🥺
@@johanlundberg5775 and they all cheer. this always makes me cry. the look he gets right before he starts being real, you can here him crying under the auto tune, its amazing and sad. but absolutely incredible
@@madskillzy2k nah thats kinda pushing it
@@cmen6895 How?
@@madskillzy2k homie isnt crying papa.
Why is everyone commenting like Bo is dead? He did an interview at the start of 2020 saying he wants to go back to stand-up, he just doesn’t know what he wants to write about yet
waitwait link please?
yes yes link PLEASE??
@@caacker www.google.com/amp/s/film.list.co.uk/article/107851-bo-burnham-id-love-to-get-back-to-live-performing-but-id-have-to-figure-out-what-id-say-next/amp/
@@humanbeingg_ www.google.com/amp/s/film.list.co.uk/article/107851-bo-burnham-id-love-to-get-back-to-live-performing-but-id-have-to-figure-out-what-id-say-next/amp/
@@shadoww767 thank you so much!
Miss you big dog. Please come back
I'm sure Inside was a lot for him. He knows the internet misses and loves him. He will be back ❤
I hope so :) but regardless i hope hes happy and fuffilled
Crazy seeing u here
I keep finding your comments on these classic youtube gems
never come back. your punchline landed.
your free.
I always felt that with that last line "I hope you're happy", there's always that implied silent "because I'm not".
In left brain right brain, the right brain says "I'm hope you're happy. Because he sure isn't."
Totally agree with all of this, it very much resembles that right Brain left Brain thought
One thing to remember is that the Bo we see on stage is, at least partially, a character. It may be a reflection on the real Bo or just a commentary on celebrity life in general.
I like to think he genuinely asks because he knows what its like when you're fucking miserable.
I think that to. But at times I can't help but feel that he is blaming us. As if we as the fans brought him to were he is at the end of the song. A messy borrito and he's just saying I hope your happy why didn't you tell me this is life why did no one tell me I overstuffed my borrito. I hope your happy. Maybe in truth it's both. Bo wanted us to be happy, but in the end he couldn't handle it and now he's himself isn't happy. That's just the way I interpret it.
It's weird to think that within every hilarious comedian there's a very sad artist.
Because they know what it's like to be sad and they don't want anyone else to feel that way
I think it's even weirder to think that within every normal human being, there's a very sad human being with no means to express itself.
And inside that sad artist, there is poop just sitting there waiting to be pooped.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
comedy comes form dark place
So this guy basically told us in this song that he couldn't handle performing while performing. Then took 5 years just to come back with more and more despite being alone in a room for like a year and a half. Damn.
haha yup
It kinda hurts
Keep in mind, he showed us himself alone in that room... We don't really know him or how he spent the year and a half. That room is just an in law unit at his house. I don't think he stayed there the whole time. Plus, I believe he has a girlfriend he lives with?
whoa yeah
@@writeitandweep Yes he has, he even thanks her at the end of the special. I think the whole stuck in a room for a year and a half thing is more metaphorical than him really being locked in a room alone, cuz I don't suffer from depression but that would probably make me want to kill myself
I revisit this so often. It is truly a masterclass. Starting so trivial then nosediving into something profound. Then acknowledging his own struggle with considering what he does to be trivial, when in fact it is making millions of people, especially artists, feel seen and simultaneously making people laugh. Bo is among the GOATs for sure.
"... and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself."
I keep coming back to this video over the years for that one line.... gives me chills every time.
That line.... The first time I heard this song, and "Are You Happy?" i couldn't contain my tears, I just SOBBED. His words are so powerful on both a hilarity and an intellectual level.
Robin Williams, and George Carlin would be proud.
Comidic tragidy, laugh at the sad clown.
Bo should guard the soul stone
Gives me goosebumps too.
Jake McGuire one of the best and most honest things on social media
I absolutely love the way he ends with "I hope you're happy" I cant believe he hit the right tone of "I genuinely hope you're happy" and a sharp "I hope you're happy that I've done all this"
Glad someone phrased it this way, that's how I feel too.
"I hope you're happy , cause I'm not"
I heard it like this ..
I think he hits the right tone because its genuine
this comment made me feel a sharp pain in my chest god
At this point I don't see bo as a comedian. He's an artist. He's a genius.
Listen to his art is dead song I'm sure he loves being compared to a genius.
I soo agree - the why he handles topics, the cinematographically set up of the shots. Genius
780 math, 730 verbal
Always has been 🌕🧑🚀 🔫 🧑🚀
comedy is art.
fuck dude i would do anything to go back to when this special was released. i’ve always felt so connected to bo’s work as an artist and i’m so grateful to him for making me realize a lot about making art at a very young age. it’s just truly insane to see a comic telling their audience directly how much of a toll doing shows for them is taking on him and criticizing them to their faces after performing an entire special for them that they paid to see. to this day i’ve never seen someone so perfectly express their personal struggles related to their art and those consuming it through that art to those consuming it.
i know that’s the obviously what makes the “i hope YOU’RE happy” hurt especially bad but it’s just interesting to interpret as an artist when such a big part of that is pressure to continue doing something if people like it no matter how unhappy it’s making you, when you just want to do what you enjoy instead. it hurts to see how many incredible artists end up burnt out beyond repair and permanently damaged from pushing themselves too hard for the sake of others. i hope you’re happy too bo.
♥️
the way he said "I hope you're happy" at the end made me feel sad.
it's supposed to
He is an old soul stuck in this incarnation, in a nostalgic observation of all human acts with an uncontrolable sensitivity to it... We never get truly happy. We just tough it out and find happiness in leaving a positive vibe while we walk a few miles in the empathetic shoes of anyone crossing our path
Maxim Baeten #Deep
"I hope you're happeh"
h0wL LMAO WHY DID THAT MAKE ME LAUGH SO HARD WTF
This song sounds like a depressed person finally breaking because it’s never the big things that gets to you. It’s the little things like your burrito falling apart that finally make u snap
I love your description of it. Or interpretation of it.
Yup.
Really interesting thought
YEP....the littlest thing finally snaps the fucking tightrope you live with every day
Legend has it that Nzietche finally snapped when he witnessed a Horse being whipped by its owner in the street.
On his AMA on reddit, he said the main reason why he wrote this song was because after what. he started having panic attacks on stage and it made it very stressful for him. He decided to write this song about it to get it off his chest. He also said he never felt suicidal for the record.
Wow. That's really sad, and deep. I first saw this earlier today and at one point in this video, he says something really sad. His sadness really reminded me of Shane Dawson's. It's sad bc they're both sad, but being funny is their way to sort their insecurities & depression out.
+Katelyn Brown It's bittersweet.
Some of the best comedians are sad/depressed/in a dark place. They use comedy to keep them stable.
+Matthew Nelson That's true. Plus I think even though he does play a character on stage, and has said that not all of his jokes should/can be overanalysed. Therefore, while he may have anxiety & depression, he's not meant overanalysed, nor always pitied. He's just a comedian who wants to be addressed as that.
+Matthew Nelson I must be a comedic genius
Bo has a way of grabbing your attention with his jokes and comedy, and once he has your attention he just rips ur heart out or drops a lesson. He is absolutely incredible in his ability to provide intrusive thoughts in a unique way. I wish the best for him
I think about the line "come and watch the/skinny kid with a /steadily declining mental health/ and laugh as he attempts to give you/what he cannot give himself" too often. He floored me with that one.
same
That line hits like a hammer.
It still gives me goosebumps, what a perfect line to end to the show
Same
i cry every time i hear that
Years later the Pringles can still isn't wide enough for our hands
nobody i know that i've seen eat Pringle's has ever had a problem with it
That depends on the size of your friends'
hands. If they have small hands, It would not be a problem.
btw saying it's not a universal problem if everyone -including my uncle and father who both have bigger hands than mine- i've seen eat from the can CAN actually fit in there, so of course they wouldn't widen it. they would probably have to make the chips bigger too. not convenient. must grow hands big wherever..
Ino righ 😂 and it’s quite heartwarming to see other people still listen to bo burnham in 2020 and not just me :)
@@freyaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh I mean they are pretty catchy
I could write a whole essay on how I feel about Bo, but no one cares, so I'll just say this: Holy shit, this person is incredible, and one of the most talented artists on the planet. I'm so thankful that I found him.
People care what you think.
I'd read the essay
Hi! I'm writing an essay. More like a research paper... But I do talk a lot about Bo. If I could do it over again, my entire research paper would be on this man.
Omg I know im as blessed as you
Do it!
Every few months I stumble back here and rewatch this masterpiece.
I still quote it weekly. Bo has a way to go from making laugh hysterically to genuinely wanting to ask him if he's doing well. I just hope he's doing better, and has a good support system around him.
I hope he's happy.
I can't even being to imagine how it must have felt like to witness this live.
Same bro I can’t help but come back to this beautiful masterpiece this is incredible!
Same
Same!!!
Glad you guys agree :)
It’s weird that he leaves w a “should I cheer or sit quietly moment?”
Dude, imagine having the balls to admit that you, in a way, hate your audience as well as love them. He was ahead of his time--and is.
Nobody in the industry is doing comedy like bo is. He's definitely ahead of his time. He should be way more popular. Also the fact you're getting a concert and a stand-up show in one is awesome.
Bro that's nothing, imagine admiting you went to a kanye concert, THAT'S courageous.
@@Pierre-Philippe 🤣🤣
@@Pierre-Philippe you and me both know we are still going to listen to every word ye has to say, and we don’t wish any harm on him and want to see him get better
I also love in "Inside", when he tells the audience that when He's is in trouble, You need to come and tell him a joke... ;_;
""Watch the skinny kid with a steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he can't give himself" wow
That line hit me hard
ughh that always makes me cryy
What's the point being made if you don't mind me asking? That he's running out of material?
It's happiness. The title of the show is "Make Happy" because it's his job to make people happy. He gets on stage and makes people laugh, but the cruel irony of it is that he can't even make himself laugh. His career revolves around making other people happy, but he finds it very difficult to make himself happy.
That line made me very sad
The tears in his eyes, and that pained, tired, knowing smile when he said I hope you’re happy. I’m crying. I hope he’s better now.
I’m sure he’s good now
Mental Illness always goes away and always comes back. You just learn to live one day at a time.
he never got on stage again. An artist giving their lifes work and simply walking away. How many living artists can say and have done that?
@@anthonyzullo a lot
I think
Yeah, that poor multi-millionaire, I hope he doesn't have it too hard.
Also being a skinny white kid with a horrible mental state, I applaud Bo for just being completely transparent about his feelings and where he was at during this time. Truly an inspiration.
I know this comment is supposed to super serious and genuine, but all I can think is “damn, the white guys are being TRANSPARENT with eachother?”
This is the most beautiful cry for help.
yet everyone will ignore it until it's too late.
Now I'm scared
Reminds me of that Rick and Morty episode.
Yeah
this and ART IS DEAD
Imagine being a Bo Burnham fan working at Chipotle and having him in your burrito line. THE ANXIETY.
Lmao I can almost feel the prolonged eye contact while i wait for him to open his mouth to place his order!
Having someone even remotely famous in line is crazy, one time i had a guy from the overwatch cinematic team come through my line at work (he told me when i asked about his OWL shirt) and it was super cool to meet someone part of a big project like that while the dumb college kid making his sandwich (me) sat there like “whoa” the whole time
*has his keys on stand by to roast you with a song*
Ur likes tho XD
Vanessa Gerrits I already get enough anxiety having to talk to normal ass cashiers, I don’t think my body could physically take being in the same room with a Famous Person™️.
Those last few lines he changes “can’t handle this” to “I’ll handle this right now” and then he ends the show.
Not only ends the show he doesn’t do another stand up till this day, but he may return
My God, I didn’t even notice he said “I’ll handle this right now” at the end. Gives me hope that he’s getting the help he deserves.
@@jojomofro4692 I’ve heard rumors that he’s done or is looking to do some stand up in LA because he lived doing standup, he just hated/hates the anxiety that came with it
@@pakratmiz4487 i miss bo so much hes helped me so much and i want him to be happy
@@sandy-pb5vt woah a melanie and a bo fan be my friend loll
im 21 now and when I was in middle school this was the funniest shit I had ever heard but I went back and watched this around a year ago and was crying, I was always the funny kid but randomly started having mental breakdowns and severe anxiety and panic attacks and was not wanting to be alive anymore and all his little side remarks about his mental health started poking out to me, just know if you are struggling there's other people right with you and you aren't alone, I love all of you and trust me try and work on loving yourself more.
It’s crazy how he shifts so drastically from the most ridiculous, silly comedy to deep and profound introspective themes and make it feel completely appropriate and relevant.
Well the burrito seems like a metafor for him fame. If he knew all the things that came with it, he would not have asked for it.
@Hugh Mungus to do it well*
As well as the Pringles thing, it symbolizes happiness to him. He can barely grab any happiness from it and once he tries harder (tilting it into his mouth) it all spills out into his face. He wants a daughter so she can have the happiness he couldn’t grasp
@@cleveridiotpart1128 Perhaps a bit too deep into his thinking, but I appreciate your analogy
he's an absolute control freak, timing everything down to the second. i think that's why he's so incredible at tone shifts.
“I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know what it's like to feel absolutely worthless and they don't want anybody else to feel like that." Robin Williams. Nothing truer than that.
th-cam.com/video/pGnTqxlAmwU/w-d-xo.html.
Looking right into my soul with that shit
True feel this
Truth
facts
"Come and watch the skinny kid with a steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself."
If this is a comedy show, why am I crying?
Edit: Every fucking time. I'm watching this for the fifteenth time, and now I'm crying at work.
Tell me about it lmao
th-cam.com/video/pGnTqxlAmwU/w-d-xo.html.
why does this sentence literally define me in every way possible :sob:
Same
@@icy2275 because you choose to be
Every single time I watch this it breaks my heart and gives me chills.
I wouldn't say chills for me it's more like a slightly cool breeze yknow I might not wear shorts but there'll be no shivers
This song hits harder when we found out a big reason he stopped performing was because he was enduring severe panic attacks during his shows
I have severe anxiety and it’s helped me so much knowing that he’s been through it too, he makes me feel less alone and I wish he knew that
He has said it before, but yeah..
@@NervylHraje yea it’s kinda annoying that new fans just found out he has panic attacks like he’s said it several times
@@asdffdsaemantsal9175 I mean it isn't really annoying but more just confusing about how people could completely miss the numerous times he out right state how much he suffered from anxiety and panic attacks
@@a-drewg1716 ye like, there was a reason he wasnt performing for 5 years lol
"....laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself." ...The show is called Make Happy....
NugNugz bruh i know right
NugNugz I cried at it cause he mite stop comedy and starts wrighting, and at the end when he says "good night I hope your happy" he sounded like he mite cry he makes me happy and I admire him a lot I wanna be a comedian but he said "If you can live without an audience then do it" so I'm gonna go by his word he met fame way to fast and he is stressed so yeah..
like legit i cried aswel it hurt me on a personal level a person who makes people laugh and in return it breaks him. its so sad
Some of the greatest people who's job is to make people laugh have depression themselves. I love bo.
Yes, Just look at all the comedians that have committed suicide. Just like Robin Williams. It's actually VERY VERY Common. www.ranker.com/list/famous-comedians-who-committed-suicide/celebrity-lists
The fact that he was messing with the sound ON STAGE and he was auto tuning and changing how it sounds and on the final “HAA”’s you could still hear his voice kinda crack like he wanted to cry is just so insane. I don’t even know how to describe it.
Yeah, I agree. Also he was having a panic attack
@@thesuds4life lmao how tf u know that
@@rio9649 He's stated it multiple times while being interviewed
@@thesuds4life when
@@rio9649 h3 interview, for example
The silence when he hits the meat of it. The truth. And then, when the "performance" resumes, the cheers and claps begin again. Bo is a genius at leading his audience where he wants them to go. Literal chills
The saddest part of this is when after he says "I should just shut up and do my job" nd then says the burrito chorus and he looks so sad doing it like hes drained
killerqueendaisannobakudan biteszadusto and the crowd doesn’t realise how important what he’s doing is, and just laugh so predictably
Chloe Smith i don’t think that’s necessarily true... it’s laid out pretty obviously !! they’re laughing because it’s a repeating motif that he was poking fun at before, not because they don’t understand
Chloe Smith I’m pretty sure they’re cheering, not laughing. I mean you don’t whistle when you laugh right?
Stando Powa
@@evangelicae_rationis "look at all these hands way too small for a pringle can" knew I'd find you here
This is the most intricate piece of both comedy and self-awareness I have ever seen.
JaackMaate wtf hello you’re literally one of my favourite you tubers and now you know the other one aha ily wtf xx
holy shit what are you doing here?
JaackMaate I’m happy we agree
Jaak wtf are u here y arent u watching alphie days
Hi Jack!
The main reason why i've followed bo all this time isnt because he's really funny or really talented, dont get me wrong im not saying he's not, because he really is... but thats not what i like the most about him, its the fact that he's really good at addressing things that really hard to talk about, things that are serious and that we carry around everyday, trying to ignore and yet still manage to make you laugh about it.
there's a reason why god's perspective is my favorite song of his.
Thats best Bo's talent.
so true
that is pretty much what I thought
So true, damn Pringle cans need to get fixed.
Like Pringle cans right?
But your right haha. It's so true. He makes us laugh about serious problems, and that's what I love about him :) I seriously wish he could make 70 more shows in the next 2 days, but he can't. And it sucks he is stopping, but I completely understand. He does need a break.
Sorry for writing a paragraph, but I LOVE YOU BO
This will never get old. This is one of the best pieces of stand up art you'll ever see. I will watch this at least once a week as long as TH-cam exists.
Fax
You know you can download it?