Carlin isn't rolling in his grave because he didn't really expect us to get much smarter. He said what he had to say and left.

@HowlyPhook

7 жыл бұрын

dov linhos oooh nihilistic

@gcarsk

7 жыл бұрын

dov linhos "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." -Carlin

@AneTix101

7 жыл бұрын

The Internet Carlin's act was him already rolling in his grave so he's certainly spinning now.

@zero66616

7 жыл бұрын

The Internet And he was right

@chessmaster9202

7 жыл бұрын

As much as we like to think that, its just not true. The average IQ goes up every year, thats why we are constantly making it more difficult so the average IQ remains at 100. Knowledge is passed down and humans need to continue developing to retain more knowledge, as we have been for generations. What people see isnt always the average person.

"this song isn't funny at all but it helps me sleep at night."

@morganshumaker637

5 жыл бұрын

@David Clinging He is almost 100% serious I mean from what I know. I guess I've never met Bo but go to the post of him playing it live that he posted in the description it explains he's serious.

@bappo218

5 жыл бұрын

i get this comment

@sungod1141

5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Beam it is funny just really dark jokes like he always does but more subtle

@irosalpha

4 жыл бұрын

I get it too

@Cookivirus

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah we get it

"My drug's attention, i am an addict, but i get paid to indulge in my habit" Always loved that line.

@notationmaniac4168

4 жыл бұрын

to be honest, i always addored it, just for the creativity and that maybe some people attention whore too much to the point where they can't really live without it

@tallulahmars2577

4 жыл бұрын

He's a Leo so attention whore comes with the territory. Lol

@leviv1319

4 жыл бұрын

Too underrated

@chaoticproductions3922

4 жыл бұрын

I love the way he sings habit idk why it’s just infectious

@vampireboy5694

3 жыл бұрын

I like the “I’m just a kid and maybe I’ll grow out of it” part

I think Ray Romano was the only one actually intently listening throughout the entire song. He didn’t really laugh, he just sat there with a grin on his face. I think he was smiling because he’s seeing the next generation of comedy and he’s happy that they know how fucked up the industry is.

@Falcrist

2 жыл бұрын

He's not putting on a persona like the others... so I think you may be right. It's possible he hadn't heard the song before and the others had.

@BrackieWacky

2 жыл бұрын

One of them I don’t know all there names sorry, one of them at one part looked like he was going to cry during the performance. That’s how u know how fucked an industry is when someone is crying during a comedy song

@lysolcoke2HD

2 жыл бұрын

​@@BrackieWacky"This next song, honestly, is not funny at all . But, uh, it helps me sleep at night." It's not a comedy song.

@BrackieWacky

2 жыл бұрын

@@lysolcoke2HD fairs

@BubbaYoga

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree, they all heard it... Particularly, when he stared right at them.

Just the sheer fucking venom and hatred on his face when he says lines like "there's other people you selfish asshole" and "We could've fed a family of four for forty fucking fortnights" tho

@dereckrobert411

3 ай бұрын

Im two years late but the fact that hes not just looking in the distance, he’s showing his hatred and is STARING at them

@isabellarobbins

3 ай бұрын

@@dereckrobert411he is a comedian, he was doing it on purpose. They all laughed when he glared at him because it’s part of the comedy.

@streetrat48

2 ай бұрын

Yeah he’s such a martyr in his mansion

@jasonhendrick1271

2 ай бұрын

⁠@@dereckrobert411 you people realize Bo is including himself in all of this right? Like he 100% was thinking about himself when he wrote this song so it’s not like he’s got disdain for everyone else who does it.

@tricursor2481

Ай бұрын

He doesn't normally slam the piano keys at the "forty fortnights" part. I had the overanalyzing happening in these comments but hearing people laugh at that would certainly be frustrating to me.

I love how he looks directly at the other comedians when he says selfish ass holes it’s a nice little moment

@hidden2413

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@Stieglitz.

4 жыл бұрын

Rin Kin who?

@Stieglitz.

4 жыл бұрын

Rin Kin yeah all good, I understood already all of that but just I have no idea who is the asshole, because he is familiar to me but I don't Know why

@InfactBased

4 жыл бұрын

Wake the fuck up samurai!

@JP-ec3st

4 жыл бұрын

@@rinkin9074 Gary Shandling? Bo really likes Shandling and his standup? Bo loves all of those guys, he was just nervous to be onstage with comedy giants at only 20. He did loads of interviews on this particular episode of Green Room saying it was a great time. Think youre reading way too far into this, Gary really like Bo, especially after he asked him about the Eastern vs Western Philosophy on life and happiness.

"So your a comedian? Play one of your most depressing songs for us hahaha"

@megugonga

4 жыл бұрын

It's about sad I'm sad it's called sad

@importedevi6122

4 жыл бұрын

@@megugonga just picture a depressed onion cutting itself

@caesar4857

3 жыл бұрын

My mother used to say, slow and steady wins the race. She died in a fire.

@dapiunhappy7909

3 жыл бұрын

Bo Burnham: Say no more.

@thisisyes3973

3 жыл бұрын

isn't that ironic

I feel bad for Bo's anxiety during this performance but I genuinely think this is the most earnest and emotional performance of this piece.

@copiouscareerist

9 ай бұрын

This particular one he is joking the whole way through. It's an act, not real. All of these comedians play off one another.

@lethargogpeterson4083

6 ай бұрын

That part where he roughs up the piano playing is perfect.

Ray Romano first going “oh, he’s a prop comic” for laughs but sitting there completely immersed in the song with a look of total respect, makes me so happy :) he wont pass up a chance to throw in a quick little joke, but he KNEW Bo had talent and the world was in for a treat!

@grumpsyb9191

5 ай бұрын

They wouldn't tease Bo if they didn't consider him one of them and respect him.

@KGanza

5 ай бұрын

@@grumpsyb9191did you come here from Bo burnham warned us or is this a coincidence

@xrphoenix7194

5 ай бұрын

​@@KGanza not directly from there either but that post did send me back down the bo rabbit hole

@africanzungu7350

5 ай бұрын

​@@grumpsyb9191 Comedians tease each other. It's almost more a badge of respect if they give you shit

@taxesrtheft

4 ай бұрын

yeah i agree, its very endearing

these comments like “he sounds so nervous!!!” no shit, he’s in front of a bunch of comedians he loves and respects, singing about the morality of their jobs.

@xan230

3 жыл бұрын

@@666mads hi! here's a reminder that you're 4 years too late to get a response from this person!

@xan230

3 жыл бұрын

@@666mads I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't that lmao. Hope you had fun

@TheGoogilly

3 жыл бұрын

kusaekii This should be the famous comment🤣

@mist3979

3 жыл бұрын

@@666mads LMAO

@kai8517

3 жыл бұрын

This is incredible

Everytime someone laughed I felt like bo was smashing the keys even harder

@calebmcniel3564

4 жыл бұрын

Amin Ebadatian you can tell hes getting pissed because they aren’t understanding the meaning behind the song

@AlexanderrRobinEvans

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. He said “this song isn’t funny, but it helps me sleep at night.” They were laughing, when it’s not a funny song.

@uyfg7u6

4 жыл бұрын

when the part about the poor people came and people started laughing, he just smashed the keys with so much anger that i got scared

@flamingcharcoal9228

4 жыл бұрын

You could be right, but I don’t think bo would get mad over that, I think he would just stay silent knowing that he understood and that they didn’t. Its kind of like he is still purposefully trying to slip in small jokes, (like when he calls the others selfish) to make them think he’s just joking but really he’s being serious.

@kaitydidkaity6542

4 жыл бұрын

I was pissed when they laughed at the feeding a family of 4. There are parts to laugh at in that song, but I don’t blame Bo for smashing the keys there. It’s disgusting that that’s where they laughed

What's killer about this performance is that all of these comedians were talking about their interactions with Carlin and how they revere him, and yet here comes Bo Burnham performing a song about how what they're doing now makes him "roll in his grave". There's no comedian like Bo Burnham I've ever seen in my life.

@thomasandrewclifford

11 ай бұрын

Ironically I think Carlin would probably respect Bo's art more than he would respect the careers of any of those other celebs.

@mariusdamchristophersen1453

9 ай бұрын

@@thomasandrewcliffordI think it’s pretty vile to try to equivocate on whether a dead man respected his actual peers and friends less than someone who wasn´t even performing while he was alive

@jakeedwards4786

6 ай бұрын

Honestly must’ve been so weird performing this song which literally throws shade on the morality of their practice

@jakeedwards4786

6 ай бұрын

From what I’ve seen of Carlin it seemed like he was always open to a different outlook on morality. Bo is incredibly smart and was somehow able to make them laugh while calling out the lack of morality a lot of them have. I imagine Carlin would’ve heard this and understood the perspective but rolling in his grave is a little far.

@Gwildor2020

5 ай бұрын

Carlin sold out just like the rest of them. Never forget that!

"I don't think people want a 20-year-old to tell them about how the world works." 30-year-old Bo: "THAAAAAT IS HOW THE WOOOORLD WOOOORKS."

@hopefulliar5756

2 жыл бұрын

HAHA FR

@AChickandaDuck

7 күн бұрын

🤣❤

I love how Bo substitutes “I” in the song for “we” in this version since he’s performing it for the other comedians.

@evzenofficial

4 жыл бұрын

good observation

@CraftyCatss

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who noticed that

@pkmkb

3 жыл бұрын

@@CraftyCatss i also noticed

@travis175

3 жыл бұрын

🍪

@Dkarm26

3 жыл бұрын

@@pkmkb we noticed

"hey Bo can you go up there and play the piano and roast all of us?"

@The_Skrongler

7 жыл бұрын

AND HE SERIOUSLY ACTUALLY DID IT! XD Fucking amazing

@gabbyburton1999

7 жыл бұрын

pathetic pretty much 😂😂😂

@jessicavanderwest1325

7 жыл бұрын

pathetic and they say "it was cute" Bo's intelligence is just WOW

@jessicavanderwest1325

7 жыл бұрын

It's more than "cute"

@JayOrDev

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's the joke.

I love how the "Cuz I wanted my name in lights." part changed to "Cuz *we* wanted *our* name in lights."

@_knucklehead

5 ай бұрын

Good catch holy cow!

At about 1:50, the way Ray's face drops as he realizes how real the song is to Bo is just....never noticed that

@RanjSinha

2 жыл бұрын

It's sad that they laugh to this

@mr.dirtydan3338

Жыл бұрын

@@RanjSinha without contexts it's still not very funny but you are lying to yourself if you think some of his deliver is pretty funny. Like saying you selfish assholes while looking directly at the other comedians

@pemo2676

Жыл бұрын

​@@RanjSinhait's written to be laughed at

@augustmericle6776

Жыл бұрын

@@pemo2676 no it was not. As Bo himself said “this next song isn’t funny at all, but it helps me sleep at night”

@pemo2676

Жыл бұрын

@@augustmericle6776 he's also playing a character on stage - you can never believe what he says on stage is what he actually mean. obviously there's a strong message in the song, but it's intentionally got comedic beats in it

Everybody is laughing as he talks about letting a family starve

@blubaylon

4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely hate the fact that everyone laughs like it's all a joke. I'm serious when I say I despise everyone who laughed

@TheSmolBrit

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's more a "funny because it's true" kind of thing. It's not all a joke to them, it's funny because life (and showbiz) is absurd, and hearing it described in such a deconstructed, honest way is jarring. If you don't laugh you cry kinda thing, you know?

@eugenesesmaiii3278

4 жыл бұрын

Its funny to them bc they're not listening

@emilysixx8181

4 жыл бұрын

That moment made me so uncomfortable, I was like are yall deaf or do you not care?

@bittermixin8097

3 жыл бұрын

@@blubaylon god y'all need to chill the fuck out. they're not gibbons. they understood the message of the song. bo didn't think he was going to solve world hunger by penning it, it's just an expression of his opinion in an overexaggerated, comedic zeal. lighten up.

I like how the song slowly derails to the point were Bo is just slapping the keys as if he's pouring his entire thought and mind into the song

@senif684

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly

@666mads

3 жыл бұрын

hi! heres a reminder that your comment is famous! how ahs your day been? what year are you in at school? are you in school?

@riverstyx8126

3 жыл бұрын

Fr

@tedros6917

3 жыл бұрын

As someone with a background in piano that was a really nice touch and managed to walk the line between insightful and gimmicky very well

@febsyjr

3 жыл бұрын

hi kidd

I love how in the original; he plays the piano really nicely but in this performance he's bashing and banging on the keys in anger. Its so raw and emotional. The dissonance is like his heart.

"So people think you're funny? How do we get those peoples money?" This song preformed here is like an interdimensional dragon going around the room and kicking everyone in the nuts. I love it.

"i don't think anyone wants a 20 year old to tell them how the world works" 10 years later he does 'how the world works' and nails it

@Blessman8

3 жыл бұрын

And he had a joke about a sock (black to white sock) in this and in that song you talk he uses a sock. Talking about connecting the dots

@willk4783

3 жыл бұрын

How about a 30 year old?

@marsh8795

3 жыл бұрын

🎶*Private propety's inheritly theftt~*🎶

@bbqwater23

3 жыл бұрын

He was thirty tho

@TPRM1

3 жыл бұрын

I honesty saw the lightbulb

Bo: “I could have fed a family of four for forty fortnights” *laughter* Bo: (smashes all the keys)

@mirandachen8189

3 жыл бұрын

I actually don’t understand why they laughed there??? Is it because of the alliteration?? Either way it was messed up

@akarimeiisuzuki742

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirandachen8189 right, Bo is SLAMMING keys ✋

@callmeqt1269

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirandachen8189 I imagine they’re laughing so that it’s a comedic light hearted moment instead of a deep and introspective moment that could taint the rest of the show, you know? They didn’t necessarily think all of that through, but when you do improv and freestyle all the time for a while you get a sense of what will kill the mood.

@FishMr3

3 жыл бұрын

Actually it's pretty interesting that he changes those instants of "I wanted", "I could" to " *we* wanted", " *we* could". He was always talking about everyone in that group, and everyone else in the industry if you took it more subjectively, but here he really calls it out.

@thesunwillneverset

3 жыл бұрын

@@FishMr3 It's because he's performing for other comedians directly, this time. Note the look towards the group with the 'little kid' analogy.

I like how Marc Maron makes the joke at the end, but if you watch his face while Bo is playing you can tell he’s thinking “wow this kids good” and so his little quip at the end is actually a compliment

@rottensquid

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, from what Mike Birbiglia and his colleagues say about the comedy community, those little barbs are the standing ovation. They're clearly in awe. These are all brilliant comedy veterans, and they know talent when they see it.

@dlh7989

11 ай бұрын

Joking that it's "cute" really only works because it was obvious that the song cuts deep, definitely the kind of salute only a comic could give

@RockSmith-rl9qr

11 ай бұрын

Marons a tool

@GreenLantern814

5 ай бұрын

I think it hit Marc pretty hard, unlike the rest of the guys there he didn't keep a smile on his face the whole performance. I think he realized it was about them and took it in as Bo kicked all the comedians in the room in the nuts.

The comedian with the glasses, although he says it's "cute" as a joke, unlike the other comedians he seemed to take it seriously because he doesn't smile once throughout the song and I kind of appreciate it, kudos to him

"oh, he's a prop-comic!" Bo: *murders piano*

@cnri_yt

6 жыл бұрын

A prop comic is a comedian who utilizes props or items for their skits. When Bo moves to get to the Piano, the prop-comic line is a joke on how Bo's prop is a piano. "murdering" something is an expression used to note that one is applying excessive force, or utilizing excessive skill

@cosmic5789

6 жыл бұрын

murdering in the way he used it might mean that, but the actual word means to kill something. just so your arent confused, murdering in pretty much every other context is a very bad thing.

@williammeadmore

6 жыл бұрын

Cosmic good to remind people that murdering is bad

@jamesrichard5290

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Vilhelmsen hahaha totally! it gets overlooked but bo is actually a remarkable musician. i caught him live when he was just starting (he opened for joel mchale in 2007ish at carolines in manhattan) and his musicianship stood out to me the most.. cus thats just what my mind gravitates toward. hes really in-tune (fuck it.. pun intended) when it comes to songwriting and playing instruments. needless to say he stole the show, in my opinion and ive payed attention to whatever i could of his since. seeing his evolution as a comic, musician, artist, performer and just a human being has been a treat and a privilege. Kid's brilliant and I hope he sustains himself with his creativity until he finally doesn't wanna do it. Like I hope he gets to a level to where he can walk away comfortably and without regret! he deserves that.

@KoalaDonut

6 жыл бұрын

omgpebbles God: "Didn't think I'd have to write that one down for you."

by the end of the song he genuinely sounded angry at everyone laughing, which makes sense how can people laugh when he is just saying that there selfish assholes and talking about families starving

@coradawson7865

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m another version he out right says that the song isn’t supposed to be funny it’s about him talking about himself like it just makes me so angry when people laugh

@clownclot

3 жыл бұрын

Especially the way he immediately stands up and moves back to his seat as soon as he's done. I could really feel his tension there, like he couldn't bare another second of people laughing at his song.

@glenn4127

3 жыл бұрын

@@coradawson7865 I do not understand these comments... Are you people from another planet? Have you never heard of comedy? Do you not know that comedy is subjective? It makes me so angry when people tell others what they can and can't laugh at...

@Hi-wu1se

3 жыл бұрын

@@glenn4127 I think it’s more people pointing out that “Art is dead” is literally a song about how messed up Bo thinks it is how successful he is as a comedian and a performer when it started out as something fun he was doing and posting on KZread for his family. Art is dead isn’t meant to be a song to laugh at, Bo literally has ironic and satirical songs that are supposed to be funny that also talk about how messed up the world is. This was not one of them. It was an awkward song suggestion considering the crowd

@loving.treasures9778

3 жыл бұрын

@@glenn4127 bo himself said that this song wasn’t supposed to be comedic, which is why bo and others in this comment section got upset

Maron was the first person to hug Bo at the end. He understands him and was touched by his song. Don't misinterpret jokes with hate. They're comedians. Talking shit to each other is what they do, literally every single day. That's comedy. You have to be the quickest, funniest and wittiest always.

bo playing the piano more aggressively every time people would laugh, i could honestly feel the sheer emotion he was conveying, it was unfortunate

Bo “ here’s a song about my serious mental health issues “ Everybody “ LOOOOL 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@idontwantahandle651

3 жыл бұрын

They were trying so hard to find a reason to laugh.

@jenniferisabitch9517

3 жыл бұрын

Gab Kailen making jokes is just a coping mechanism. That’s why the most depressed people are the class clown and the funny ones of the group.

@idontwantahandle651

3 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferisabitch9517 But...his song wasn't a joke. It was a serious song- am I missing something here?

@TonHyukOTP

3 жыл бұрын

@@idontwantahandle651 uh yeah. Bo is a comedian. The song itself isn't a big joke but it contains several jokes.

@idontwantahandle651

3 жыл бұрын

@@TonHyukOTP I didn't notice any of the jokes. Edit: Yeah, I know he's a comedian, but I thought this was a serious song? He says in the beginning of the song on his official channel that the song wasn't funny at all.

"Yeah, yeah... I'll do that one. Yeah. Sure." I love how all the smiles and grins slowly become more and more forced as the performance goes on. By the time he's done, there's a very palpable air of discomfort in that room. He didn't even roast them, he just metaphorically handed them a mirror and then dropped the mic and walked out of the room.

@matthewfuerst6456

4 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Pagano or if you watch this clip lol. It’s clearly a joke when he looks over to them at the “selfish assholes” part. That dude asked him to play it because he thought it was an interesting and very real take on the state of the industry. Then again I could be over analyzing this 3 minute clip of a comedy song.

@potatopotayto8332

3 жыл бұрын

the song is not actually a comedy one tho

@goldenhorse4823

3 жыл бұрын

I never seen how song is funny. It is pretty much Bo's mental breakown and him shoving how fucked up is comedy scene that the we make art while there are people starving next door.

@thesunwillneverset

3 жыл бұрын

@@goldenhorse4823 It's Bo's performance (his signature trailing off mid-line) that makes this breakdown soliloquy funny at all, not the lyrics. That's how it is with nearly all Bo's more insightful songs (barring more typical comedy like My Whole Family Thinks I'm Gay), and part of what makes him a great comedian. Not only self-awareness, but forcing the audience to be aware of the tragedy behind the comedy.

@the_beholding259

3 жыл бұрын

uh and that laugh in the begining? it was really fake, ih. I don't know much about this show or the other comidians but it just felt really forced.

This is fucking horrifying, he’s basically bearing his soul, and singing one of the least funny songs ever made, and the audience are laughing at it, we live in a dystopia

@Cosmic_Mario_

3 жыл бұрын

i can get the laughter near the start but after you can hear him practically break down during the "i'm wearing makeup" part you realize the true intentions of the song

@anibalcontreras5218

2 жыл бұрын

You can appreciate and understand the song while also laughing. Do you want everyone to break down in tears during the parts? We all know we live in a fucked up world. Laughter is a way to cope with all the bullshit. Get off your soap opera box.

@anibalcontreras5218

2 жыл бұрын

Just like when the comic says I thought it was cute. My interpretation is that he knew and accepted the things in the song, yeah the world is fucked up. You guys act like bo cried during the makinf of this song. It's his bit. He sung his bit I'm a grewn room full of comics. Comparing the experience of a seasoned comic to a 20 yr old comic with not much life experience, yeah the song was cute.

@garyhynes

2 жыл бұрын

@@anibalcontreras5218 Exactly. Everyone in the comments seems to have forgotten this is a comedy show.

@frandicapua

2 жыл бұрын

Bo has said that the unfunny stuff is as much of an act as the funny stuff. It's just a bit, in the end. As serious as the subject matter is, it's just his art

2:28 “Cause we wanted our name in lights. When we could’ve fed a family of four.” Can we take a second to appreciate how instead of saying “I” and “my” like in the original, he said “we” and “us”, because this song isn’t only about expressing his own guilt, it’s also about judging other comedians like himself about their career of making other people laugh for a living, while there are families out there in the world starving and struggling to make profit.

@vatatheoanonymous3705

6 ай бұрын

For 40 fucking fortnights

I think the real impact of this video in particular is the audience’s reaction. The show hosts laugh a little too loudly, the audience shifts in their seats, looking down, ashamed, laughing nervously. It’s such a raw, emotional, ironic song and their reactions are so unsettled because they’re not used to having that emotional conversation through a performer’s work, especially a comedian. Also, on an unrelated note, I find it interesting that he changed the “name in lights” lines from “I” to “we”, almost like he was calling out the hosts he was performing for.

@TheEternalGoth

3 жыл бұрын

Most of the other comics were guests as well, not hosts. You're still not wrong - just pointing that out.

@narwhalnel

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think that's true; Marc Maron is a famously self deprecating and self aware comic. Most of them are, and their work is often centered around that. I think they just aren't used to hearing it in Bo's particular way, and that things are extra funny when they hit close to home.

@_peepee_

3 жыл бұрын

how weird that the host would ask him to play a song thats not that funny and then laugh VERY loudly. its a very serious song, like idk did he get the point?

@mak_anime1626

3 жыл бұрын

This is what I’m saying, them laughing at the song makes it truly feel like he’s talking about them more and more

@oncewasblind4292

3 жыл бұрын

@@_peepee_ Maybe he laughs louder because it hits closer.

1:51 Someone give this camera man a raise, because *o h m y g o d* if I hadn't seen this guy's face I wouldn't have known how hard these lyrics hit him.

@amabirch7483

3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING LMAO

@fearnethegaybitch1154

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO LITERALLY HE WAS LIKE “oh shit this is deep”

@Critterpedia0

3 жыл бұрын

He looks like he's about to cry because I think he relates to it

@mixmastermind

3 жыл бұрын

That's Ray Romano

@abig_old_swan

3 жыл бұрын

@@mixmastermind it’s weird that kids don’t know who ray romano is

I can't imagine how infuriating it must've been to perform this and then just have people laugh and think you're joking.

the hardest part about this is watching people try to have a reason to laugh at it, hes serious and people don't realise

the way the playing gets sloppier to the point where its hardly chords anymore is truly beautiful. You can tell he's angry

@slightlywarmtea

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah..

@smoothminimal7309

2 жыл бұрын

It’s so hard to tell with him. He’s constantly blurring the line between what are his true feelings and what’s just intricate piece of a performance. Perfect example of this is the song where he sings “art is a lie” knocks water over by accident, and then announces he meant to do it, because “art is a lie, nothing is real”.

@haydencourtney7419

2 жыл бұрын

He is having a panic attack.

@alfresco1552

2 жыл бұрын

@@copiouscareerist listen to the lyrics it's serious

@jaybonn5973

2 жыл бұрын

This whole thing was staged. He was always planning to play it otherwise it wouldn't have sounded as good. 5hat said there is a somewhat seedy undertone to this.

"Oh, so he's a prop comic" lmao. That look Bo gave him.

@xPsyBotx

8 жыл бұрын

*throws a confetti on him lolol

@luthoratemybaby

7 жыл бұрын

PsyBot did you know that the singular of confetti is confetto?

@lukesimcox6198

7 жыл бұрын

Luthoratemybaby Thank you for that piece of information I feel truly enlightened now.

@aduckperson934

7 жыл бұрын

He said once before that he didn't like being called that. I forget his exact words, but I didn't like that either...

@ItsNessaTho

7 жыл бұрын

PsyBot 😂😂

As someone who was cast in that role at a very young age this song really hits home and just like he said at a different show "This song helps me sleep at night"

It's crazy how the guys tell him to play art is dead randomly, and bo plays it without messing up at all

“Oh he’s a prop comic!” *Death glare disguised as a smile*

@joannadzenowski6214

3 жыл бұрын

Same

That must have been really awkward for all of them to listen to Bo Burnham slowly describe them.

@TheTrueVirus22

6 жыл бұрын

stevec1989 why ? They told him to do it and knew it was coming didn't they ?

@realmaximouse

6 жыл бұрын

stevec1989 as well as himself

@Cragdognamedbear

6 жыл бұрын

Maron wasn't too happy about it.

@xhighone

6 жыл бұрын

Maron always seems jealous of everyone else. he's done comedy for decades and just recently started getting some attention.... but still not an a-list guy. He's just not happy in general.

@Pumbear

6 жыл бұрын

Nah probably wasn't that awkward at all.

I love all the armchair psychiatrists telling us exactly what Bo is feeling at all times.

@nicholegallo1090

Жыл бұрын

I mean..when you have empathy you can see it easily. EQ skills exist

@davidschreck1321

Жыл бұрын

Honestly it doesn’t seem to me like he’s thinking anything deep, it just seems like he has social anxiety and was nervous. Yeah, the song is deep but he wrote it previously and was just performing it cause he was asked to. It’s not really on him that it made people uncomfortable, because he didn’t write that song to be funny but someone asked him to play it in a room full of comedians with no context for the people listening.

@taylormerriweather2824

Жыл бұрын

I know, Bo burnham comment sections are always like “only I understand bo, why are these people laughing at his sad song”

@ulti.matt04

Жыл бұрын

No you don’t understand they are empaths and also all have huge brains because they understood Inside (a special that is constantly telling you directly what it is about), they definitely aren’t 13 year olds with no real problems who want to glob onto someone else’s issues to feel deep and special

@Celtic_Blade

Жыл бұрын

@@nicholegallo1090God, you’re one of the women who called themselves an empath aren’t you?

This feels like a piece of modern art, not the song itself (which is amazing, it on its own feels like Bo’s heart on his sleeve), but the room all laughing, the veterans listening in, and Bo, sitting there spilling his guts while the audience laughs. It’s like a courtroom laughing as the jester impales himself

so unsettling to hear the crowd laugh during this

@lucy1130

3 жыл бұрын

innit this whole video is so uncomfortable

@8ball708

3 жыл бұрын

Why… it’s a song by a comedian.

@avery.e.e

3 жыл бұрын

@@8ball708 for me it's unsettling bc even though he is a comedian, he's not aiming for comedy here. in his own words, "this song isn't funny at all, but it helps me sleep at night." they're not supposed to be laughing, so it's really uncomfortable bc it strikes a wrong chord given the material. there's literally laughs after he talks about people starving

@8ball708

3 жыл бұрын

@@avery.e.e I think it’s the context that makes it funny. He’s a comedian in a room full of comedians doing some comedy show. To me, it’s not really surprising that at lines that can be perceived as either “funny” or “insightful”, people will think they’re meant to be funny. These people have probably never heard the song before. They don’t know the context behind it. Hearing the words for the first time, they probably won’t grasp the full meaning/depth. If they were reading it on paper, they might have a different reaction.

@robertJ14

3 жыл бұрын

Bo knows people will laugh and he plays some parts of the song as if it's a comedy song with punch lines. But this makes the songs message even more profound when you zoom out. Bo knows when he's performing the song he's being the entertainer in the song who's making money with his name in lights

Damn, Bo is a really talented kid, and it takes a lot of balls to sing a song you wrote in front of legendary comedians. Props

@mirandamcclain6820

5 жыл бұрын

Especially when that song is roasting them.

@ogcarlwheezer9331

5 жыл бұрын

Spencer Allbritton and ron jeremy

@evzenofficial

4 жыл бұрын

Bo is a legendary comedian

@charlotterose6669

4 жыл бұрын

Spencer Allbritton hahaha props, get it because he’s a “Props comedian” aha

@spencerallbritton9459

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlotterose6669 I'm not above the occasional dad humor haha

You can really tell the difference in the faces of the audience of those who are actually understanding the song and those who just think it's a joke

This is definitely the best version of the song. Bo is showing so much emotion. The whole performance is just beautiful.

You can see Maron getting legitimately uncomfortable at how deep it touches him and he has to shake it off at the end with a joke

@claytrongo

3 жыл бұрын

I genuinely think there's a compliment in Maron's insult. Like, "I'm only making fun of you because we both know you're very good."

@Daniel145D

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah at 1:49 he is clearly touched

@ShadowEl

3 жыл бұрын

@@Daniel145D "I am an artist, please God forgive me" seems to get him too. Maron's whole thing may be being a jaded fuck but he's clearly touched by this song. And yes, his comment at the end was clearly a tension-breaking joke.

@christmas83

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the whole show, Maron sees something of himself in the song. When the show ends he goes straight to Bo and hugs him first

@dangrifdhsbxjs8424

3 жыл бұрын

When Bo starts smashing his keys at the laugher (2:38) you can see Maron is the only person in the room who isn’t smiling, because he realises what the song is saying, and that he is deeply touched by it.

2:26 I love how Bo changed the lyrics from "Cuz I wanted my name in lights" to "Cuz WE wanted OUR name in lights" This shows how much he actually wanted to be taken serious during this performance...

@katlove308

2 жыл бұрын

Literally!!!

@piniatafullofblood

2 жыл бұрын

Notice how none of the ‘he’s being fake! Stfu cuz he’s just doing it for fame!!’ People haven’t commented on this yet

@Batorch1d

2 жыл бұрын

@@piniatafullofblood Every artist sort of does it for fame lol

@davidfelter417

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda like “I don’t know why you guys are laughing, you’re in this too”

@annoyance8683

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidfelter417 exactly! it's interesting to think about

You can literally see the anger in his eyes and people start laughing at him thats literally soo rud

That amount of talent at 20 years old is just so absurd. Huge respect to the older comics who seemed genuinely excited to see someone so gifted

I think this is Bos best performance of this song for a lot of reasons. Not only is he speaking to the people he's referring to with this song, you can hear how angry he is when they laugh. The dissonance of the keys on some of the lines is what really sells it for me. This is really what I think art is dead embodys

@slimkickens

3 жыл бұрын

For sure. Bo is always so carefully curated in performance, every action is carefully planned, but I think this is genuine rage. We've seen the normal amount of self-animosity he brings to performances of this song, but this was brutal. If I didn't hate almost everyone else in that room, I'd say it was hard to watch

@matthewsmith7766

Жыл бұрын

@@slimkickens I think it's just as curated as anything else, tbh, though there's no way to prove that. And it IS a funny song, for the record, it just so happens to be deadly serious at the same time. The way his voice trails off singing "you selfish asshole" is deliberately hilarious, and I think those chord mistakes are also pretty funny, even if they are also symptoms of his growing rage. I don't think he was angry when the audience laughed, I think he was acting angry to compliment the performance. Because like you said, he curates everything. And besides, he doesn't hate those guys; for starters, he's one of them, and apart from that, he has tremendous respect for these veteran comics, which is demonstrated throughout this green room special

@2-Duke

Жыл бұрын

@Nick West what a stupid argument dude, I have a passion and I’m able to make a career out of it, but I don’t like the way the industry is and I’m angry at how the rich people in the industry acts, better go work in a factory

@jwalt2032

Жыл бұрын

He's always angry when he plays this song.

holy fuck this kid is talented

@safira604

8 жыл бұрын

Very.

@ImKJForever

7 жыл бұрын

Larry Lang He's like 23

@larrylang1283

7 жыл бұрын

That's a kid to me :p

@lipton642

7 жыл бұрын

Larry Lang Makes no sense

@holyCaptnjack

7 жыл бұрын

thats probably because Ben's a kid too. I get what you're sayin though Larry; Its actually been pretty cool to watch him rise to fame like he did. I just happened upon him back in H.S. and I could tell he was goin places back then.

This is one of my favorite Bo songs. He manages to be something deep and self reflective while also casting wide net across the entertainment industry and still managing to be funny. It’s a masterpiece and something I think of whenever an entertainer gets on their soapbox about issues real people deal with and politics

“hes a prop comic” bo - *laughs and continues to put on one of the greatest live performances ever*

the fact that he changes the pronouns from “i” (ex. “cause i wanted my name light”) to “we” (“cause we wanted our names in lights”) because he is in a room of comics and actors just like him and he’s talking all about them.

@vrath2423

3 жыл бұрын

and it still failed to make them think about it.

@mattburgess5697

2 жыл бұрын

@@vrath2423 I don’t think it did. I think they were very aware it applied to them too.

@piniatafullofblood

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattburgess5697 that’s naive, Matt. Believe it or not, most people like bo (white, cis, straight men) like you, don’t care that much

@sahejsodhi5909

2 жыл бұрын

@@piniatafullofblood Retard take

@HazeEmry

18 күн бұрын

​@@piniatafullofblood the song is referenced further into the interview as well. If they didn't think about the song they wouldn't have even brought it up again

comparing his performance here and on his actual show, it hurts to hear him slam on the keys cuz this songs explains a lot about how he see's his career and the fact that people laughed-- you could see how hurt and angered bo would be. In his show, no-one laughed. They all just listened silently as bo practically ranted. But at the same time, the audience (here) were expecting a "comedy" skit. And thought that 'oh all of this must be a joke.' But yk, that's just my opinion. I honestly feel really bad for Bo to be in that position, hope he's doing well.

@zachuur3207

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly. It breaks my heart everytime.

@xWingzTV

3 жыл бұрын

What the hell are you on about... God you egoistic bastards make shit so deep and can’t possibly entertain the possibility that this is nothing more than this can you?

@bloom8450

3 жыл бұрын

@@xWingzTV If you cant understand it please go away

@AmberbubblesX

3 жыл бұрын

@@xWingzTV please leave.

@saltymcginger2027

3 жыл бұрын

@@xWingzTV because being introspective is being egotistical...

this whole performance makes me so angry in so many different ways. the fact that the audience of rich people were laughing at a song talking about the pain of being famous and the poor. he smashed his keys when people laughed at him and honestly i respect him so much because of it

@simonjenkin

2 жыл бұрын

this is imax level projecting

@raph.j.r6788

Жыл бұрын

Oh shut up you melt

@abby5779

Жыл бұрын

There's nothing wrong with laughing. In other performances he doesn't emphasize certain lyrics. IN this he is CLEARLY emphasizes certain parts and smashing keys at certain parts to make it funny. Sarcasm, you could say, as he is in a room full of comedians. Funny in a bitter sweet way. Coping can be a form of laughing too

@HelloLoxo

11 ай бұрын

​@@abby5779he isn't trying make it funnier he's mad at the fact that the comedians he's addressing are laughing at the song about poor people

@GHST-so7xs

7 ай бұрын

​@@HelloLoxohe is a comedian he made a joke about poor people the audience laughed that's it. Comedians make joke about poor and rich people all the time and yeah the song does have a deep meaning and truth to it but you do realize almost all of comedy uses the truth often the dark truth to make it funny. But I'm not a therapist like every one in these comments 😭

He really is one of those tortured art souls who actually has an incredible talent and willingness to tell the truth especially when the art hurts.

2:31 "We could've fed a family of 4 for 40 fortnights" Woman is the background: PEAK KOMEDY

@Alzoura

3 жыл бұрын

It’s like she thinks feeding a family of four is dumb or something

@arikherzog5743

3 жыл бұрын

I hate that woman so much

@why-qz6zq

3 жыл бұрын

@@arikherzog5743 it's a funny line of course someone laughed.

@Alzoura

3 жыл бұрын

@@why-qz6zq it’s not meant to be funny though?????? It’s meant to be a real thing, he could have fed a family of four for forty fortnights, but he was selfish and didn’t.

@why-qz6zq

3 жыл бұрын

@@Alzoura that's a really dumb point then sounds like something an edgy 14 year old would say.

To everyone saying "Poor Bo": "I am an artist, please don't respect me" "I am an artist, please don't revere me" "I am an artist, feel free to correct me" - Bo Burnham

@Ppp-vr3qe

3 жыл бұрын

Huh???

@summertimevideos8110

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ppp-vr3qe he means that in the song he said that he doesn't deserve all that (poor bo and junk)

@lavenderllamamusic

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Bo holds a mirror up, even to his own fans, to make us look at our hypocrisy when they're praising him/feeling for him. He doesn't want any of that and i totally get it. I'd feel the same way if i were in his shoes. Celebrity worship/celebrities in general is just _not it_ for me

@aobhalynch4807

3 жыл бұрын

@@summertimevideos8110 that’s what he thinks he deserves no sympathy but his fans that love him are obviously gonna feel bad for him

@KaraokeDeepCuts

3 жыл бұрын

@@lavenderllamamusic I think he does want it, he just hates that he wants it. Well, I guess "want" is maybe not well enough defined here... Does an addict want their vice?

every single time he preforms this song he always looks back at the crowd when he says, "you selfish asshole". i find that to be pretty chilling.

I just noticed a REALLY subtle detail. Bo changed in this version from "I" to "We" in the lines about wanting "our" names in lights. It hits so much different knowing he was roping the whole panel into the song alongside him. Really makes Seinfelds jab at the beginning feel so incredibly hollow. Then at the end... Marc's comment about it being cute hits on a completely different level. Honestly brilliant.

He's actually a fucking great pianist. I think Maron was actually impressed with his ability given he himself is a guitarist you can even see him mouth "wow" as he jams on the piano

@prodipto

7 жыл бұрын

time stamp please ?

@YungM.D.

7 жыл бұрын

Around 2:40 he may have just licked his lips but he didn't seem unimpressed

@prodipto

7 жыл бұрын

that was definitly lip licking .... but i watched the episode and im inclined to agree with you

@garrettjohnsen

7 жыл бұрын

Matt Cotter I think Maron related a lot to the song a lot.

@Rhyooski

7 жыл бұрын

His piano playing was actually pretty unimpressive and sloppy in this video; could you show me others where he plays well?

“When we could’ve fed a family of four” *audience laughing*

@KHRification

3 жыл бұрын

I want to give them the benefit of the doubt and say that it was nervous laughter because they didn't know how else to react.

@manladan5929

3 жыл бұрын

@@KHRification obviously it’s not

@ivale.182

3 жыл бұрын

@@KHRification then why was the woman in the background laughing her ass off???

@NikkiDrawsStuff

2 жыл бұрын

2:30

@tibetanpoplars

2 жыл бұрын

makes me wish there was a REAL gun emoticon available

I like this performance so much more than the official one that's up because he slams on the keyboard when he's trying to express the anger and it fucking slaps.

More talent flowing out of this kid than the whole damn room.

@zoozercattacrezooz4646

Жыл бұрын

Maron is a pretty solid guitar player , Comedian , he hosts one of the highest rated podcasts ever that the president was on, and a great actor. Not to mention a lot of other talented comedians and Joke writers. I agree that Bo is talented as hell but this statement is surely misinformed.

damn he had the balls to perform this in front of comedic actors too.

I don’t think these comedians knew how else to respond to this but to laugh. They were expecting some little novelty song and Bo picked apart all of their unspoken insecurities and doubts. I have a tendency to laugh during completely inappropriate situations, I believe it’s just a way for ones brain to avoid immediate strong reactions to something that would otherwise induce negative emotions. I might be wrong but I bet that’s what’s happening here.

@senif684

4 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt that must’ve been what happened. They laughed out of nervousness, out of not knowing how to react thinking it would be a funny song. On the inside they are slowly dying in this and you can tell some of the people (especially the dude on his left with the hat) towards the end was really listening to every lyric, every note that hit, and actually understood. They must understand, because this song is literally for them

@xWingzTV

3 жыл бұрын

What the hell are you on about... God you egoistic bastards make shit so deep and can’t possibly entertain the possibility that this is nothing more than what it is can you?

@tiffany15O5

3 жыл бұрын

@@xWingzTV this song is literally about exactly what they said dipshit

@fantasticflyingferret5903

3 жыл бұрын

If he knew what the title of the song was, he probably had already heard it before.

@adamrasmussen7379

3 жыл бұрын

Bro they're comedians these guys get uncomfortable. Probably thinking what's this little rich kid know about life. Everyone is there to laugh not hear about his issues in a sad song. Boring

The self reflective nature of Bo’s comedy is what I like the most

2:30 that grey-haired woman in the background seriously laughed like bo just told the funniest joke, i didnt know a starving family was funny

@xrphoenix7194

5 ай бұрын

Well of course it is in this context. The laughter comes from seeing the incredible unfairness that someone being talented means they get to live a lavish lifestyle while hardworking people starve. While it's a horrific truth, the acknowledgement of that by a comedian causes some people to laugh

Bo : pours his soul out "I think thats cute"

@jork8206

3 жыл бұрын

Knowing Maron, he probably felt personally attacked by this song and felt the need to deflect. He’s like the archetype of a comedian who is a self aware narcissistic

@bl00df4rt

3 жыл бұрын

@@jork8206 Spot on assessment. Bo is a lot like Maron. Honestly, I could see Bo reacting the way Maron did had Maron performed the song and Bo been part of the audience. The comment was made ironically.

@KCAssassin98

3 жыл бұрын

That's the joke

@DrLipkin

3 жыл бұрын

@@jork8206 Marc invited Bo onto his podcast immediately after this show because Bo impressed him so much, and they talked for over two hours.

@jork8206

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrLipkin Just listened to it, great podcast. Shoulda held judgement. To be clear, I love Marc's comedy but I guess I blurred the lines too much between Marc's act and his person

I don't understand how people are missing the intentional irony in Marc's comment.

@mjh8753

7 жыл бұрын

If they've ever seen his comedy they'd get it.

@lamosos

7 жыл бұрын

If they've ever seen any comedy, they should get it.

@OfEpicness

6 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of Marc Maron, but I understood the irony when I heard it

@Pumbear

6 жыл бұрын

It's because they can only ride one dick and they're currently focused on Bo's

@shermanjewell9322

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was the glowering stare down after the white sock joke and extra focuson Burnham who was the low hanging fruit rather than go after anyone who had the chops to bite back? Most comedians can be vicious and much worse than Maron, it was just his body language during this one. There was some real jealousy/ contempt ... whatever during this episode and it made me think a little less of him. I'm a fan but it was revealing, he may actually be that guy and uses it to his advantage comedically rather than it all being his act.

i love how chaotic his piano playing looks but still sounds great and wntertaining

All the people laughing thinking the songs a joke... Then the other comics joking about it, know theyre dead inside.

@sandrarivera1262

7 жыл бұрын

It hurts

@nnmartin94

7 жыл бұрын

I think the older comics may have wrestled with that issue for years and grown out of it, just like Bo says he might.

@macstrong1284

7 жыл бұрын

and by grow out of it, they let their influence, money, fame, swell into this overinflated sense of self worth and originality. they became the narcissist they once criticized. i hope bo never changes, even in his old age.

@ToshJury

7 жыл бұрын

Bo said he probably wont do comedy anymore because he's "sick of working for himself". Meaning he will never become one of these asshole comics who think they're above everyone.

@pybroshark3517

7 жыл бұрын

Turii he might I think he will because SO MANY PEOPLE will shit on him

notice how none of the comedians are laughing at the song because they all understand that song wasn't a joke, but rather a confession of his inner feelings towards his career. Makes me sad in all honesty

@nathanbucio7453

6 жыл бұрын

Haisley Jimenez actually at 1:35 the comedians did laugh

@joelikesthings

6 жыл бұрын

But that's just because this is one of Bo's least funny songs and one of the few songs where he is practically just saying what he thinks. One of my favourites but even he introduces this song sometimes by saying "this isn't a funny song I just wanted to sing it" or along those lines.

@ducediablo

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Adam this song isn't funny, but it helps me sleep at night.

@clementnade972

6 жыл бұрын

Made me sad too

@TheKrigeron

6 жыл бұрын

Eh.

This is one of the saddest versions of Art is dead, in my opinion at least. The audience just keeps laughing, No one seems to be taking him serious, He is clearly very unhappy, he was put on the spot to perform one of his deepest songs, He seems uncomfortable And there's so much raw and real emotion in his voice, more than any other time he sang it :(

@daisydaflower8263

Жыл бұрын

"WE wanted our names lights..."

@janah6473

Жыл бұрын

Do you by chance have autism?

@splishsplashtrash417

Жыл бұрын

@@janah6473 I do...

@janah6473

Жыл бұрын

@@splishsplashtrash417 I figured

@pantyraid524

Жыл бұрын

he wasent put on the spot, there was a piano put in the room to play the song beforehand it wasent spontaneous

this seems like a movie scene its so ironically perfect.

I don't know if he's serious or satiracle here. Notice, here he said "we" instead of "I"

@cheale1919

7 жыл бұрын

ShaDHP23 he's serious I think!!

@mygnomeknows

7 жыл бұрын

ShaDHP23 he's satiracle about his songs but they have a deeper meaning to them

@HowlyPhook

7 жыл бұрын

ShaDHP23 Kind of both, using the satire to hide behing the serious truth, It's actually pretty genius, while people argue whether or not he means it, he gets away with saying whatever he wants. He really and truly is a genius.

@jacobbiancardi9153

7 жыл бұрын

In "words words words" he uses 'I'

@tomtom21194

7 жыл бұрын

Jacob Biancardi as in 'I'm a gay sea otter, i blow other dudes outa the water'

"i am an addict" ZOOM IN ON MARON

@BeastieRaj

6 жыл бұрын

Krock I so noticed that

@oldspoilers

4 жыл бұрын

C'mon man coke is not real lol

@Rudra-fu1kr

4 жыл бұрын

@@oldspoilers what?

@quantumblauthor7300

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rudra-fu1kr You heard the man.

“Yeah, yeah, I’ll do it, sure” he sounded so pissed off honestly

I can hardly believe that Bo is pouring his heart out about how fucked up the entertainment industry is and the other comedians were sitting there laughing. He was clearly furious with them but they just sat and laughed like they weren’t getting called out

I love how interested Ray Romano is to Bo playing Art is Dead.

@bikebrotherstrinidadandtob1800

7 жыл бұрын

Cheap Skit it looks like he notices and appreciates the talent.

@frankfurhter

7 жыл бұрын

WAIT THAT'S RAY ROMANO

@josephohara5498

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was looking for the comments about how they seem to be admiring while watching at the broad talent bo has.

@GimmeAweapon

6 жыл бұрын

TheTrojanToaster x) yea that's him.

@paulthoresen8241

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Rays here haHA!

when he sings about being able to feed a family of four with the budget and the entire room laughs.... that is a big oof from me

@em0wh0re54

3 жыл бұрын

yeah you can literally see how disappointed and angry he gets, he just starts slamming the piano after that line

@manladan5929

3 жыл бұрын

@Pewi5 they just thought it was funny

@manladan5929

3 жыл бұрын

@Pewi5 it’s maybe just me but I don’t think the audience went into shock

@buttface1202

3 жыл бұрын

Its satire. It is intended to make you laugh by pointing out how outrageous something is. It is a very basic idea in comedy. You dont need to prove how moral you are, youre just being the thing he is making fun of

@flowerysage

3 жыл бұрын

@@buttface1202 it's not satire tho, it's honest and from the heart. if you listen to the recording of this song, he says in the beginning "this song isn't funny at all but it helps me sleep at night". just because he's a comedian doesn't mean everything he makes is intended to be laughed at.

This song is pretty much the epitome of making a joke that you mean 100% with all of your heart

“I don’t think anyone wants to hear a 20 year old get up and tell them *how the world works* “

There’s something so sinister about the way everyone in that room looks at Bo as he sings about the things they do that bring and keep people down. They just laugh or smile at him in a way that’s like “I know, I just don’t care. What a funny song”

@apple3948t

2 жыл бұрын

I know, i thought it was just me but this specific gathering just makes me so uncomfortable, like it’s a fever dream or something

@theeguy9022

2 жыл бұрын

This scene is genuinely what a panic attack is like suddenly it's just hundreds of eyes on you everything you do is mocked it's never enough wish I could explain it more but it's just so crushing

@piniatafullofblood

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I never thought I’d be legitimately comparing the real world to the hunger games, but here we are.

"Hey haha, hi comedian on this comedy show, wanna play the most depressing song you ever wrote lmao that'll be great shit hahahahahaha"

I love how he goes “‘Cause we wanted our name in lights when we could’ve fed a family of four” instead of “I wanted my name in lights”, bc they’re all on the same position here

i love when bo says he doesn’t think anyone wants to hear him talk about how he thinks the world works. seeing as there’s an entire song on inside that’s dedicated to this exactly says a lot about how he’s matured through his experiences in the comedy industry

I love how all these people are like “he sounds so nervous” No, he’s furious. Watch the way you can see him get progressively more and more aggressive with the song.

@KCAssassin98

3 жыл бұрын

Nope he was nervous. There's absolutely no reason why he would get mad at this. You just don't understand the comedy world

@cryingjuice4091

3 жыл бұрын

@@KCAssassin98 he was angry you can see it everytime they would laugh at them he would start playing harder this sounded like a cry for help because he was most likely having a panic attack during this

@Rvlyra67

3 жыл бұрын

@@cryingjuice4091 🤦‍♀️ that’s part of the act. Ffs both of you

@karabooker2559

3 жыл бұрын

@@KCAssassin98 See it as you wish but I mean, he’s performing Art Is Dead in front of a bunch of celebrities, who are steadily laughing in his face while he’s ranting about how awful Hollywood really is. I mean I don’t know about you, but I would get pretty pissed if I’m speaking truths about how the world no one wants to see is behind closed doors. The progression of agitation after the audiences reaction just keeps growing. It left this heavy feeling. Yes he’s nervous but he was getting angry because no one understood what he was saying. None of them would read into the words he was saying.

@thabsolutebagel3820

3 жыл бұрын

Stop trying to be high and mighty with your "this is what bo really meant" attitude. You think he gets mad every time he plays a certain song? They are laughing at the act, not at him, plus they asked him to play it

Pretty ballsy performing this in front of Maron

@Maxelodia

8 жыл бұрын

yeah but he didn't seem interested

@votejello

8 жыл бұрын

That's what he does instead of material

@neilrichardson2725

8 жыл бұрын

i think it's more ballsy performing this in front of Ray or Apatow

@thedelster9525

7 жыл бұрын

votejello ya maron is a douchebag

@allnamesaretakenful

7 жыл бұрын

I think Maron would agree with you. He knows he's a douchebag. He's hates himself, but he's not going to stop.

my guy right behind bo felt the entire song while those fools around him laughed

I feel like Ray is the most respectful out of them all

@bigjavo36

3 жыл бұрын

Gary was full of praise and advice for bo

What's crazy is when Bo says "all the poor people way more deserving" one of the audience members actually hangs his head.

@juliannabanfe5595

3 жыл бұрын

fucking sick

@fionnualac4632

3 жыл бұрын

I think he was on his phone

@neteasyplays9517

3 жыл бұрын

2:22 2:22 2:22

@calebduarte5255

3 жыл бұрын

@@fionnualac4632 Yeah he was very much checking his phone, he even holds out his phone near the end of the song

Everyone: *laughs in rich* Bo: *grows more and more pissed off*

@yessica6104

3 жыл бұрын

Bo Burnham is a millionaire

@pootislaws4857

2 жыл бұрын

If a person gains a lot of money by just working hard and use it to please himself and his family he's not being selfish, he's being a human. No one has any obligation to donate 95% of their earnings to charity, they can spend it however they want.

@copiouscareerist

2 жыл бұрын

No, that's not at all what was happening.

@puddle.studios

2 жыл бұрын

@@yessica6104 yeah but if you listen to the song he is angry about the way he acted in getting the money. atleast in my understanding, in his eyes it is dirty money

@davidfelter417

2 жыл бұрын

@@yessica6104 Bo himself has said in his specials that he hates the fact that he’s rich and privileged

Most of the comments point out how "people are missing the message" and "how could they laugh when he's being serious?!!". When the reality is that he is on a comedy show, with an audience who is there to laugh, and as a comedian. The audience DID feel the message and it is obvious in the silent moments of the song. People laugh to hide the pain or as a reaction, so when there is a punch-line like the irony of a millionaire and a starving family, people will laugh. It's not that they missed it, it's that they felt it and reacted in the only way they could by joking around. Bo Burnham even struggled with this himself; with the idea of laughing through the pain. He is a millionaire himself today.

I don't think art is dead is an example of ironic detachment I think this is one of his honest sincere songs. That's why he starts it off by saying "this song isn't funny".