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The "if you start to smell burning toast you're having a stroke." Is a very real thing. Lol in case you were curious
i thought it's toes. and if you're not having a stroke, you're burning your toes.
can't tell me that wasn't intentional.
Or you’re over cooking your toast
This is true, but I had a stroke and I didn't smell no damn toast. I was fast asleep.
You might be overcooking ur toast though
I can't express how much I love the "Making a literal difference metaphorically" line. It's fucking gold
Same 🤩
I always took the "no" as a crack at the "activists" who say they want to help, but will do anything but the thing that would help the most. Like those who made it but won't give back to their community because it interferes with their wealth
I will do anything for equality... but I won't do that.... (rip Meatloaf)
Pretty sure its directed at himself. He expresses a similar sentiment in "Art is Dead".
I think that's a dumb perspective to have.
Anytime that active is spend protesting is time spent not working a job to make money. The activists are standing by their ideals. And even though it's annoying when they block a roadway, if we ever ban protesting, those who already have power will easily maintain it
Not just their weatlh. "I will do whatever I can to help, unless it inconveniences me"
I just need spinning rims for my gold jetski
The Bo Burnhams special "Inside" was created during COVID and he created it all by himself, no production crew or anything. Any and all laugh tracks/audience noises ect. are added.
I ate mushrooms and watched it for the first time the other day… it was incredible
@@ShadyStephen holy shit. Imma have to try that.
When bo said "should I be joking at a time like this" I didn't take it so much like "the world is offended" but more like the world is suffering and he feels like it's shameful to joke about it and he feels that inside. But the truth is we need his brilliant mind. Comedy helps people process hard things. Bo is good at that.
I think the fearful "No" after "should I give away my money" reflects his stated desire to help the world and leave it better than he found it, but he doesn't feel secure enough to risk his own wellbeing to achieve his goal of helping others. Like, I'd do anything to help the world! What? Give away my money? 😳Anything but that
That's an interesting take. I had taken it more sardonically. In that moment, like he did in the "From a white guy like me" line and the Malcolm X - Weird Al venn diagram, he was taking on the persona of a white liberal rich man who preaches about making the world better while refusing to actually use their money to fix those problems. I really like how personal your interpretation of it, though, and it would better match the more intimate tone of the rest of the special.
Reminds me of when Jesus told the rich young ruler what he had to do in order to inherit eternal life. The answer Jesus gave him was not what he wanted to hear. Jesus’s answer was for him to sell all of his possessions and give to the poor. The rich young ruler was sad and walked away.
And then God said that a rich man can hardly enter into the kingdom of God.
I found this story in Matthew 19:16-30.
It’s the selfishness behind it, the love of things/pride of life.
I think that this song is more making fun of the idea that comedy is the awnser to all the worlds problems, and kinda making fun of people who think it is, this is seen best in the line "if you wake up in a house that's full of smoke, don't panic, call me and ill tell you a joke" because obviously, the joke will solve nothing in that situation. Thats where the Malcom X + Weird Al = Bo comes from, making fun of the idea that doing introspective comedy like bo does, makes him as impactful as an agent of good in society as someone like Malcom X was.
I think you're like halfway there, and of course, this is just my opinion, but this song is not about comedians like Bo, if it was, it would take quite a bit of cognitive dissonance for him to keep going.
It's about the sorts of people, who think they are healing the world with their frankly insignificant comedic contribution.
It's about that self righteousness, that sort of "white saviour" type person, people who think they are helping but as often as not more harmful than anything.
There's nothing wrong with making light of serious situations, and you can heal with comedy, but this is more specific, it's about a sort of saviour complex.
When he lists systematic oppressions and income inequality, then "other stuff", it's showing that the character he is portraying is shallow and ingenuine in their motivation.
Someone who wants to be seen as a healer, more than they want to heal, someone who only cares about helping others for how it can reflect on themselves.
@@rumpelstiltskin6150 and ill throw my two cents in the ring lol. i think that comedy does heal the world doesnt get us to 100% but it does help alot of depressed people keep going hearing a joke and laughing is a great part of life and it cant help everything in every scenario but it does help alot. theres a time to be serious but we gotta laugh and joke about sometimes.
@@rumpelstiltskin6150 I think for the most part your right, I never said that Bo is making fun of comedians like himself, only making fun of the idea that comedians like himself make a huge societal difference like someone like Malcolm X, I believe personally that the art Bo produces leave a positive impact on society, but I'm not sure he really believes it completely, the entire first part of the song is him asking himself if his comedy still has a place in this world, then of course that light blinds Bo, and the egocentric, comedy by itself saves the world part comes in. but yeah I'm mostly agree with your take.
Actually, I think its more than that. He literally is changing the world, but not in the superhero way. He is changing his audience. He is changing them by teaching them lessons and making them laugh, which is important for morale in society.
I think you forgot the context a little bit for this one. This is the first full-length song of Inside. It's essentially the introduction and thesis statement for the whole special. So, the purpose of adding the laugh track at the beginning was to point out the fact that for once he does not have the benefit of feedback from a live audience, so he had to add his own. Also, when he says "should I be joking at a time like this" he's not talking about PC culture, he's talking about COVID, the George Floyd protests, the political conflicts of the second half of 2020, etc. That's what he means when he says, "It's like everything happened all at once."
This is the song that got me hooked on Bo, and it's still one of my favorites. The first section of the song is beautiful and truly hit me in the feels the first time I heard it. It was so heartfelt and put into words a lot of what I had been feeling during the pandemic. And then it turns on a dime and becomes goofy and tongue in cheek. That's what I love about Bo. His ability to transition from serious to silly and back again so seamlessly. And his endless self-deprecation, even through the use of irony. *chef's kiss*
I think it's important to remember that he was working on this during 2020, when a lot of us whyte folks were coming to terms with the chasm between performative activism and actual alliance. The Malcolm X piece always read to me as his attempt to learn from Black leaders with a comedic spin that is true to his brand. But for all the failures of my race, Bo has always been pointing True North.... as much as any white guy can.
There's also a theme running through the show of centering ourselves in the fights of marginalized people. The line going on during that shot was "Lord help me channel Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side", about white saviorism.
I mean, all the things hes writing down are ridiculous bullshit. Hes saying, im a privileged white guy, i cant be a civil rights icon, i should boost the voices that can. And then when he (or the character he plays in the skit) decides that he and his comedy are super duper important, he compares himself to Weird Al (great comedian) and Malcolm X (civil rights leader).
You can analyze a lot in Inside, but some of these things are jokes.
@@Serryy Yeah, and it's always hard to say when themes line up like that how much is intentional and how much just happens. I thought it was kinda interesting, whether intentional or not.
A lot of comments have said this but I think context is important as well. Like....he was saying Malcolm X to be ironic. A big part of this song is that he points out that he is a white man a bunch. Its not just about comedy when the world is struggling, but its about a white man doing comedy while the world is struggling knowing that the one that is struggling the least is the rich straight white man.
There is no such thing as a topic you can't joke about. Daniel Sloss made rape jokes. Kyle Kinane made trans jokes. They aren't getting backlash because they weren't punching down at people. They showed actual empathy. Dave Chappelle didn't do that (yes I saw the end of the special and no, "I had a trans friend" doesn't undo everything else he said). His jokes were extremely degrading to a demographic that has an extremely high murder and suicide rate, a group that is actively being discriminated against by individuals and government at all levels. He isn't telling it like it is. He's acting like it's queer people vs. black people, when black trans women are more likely to face violence or be murdered than anyone else. He understands and speaks up about institutional violence when it comes to race issues, but doesn't extend that same care to trans issues. Comedy is an important force in driving progress and cultural shifts, and Chappelle is pushing back in the wrong direction.
That is my feeling it came from a place of ignorance, I don't think he had ill will and Dave is not stupid but he can't wrap his head around that subject.
Nailed it.
This is extremely well put, thank you.
Bo is definitely a comic willing to push boundaries but he would not identify with other comedians who complain about PC culture. First of all he's very progressive himself and has a sketch in the out takes that makes fun of those kind of comedians.
Bo has talked a lot about looking back on his early run-PC material with embarrassment.
Bo is an artist who has evolved a lot over the years. I noticed as much even before Inside.
There is a philosophy in comedy that yes you should speak truth to power but the you should aim to punch up not down.
I strongly beleive Bo has grown to adopt this mentality as almost all his jokes either make fun of himself or powerful people and systems.
How the world works and the jeff Bezos sings being key examples.
A lot of comics who get in trouble for being less then PC get accused of taking cheap shots at subjects they don't understand. Bo is someone who prides himself on not resting on his laurels and always mixing things up. If I were to guess what he would think of stale trans jokes or whatever I suspect Bo would consider them as lazy for going for such low hanging fruit and rather then complain about being cancelled they should work harder next time.
As edgy as Bo has and can still be i have never heard anyone try to cancel him. I think that's because he puts so much effort into his work Nd seems to understand them so well that most people understand and vibe with his comedy then be offended by it.
You can joke about anything. You just have to tell good jokes about it. That's their job after all. To bring up the trans example again I've seen trans humour and it can be quite brutal. You just have to know what's funny about it
Beautifully stated. Especially that middle paragraph.
Marc Maron put it simply: "Don't punch down."
Exactly.
When trans people poke fun at ourselves, we do it from a place of deep understanding, which allows us to be twice as brutal about it.
Dave Chappelle refuses to understand what he's talking about on this issue, which is disappointing given his earlier work.
And Ricky Gervais thinks he can sneak an attack helicopter joke (circa 2004 on 4chan) past us and say it's just too edgy and innovative for us.
It's not that we can't take a joke. We're just sick of the same lazy hack jokes, and the cowardly "it's just a joke" defense, when previously they were "just telling it how it is" (not actually how it is, usually)
@@bareakon facts
We can live without a lot of things..but laughter is needed..like air..and thanks for your contribution to the laughter by unintentionally leaving up the PTX thumbnail ☺️🤗
Malcolm X = activist
Weird Al = Musically comedy
Joke in song = healing the world with comedy/making it a better place
That’s the point of that joke
Yes, olfactory hallucinations is a (less common) symptom of stroke
Love PTX in the background! Bo and PTX, two of my favorites! Great combo! This man is a genius when it comes to his concepts, production, melodies, harmonies and lyrics! He speaks truth whether we like it or not. Thanks for always giving us your insight and thoughts!
I'm glad he addressed the background. It was REALLY throwing me off.
in the special - this is I think the first song - All eyes on me is like 40 minutes in.
he starts saying "I swore I'd never be back and now I'm back on my feet" - then in all eyes on me he tells the "joke" that after 5 years of improving himself and getting ready to tour again - Corona hit...... that's fucking brutal, dude...
so this special was like his way of coping, a way for him to "make a difference", a way for him to tell his truth. it's wrought with mental anguish and harsh truths BUT it is also funny, it's also produced meticulously even though it was only him doing everything.
Yes. I've been waiting for this reaction Bo is just a genius
Awesome breakdown as always my dude! I love this song. It’s the first full length track on INSIDE and definitely acts as a kind of thesis for the whole thing.
I think the thing whole “it’s a difficult time for comedy because of “PC” culture” is a bit of a cop out. Not saying your statement is a cop out, just the argument itself. I get why it’s such a pervasive idea…there’s loads of things (like Bo’s CZcams days) that I used to think were hilarious. I didn’t see myself as homophobic, racist, sexist, or problematic at the time, so why am I all of a sudden those things?
No one wakes up in the morning, looks in the mirror and says “I’m gonna be a transphobic sexist today” lol. No one sees themselves as the villain. I’ve had to constantly interrogate things I say and do subconsciously over the years because if I don’t, society will leave me behind…it’s constantly moving forward and progressing whether anyone likes it or not. Jokes suddenly becoming “off limits” isn’t a vocal minority arbitrarily deciding what’s appropriate, it’s just society integrating and evolving like everything else on the planet.
Bo is a shining example of why that argument is bullshit. You can still engage with any and all topics, push the envelope and not get “cancelled”.
I understand why comedians like Chappelle and Gervais have decided to dig their heels in like they have. They’re both wildly successful, have spent multiple decades in the zone, and been praised for their brilliant social commentary over the years. But they had certain prejudices that whole time…being wrong about something is difficult enough to accept when you aren’t told day in and day out how fucking smart you are. Challenging your own worldview can’t be easy when your job is getting everyone else to challenge theirs.
But Bo is different, he understands that comedy is just a part of society. Both evolve whether anyone likes it or not.
Keep ‘em coming!
Cheers
The "no" in fear I took as him mocking how so many people say they wanna change the world but in the ways that actually help no one wants to do it? I'm not gonna say their name to make it so there's no bias for people reading it but someone said that if they were shown a specific plan of how their money could help stop homelessness and help feed people they'd give away their money and they showed them the plan and they just completely ignored it. It's just mocking people for acting like they're helping and are so motivated when they're really just putting on a show
Yes, he makes a similar comment in his song Oh Bo aswell.
I feel like its kinda insane to say these are "pc" times and thats made comedy stale while watching Bo Burnham. Bo proves you can do comedy without being a POS like Chappelle and Gervais
Love that you change your background for your reactions too! Great touch.
My two favorite things to watch on your channel are Pentatonix and Bo reactions. Having them in the background was actually delightful 😊
Oh he’s definitely rich, 5 comedy specials, 3 on Netflix that pays millions per special, multiple comedy albums, a bunch of acting, writing and directorial credits, including writing and directing his own movie “Eighth Grade.” 3 Emmy awards. He directed a special for Chris Rock and one for Jerrod Carmichael. His girlfriend is also easily a millionaire, she directed the movie “Seeking a friend for the End of the World” that starred Steve Carell and Keira Knightley. As an example, this wasn’t shot in his bedroom, it was shot in the guest house behind their main house, which is the famous house from Nightmare on Elm Street.
It's from nightmare on the elm street? No way!?
@@crazycookie1988 Yep, the main house was used for the exterior shots in the movie
Yes, soecifically smelling burnt toast is a sign of one of the more common types of strokes.
Thanks for doing this.
1. Burning toast is a sign that you’re experiencing a stroke.
2. A joke I didn’t get for a long time was when he said “A Jew walks into a bar and I’ve saved him a seat”. Then I figured out that the surname Burnham is German. That’s one of the things I love about Bo is the little things he injects that go right over peoples heads.
"A _____ walks into a bar" is just an extremely famous joke opening line. A setup line. Almost as universal as "Why did the chicken cross the road".
The walks-in-a-bar jokes are usually very rude. Many anit-semitic jokes have been told with the starting line: "A Jew walks into a bar". Bo was flipping that by finishing with "and I’ve saved him a seat". It's a wholesome anti-joke. I very much doubt his reason for including that joke had anything to do with his surname.
I can see your point. But knowing how many times over the years Bo has mentioned Hitler and the Holocaust in his songs I believe it is a German reference. Heck, he even wrong an entire song about Hitler as a baby. I think it’s called Little Adolf. Bo’s stuff can be interpreted many ways. I don’t always agree with Dave or see the same things he sees but I can appreciate anyones interpretation. And Dave rocks !!!!! He is one of my favorite reactors.
I think the Malcolm X/Weird Al joke was making fun of how entertainers like to seem oh so important.
I like this song because of goodbye, when he twist the lyrics in that song just hit me so f hard
The joke about Malcom x is that comedians think because they joke about important topics that makes people think that they’re akin to activists that influenced and changed the world. The whole song is making fun of self righteous comedians and probably a moment of brutal self awareness to how he has a whole special about the atrocities of the socioeconomic impact of technology esp on marginalized groups whilst being an upper class white man.
Well now you have to listen to "goodbye" by bo burnham. I'm sorry man but once you listen to this song you have to listen to goodbye right after. You just have to even if it's off camera
The worse things get, the more important comedy becomes.
Exactly! Comedy is stress relief and keeps us sane...-ish 😂
The "maybe I should just shut the fuck up" line has so many layers cause like, yes, true, but also if you have something meaningful to say and you know what you're talking about, should you shut up? Like, don't hog the spotlight, but sometimes stepping back is the wrong move, but ALSO, sometimes you think you have something important to say but you just wanna hear yourself talk
Continue with your great work! I love your reactions :)
Love the reactions 👍
Lol, just pausing here cause I like how you said “the beauty of Bo” 😂. I’m enjoying your reaction so far 😁 lol. 7:27
Smelling burnt toast is a sign of an upcoming stroke. Very interesting fact, bit hard to tell if toast is burning near you though.
The way you dove into this song !! You get it. I see it in all his specials, a lot of his songs are callbacks to his early work. It also shows just how much Nothing has changed really for him, or the society we grew up in since his start on youtube. PHEW I could honestly write, a few essays on his work 😅
If you remember his song "Art is Dead" you see his struggle with his finacial gains in that song and it is mirrored here in Comedy. Yeah, he could give away his money but what will that do aside from make them happy for a finite amount of time? Nothing changes, they are just comfortable for a while. He wants to be able to use his craft to inspire actual change, maybe? Hints the Malcolm X nod there too, I don't really know any of Bos activist work (if any), but he does find a lot of inspiration, I would assume, from the black community since he does have such a love for the culture and people. Maybe in his head that is his goal? He would like to be an activist like X was, but also stay true to how he knows how to convey his opinion which is weird al-esque comedy? He also has self awareness so he understands he isn't an expert; so to say he should be someone people listen to for advice on tough topics is a silly idea to him. That is my thought bubble on it though lol could be totally off. But tbh I think the crying "nooo" after the lyric was for the comedic effect of your original point, that millionaires don't want to give their money away(Remember his line from "Oh Bo"?). Then again, in multiple interviews he has discussed that he wants his jokes, material, songs, and comedy to have deeper or a double meaning so it could be a little of both I don't want to and what is the point it won't fix it.
OH ALSO YES one of the common signs of possible stroke is, you smell either burning toast or like rotten eggs I think. It is a reaction that is happening in your brain so like it makes your nose smell something?? that is probably one of my favorite jokes he has ever written, pure gold. It is so dry and it's perfect hahaha
That Malcolm X/Weird Al part reminds me of George Watsky describing himself as "Mos Def meets Woody Allen" in his song "4AM Monday"
Coincidentally, Bo Burnham appears in the music video for George Watsky's "Whoa Whoa Whoa"
i love your channel it's so wholesome
This song actually has quite a few references to another one of Bo's songs, "sad" from his special "what"
That song is also a critique of comedy, specifically on the jokes themselves, especially at the time it was made. You should check it out sometime :D
Smelling burnt food is actually a common symptom reported by stroke survivors
I just finished watching this video. Just wanted to say I really enjoyed this❣️😎🤩
It's a little late to ask for a reaction, but if you haven't, you should really check out the Tribute that was put together for Bo when Inside won one of its first awards. It's incredibly well made and it's set to this song.
Hi Dave, been watching almost all your vids now :) keep the grind!
Just feedback on your thumbnail for your vids, you use a red border (slightly incomplete at the bottom). When people watch a youtube clip, there is a red line (similar to your border) that outlines if you have watched it before, or where you had last left when watching the video. You can check the previous videos you have watched on youtube to see what I mean.
My point being is that, it may confuse people in thinking they've watched your video (because of your red border) because there is a red line at the bottom of your thumbnail. And people generally don't click on a video if they have watched it already?? i guess? Regardless, when I look at your videos, sometimes I think i've already watched it when I haven't :)
Thanks for the feedback! I thought of that when I was designing this so I put my image over the bottom border to give that incomplete look, as to not compete with that issue. Looks like its not working. Thank you again!
I think Bo's comedy and how it's changed is really just from personal growth and independent of the outside conditions and changing acceptance/perception of comedy. Probably helped that he was on break during much of the time of the harshest shift but Bo was never pushed to change his comedy, he did but he did it all himself. So yeah I think he'd be largely the same
I took the Malcom X thing as Bo just being wise and weird Al as Bo being funny. But I could be wrong
I love how the background changed from a bunch of attractive people in suits, to a wide-eyes white guy eating pencils
Dude is a fucking genius
I have to admit that this one might be, structurally speaking, his absolute best song, even if I prefer quite a few other songs from this special. Truly an amazing gift to mankind. Your analysis is wonderful, and thank you for it.
one of the main signs of a stroke is smelling burning toast
Dude love the content.
Yayyy! One of my favourite Bo songs 🤗
Bo Burnham is definitely rich, he filmed this in his GUESS house, not his actual house
Thanks Dave xx
Z and Al. Only thing off the dome is how much X changed from early life to later. … just a thought
I don’t think he meant the Malcom X thing as literal as your possibly taking it. It was just a joke saying he wants to make a change in the world with what he does, and to be able to do that he would have to be a type of mixture between an activist and a comedic song writer. Using a black activists was what made it funny because it’s obviously ridiculous to think Bo Burnham could be anywhere near as important as someone like Malcom X.
Just to add on to this point. He is literally singing about wanting to help but then realises he dont need to actively do something, he can show support. But he got bored, the "white guy trying to help" needed to be an important role, whats bigger than being similar to malcx? At least I get the feeling that's part of what he wanted to convey
Not a bad background to forget to change actually lol. Credit to good performers.
As an aspiring author who is white but whose protagonist is black, I felt this deeply. I've wrestled with whether I should see this project through to the end for years. Especially in light of recent events. As Bo so bluntly put it, "should I just shut the f*** up and stay on the sidelines?* I've talked to a lot of people, including black authors about it and decided to self publish it. Which means it's going to take a lot longer to gather the resources on my own and will likely be more of an investment than a profit, but sadly there is still limited opportunities for authors of color in traditional publishing. So it feels wrong to possibly take that away. To be fair though, that's not the only reason I'm leaning towards self publishing, another big draw is having total control of the final product.
That’s because money doesn’t fix the problems.
You have to remember Inside is a mix of comedy, commentary, what's going on in the world, and some of Bo's true struggles. I think the Malcolm X thing was a shot at a lot of people's white savior complex, specially celebrities. If you mix that in with the money, no thing you get people who intercede themselves into a struggle and have the means to make a material change but choose not to. Where I think that ties back to Bo is the struggle of seeing injustice and struggles in the world but not wanting to intercede in that struggle in a way that will make it all about him.
The toast thing is a myth but is known by many ha
I agree with your comments about the world needing laughter and love from comedians, which is precisely. Why I don't think Bill burr and Dave chappelle are excusable because their comedy has started punching down in a way that is based in hate
I appreciate the ptx background tho ^_^
Malcom X + Wierd Al = Bo Burnham is introspection on how he wants to be seen as this altruistic thought leader that helps people that wouldn't otherwise be helped if some white hero came a long to help them. This is a common trope in hollywood, the white hero who stands up for people and inspires them or saves them or something. I think a common theme is for people to want to feel like they're a hero who fought for something good, even tho most of us just don't. I mean we may vote for it, but that's usually the extent of it. Bo is kind of explaining away how pretentious people can be while trying to feel good about themselves, and he is at least aware of that. He's calling me out too, tbh.
Of course comedy can push boundaries and should have more license to offend without being taken seriously than other kinds of speech. However, it still has an effect. Everyone can acknowledge that a joke can be (1) just as hateful and hurtful as something that’s not a joke, (2) somewhat offensive but clearly not meant to be taken seriously, or (3) be totally inoffensive.
Everyone of course can judge for themselves, but you say Chappelle “tells it like it is.” Personally I think Dave is TRYING to do #2, but particularly his trans-related content lately is edging toward option 1. He said he wasn’t going to do any more trans jokes until he was sure he was laughing with them, not at them. They’re not laughing. They’re begging him to stop, to educate himself on who they are, what they think and believe. He’s pretty clearly not interested. He’s under no obligation to do anything for them, but I do think he needs to stop pretending those jokes aren’t hitting different.
By the way, a lot of comics complaining about pushback on their edgy jokes these days are going real hard talking about how comedy is a necessary way to fight power and whatnot. While this CAN certainly be true, it does not mean every comic has to be Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, or George Carlin. A comic’s job isn’t to make you seriously think, it’s to make you laugh. Some, like the ones I mentioned, do both, but we can stop acting like every comic is that. Seinfeld, Steve Martin, guys like that generally are just being funny, not “speaking truth to power.” And that’s ok.
i just read it somewhere but the venn diagram thingy with malcolm x and weird al is a visual representation of bo making fun of his white privelege and the fact that he's keeping his money to himself, that's kinda what makes up most of his comedy
Its interesting that he managed to make something that sounds like it could be from a woke or anti-woke perspective and that theres a 50/50 chance of both(if you said that this was an anti-woke person complaining about celebrities speaking out about social issues or someone on the left complaining about celebrities having white privilage and rich celebrities pretending to care about important issues, both would work equally well). I get that he made it clear in some of his interviews that hes not an anti-woke comedian but his ability to appeal to everyone at the same time while still being political is amazing.
Despite Chappelle "telling it like it is," his comedy, straight up, fell off. He was a fantastic comedian who had a comedic but blunt and honest and commentary on the black experience. Then he dove into trans issues. Which you can 100% make jokes about trans people. But 1) they weren't funny, and 2) they weren't "edgy." They were just offensive, but on the special before that he wasn't "cancelled," because he honestly could have used some different wording, they would have been totally fine. But then he declared himself a terf, and said trans women weren't women weren't women. Which, depending on how you feel, does or doesn't bother you. BUT, he also just became an old man complaining. It is a damn shame, because it is tragic to watch the fall of such a great comic into mediocrity because he can't adapt to the times. Another example is when Kevin Hart got rich (not even close to as great as Chappelle, but I digress), he was no longer relatable. Bill Burr's last special wasn't his best, but he hasn't crashed and burned into just being an old man giving speeches about how the world sucks now. He is still funny. And he used people canceling people to make a pretty good bit.
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Please do a reaction to "Goodbye" It's the last song from this special
wrt comedy in dark times, I’m reminded of something from the Harry Potter books, how Fred and George had said in dark times, people need comedy more than ever. I know people are rejecting Harry Potter now because JK Rowling is a horrible transphobe, and fair enough, but I still believe that’s true, about comedy in dark times.
im pretty sure when bo was asking if its appropriate to make jokes in times like these, he was not talking about "cancel culture", or how comedians "arent allowed" to make offensive jokes anymore (obviously not true, as many still do. its just that not as many people find that funny anymore, and there might be some minor consequences now here and there).
I honestly believe people have misinterpreted PC and cancel culture. Like real cancel culture is when someone redistricts a map so that way they've disenfranchised other voters because it doesn't even matter if the entirety the Democratic party who votes a certain way because they've been robbed of their vote in another state or count your district. Because I'm like a really huge comedy buff honestly I could name about 40 comedians just off the top of my head and hearing people you know suggest that comedy is going downhill due to PC is incredibly funny because it's sounds like someone who doesn't really listen to current comedy. I just suggest listening to lesser known comedians that are still currently making comedy
This is my interpretation, this song is not about comedians like Bo, if it was, it would take quite a bit of cognitive dissonance for him to keep going.
It's about the sorts of people, who think they are healing the world with their frankly insignificant (not specifically comedic) contribution.
It's about that self righteousness, that sort of "white saviour" type person, people who think they are helping but as often as not more harmful than anything.
There's nothing wrong with making light of serious situations, and you can heal with comedy, but this is more specific, it's about people with a sort of saviour complex.
When he lists systematic oppressions and income inequality, then "other stuff", it's showing that the character he is portraying is shallow and ingenuine in their motivation.
Someone who wants to be seen as a healer, more than they want to heal, someone who only cares about helping others for how it can reflect on themselves.
My take on this is that the Comedy from the past, was actually just what we were told was funny.
Sitcoms joking about beating your wife, or being Racist. Casual Sexual Harassment and Racism as a plot device, etc. Look at most "Boomer" jokes. We were told that "My wife said either I sell my boat or she's leaving me. Man, I'm gonna miss that woman." was good comedy.
But most of it is just being a horrible person. 🤷🏻♂️
I honestly believe Bo is kind of a prophet of our times.... Don't tell him that though cause that's crazy and people have been saying weird stuff like that To him for years now... Idk, it's like you said in the thumbnail, he Is trying to save the world in his own weird way..
My thoughts on the Malcolm X/ Weird Al bit (and I’m about 98% sure I’m right)
Right at this scene, he’s singing “I’m HWHITE and I’m here to save the day. Lord, help me channel Sandra Bullock in the Blind Side”
I think he’s poking fun at white saviorism, which The Blind Side has definitely been accused of. I think he chose an incredible black activist BECAUSE that’s something he can and will never be. But as a “white savior” he is placing his impact at the same level as that of Malcolm X, vastly overestimating his importance as everybody with a white savior complex does.
Gahhhhhh I love Bo and this special.
I wonder if he also meant about how the person she was portraying was uh... using the situation for her own means
I would say he's more MLK + Weird Al.
If youve ever wanted to experience the internet as it is, youll see a thousand nations toppled, a million men skinned, torture, forcible relations, as the human world dissolves with crushed skulls, lives lost on cam, blood absorbed into arid ground, hell, the fucked up thing is ive seen the postmortem picks of chester bennington or robin williams. The internet was always awful. I have saved pics of things that are incomprehensible. Only reason I saved half the things I have is due to fanhood. I grew up with an internet unafraid of anyone. no cancellation ever. the internet is filled with the horrors of boredom even today, you wanna see the underside of an american (severed) plowed by a ugandan man who found the half? its just there. the internet is horror and ive been on it since i was 5. so what- 2002? Funniest thing is even Arin Hanson grew up with this internet, and Bo did too. Imagine being broken before becoming a teen because the world itself was simply there, but kept being posted gore and all. Its just how we viewed the world, through a raw and unrelenting internet.
So, little thing on your little rant about comedians walking on eggshells. To be honest, I think the problem is not that things are too "Politically Correct," but that they lack the awareness to adapt to changing attitudes about who and what is able to be joked about. As Bo shows, there is PLENTY of room to make edgy jokes - just don't be directing them downwards are already-marginalized groups. But a lot of these comedians built their careers on doing what the current climate demands they not, and they lack the willingness to self-reflect and truly reconsider their brand of humor, and lack the worldview necessary to actually make cutting, edgy humor that doesn't target marginalized communities and speaks to power, because they see themselves as part of that power.
What I think Bo is talking about in that section is that he is seeing the actual state of the world, aware of the inequality and knows deep down it's wrong and he wants to help make meaningful change, but he is concerned that him doing comedy is at best unhelpful and at worst a detriment to that goal. Just my two cents.
Also, the "Malcom X x Weird Al" bit is poking fun/calling out so-called "white allies" that inflate their self-importance and co-opting of black icons and movements for their own self-actualization and/or validation and have the attitude of "Imma 'fix' racism and save the day." In other words, he's calling out people who do an activism while making it all about themselves, specifically in regards to black liberation movements. Another (much less "ironic/comedic" and more fucked up) example is TERFs comparing J K Rowling to Rosa Parks for shitting on trans people and then doubling, tripling, even quadrupling down when called out on it.
So like I'm almost positive Bo Burnham is CONSTANTLY taking the piss about comedians. This whole song is both his wish to leave the world better than he found it while being very self aware of the fact that he's just a comedian. So he makes fun of comedians in this song who think they're gods gift to the earth but don't really DO anything. He's disgusted and afraid at the idea of giving money, because wealthy comedians wont spend a dime on actual change, they'll just keep making jokes like they make a difference.
Also, as for the whole "PC culture" in comedy thing you were talking about, Bo is actively for punching up in comedy. Very George Carlin influenced. Comedians these days will say they like George Carlin, but only think that what he did was offend people. George Carlin offended the people in power, not the people getting shit on by the system. That's why people are mad at Chapelle. But hey, this isn't a debate space lol
Why is the dude in the background trying to kiss me
Close; it's Bill Burr, not Burnham
philosophizing comedy and apostrophizing get's
I could not disagree more about comedians "walking on eggshells". There is ample room for comedy, in some ways, even more room now.
What they do have to do is continue to learn and grow as people as the world around them changes, and they'd rather bitch and moan about it than to do that work.
For the record, you're far from the first person to say "Bill Burnham".
Officially the last video of yours I watch. Somehow you hear him talking about climate change and protests over police brutality and all the terrible stuff going on and him asking is it right to even try and be funny right now, and you launch into “comedians can’t be funny cause of cancer culture.” Buh bye.
considering how much damage cancel culture has done to people, art, and society, i don't think it's actually a weird logical leap to make, even though i agree that i don't think this song was really about that. i'm not a comedian but as a writer let me tell you, any content creator of any kind (very much including youtube reaction channels) is thinking about that kind of thing constantly, even if we're planning on refusing to compromise no matter how yelled at by teenagers we get. so i feel like his reaction is shaped by being a content creator, and that influences his read on what various parts of the song are about. so i guess if your sole take-away here is that HIS sole take-away was the cancel culture part, that's your call, but i watched the whole video and that was not the entirety of what's discussed or anything close to that, so this is kind of a needlessly dramatic and awkward place, time, and reason to hit to the road. but hey, we all have our ways of trying to make ourselves feel important in public, so who am i to judge?
I don't agree with Dave on the comedy point, but it's a topic on which reasonable people differ. (To me "stale" comedy is the kind where you just complain about how you can't joke anymore. Meanwhile, better comedians are telling better jokes)
He had a thought about modern comedy prompted by the subject matter of the song (which had yet to reach its narrative thesis.) You don't have to agree.
Obviously you don't owe any CZcamsr your time, but as a (I'm guessing) fellow terminally online leftist even I think you're being a bit cringe. Just stop watching lol.
Thanks for sticking around! See ya later ❤️
@@jamielockdown yeah exactly. also it's... a first time reaction to a bo burnham song. even if we set aside that Dave is mostly just having his own thoughts about that during one pause... nearly every line in this song is operating on multiple levels and a lot of it can and probably should be interpreted as having multiple simultaneous meanings. when you're looking at people's FIRST REACTION to a really complex piece of art, sometimes it's not gonna look identical to the thoughts/feelings of someone who is already very familiar with that piece of art.
@@MalkuthSephira And I'm pretty sure all WIDD said was "I know a lot of people hate him right now" which is so vague and unopinionated, it's like... yeah?