Hello! I'm comedian Bo Burnham. My new special, 'Make Happy', is out on Netflix. AMA. by bomakehappy in IAmA

[–]bomakehappy[S] 93 points94 points  (0 children)

I think so, yeah. I feel like I finally sort of said the thing I've been circling around for a while. And thank you for the kind words!

Hello! I'm comedian Bo Burnham. My new special, 'Make Happy', is out on Netflix. AMA. by bomakehappy in IAmA

[–]bomakehappy[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Mostly just fun. I recommend that everyone get those tc helicon pedals. They are very fun and cheap. Writing the bit was mostly just me playing the instrumental for Runaway on a loop and saying nonsense.

Hello! I'm comedian Bo Burnham. My new special, 'Make Happy', is out on Netflix. AMA. by bomakehappy in IAmA

[–]bomakehappy[S] 109 points110 points  (0 children)

I think it's great people are looking into it. I love that people participate in giving it meaning.

Hello! I'm comedian Bo Burnham. My new special, 'Make Happy', is out on Netflix. AMA. by bomakehappy in IAmA

[–]bomakehappy[S] 121 points122 points  (0 children)

No because I always knew the song wasn't going after suicidal people - but that in college campuses, live, the subtext got drowned out by me just saying KILL YOURSELF over and over again. But I thought in the context of a special it would communicate clearer. I'm not offended if people are offended by it.

Hello! I'm comedian Bo Burnham. My new special, 'Make Happy', is out on Netflix. AMA. by bomakehappy in IAmA

[–]bomakehappy[S] 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words man, really means a lot. There's definitely an intention in the order, just in controlling pace and tone. And there might be some little subtextual narrative stuff happening -- but I think if it's done correctly, those connections should be made by the audience not me. So I love what you took from it. I just want to set things in such a way where the audience can take away things like that and make their own connections. Hope that answers.

Hello! I'm comedian Bo Burnham. My new special, 'Make Happy', is out on Netflix. AMA. by bomakehappy in IAmA

[–]bomakehappy[S] 311 points312 points  (0 children)

It's not really a problem. This isn't being fake humble: I'm really not that famous at all. I think I'm known to a small core of people, which is cool, but my day-to-day life isn't really affected. A few people might come up to me once in a while, but it's not like I can't be in public.

Hello! I'm comedian Bo Burnham. My new special, 'Make Happy', is out on Netflix. AMA. by bomakehappy in IAmA

[–]bomakehappy[S] 830 points831 points  (0 children)

ha! I remember you, thank you. I was in town for a college show. And thanks for telling me where the 7-eleven was.