Bo Burnham appreciation post

Jun 18, 2016 5:58 AM

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Bo Burnham's "Mother Talk"

This guy became my favourite comedian really fucking fast

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my fucking sides

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Fun fact, this dude is like 6' 3"

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When he came to my uni some girl made him cookies and his heartfelt thanks was so genuine that she cried.

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I feel your bod- ITS AFUCKING SCARECROW

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

The pictures do no justice to actually seeing these performed. Bo is a genius and my favorite comedian hands down

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I bet some people have shit on the bible as part of intercourse

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I kinda want to try it now.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

https://youtu.be/1ws33f6qys4 world on fire sauce

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Bo Burnham is a different kind of comedian, you have to understand the direction of the jokes for the humor to flow properly, 1/

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And he does a magnificent job of playing with words. If that is your type of comedy, intuitive social commentary to an extent, 2/

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I strongly recommend all of his work. Books, music, and stand-up specials are all this style and I love it. One of the best young comics!

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Apparently "Make Happy" might be his last live show. In an interview in March, Bo said that he wants to write for other people.

9 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 0

"Make Happy" actually made me incredibly sad

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I look forward to watching whatever he writes.

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It amazes me that even when his show is planned to the gesture (boing) he still manages to tackle hackles live, and still be brilliant.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Bo. Oh my gawd. Bo. Mr. Burnham.

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

FAG

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

You suck.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

If you find any of these funny, please go watch them. It makes them 100x better.

9 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

But if you find moral wisdom in Katy Perry's lyrics then,

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

KILL YOURSELF

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

His last Kanye bit where he got super deep and at the end said "I hope your happy" and dropped the mic, messed me up for a second

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I sobbed at the end of make happy...

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

The country song is so true. Any country fan out there right now is just a pop fan really, of twangy singer, period.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

"What Did I Do Last Night" just isn't the same without the build up

9 years ago | Likes 53 Dislikes 0

Agreed the build is the best part bc it makes you think there will be this huge payoff

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Got to "magic isn't real you idiot!" And broke into a cold sweat. Thought I'd been Cera'd. Goddam lighting. Goddam Cera PTSD.

9 years ago | Likes 64 Dislikes 1

*PCSD

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Holy shit me too! This site has given me trust issues.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

You're not alone!

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Stay strong!

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Seems just funny in pics. But there's something else in his performance that really makes me think about many things.

9 years ago | Likes 193 Dislikes 1

"Art is a lie, nothing is real!"

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It's his dick, isn't it?

9 years ago | Likes 76 Dislikes 1

yes..

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I am so very happy. When I came back to check the latest reply it was at 69 points. Yay!

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You're welcome

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Things like "Is that man skiing, or is he in a gay porn?"

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*spits* he's in a gay porn! Lol

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The theatricality. The music. The lights. Everything. These pics don't do the act justice!

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He's a master at integrating the stage into his routine. The lighting, audio, bits and pieces here and there. It's like a musical-standup.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Separating a comedian from his delivery like this is unfair, honestly, if we're going to judge his comedy. It's more than words.

9 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 0

It's all about words, words, words. Divide a whole into thirds, thirds, thirds.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

More than words? Isn't that a little Extreme?

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I swear to god there's a pun or a reference here but I'm not seeing it

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Laughing just seeing images of his comedy. True, it doesn't capture his full performance, but it definitely refers new viewers towards him.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Oh, totally. That's how I heard about him in the first place.

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"See what I did there ♫ LETS ROCK"

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No

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Its part of the show man.

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I know...my reply is also part of the show.

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I suspect these are less funny if you don't kbow the music. "Prolonged eye contact!"

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Is he skiing? Or is he in a gay porn?

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Here's a hint. *spits* It's a gay porn.

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PROLONGED EYE CONTACT!

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Lick your lips to make it more comforting

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Yall should watch his vines, they're fucking gold

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

One of the funniest, deepest, darkest performer's out there.

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My favorite is Christopher Titus. He is fucking hilarious and gets dark.

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Love Titus. I don't even care if that's evol.

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Ever since I watched that special my inner retard has that exact voice. I can't stop.

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You listen to his podcast?

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There is a podcast?

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Anne Frank wanted others to read her diary. She planned on publishing it if she survived l

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THANK YOU.

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Oh hey, I didn't know that. I feel better now.

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*SPOILER ALERT*

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Needs subtitles

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"MOM"

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Thought he didn't talk to her anymore

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Get the camera!

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But then, who's holding the camera already?

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"Congratulations! You Won! Congratulations! You Won! Congratulations! You Won!" "MOM!!"

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Money should have been up votes

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Please tell me there is sauce for this GIF...

9 years ago | Likes 39 Dislikes 1

His vines

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I know what I'm doing for the next several hours. Cleaning and eating can wait. Thanks!

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Oh sweet lord, thank you! I had no idea this was a thing! (I'm kind of a caveman... er, woman... of the internet.)

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

NeLANderthal

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9 years ago (deleted Jun 27, 2016 4:36 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Never even used it. XD

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I wouldn't... It's pretty shit

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Ooh, hard R. Can't do that man, it's like when you're singing "Fuck you" by cee lo green, ya know?

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Nuh-uh

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would be brilliant if someone made them into upvotes

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Fuck, I lose it every time at 'NAMES!'

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While it is funny, that joke is older than that dude.

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Old jokes can still be funny jokes.

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He makes it his own though with the face he makes and the confetti

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I hope you find it

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Okay, laughed harder at that.

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I still have no idea what that means

9 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 6

You call them names, the joke is there is no special term. You just call them by their name.

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That's at least how I understand it, I could be wrong.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

No calling someone names is like calling someone with glasses "4-eyes" or a large person a "landwhale" it basically bullying.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

To call someone names means to call them something insulting, like a little kid would do.

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I still don't understand sorry please help

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You insult him. You make up awful names for him. "In 3rd grade they called me Beaver because of my overbite."

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A child with no arms and an eyepatch is disabled and different. Kids with bad upbringing bully and insult those kind of people. ++

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++ One of the most popular ways of insulting is to make up condescending nicknames.

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You insult them because they're different. That's how kids do.

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Kids A+B: "Haha, Kid C, you are a retard!", Kid C: "Stop calling me names!". Bo Burnham's joke is a pun on that idiom: 'calling names'

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I saw the taping of Make Happy live and it's made every comedy show I've watched since seem less entertaining. Watch it now if you haven't

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But... that makes every other comedy worse,=Less of the good stuff D:

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I was there too!!! Early or late taping?

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I'm in the middle of watching it on Netflix right now! It's fantastic so far.

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Watched it recently. Exceedingly great comedy show.

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dot

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You should watch the Netflix ending... tbh I cried. After lmao all the way, the last song had me seriously in tears.

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I'm sure when he got to the part where he talked about everyone wanting an audience nowadays we all thought about Imgur...like, fuck.

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I'm not into musicals or Broadway theatre. I watched it…And it really reminded me of both combined. I have no idea how I feel about it!

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I just saw it on Netflix. How'd he pull off the Continuity error bit? Where he switches t shirts?

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Editing.

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At one point he sat down at the keyboard and changed shirts. He then got a cup of tea and made a continui-tea joke. And editing.

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I had big hopes after how great What was, I felt let down after Make Happy

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OK ty

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I've been singing about Chipotle for the last 2 weeks... it won't stop.

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As he pointed out himself a couple of times, he is honest, in a peculiar way. I loved Make Happy because he was genuine. A remarkable man.

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That doesn't really make me want to watch the making of. I rather like other comedy shows...

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Kill Yourself was easily my favorite song from him ever.

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I saw it in Chicago! It was the best night of my life!

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It was a very good introspective experience but not nearly as good of a comedy show as What.

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It will fuck you up though

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He's on another level than other comics.

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The Pringle can song is amazing also he makes some good points in that whole closing act. Great stuff overall I'd say

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The pringle song production was dope, but that joke dragged too long. you could feel it from the audience when he came back to it the 4 time

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that was when I laughed the fucking hardest honestly

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Like how he CAN't HANDle it and you don't know the half(of the can) of it?

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But that song is just a mask to hide how he actually feels from the audience because he knows they don't want to hear about his depression

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He's said multiple times his on stage character has to seem like he doesn't like what he's doing.

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That's why I think at the end of the special he has that extra song. Once the song is over he leaves his stage persona and greets his gf 1/2

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And his dog and he seems pretty happy 2/2

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Make Happy actually made me really sad

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That's why I love him so much. He's more of artist to me than a comedian. A lot of his art is hilarious, but the end of make happy was sad

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Same here. I was more depressed aft watching Make Happy than before

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

I'm a power lifter. I can bench press 365, squat 585. I cried for the first time in 3 years.

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Cool story bro

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Gotttim

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Somebody downvoted you, but I got you.

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I genuinely worry that he is seriously depressed.

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He is sadly.He just never wants to throw it at us and drop into the 'Thick' where we would throw him to the curb. But we wouldn't, love him.

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But I love how he was real with us, I thought it was really cool. And he opened the door at the end; the light at the end of the tunnel.

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I left feeling as if that were the case. I really hope he's happy.

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He probably is if he can see so clearly. Seeing like he does is hard, trust me.

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Its an act, he said in an AMA that he's very content with his life.

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You got a link to that ama?

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9 years ago (deleted Aug 13, 2016 8:09 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

hahaha for you

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I don't think so. You don't have to currently be going through something to be empathetic and show understanding. Even if he is content, it

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(2/2) shows he gets it, which, for me, gives it just as much meaning.

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It wasn't as good as what

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But still pretty funny

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Man, I thought Make Happy was so much better. He's really grown as a comedian. Timing, confidence, and flow is so solid now.

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Really? I liked it a lot more than What.

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Surpassing what is near damn impossible. Make Happy came really really close though.

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"What" makes me sad because I know I'll never feel as happy as I did the first time watching it ever again.

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I watched 'what' insanely stoned the first time and it absolutely blew my mind with the brilliance of it.

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I'm not sure how I feel. I still laugh through most of it. It's too ridiculous. And I was really drunk when I saw it first, so i was happy

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

It was depressing... the end made me sad.

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Me too but only because I'm not happy with my life. I would feel happy otherwise - he opens the door at the end, remember that:)

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Proly bcuz u ned 2 think abut yer lief

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Oh please. That's like saying RotJ wasn't as good as Empire. How can you follow up a masterpiece? It's still great regardless.

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Which isn't as good as Words Words Words

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Ya, but I can't find anywhere I can watch it free. Do you know somewhere?

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I usually just torrent it. Which actually feels bad because I feel like I'm taking money from Bo.

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