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Bo Burnham at the University of Rochester in 2012:

If I was a 30 year old, like, making...you know, dick jokes with an acoustic guitar, I'd kill myself. Yeah, it's all gone.

Bo in Inside and The Inside Outtakes:

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What is up with Bo Burnham rn?? None of his old songs are playable on Spotify and his social media's are empty except for links to Inside/Outtakes 👀 something to do with his death day??

I know as much as you do, unfortunately. He has a new profile pic across all of his social media, and he's removed his posts on IG and Twitter.

What I CAN confirm, though, is that his albums did not disappear yesterday and neither did his merch store. The three albums disappeared last week likely due to a contract issue with Comedy Central Records.

This previously happened right after Thanksgiving in 2021; here's an article about it.

In terms of Bo's merch, there was a discussion about the site not working last month on Reddit, so this only changed in the past few weeks.

In both of those cases, I would say Bo's death date did not affect the circumstances.

I hope this helps, and I will definitely update everyone as soon as we get more info—fingers crossed it's new content! ✌🏼🐔

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Hey, everyone!

Just one more day left for New Zealand Comedy Month, which means I have one final (spooky!) post—What We Do in the Shadows and its spinoffs! 🧛‍♂️

I will be delving into the short film from 2005, the movie from 2014, and the two shows that resulted from the acclaimed vampire film.

The identically titled FX show, featuring Matt Berry and the first female lead vampire in the Jemaine/Taika universe: Nadja!

The program also has one of the best characters EVER imo, the energy vampire Colin Robinson.

And, of course, the wonderfully weird and sweet Wellington Paranormal, which is based on the two easily hypnotized cops from the movie.

The best character on that show is the hilarious Sergeant Maaka who makes fake button noises before “entering” into his secret paranormal room haha

I hope you enjoy the article, which will be available tomorrow morning, and keep it here for more comedy fun! ✌🏼🐔

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Um…so this happened 👀

Still can’t believe it tbh…

Daniel Sloss was an absolute GEM and took photos with everyone who stayed after his amazing performance of Can't at Town Hall that opened the New York Comedy Festival this year. SO much fun, and he signed my copy of his book! 🥰

My trip was incredible, the Inside cabaret show at 54 Below was a BLAST (I had on disco ball jewelry courtesy of @ilickedthegardenwall), and @nicoleanell couldn't have been a more gracious host.

We even went to the Brooklyn Cat Cafe (and I got a beautiful turquoise shirt)! 💗

Lots to come on my website, especially about meeting Sloss in person, and keep it here for more comedy fun! ✌🏼🐔

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Hi, everyone!

I am now one step closer to owning all of Bo Burnham’s physical media—his eponymous album just arrived in the mail today! 👀

I had never seen all of the pictures in this CD before, so here they are if you're interested.

Now I just need the what. album since I have both the DVD and the CD for Words Words Words.

And of course like every variation of Inside—minus the Spotify pink vinyl. Even a cassette that I can't play at all! ✌🏼🐔

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Talk about irony.

I am NOT a comedian AT ALL.

I am the least funny person you have yet to see.

You like Bo Burnham tho, right? That's mainly the sort of stuff I write about and obsess over (or did when I focused entirely on him—the site has broadened to include much more).

Enjoy the content that is for everyone, even those who aren't comedians! ✌🏼🐔

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Hi, everyone!

As you all probably know, Bo now has 0 posts on his Instagram account, and the countdown was nothing but a glitch in the system. Oh well.

But fear not, I bring you NEW Bo-related content in the form of a long-awaited interview with the Lego Bo master himself, James Cawood!

If you've seen Bezos I or Goodbye Bo in toy brick form on YouTube, then you've definitely seen his work. And yes, this is the fifth of my five favorite Inside-focused videos online in 2022 (which you can read about here).

Bucket list goal achieved! 🙌

In the interview, James and I chat about his fascinating career as a YouTuber creator—he started uploading videos when he was under 10 years old!—and his current work as a South African/UK filmmaker.

This is one of my favorite pieces (James has led a truly fascinating life in his 20 years on this planet), and I hope you like reading it as much as I did conducting the interview.

Enjoy the new Bo content, and stay tuned for more comedy fun! ✌🏼🐔

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Hi, everyone! I hope you're having a nice fall weekend. 🍂

I just wanted to share some BEAUTIFUL art I was lucky enough to acquire recently from two incredible artists 🎨

The first is one of my favorite pieces that combines two of my passions, one from my childhood and one since 2019: Peanuts and Bo Burnham!

Bo as Charlie Brown/Schroeder is just perfect, and I can't rep @lomleyo enough. She is an EXCEPTIONAL artist and also created my SUCH logo that I adore 🥰

I was finally able to pick up the Peanuts print because I needed to get the perfect birthday card for my best friend @ilickedthegardenwall on her 30th birthday—and BOY did Kat deliver on that one!

All of these prints and more can be found on the artist's INPRNT shop. Check it out! 👀

The second is a recent discovery on Instagram that blew me away: A Vincent van Gogh-style representation of Inside, with so many hidden gems from White Woman's Instagram (like an embroidered fox and dreamcatcher, for starters). Just AMAZING attention to detail!

I am an ENORMOUS fan of Vincent van Gogh (Starry Night is my favorite painting), so this image spoke to me immediately, and I actually reached out to the artist (Jakobi Holck Luke) to see if he would add it to his Redbubble shop (IncredibleHolck), which he did thankfully.

Fun fact: Bo has been compared to the troubled painter by Pete Holmes ("It's exciting to see van Gogh walking in the Mall of America"), and the lyrics to Vincent by Don McLean really sound like Bo imo (especially the intro and this last section):

Now I think I know

What you tried to say to me

How you suffered for your sanity

And how you tried to set them free

They would not listen, they're not listening still

Perhaps they never will

Anyway, I'm just in love with my new art pieces, and I hope you all consider supporting these two artists in the future! ✌🏼🐔

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One of my favorite people on the planet, the brilliant Amy Sedaris, always posts weird images on her IG.

But this past Sunday's REALLY resembles a certain musical comedian (which is funny because he HATES bananas irl)

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Good morning! It's the PREMIERE of Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show TONIGHT! 🙌

I've been busy with my new job and packing (moving to my new home on Sunday—woo-hoo!), but I couldn't miss this one...I mean, I was at one of the performances he filmed back in 2022 haha

And we may finally learn WHY Bo was wearing that ski mask at the Emmys! 🤯

Anyway, here is a roundup of all the media I've found pertaining to the show and Jerrod:

Variety interview https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jerrod-carmichael-reality-show-kardashians-coming-out-bo-burnham-1235954213/amp/

(the way he hides Bo's identity and refuses to acknowledge the lanky ski mask-wearing friend is him is ADORABLE...we know it's him, Jerrod haha)

The figure with the mask over his head is a friend of mine whose identity I’ll protect. I won’t say who it is ever.

Have you worked with this person before?

It’s just a friend of mine. All questions asked about them, I’ll not answer. It’s the amount of protection that I want to provide for this person.

Vulture interview https://www.vulture.com/article/hbo-jerrod-carmichael-reality-show-series-interview.html

New York Times

Indiewire

Entertainment Weekly

Hollywood Reporter

Washington Post

And don't forget to watch tonight at 11 PM (yikes that is late...good thing streaming exists lol)!

Enjoy the articles, and keep it here for more comedy fun! ✌🏼🐔

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Hi, everyone!

In all the Grammys downpour of content (it's RAINING Bo, Hallelujah! ☔️), I forgot to promote my newest article (and the first one of the year...yes, I'm very slow haha)—

All of the EASTER EGGS in Bo Burnham's masterpiece! 👀

As I say in my introduction for the piece, I've had this idea rattling around in my brain for years now, so I finally wrote out everything I could find:

Whiteboard gags

YouTube conventions in The Inside Outtakes

Misspelled words (on purpose, perhaps?)

And to finish it off, I've created a playlist on Amazon Music of Bo's songs based on the complete whiteboard outline in the Outtakes.

Enjoy the new article, and keep it here for more comedy fun! ✌🏼🐔

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Good morning, everyone!

I am going to be MIA until Saturday because I'm heading up to New York City today! 🙌🏼

First, @nicoleanell and I will be attending the 54 Below Inside show that's tonight. SO excited to hear Bo Burnham's music live in *some* capacity...and I love that they specified he will NOT be there haha

I've got on my "just a girlboss building her empire" shirt, and I'm READY for a fun night out!

Then tomorrow night, we're seeing Daniel Sloss perform Can't at Town Hall.

The last time I was at that venue was to see Flight of the Conchords in 2008, so I'm thrilled to go there again!

And Daniel is SUCH a terrific comedian! If you haven't yet, do yourself a favor and watch his three specials: Dark, Jigsaw, and X.

He's DARK for sure, but oh so entertaining (and he's known Bo since their Edinburgh Fringe days)!

I will be posting an article about Daniel and Bo's friendship some time in the near future, so be on the lookout for that. And keep it here for more comedy fun! ✌🏼🐔

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Hi, everyone!

I have two new items up on my website.

First, there's a very lengthy interview with Jay Doyle, the author of Bo Burnham: The Funniest Thing!

I actually helped review the first volume of his eventual series on Bo's masterpiece, so this was a really fun discussion for me.

You can read all about Jay's writing background, how the Special (as he calls it) changed his life, and his interpretation of Inside here.

I also recently updated my post about a Bo Burnham Reaction Video a Day for the month of December. I went through MANY YouTube reactions to find the best of the best from a diverse range of people. Old and young, men and women—everyone loves Bo! Haha

I hope you enjoy the new items, and keep it here for more comedy fun! ✌🏼🐔

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Not trying to trigger you or anyone else with this question, but who do you think has Bruce, Bo's doggo? As far as we know, he no longer sees Lor, and I cannot see him just abandoning him like that, but he is literally all over the country, and there have been zero pics of him and Bruce since the split which has me, an animal lover, actually worried about his whereabouts. Kinda hoping Bruce is living with his parents or one of his siblings so that he can still visit with him, and the not knowing gives me a very upset stomach over it whenever the thought drifts through the mindspace. Have you heard anything at all in regards to this?

Great question!

So for those who don't know, Bruce is the puppy Bo Burnham adopted in 2015. He had been living with Bo and Lorene Scafaria until they broke up circa October 2022.

Since their split, Lorene has posted a few images of Bruce (like him in a shark costume), meaning he is still living with her. My best guess is that Bo no longer sees the dog at all OR they have a sort of shared visitation agreement.

In the meantime, I'm sure Bo is filling his doggy-loving heart by spending LOTS of time with Phoebe Bridgers' pug, Maxine.

If anyone else has any specific info, please let us know! ✌🏼🐔

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Oh WOW! The newest WTF podcast episode with Jesse David Fox is an absolute must-listen for comedy nerds like myself.

And Marc Maron dropped a fun tidbit I had NEVER heard before: He had asked Bo Burnham to direct his comedy special! 🤯

Here's my transcription of Maron on Bo and his brilliance:

You had, you frame it in the final, the beginning of the latest, uh, version of what you would call alternative comedy and it has its place, but you know, outside of Bo Burnham, who I think had out of all of them as, as a comedic visionary. Well, he's the guy.

You know, like that thing he did during the pandemic and also all his stuff. That this is a guy that takes emotional risk, but also is insanely talented, like you said.

And intellectually, uh, up for the challenge...And I asked Bo to direct my last one just cuz I thought well maybe you could do something interesting with me because I'm actually a fucking bleeding wound half the time, but he was polite and said he was in a deal with Netflix. Why would he want to? I was condescending to him.

So that was exciting to hear! Maron and Jesse also go into Rothaniel and the contentious interview with Jerrod Carmichael, the art form of the special irself, and what vulnerability is in comedy.

Highly recommended, and I now have to read the book knowing Jesse discusses some of my favorite comedians (and calls Maria Bamford one of the best of all time—love it)!

Enjoy the podcast, and keep it here for more comedy fun! ✌🏼🐔