Bo Burnham expresses his confusion over Dax Flame. Bo Burnham: / boburnham Dax Flame: / daxflame A typo in the subtitles? I don't know what you're talking about... ;)
This will be played on Dax's documentary about his life, during the segment on how no one could tell whether or not he was satirically acting. Coincidentally enough, producted by dax himself, on his deathbed.
It's an 85% an act and 15% him. He is playing himself up hardcore, but it's mostly an act. His name isn't actually Bernice Jauch the third, it's Madison Patrello (you can find this on his imdb page if you google Dax Flame, not a doxx), and you can find quick clips and moments of him being "normal," But he's still Dax Flameish. Ultimately, the Andy Kaufman thing ain't far off, I think. He's a dude who seems to have a bit of an odd time expressing himself, figured out a way to do it in a way that works, and does that. You can find "exposes" from back in the day when he first started and things were a bit messy; his channel originally started after he recorded his first few vlogs and his sister boosted the channel by sending it out to a ton of people at her school. Sorry if this ruins the magic for you. He's still somewhat like his vlogs, but I sincerely doubt he ever accidentally peed on his friend.
we're still split 50/50 on if dax is playing a character...i think it'll always be that way...and then it begs the question, if you're playing a character for your entire life, are you playing a character? Are we all just playing characters?
@@nGUNNARp This is no doubt a good philosophical question. I would argue yes, we are all “playing a character” to some extent. Some of us might change our personality slightly when talking to one group of friends vs. the other, or maybe be a completely different person with your family than you are with friends. However I think it still makes that character “you” at the end of the day. An interesting thing about this is that we each have the complete power to act and “play” any character we want. If you want to be a success, you can “play” the character of a successful man. That means, wasting no time on social media, movies, or anything non productive. Working extra hard, getting educated, spending extra time on side hobbies, etc. if we “play that character” long enough, we actually become the successful man we are pretending to be. If a man wants to be strong and confident, he can “play the character” of someone who doesn’t care about being embarrassed, and go to the gym every day to work on his body. If a woman wants to be beautiful, she can buy products for clear skin, work on cardio to lose weight, and spend time learning how to do makeup. We all “play a character”, but what makes this concept interesting, is that we also get to choose who we want to be.
@@sploshsploosh nooo please no arguing/confrontation. i'm so sick of the most innocuous comments devolving into pointless heated arguments and it always starts like this. always. in fact this thread is actually the perfect juxtaposition of 'old happy internet' and 'new angry internet'. i don't think this is just me looking thru the rose coloured lens of nostalgia, it really was a different vibe back then. everyone seems to just want to pick a fight now. it's depressing to watch it unfold.
it's more that a lot of things don't add up...like he's a really good actor, so you'd think he could "act" more normal for 1...also, some of his videos are just soooo unbelievably ridiculous like they're a michael scott gag or something that it seems quite clear that he's in on the joke, but you're never quite 100% sure I think he's blurred the lines between himself and the character so much that the answer isn't one or the other
@@nGUNNARpit’s not that complicated… he was an autistic teen causing mayhem and sharing his life in video diary form. Got attention and loved videos, so took some opportunities for roles offered due to his internet sensation position. Didn’t last cause people probably caught on quick to him not being real actor material. His strengths were being himself, unique self expression and chaotic nature.
I completely agree and feel/felt the same way about Dax. Back in the day I was convinced it was a character, his comedic timing was so perfect and everything and now it seems obvious it wasn't. Gotta love him.
@@Jesse-fk3xc he matured a bit.. the teenage chaotic energy isn’t in him now, probably a good thing, but it was interesting to watch… and funny that people thought he wasn’t real… many of them didn’t want to believe it was true lol. It was just too crazy for some people. But that’s how he was.
Apparently (in the idubbz interview) he was acting but the basic stories behind the videos were true. I do think that his "acting" basically comes down to ramping up his existing autism massively.
Daxflame forces us to reconsider the intersections of character, realism, and self-representation that have been lingering around the edges of film since the late 1800s. He is an absolutely brilliant kid, and he has even expressed support of my ongoing Daxflame scholarship project. He is entirely self-aware, and entirely unafraid to face the inevitable chasm instantiated by a camera with humanity and even with dignity.
his mannerisms completely read kaufman for sure, hes either andy reincarnate, or for some reason has completely understood and can recreate what kaufman was trying to achieve
I still don't know who DaxFlame is, hence the looks I got when we were all talking to him and I had no idea. I'll click your link to him... when I'm feeling less lazy. I liked this video, regardless of my lack of Dax knowledge. I didn't know who Bo was before this weekend either, come to think of it. Fail.
they both blew up around the same time, and back in these days, the YT content creator community was way waay smaller, and actually met up with each other on occasion. all your fav 00s YTers most likely know each other or did at one point at least.
@@sheridan7475 trust me, Kaufman wasn’t acting. Kaufman was cut from the same exact mold as Dax. Watch an interview of each the two. You can see the gears turn in a very similar fashion. As a fellow autie, it’s so much easier for me to pick up on it. Both are incredible artists that I thoroughly enjoy watching.
His self-made "motion pictures" are shockingly subversive. I would recommend "The Convinent Truth" and "Marriage of the Kidnap" as two prime examples of how he manages to play with our expectations for homemade video while also redefining narrative within film. "The Convinent Truth" raises questions about the power of documentary, and these questions in turn highlight the difficulties of communicating publicly about environmental crises.
What Dax is currently doing on CZcams is only making the whole thing more puzzling. He is one of the most intriguing people I’ve ever witnessed in my life lol.
I haven't dumped on Dax but even though I've tried a few times to get into him, nothing clicked. I guess I just don't understand. Bo rocks. I love him.
Daxflame is old school CZcams (If that makes any sence, lol) Although 2006 was not long ago, the site has changed SO much. And at the time, Dax was HUGE. Now about the video, I think Dax IS a character, and the guy is probably one of the most amazing and genious actors I've ever seen. But we may never know the truth behind this guy.
the fact that 14 years later and everyone is still arguing about whether or not it's a character is unreal...he's an enigma either way.
He’s made it so clear that it was never a character, what a trip that must be to have so many people think the real you isn’t you
@@sheridan7475he was in character when he said that
@powdergatebecause humans crave to understand things so why would you not want to know if it’s satire or not
@powdergateyou’re seriously confused as to why people want to know if he’s acting or not? This is such a stupid comment lol
It’s not a character
This is the most CZcams video I have ever seen.
This is the most comment I have ever read.
This is the most read I've ever read.
at least you tried trevor
Like a hundred percent, i think it is.
This is the longest I've taken to
That's a hell of an endorsement coming from Bo.
That’s how you know he knows Dax is special no one wants to call it
lets be real we aint 11 no more we can admit bo burnham is a shit comedian
@@farseekweakly you’re retarded
@@farseekweakly who do you like
Update: 15 years later and we still have no idea
This will be played on Dax's documentary about his life, during the segment on how no one could tell whether or not he was satirically acting. Coincidentally enough, producted by dax himself, on his deathbed.
he aint dead bro?
@@roryprior6019 he said this will be not this is
i love how dax is just chillin in the background while this is being said about him. and how we never found out the answer TO THIS DAY
I revisit it every couple years but the case has still not been cracked
It's an 85% an act and 15% him. He is playing himself up hardcore, but it's mostly an act. His name isn't actually Bernice Jauch the third, it's Madison Patrello (you can find this on his imdb page if you google Dax Flame, not a doxx), and you can find quick clips and moments of him being "normal," But he's still Dax Flameish.
Ultimately, the Andy Kaufman thing ain't far off, I think. He's a dude who seems to have a bit of an odd time expressing himself, figured out a way to do it in a way that works, and does that. You can find "exposes" from back in the day when he first started and things were a bit messy; his channel originally started after he recorded his first few vlogs and his sister boosted the channel by sending it out to a ton of people at her school.
Sorry if this ruins the magic for you. He's still somewhat like his vlogs, but I sincerely doubt he ever accidentally peed on his friend.
@@Mexikun check out ice cream man
we're still split 50/50 on if dax is playing a character...i think it'll always be that way...and then it begs the question, if you're playing a character for your entire life, are you playing a character? Are we all just playing characters?
@@nGUNNARp This is no doubt a good philosophical question. I would argue yes, we are all “playing a character” to some extent. Some of us might change our personality slightly when talking to one group of friends vs. the other, or maybe be a completely different person with your family than you are with friends. However I think it still makes that character “you” at the end of the day.
An interesting thing about this is that we each have the complete power to act and “play” any character we want. If you want to be a success, you can “play” the character of a successful man. That means, wasting no time on social media, movies, or anything non productive. Working extra hard, getting educated, spending extra time on side hobbies, etc. if we “play that character” long enough, we actually become the successful man we are pretending to be. If a man wants to be strong and confident, he can “play the character” of someone who doesn’t care about being embarrassed, and go to the gym every day to work on his body. If a woman wants to be beautiful, she can buy products for clear skin, work on cardio to lose weight, and spend time learning how to do makeup.
We all “play a character”, but what makes this concept interesting, is that we also get to choose who we want to be.
Watching that conversation was seriously one of the best parts of that whole weekend.
i can see that
@Account No. 1M true
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Lol, Bo is so awesome. He just doens't know what to think abot Dax.
yup
@@ossi8219 bro the comment is 12 years old
@@fjant5335 true
@@fjant5335what about it
@@sploshsploosh nooo please no arguing/confrontation. i'm so sick of the most innocuous comments devolving into pointless heated arguments and it always starts like this. always.
in fact this thread is actually the perfect juxtaposition of 'old happy internet' and 'new angry internet'. i don't think this is just me looking thru the rose coloured lens of nostalgia, it really was a different vibe back then. everyone seems to just want to pick a fight now. it's depressing to watch it unfold.
Here from iDubbbz and honestly, I love that Bo Burnham and Dax Flame had this moment. How did I not know about this?!
This video was the only reason I knew who daxflame was!
deep daxflame lore
deep daxflame lore
"Here from idubbs" is a huge self-own
Dax flame is simply awesome.
I want them to collab. Dax is trying real hard to grow his channel again, and they’re both wonderful creators.
Dax is so awkward that most people straight up *refuse* to believe he's for real.😂
He’s definitely on the spectrum
it's more that a lot of things don't add up...like he's a really good actor, so you'd think he could "act" more normal for 1...also, some of his videos are just soooo unbelievably ridiculous like they're a michael scott gag or something that it seems quite clear that he's in on the joke, but you're never quite 100% sure
I think he's blurred the lines between himself and the character so much that the answer isn't one or the other
@@nGUNNARpit’s not that complicated… he was an autistic teen causing mayhem and sharing his life in video diary form. Got attention and loved videos, so took some opportunities for roles offered due to his internet sensation position. Didn’t last cause people probably caught on quick to him not being real actor material. His strengths were being himself, unique self expression and chaotic nature.
We’ve all sinned guys, trust in Jesus alone and that he died for your sins on the cross. Your good deeds can’t save you but Jesus can!
couldn't have explained it any other way
Hey
i love how the glasses randomly appear on his face.
me too
So dax is the next Andy Kauffman
I completely agree and feel/felt the same way about Dax. Back in the day I was convinced it was a character, his comedic timing was so perfect and everything and now it seems obvious it wasn't. Gotta love him.
He just got more subtle and less entertaining as he aged. Guy is too smart for his own good
Mild autism playing up his own awkwardness because he knows it's funny.
@@Jesse-fk3xc he matured a bit.. the teenage chaotic energy isn’t in him now, probably a good thing, but it was interesting to watch… and funny that people thought he wasn’t real… many of them didn’t want to believe it was true lol. It was just too crazy for some people. But that’s how he was.
I love how dax is still fooling people after all these years
I hope he read that text.
Lmao, rip na
He may have a different number at this point. So possibly not.
Dax Flame is a comedy legend and Internet comedy pioneer. Bo Knows what's up.
He's both
Lmao wow before you where famous
Apparently (in the idubbz interview) he was acting but the basic stories behind the videos were true. I do think that his "acting" basically comes down to ramping up his existing autism massively.
@@frostedwheat8317 500k isn’t really famous man. That’s like being mayor of a big city lol.
Daxflame forces us to reconsider the intersections of character, realism, and self-representation that have been lingering around the edges of film since the late 1800s. He is an absolutely brilliant kid, and he has even expressed support of my ongoing Daxflame scholarship project. He is entirely self-aware, and entirely unafraid to face the inevitable chasm instantiated by a camera with humanity and even with dignity.
And he funni haha totz kul
I hope you are still working on the Daxflame scholarship project!
The five minutes of dax just before davedays' set at vidcon 2010 was the greatest part of the entire weekend.
my two favorite people in the entire world
im SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS.
I watch Dax’s newer videos and I still feel this way about him lol. He’s definitely one of the more intriguing people on CZcams/the internet.
And now in 2024, I’m seeing Dax on Instagram Reels almost everyday and haven’t seen Bo in years
They're both absolute legends!
14 years later, they both still are
just when i was sure that dax was an actor...
oh, and great call putting up captions.
they really helped out.
exactly what i'm thinking ... :-I
I asked Buck on Blog TV and he said, that he also doesn't have a clue whether he's a character or not...
same
Where is the actual interview
0:14 - 0:17 he looks like Andy Kaufman.
his mannerisms completely read kaufman for sure, hes either andy reincarnate, or for some reason has completely understood and can recreate what kaufman was trying to achieve
I remember when we all thought Dax was an act. He’s just Dax Flame
Just came from Andrews video. Came everywhere. Thumbs this shit up.
I absolutely agree. He was the first to elevate vlogging to the level of an art form.
14 years later nobody knows
And after 14 years Dax finally reached out to Bo with a little help :)
Whether or not he's playing a character, if he changes up on his deathbed and says "I was playing a character" It will melt so many brains
Dax is the Andy Kaufman of CZcams
Sounds like a conversation I was just having with someone about fedsmoker
this aged well (unironically)
Literally what I was thinking haha
I still don't know who DaxFlame is, hence the looks I got when we were all talking to him and I had no idea. I'll click your link to him... when I'm feeling less lazy.
I liked this video, regardless of my lack of Dax knowledge. I didn't know who Bo was before this weekend either, come to think of it. Fail.
I was wondering what Dax meant when he said he knew Bo burnham
Daxflame is the most brilliant comedian currently
Two of my favorite CZcamsrs ever in one video. Beautiful stuff.
thank you idubbz
yeah. on lisanova they showed him talking normally and it is a character. not that you didn't know that... lols. i was surprised though.. lol
Dax recently texted Bo, I hope he responds.
I love this...one brilliant mind appreciating the other...love..it makes the world a better place...
bo just marry me already
my entire life just came full circle when I saw this video. thank you, sir. :)
Bo has such a unique mind, the way he appreciates weirdness in its full potential and glory
visiting this video again after the iDubbz docu brought back memories
This is even more applicable now! His current drama.. so wild.
What drama?
Dax flame rises
Bo seems like a fun human.
I saw this segment in the idubbbz doc and couldn't fathom that bo actually knows dax flame. This feels so early youtube.
they both blew up around the same time, and back in these days, the YT content creator community was way waay smaller, and actually met up with each other on occasion. all your fav 00s YTers most likely know each other or did at one point at least.
It's so strange to see comments from 12 years ago woah 👀
14 years ago???
I literally just stumbled upon Dax and I'm obsessed. The modern day Kaufman.
except not acting lol
@@sheridan7475 trust me, Kaufman wasn’t acting. Kaufman was cut from the same exact mold as Dax. Watch an interview of each the two. You can see the gears turn in a very similar fashion. As a fellow autie, it’s so much easier for me to pick up on it. Both are incredible artists that I thoroughly enjoy watching.
His self-made "motion pictures" are shockingly subversive. I would recommend "The Convinent Truth" and "Marriage of the Kidnap" as two prime examples of how he manages to play with our expectations for homemade video while also redefining narrative within film. "The Convinent Truth" raises questions about the power of documentary, and these questions in turn highlight the difficulties of communicating publicly about environmental crises.
Underrated comment
I had no idea Dax has been around for like 20 years I thought it was just one of his bits that he was in 21 jump street 😂
Bo likes percentages...
Dax just recently texted Bo during a video asking if he wanted to collab. Hope he gets a response.
This is so wholesome now that dax is making a name for himself
Where did the glasses came from?
This just shows the brilliance of Daxflame💯
Bo looks coked up hahahaha
This is incredible. Just stumbled on this again. Glad you captured this, Michael.
Did he get the text?
Wow. this video was 3 of my favorite youtubers combined. I love you guys! (Also I'm right there with Bo on the being totally confused.)
Awesome to see you got Bo on your channel.
and you´re right. i am a HUGE fan of daxflame. i am a longtime subscriber...
I've fallen down the CZcams whole, and I don't want to come back.
dax was really popular at one time until he stopped making videos but he is still the best on youtube
still making those vids believe it or not
still making those vids believe it or not
still making vids believe it or not
still making those vids believe it or not
still making those vids believe it or not
i saw one of daxflames videos and i had no idea if he was acting or just him as well!
i thought i was just going crazy
Bro is Flabbergasted
I like to return to this video every 6 years or so
Thumbnail looks like it was photographed in 1967
old CZcams
The great Dax Flame does it again!
Bo might too stumped to remember who he is.
Next he will be saying, "I'm Bo Yo?!".
What Dax is currently doing on CZcams is only making the whole thing more puzzling. He is one of the most intriguing people I’ve ever witnessed in my life lol.
yes, yes he is
I would love to meet Daxflame one day. He was rocking the new hairstyle and the groovy shirt there btw. Loved it.
Dax is such a strange cat. I really can't say whether or not he's acting or just being himself. Whelp, see ya later.
I haven't dumped on Dax but even though I've tried a few times to get into him, nothing clicked. I guess I just don't understand. Bo rocks. I love him.
I love this.
He’s not faking anything he’s real
Genius meets genius
Oh thanks... It took me like 2 years to convince myself that it was a character, and now this?! I'm not gonna get any sleep tonight :/
Dax Flame plays a character in his sleep.
Daxflame's journal series walked so inside could run
I fuckin love Daxflame. I go rewatch all his videos all the time.
daxflame has always managed to confuse me...
bo and dax are actually my two gay dads
CZcams recommending this video to me in 2021... Seeing all the old comments makes me feel like I've time travelled...
Well put...
He has a way with words.
One day we might find out the truth of Daxflame.
God, I fucking love Bo. He always seems so kind and insightful.
What a awesome moment
Dax is definitely a character... But an awesome one
14 years later, are you still sure about that? I’m definitely not 😂
Its him end of story
Looks like Mr. Depp...
Daxflame is old school CZcams (If that makes any sence, lol)
Although 2006 was not long ago, the site has changed SO much. And at the time, Dax was HUGE.
Now about the video, I think Dax IS a character, and the guy is probably one of the most amazing and genious actors I've ever seen. But we may never know the truth behind this guy.
I agree. Dax is great. Even if it is him, who cares? it works.