I like the way how in the beginning, he is swamped by other people telling him what he should do, who he should be. Then he takes their words and makes them into music, makes them his act. He adds layers and layers on top of it and at the climax of it all, you can't even really hear their comments anymore. He's drowning out other people's opinions with what he wants to make.

Watching someone with empathy watch this Bo Burnham video for the first time. Waiting for that ONE moment where it becomes a song from a cacophony of voices ... and you see the wonder and sadness pass on this stranger's face on KZfaq and feel instantly connected because of it. It's such a blessing. Bo is a blessing.

So glad you chose this one! It's one of my favorites. He turns the negative voices battling him into music. It's like an amazing study in cognitive behavioral therapy. So beautiful. Thank you for your insight! Oh, and you look great in blue! 😉 💙

He’s drowning out his insecurities and pain by making music.

He's trying to drown it all out with his music, his performance, but no matter how much he tries it was still droning on in the background. So in the end he decided to embrace it in a way and incorporated it directly into his performance. I think this was the first show of his where he started having these very self aware and reflective works. It was probably cathartic at first, but it slowly ate away at him which is probably part of what caused his break downs later in his career.... I guess I just think I know him, but truly none of us really know him, we just know what he puts out there, which is probably just a very small piece of what all was going on in his life.

What is really outstanding is his capability of turning their empty and void comments into fuel for his own equilibrium. As in "if I accept this shit it will destroy me, so I'd rather turn into something creative, somehow poetic, fun". Once again a great message from Bo: try and find what you like, what makes you feel good, and pursue it whatever it is. As in Chinese martial arts where you turn your opponent's strength into your own. And the "i totally dig it, it's out there, I totally get it" sentence is a masterpiece: we (superficial people, the industry, exploiters) dig into others, into artists, get out what we want and just grab it without asking. Like we do with natural and mineral resources in the subsoil. He is sooooo smart and sharp.

Your reactions are always so good and fulfilling, you're so gentle and I love the way you explain things

This entire thing is an internal story of how he got through it. I don't know if I'm right, but for now... I'm convinced... music got him through it.

Bo Burnham reactions could be a full time job. Prolific, intense, raw.

Yes! The one I've been waiting for! As an introvert I can relate to having people take me the wrong way. I've had people say I'm aloof, a snob, or depressed because I'm quiet. I'm just observing and listening, I choose my words carefully because I have to process things internally before speaking, and I need to have a lot of alone time to recharge.

I was so hoping that you would eventually react to this act, SO thank you for that, I have seen this like a billion times both without comment and with different reactions and I really appreciate yours a lot, many different opinions, but at the end of the day, we never really know anything. What I do know is that I totally understand that an act like this would be tremendously hard for me to do live, I can envision it in my head, but it takes real courage and love of performing to actually do it, the love for performing has to be greater then the fear of performing, it's interesting. Often what comes to mind with Bo is Duality, the war within, we all have it to some extent or another, I think maybe it's just a matter of finding our own balance IDK. but I have said it a billion times I know, Bo is an absolute Genius in my eyes and truly deep which is why i love Bo so much, it's because he makes people think more deeply about things instead of just staying on the surface where what I call the nonsense and noise resides. Anyway, thanks again. much appreciated.

Ok, what you said at the end actually blew my mind. “The only thing we really know is what we want to think of you” I had to rewind it a couple times to fully comprehend it. I actually also accidentally pushed the last video button then I pushed the next video button and I had to go into my history to find your video again and because it’s at the end it restarted so I had to scroll through the video. Just because I felt it but wanted to hear it again. The only reason I’m even explaining what happened is so you know. It was important enough for me to hear that I actually made an effort.

I really appreciate you just sitting back and taking it in. Some reactors seem a little too busy with 'reacting' to actually pay attention to what is being said (and what isn't being said). So, I just wanted to say, I appreciate you.

I wish I could like this video more than once! Your reaction added even more layers to my understanding of this performance. Thanks for sharing yourself with us!!

Hey I suggested this one! :DDD Thanks for taking my suggestion! Hope you're having a great day and that you're feeling happy and comfortable making videos!

To me it's beautiful all these voices he hears they echo in his head but slowly he puts music over it more and more till it nearly drowns it out as he uses this negativity to fuel his creativity and at the very end it's almost this call back to reality as it ends on Mr Burnham as if to criticize him for "acting out"

👍🏼👍🏼 At one point Bo was dancing in the shadow of the vase in the background and it was trippy

Man I wish I could channel all my darkness I feel into such amazing n beautiful works of art as he does over n over... I can't even figure out myself what it is I want to say or what's really going on, let alone translate it into such relatable empathy-evoking masterpieces, such as he creates... his pieces are so tragically beautiful... I've been obsessed with his videos since I first stumbled upon him 2 days ago, n my heart just breaks for him so much cuz I could see the pain he was so thinly veiling that no one seemed to notice, in all his songs n even in his standup, n I thought oh God he's trying to say something but no one is listening to him... n I was afraid to Google him to find out if... well, to put it bluntly, to find out if he was still in this world, cuz he honestly started looking like a suicide in the making if someone didn't start hearing his obvious screams for help... n then I saw one reactor talking about how he had taken a 5 year hiatus after his make happy special, with the can't handle this right now, encore, n had recently released a new special, etc... n lord his all eyes on me song... like good God man he just has so much pain that it's almost actually physically visibly radiating from every part of him... ya just wanna fucking put him in your pocket n protect him from all the bad in the world... this dude and his (art just seems to be so damn diminishing a word to call his... creations... that's better, somewhat) creations, just get kinda stuck in uour soul n illuminate every dark corner of your own hidden pain, n make it impossible to ignore any longer... hope at least some of what I just said made some kind of sense ugg

I’ve been a Bo fan since the beginning and I live in constant fear that if I ever meet him in person, all that will come out of my mouth is “Bo! Oh my God!”

Such sincere reactions. Keep it up friend. Might I suggest something a bit older? Perhaps “oh, Bo”. It’s a bit faster and lots of laughs but still hiding deeper messages.

We all have a fairytale in our heads (see the ladder of inference). This piece does a good job of revealing just a couple different perspectives. We all think of something different when we hear the word "boat" based on our circumstances and experience. Healthy communication with secure attachment helps us share perspectives and grow closer. Bo helps us challenge our various perspectives.

Can I suggest a video to watch: Contrapoints - Envy. I think it will be way too long to react to but it's a great video on this subject. I'm glad you're still going strong on the Bo train :D

I always love how lost in himself he seems to get once the music really starts going.

this always reminds me of tool's hwap; a fan calls the band a sell out and they respond with one one of my all time favorite lines "all you know about me is what I've sold you". Please react to it

Really loved watching your reaction to this. Your faced flushed as you understood what he was doing and it's obvious you were feeling a strong emotion. Thank you! Bo is extremely talented and speaks to those who understand the struggle. Amazing

I just stumbled into your reactions and really enjoy your thought process. Subscribed. I will say, INSIDE really is an interwoven experience with a structure and flow (as I’m sure you can imagine given the brain that constructed it). I know that to experience Bo with your audience you have to watch it disjointed and across time, that’s just the nature of the medium but I wondered if you know how much you are not seeing that is between these songs in the special itself? Would you consider rewatching inside in its true form off camera after you are done with its scattered parts and then come talk to us about that experience? I really hope you do. Maybe you have mentioned this - I’m sorry I haven’t watched all of the videos yet. Thanks for such great reactions.

Been loving your videos. Thanks for sharing your perspective with us. There is a song I think you'd appreciate. Shrunk By Aesop Rock. It's a song about his experience with his own therapy visits. It's a story kinda told in three songs: Get out the Car, Shrunk, and Kirby but they all stand well enough on their own.

Should definitely do one for That Funny Feeling. Quite possibly the epitome of being overwhelmed by, and somehow accepting of the awareness of everything all at once.

I love your interesting insight into this. Looking forward to watching more of your reactions!

Love your analysis, this song gives me chills every time I listen to it, especially seeing someone new to it seeing it

Great commentary again, love the color purple in the background.

I love the idea of taking the shit people say and whatever emotions those words evoke and turning it them into art. You make a great point also. It is very unfortunate that the main way to make money is to help rich people make more money.

Comedians get on stage and tell jokes and people feel like they get to know the comedian the more they watch them. It’s a weird parasocial dynamic where we (as the audience) think we know who the comedian is because we hear the jokes they tell. When in reality we know less than .01% of who they actually are. We can read everything on the internet but to truly know who someone is, is a paradox in itself because most of us don’t even know who we are. This comment was brought to you by vodka and sativa. (And years of therapy) 😅

This bit is so heavy, but so good.

You should check out his full show Inside when you can. I THINK you will like that...

I like your channel!

He’s 6’5

Bo Burnham reaction = 1 like from me

You should listen to pentatonix you will like it

Comedic depression. Depressed Comedy. Who has ever heard of a sad clown?