bo burnham: inside transcript

The vocal key used in "All Eyes On Me" could be meant to represent depression, an outside force that is rather adept at convincing our minds to simply stay in bed, to not care, and to not try anymore. Bo Burnhams Inside begs for our parasocial awareness The comedians lifetime online explains the heart of most of his new songs By Wil Williams @wilw_writes Jun 28, 2021, 11:01am EDT Just wanted to make sure everybody knew about Bo's comedy special transcripts on Scraps. "Problematic" is a roller coaster of self-awareness, masochism, and parody. But before that can register, Burnham's eyes have closed and the special transitions to the uncannily catchy song "S---," bopping about how he hasn't showered in nine days or done any laundry. All rights reserved. Depression acts like an outside force, one that is rather adept at convincing our minds to simply stay in bed, to not care, and to not try anymore. And it portends and casts doubt on a later scene when his mental health frays and Burnham cries in earnest. And then the funniest thing happened.". The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. ", Right as Burnham is straightening up, music begins blaring over the speakers and Burnham's own voice sings: "He meant to knock the water over, yeah yeah yeah, but you all thought it was an accident. There's also another little joke baked into this bit, because the game is made by a company called SSRI interactive the most common form of antidepressant drugs are called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, aka SSRIs. Daddy made you your favorite. .] Look at them, they're just staring at me, like '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. "Part of me needs you, part of me fears you. You can stream "Inside" on Netflix now, and see our ranking of all 20 original songs from the special here. BURNHAM: (Singing) Could I interest you in everything all of the time, a little bit of everything all of the time? An ethereal voice (which is really just Burnham's own voice with effects over it) responds to Burnham's question while a bright light suddenly shines on his face, as if he's receiving a message from God. Some of this comes through in how scenes are shot and framed: its common for the special to be filmed, projected onto Burnhams wall (or, literally, himself), and then filmed again for the audience. And I think the pandemic was a time when a lot of people were in this do I laugh or cry space in their own minds. The incentives of the web, those that reward outrage, excess and sentiment, are the villains of this show. He brushes his teeth, eats a bowl of cereal, and begins editing his videos. Just as often, Burnhams shot sequencing plays against the meaning of a song, like when he breaks out a glamorous split screen to complement a comic song about FaceTiming with his mom. WebBo Burnham's "Inside" special on Netflix is an incredibly detailed musical-comedy artwork. / Are you having fun? The crowd directions are no longer stock pop song lyrics; now, the audience understands them as direct orders to them from Burnham. Bo Burnhams 2021 special, Inside. Unpaid Intern isnt just about unpaid internships; when your livelihood as an artist depends on your perceived closeness with each individual fan, fetching a coffee becomes telling someone theyre valid when they vent to you like they would a friend (or a therapist). (For example, the song "Straight, White, Male" from the "Make Happy" special). Now, you heard me struggling to describe what this is, so help me out. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. "I didn't perform for five years," he says. If we continue to look at it from the lens of a musical narrative, this is the point at which our protagonist realizes he's failed at his mission. Each of the songs from the first half of the special are in line with Burnham's earlier Netflix specials and comedy albums. He says his goal had been to complete filming before his 30th birthday. I got so much better, in fact, that in January of 2020, I thought 'you know what I should start performing again. Bo Burnham, pictured here at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, wrote, directed and performed the entirety of his new Netflix special, Inside, by himself. But I described it to a couple of people as, you know, this looks like what the inside of my head felt like because of his sort of restlessness, his desire to create, create, create. The title card appears in white, then changes to red, signaling that a camera is recording. One of the most encouraging developments in comedy over the past decade has been the growing directorial ambition of stand-up specials. With electro-pop social commentary, bleak humour and sock-puppet debates, the comics lockdown creation is astonishing. So for our own little slice of the world, Burnham's two time spans seem to be referencing the start and end of an era in our civilization. "They say it's like the 'me' generation. Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. Not only is this whiteboard a play on the classic comedy rule that "tragedy plus time equals comedy," but it's a callback to Burnham's older work. ", He then pulls the same joke again, letting the song play after the audience's applause so it seems like a mistake. MARTIN: Well, that being said, Lynda, like, what song do you want to go out on? Under the TV section, he has "adults playing twister" (something he referenced in "Make Happy" when he said that celebrity lip-syncing battles were the "end of culture") and "9 season love letter to corporate labor" (which is likely referencing "The Office"). On June 9, Burnham released the music from the special in an album titled Inside (The Songs), which hit No. Burnham's creative background began with being a theater then he transitioned to musical-comedy. The clearest inspiration is Merle Traviss 16 Tons, a song about the unethical working conditions of coal miners also used in weird Tom Hanks film Joe vs. The song, written in 2006, is about how his whole family thinks he's gay, and the various conversations they're having trying to figure it out. HOLMES: Yeah. But look, I made you some content. Burnham spent his teen years doing theater and songwriting, which led to his first viral video on YouTube a song he now likely categorizes as "offensive.". In the song Problematic, Burnham sings about his past problematic behavior, asking the audience, Isnt anyone going to hold me accountable? The specials intermission looks like a clear view into Burnhams room, until Burnham washes a window between himself and the viewer an explicit, but invisible, boundary between creator and audience. TikTok creator @TheWoodMother made a video about how Burnham's "Inside" is its own poioumenon thanks to the meta scenes of Burnham setting up lights and cameras, not to mention the musical numbers like "Content" and "Comedy" that all help to tell the story of Burnham making this new special. After about 35 minutes of candy-colored, slickly designed sketch comedy, the tone shifts with Burnhams first completely earnest song, a lovely indie-rock tune with an ear worm of a hook about trying to be funny and stuck in a room. This is the shows hinge. In a giddy homage to Cabaret, Burnham, in sunglasses, plays the M.C. Doona! When we saw that projection the first time, Burnham's room was clean and orderly. "And so today I'm gonna try just getting up, sitting down, going back to work. This is especially true for Patreon campaigns that give fans direct access to creators on platforms like Discord. Right after the song ends, the shot of Burnham's guest house returns but this time it's filled with clutter. And they're biting, but he's also very talented at these little catchy pop hooks. His career evolved through YouTube, MTV, Vine, his movie "Eighth Grade," and now Netflix's "Inside." On the Netflix special, however, Josh Senior is credited as a producer, Cooper Wehde is an assistant producer, and a number of people are credited for post-production, editing, and logistical coordinating. Bo Burnham's new Netflix comedy special "Inside" is jam-packed with references to his previous work. WebBo Burnham is more than a comedian he's a writer-director-actor who first went viral in 2006. During the last 15 minutes of "Make Happy," Burnham turns the comedy switch down a bit and begins talking to the audience about how his comedy is almost always about performing itself because he thinks people are, at all times, doing a "performance" for one another. During that taping, Burnham said his favorite comic at the time was Hans Teeuwen, a "Dutch absurdist," who has a routine with a sock puppet that eats a candy bar as Teeuwen sings. It's full circle from the start of the special, when Burnham sang about how he's been depressed and decided to try just getting up, sitting down, and going back to work. Might not help but still it couldn't hurt. At the second level of the reaction video, Burnham says: "I'm being a little pretentious. But also, it's clear that there's a lot on his mind. Not a comedy per se, but a masterpiece nonetheless. He is now back to where he was, making jokes alone in his room, an effort to escape his reality. Burnham lingers on his behind-the-scenes technical tinkering handling lights, editing, practicing lines. By inserting that Twitch character in this earlier scene, Burnham was seemingly giving a peek into his daily routine. It's so good to hear your voice. As someone who has devoted time, energy, and years of research into parasocial relationships, I felt almost like this song was made for me, that Burnham and I do have so much in common. It's a dangerously tempting invitation to stop caring, coming from the villain of this musical comedy (depression). ", And last but not least, for social media he put "sexually pranking unsuspecting women at public beaches" and "psychologically abusive parents making rube goldberg machines" alongside "white people using GIFs of Black people widening their eyes.". "I was in a full body sweat, so I didn't hear most of that," Burnham said after the clip played. our full breakdown of every detail and reference you might have missed in "Inside" here. In the song "That Funny Feeling," Burnham mentions these two year spans without further explanation, but it seems like he's referencing the "critical window for action to prevent the effects of global warming from becoming irreversible. He takes a break in the song to talk about how he was having panic attacks on stage while touring the "Make Happy" special, and so he decided to stop doing live shows. To save you the time freeze-framing, here's the complete message: "No pressure by the way at any point we can stop i just want to make sure ur comfortable all this and please dont feel obligated to send anything you dont want to just cuz i want things doesnt mean i should get them and its sometimes confusing because i think you enjoy it when i beg and express how much i want you but i dont ever want that to turn into you feeling pressured into doing something you don't want or feeling like youre disappointing me this is just meant to be fun and if at any point its not fun for you we can stop and im sorry if me saying this is killing the mood i just like ".