Bo Burnham: Inside is the best comedy special, whatever that means
Channel: The Week I Review
Date: 2021-06-08

This would have been funnier if it was 27 minutes longer.

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0:00 - The Make Happy review I didn't write
3:08 - Inside is the best comedy special (What is a comedy special?)
9:52 - Bo Burnham until now (What is of a comedy special, some more?)
19:13 - What is Inside?
24:29 - A bad faith argument
27:35 - Pandemic art
29:01 - Depression content
33:07 - Inside is a lie (and that's okay)
35:44 - Inside is YouTube on Netflix
39:53 - I agree with Socko (an actual critique!)
43:09 - His (and my) place in the world
44:32 - (Musical) comedy
45:24 - Imagery as comedy
46:44 - Comedy without an audience
53:02 - Claps for self-awareness
54:01 - Is it funny?


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