what’s ironic is if you listen to the second half of it instead of just the part where socko lists off socioeconomic problems it’s blatantly obvious that song was about white saviors trying to make every issue about them and silencing the actual groups affected by the issues in order to make themselves look “based” or politically aware, not about politics itself. but the majority of Bo’s fanbase doesn’t post or spread that part of the song/clip only the part where socko lists off the issues, in a sense silencing socko unless he’s saying what they want him to, in an attempt to make themselves look based.
@@tymegabucks9210 YOOO DUDE!!! FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO GETS IT, JESUS CHRIST!!!! The sound is literally trending on Tiktok and people use it as background to talk about stories where they "own" someone in history or politics & it's just embarrassing smh. They just all missed the song entirely.
@@cmdrmiketv2698 of course he is, it's been years, his opinions are bound to change on things he was 26 in this interview I think? Now he's 30 big life changes are gonna happen.
Finally, people are seeing how intelligent Bo burnham is, and how unique a way he sees the world. I remember listening to him on a podcast 2 years ago and being like "Wow." But now, here he is on a CBS! That's crazy. And to think, he really just put up a crappy camera and played piano is his bedroom.
Lmao he obviously read what you wrote. Just because you didn't mention whether you think Bo is funny or not doesn't invalidate Luminaire's point. You're acting like Luminaire bringing up how he didn't like Bo's sense of humor was SUPER off topic when Bo's main source of income is based on his sense of humor.
Bo: "I don't believe comedians should be looked to for intelligent political commentary." Also Bo: Immediately provides highly intelligent, well thought out political commentary.
That also turned out to be wrong, sadly. People weren't bored of Trump, the media was getting all the clicks they ever wanted, and late night shows that featured Trump jokes went up in popularity throughout his whole presidency. It's sad, but the unending desire for controversy and to be "right" is an unquenchable thirst for the general populace.
@@horatiohornblower3757 eh, he managed to use that to position himself as a victim of attacks by the media, so in the end it only ended up doing him well. I wouldn’t vote for Trump to save my life, but he did manage to get the second biggest amount of votes out of any presidential candidate in history - granted, the guy who got the most is the guy that beat him, but still, it’s a huge accomplishment.
@@LjuboCupic1912 That’s much less of a accomplishment than it sounds. The population is continuously growing so obviously newer political candidates will get more votes as an absolute number. Voter turnout was extremely historically high too but that only seemed to increase trumps margin of loss and probably was because of extremely high amounts of early votes and mail in votes.
Or a frickin' megaphone, if you must. Would also help if they weren't in that huge room. The interviewer is already mumbling; we don't need that tiny bit of sound to go off in every other direction than the microphone that went on an early vacation, as well...
@@lenaelisabeth It was definitely about the white savior complex, but mainly when it pertains to listening to minority voices. In the bit, Bo is clearly the neoliberal performative white person who only cares about appearing to be someone who listens to minority voices, while co-opting and white-washing any radical ideas those minority voices might have.
This kid is really fuckin smart. I know there are a lot of people who say he's pretentious or entitled, and I see why they might see that initially, but he's so fuckin smart and legitimately funny that I think he rises above it.
He says "Neoliberal Fascists are destroying the left" usually when people say Neoliberal they're referring to the Democratic party establishment. He was talking about how the Democratic Party does everything they can to hurt the left, even if it means cheating in their primaries
@@CravensBen Really? I was going to say the opposite. I recall pretty much everyone- from late night hosts to news anchors to my own friends and family members- talking about Trump absolutely non-stop, right up until the moment he left office. I don’t recall any evidence whatsoever that people became bored with him, whether they liked him or hated him.
@@therainman7777 I think it was more so that a good chunk of people just got bored talking about him or hearing late night talk show hosts and the twitter crowds rehash the same jokes over and over again for brownie points. Or keyboard activists labelling anyone that disagreed with them on the most minute of things as Trump Supporting bigots. It all just got so boring and exhausting really quickly. Like even when he posted dumb stuff on twitter. After a while it switched from "Ooooh he said something stupid again!" to "Oh he said something stupid again... back to p0rn.". It's like the class clown or the one funny friend of the group. They're funny in moderation but when subjected to them constantly and non-stop it just stops being entertaining and more of a chore.
I don't know if I'd call it "inaccurate", considering most of what he was saying is simply his own opinion. When I said "insightful", I was primarily referring to the idea that people are going to get _bored_ of Trump's antics in the same way that people were/are _excited_ about him. I haven't heard it put in those terms by many people. Most of the discussion I've seen is usually about how people will reject his "ridiculous policy" or be outraged by his "offensive rhetoric".
Well it isn't really his antics that are garnering him support. It's WikiLeaks and the O'Keiffe videos that show blatant corruption and media bias. People don't like being lied to. He was lucky that he could jump on that wagon rather than the 'ol razzle dazzle.
Bo in 2016: "I don't believe comedians should be looked to for intelligent political commentary." Bo in 2021: "🎵Private property is inherently theft and neoliberal facists are destroying the left🎵"
I love his message and it is a huge breath of fresh air but there is something really sad about our society when it takes an entertainer coming on television and telling people not to always listen to the talking heads for people to actually consider it. Entertainment is entertainment, we shouldn't need to be told by someone else that it isn't a source of education. God the painful fucking irony...
I have never related more. Jesus christ, can we just shut up about politics just for like... one day??! Every time I look ANYWHERE, it's always Trump Trumpy Hillary Hillary... Just... just go away...
That's probably not what he means though. You can be annoyed by the constant discussion, but the word he used specifically was "noise". As in, sound that does not contain information. Useless data. Jokes about politics, for example - which isn't the same as (relevant) news or constructive conversation. Granted, 98% of what you see could qualify as noise, but that's not the same as "everyone just go away".
It's funny to watch this after Inside came out. Because now he's made entire songs about how much he hates capitalism. And it's good, thoughtful, intelligent stuff, but it's also a huge change from this interview.
I think it's not right to say he made entire songs about how much he hates capitalism. The lyrics of "socko" were clearly ironic. Other songs were very cynical and critical about our society, that's true. But idk, to me it feels like you're missing the point if you describe the show as "anti-capitalist".
The socko bit isn’t the only part of Inside that jabs at capitalism. And clearly Bo is aware of his place in it. But to claim that the socko song isn’t an intentional (and very intricately woven together) hit at capitalism is in fact what misses the point. Even just the fact that he worked so many references to Marxism into that songs shows that he knows a fair bit about the fundamentals of anti-capitalist thought which in itself is a pretty good indication of his political position.
I think he is very awkward and people don't realize that he isn't really all that comfortable with attention. I love his idea of living without an audience and he is right. Why need validation.
Bo might be the one comedian actually smart enough to do political commentary because he knows just how under qualified he is, and yet still provides the most insightful and downright prescient commentary I've ever seen
@@bruttastoriaquesta Also, as far as this comment goes, Trump wasn’t “shoved in” anywhere. It was one of the few key takeaways of this video and it’s perfectly contextualized by it. It’s not being brought up out of nowhere. Secondly he is brought up as a cause of problems in many debates because he was the cause of many problems, it rarely requires “shoving him in” anywhere. Especially now, 2 years later.
I knew years ago when I first had seen some of Bo's early songs, I knew that he seemed way beyond his years in depth and intellect. Until now, I haven't got to see a whole lot of interviews of this sort with Bo. But seeing this one, it only confirms once again that at only 16 years old, he appears way beyond his years. I really hope he stays in the 'game' and continues to be relevant, because I think he will be able to give that deep comedy that has a lot of meaning mixed with satire. Something along the lines of a George Carlin or even Bill Burr on some level. Obviously they have different comedic styles, most notable one being that most of Bo's is done thru song. Bo still has some growing to do, and hopefully he will continue to evolve into a great comedic thinker.
I'm not positive on his age at present time. However I was only referring to this particular video. And the description below the video says he was 16. Actually I just looked at the description again and I noticed I read it wrong. Thank you for pointing that out. Either way, even at 25, I would say he is beyond his years. :)
gatlyngun When I first watched the video, I had initially glanced at the description and saw that it said 16 years old. Obviously I should of looked a little closer. And I just kind of accepted it without giving it much thought that he obviously looks older than that. But yep, you got me there.
You´re right, i should rather have said something like a disproportionate amount of his fans are the fucking worst, or something along those lines. Though i might argue there are artists that don´t have an entire coherent segment of the fucking worst people as fans, your correction is noted.
Maybe there are artists who don't have a large segment of people who are terrible out there (I haven't seen these artists but I accept that they might exist) but I don't believe that there are any comedians out there who don't have such a segment.
I had my volume low and I got the weirdest phrases out of this video: "Taylor Swift and Kanye" "I want to make Ikea more satisfying" "The problem with cups is that everyone is attached to them" "I'd step on the ducks afterwards" The end, hope you enjoyed
Tyler Farmer No, i'm not a suck up fanboy, i'm just impressed about the fact that Chomsky is even brought up by a "semi-mainstream" comedian...i mean...most Americans don't even know who Chomsky is.
Kinda interesting to see how bo has changed over time ngl, I mean sure inside still seems to be of the opinion that you can be exhausted with the world, and he still focuses on what he knows, that being the entertainment industry, but there's more of a focus on the thing he expressed in the interview, that being to defer to the experts rather than treating him like one. He has a lot more nuance in inside, now more than ever weaving a complex lived experience into it
I'm glad he changed his view on this or at least it looks like it by what I've seen in Inside. Making a good critique of a politician/political system while being funny is hard, but it also makes for a really entertaining show. Best comedians imo are those who have the courage to speak truth to power in way that hasn't been done before.
@@OmfgHiii yeah, people saying that he *got* political on inside is really dumb, he's literally always made political jokes. first one that comes to mind was his white man song in get happy - words words words also gets really critical on the more right wing stance people have when it comes to immigrants. they just hear him say the f word and assume hes redpilled or whatever. nah dude, bo's always been based
@@samplager4482 Yeah i mean let's not ignore "The simple narrative taught in every history class Is demonstrably false and pedagogically classist Don't you know the world is built with blood? And genocide and exploitation The global network of capital essentially functions To separate the worker from the means of production",
he has just thought about everything hasn't he?! nothing is ever a coincidence but always well considered decisions - i love that about him! also i'm very intrigued to see if he will be right about Trump - i'd never thought about it that way before, but actually think he probably will...
I think he means bored/boring in that nothing Trump does would be shocking or new because he’s always done it and we’re just used to it. His behavior isn’t surprising after seeing him act that way thousands of times. If that makes sense?
Bo Burnham's show "What" was really good. Maybe one of the best I've seen in a while. How Ironic that I end up saying it every 30 seconds this guy from CBS says some words.
I've seen so many RUclipsrs come out for one side or the other, and the common phrase is "your vote matters, go vote" and then they tell you who to vote for. The fact of the matter is, voting is a right, but not a duty. The message should really be, "I encourage you to do your research before you vote rather than me telling you what to think." Don't go vote for someone because a celebrity told you to. Good on you Bo.
@@tatumsh9 Its cool, I knew what words meant before they all got changed to doublespeak. So I understand irony and there is levels to it. (Read it twice and think)
I think it’s so great that Bo likes to be apolitical in his comedies. Anyway, I’m about to go watch his sock friend teach me about the values of Marxism
Tbf, he was getting pretty boring before everyone was stuck at home for months, then decided to have the first real race-related protests since the 1960s to get out of the house
He was literally asked directly about politics, said that comedians should avoid politics, and then gave his opinion on Trump's effect on comedy exclusively. He was wrong on some subjects and right on others, he was wrong about the people getting bored of Trump but he was right on the formula used to keep him relevant - he simply underestimated Trump's worth, comedically.
@@Ismael-kc3ry Did you mean *couldn't...? also, you're missing a comma (or some form of connective word) as well as a punctuation mark. If English is your first language you are a failure; if it's not then you are still a failure.
@@kevinj9059 yes I did mean “couldn’t”, thank you for the help. I didn’t realize it before but now that you, someone who’s word I have every reason to trust in regards to my life and success, told me I was a failure I’ve begun to question my life choices, I’m sure I could stand to take some more advice from someone so grounded, mature, and wise beyond their years like you.
@@Ismael-kc3ry You are truly welcome. I'm always willing to alleviate ignorance from the world, especially in those with gracious responses. A good day to you, and I'm glad I could help!
He literally says all the same things consistently, he keeps giving us the same introspective and extrospective analysis disguised through the lens of humor and no matter how much time passes it only ever becomes more & more & more relevant & resonant to all of us. We only love him more over time and identify with his unwavering philosophy and perspective more and more no matter how often we hear it nor in what context, an interview, a special, an old video. He is not timeless, he is more like a fine wine that only gets better as more time passes.
2020 radicalized much of the population, either you got really into Qanon and went anti-mask/vax or you became some degree of anti-capitalist. we saw how fragile the whole system is and we can't unsee it. that doesn't have to be how the world works
I only wish I could like this more than once. The amount of brain-dead sheep that actually view the likes of Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, and John Oliver as glimmering beams of factual, objective, and eloquent political analysis makes me sick to my stomach. They're comedians. Nothing more, nothing less. It's so refreshing to see a celebrity that actually knows and sticks to his niche in society. And his take on Trump - good god that was SPOT ON.
I think Oliver, Colbert, & Stewart DO bring up good points, but of course they're not the best people to listen to when you want to make an decision. They're biased, which I don't blame them too much for being, & it's up to us to do our own research.
In defense of unqualified people, we do the majority of the voting in this country. Probably 99.9999 % of it. Can't listen to the media because they're too liberal, can't listen to the church because they're too conservative, can't listen to the comedians because they just care about laughs, can't listen to the politicians because they only care about themselves, can't listen to the neo-Nazis because they're too crazy, can't listen to the aliens because they don't exist (and are too liberal).
@@calebmauer1751 you could listen to... the experts. Only the problem is that they're less accesible, specially for a person who's got to spend 8 hours a day doing an activity he/she doesn't care about.
I'm willing to bet that by the list you made, that you don't mind when the comedian has a right wing point to make huh? No need to mention someone like Joe Rogan or Stephen Crowder, huh?
“Can we all be quiet for… a day? Just like a day?”
“Can any ONE shut up about any ONE thing for… an hour?”
im so glad im not the only one who made this connection haha
That's exactly what I thought about when I heard that
And I know you're thinking "you're not shutting up right now" and that's true, but...
THATS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT LMAO
"If someone does something on Tuesday then on Wednesday we can HOLD THEM ACOUNTABLE my bed is empty and im getting cooooold"
Bo: I stay out of politics.
Also Bo: IT’S OUR GOOD OLD FRIEND SOCKO!
But socko is not Bo. Socko is Bo’s friend
How dare you compare Socko to Bo. Socko is it's own independent sock with it's own feelings and values.
what’s ironic is if you listen to the second half of it instead of just the part where socko lists off socioeconomic problems it’s blatantly obvious that song was about white saviors trying to make every issue about them and silencing the actual groups affected by the issues in order to make themselves look “based” or politically aware, not about politics itself. but the majority of Bo’s fanbase doesn’t post or spread that part of the song/clip only the part where socko lists off the issues, in a sense silencing socko unless he’s saying what they want him to, in an attempt to make themselves look based.
alot can happen in 4 years
@@tymegabucks9210 YOOO DUDE!!! FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO GETS IT, JESUS CHRIST!!!! The sound is literally trending on Tiktok and people use it as background to talk about stories where they "own" someone in history or politics & it's just embarrassing smh. They just all missed the song entirely.
Good job hooking up Anthony's microphone whoever you are.
Sorry, I had sarcasm enabled.
Same goes to whoever set white balance
KevBounce I was wondering if that was just me or not
Reminds me of the old adage from the Departed
"Who are you?"
"I'm the guy who does his job, you must be the other guy."
Bo goes pink, Bo goes beige. You can’t explain that!
It'd be super if I could hear the damn questions, CBS.
It would be Super Duper!
Yeah, the entire time I was thinking, why didn't they mic the interviewer?
i can barely hear bo burnham, the other guy is just silent
He has a mic... which makes this whole situation even worst
Pedro Fernández So much worst........
"Soon you'll be bored by him; so just get bored."
But Bo...
Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime.
He wants you to be bored. We all get bored then go on the internet and waste our lives.
What's satire?
@@vinnyb3978 "The Internet" villain portrayed wants us to think boredom is criminal and must be avoided
Going over his new and old stuff and yeah - he's VERY self contradictory
@@cmdrmiketv2698 of course he is, it's been years, his opinions are bound to change on things he was 26 in this interview I think? Now he's 30 big life changes are gonna happen.
Finally, people are seeing how intelligent Bo burnham is, and how unique a way he sees the world. I remember listening to him on a podcast 2 years ago and being like "Wow." But now, here he is on a CBS! That's crazy. And to think, he really just put up a crappy camera and played piano is his bedroom.
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+luminaire42 He's funny, your humor just isn't the same as the people who watch and enjoy it.
luminaire42 even if i thought he was funny, I never said I did in my comment. if youre gonna reply to me at all, read what i wrote first.
Lmao he obviously read what you wrote. Just because you didn't mention whether you think Bo is funny or not doesn't invalidate Luminaire's point. You're acting like Luminaire bringing up how he didn't like Bo's sense of humor was SUPER off topic when Bo's main source of income is based on his sense of humor.
Those videos had better audio mixing than this CBS video.
Bo: "I don't believe comedians should be looked to for intelligent political commentary."
Also Bo: Immediately provides highly intelligent, well thought out political commentary.
That also turned out to be wrong, sadly. People weren't bored of Trump, the media was getting all the clicks they ever wanted, and late night shows that featured Trump jokes went up in popularity throughout his whole presidency. It's sad, but the unending desire for controversy and to be "right" is an unquenchable thirst for the general populace.
@@horatiohornblower3757 eh, he managed to use that to position himself as a victim of attacks by the media, so in the end it only ended up doing him well. I wouldn’t vote for Trump to save my life, but he did manage to get the second biggest amount of votes out of any presidential candidate in history - granted, the guy who got the most is the guy that beat him, but still, it’s a huge accomplishment.
@@horatiohornblower3757 Truth. Made evident by ZERO election integrity
@@LjuboCupic1912 That’s much less of a accomplishment than it sounds. The population is continuously growing so obviously newer political candidates will get more votes as an absolute number. Voter turnout was extremely historically high too but that only seemed to increase trumps margin of loss and probably was because of extremely high amounts of early votes and mail in votes.
Actually his take on Trump was terrible and inaccurate. ‘People will get bored of him’...
do they not have enough money for two mics wtf
You can see his lapel mic, but it failed or didn't record.
I work at a local CBS affiliate. Can confirm.
Or a frickin' megaphone, if you must. Would also help if they weren't in that huge room. The interviewer is already mumbling; we don't need that tiny bit of sound to go off in every other direction than the microphone that went on an early vacation, as well...
In film class they skipped sound day. Never skip sound day.
Bo then : I don't really like politics
Bo now : *THAT IS HOW THE WORLD WORKS, THAT IS HOW THE WORLD WORKS*
TRUE
I think that song was more about the 'white savior' complex some Americans have tho I get what you mean, everything Socko said was political
that wasnt bo that was socko 🙄
@@lenaelisabeth It was definitely about the white savior complex, but mainly when it pertains to listening to minority voices. In the bit, Bo is clearly the neoliberal performative white person who only cares about appearing to be someone who listens to minority voices, while co-opting and white-washing any radical ideas those minority voices might have.
you missed the complete message of the song 🧍♂️
This kid is really fuckin smart. I know there are a lot of people who say he's pretentious or entitled, and I see why they might see that initially, but he's so fuckin smart and legitimately funny that I think he rises above it.
Dude, he calls himself pretentious and entitled, he's self aware af and a fucking genius
TheGooseinator well maybe you should take some grammar lessons from him because "legitimately" is not a fucking word.
Vincent McCloskey okay don't have to be rude about it but yeah you're right I was thinking of the word "legitly" which is not a word. My bad.
Meg Griffon dude you can't correct someone and then be wrong but say don't be rude when they call you out on it.
"Kid"? He's 25. I know these days, it is expected for people to make it passed 85, but 25 really isn't that young... :/
The past 4 years changed him. The voice of Socko wasn't loud yet.
Bo is using Socko to mock radical leftists.... Did you think this meant something else?
@@tatumsh9 no... You just are coping that somebody you like is progressive
@@tatumsh9 the only part of the political spectrum he openly mocks in that song is the far-right
@@tatumsh9 lmao bo is definitely a leftist you should rewatch it if you think the opposite
He says "Neoliberal Fascists are destroying the left" usually when people say Neoliberal they're referring to the Democratic party establishment. He was talking about how the Democratic Party does everything they can to hurt the left, even if it means cheating in their primaries
"The joke's are as much keeping him alive as the support is." THIS ONE HURTS
I feel like the boredom thing really did play out, though.
@@CravensBen Really? I was going to say the opposite. I recall pretty much everyone- from late night hosts to news anchors to my own friends and family members- talking about Trump absolutely non-stop, right up until the moment he left office. I don’t recall any evidence whatsoever that people became bored with him, whether they liked him or hated him.
@@therainman7777 I think it was more so that a good chunk of people just got bored talking about him or hearing late night talk show hosts and the twitter crowds rehash the same jokes over and over again for brownie points.
Or keyboard activists labelling anyone that disagreed with them on the most minute of things as Trump Supporting bigots.
It all just got so boring and exhausting really quickly.
Like even when he posted dumb stuff on twitter. After a while it switched from "Ooooh he said something stupid again!" to "Oh he said something stupid again... back to p0rn.".
It's like the class clown or the one funny friend of the group. They're funny in moderation but when subjected to them constantly and non-stop it just stops being entertaining and more of a chore.
@@Skulduggery_TV Haha, yeah that’s true
For somebody who doesn't feel "qualified" to delve into political discussion, that was actually incredibly insightful commentary about Trump.
Most times, it's the people that know more, that know how little they know.
How was it insightful? It was mostly inaccurate and nothing we haven't heard before.
Jao123456100 it's called the Dunning-Kruger effect
I don't know if I'd call it "inaccurate", considering most of what he was saying is simply his own opinion. When I said "insightful", I was primarily referring to the idea that people are going to get _bored_ of Trump's antics in the same way that people were/are _excited_ about him. I haven't heard it put in those terms by many people. Most of the discussion I've seen is usually about how people will reject his "ridiculous policy" or be outraged by his "offensive rhetoric".
Well it isn't really his antics that are garnering him support. It's WikiLeaks and the O'Keiffe videos that show blatant corruption and media bias. People don't like being lied to. He was lucky that he could jump on that wagon rather than the 'ol razzle dazzle.
Bo in 2016: "I don't believe comedians should be looked to for intelligent political commentary."
Bo in 2021: "🎵Private property is inherently theft and neoliberal facists are destroying the left🎵"
Hard not to have an opinion after 2020.
He never has to leave his house ever again so not worried about the public anymore
Also Bo:
Putting spinning rims on a gold jet ski 🎿 👌
@Critique Everything r/woooosh
It was satire
When Bo is the genius we need, not the one we deserve.
I love his message and it is a huge breath of fresh air but there is something really sad about our society when it takes an entertainer coming on television and telling people not to always listen to the talking heads for people to actually consider it. Entertainment is entertainment, we shouldn't need to be told by someone else that it isn't a source of education. God the painful fucking irony...
I have never related more. Jesus christ, can we just shut up about politics just for like... one day??! Every time I look ANYWHERE, it's always Trump Trumpy Hillary Hillary... Just... just go away...
Could not agree more
plontulublalulu it's easy. Go camp in the woods.
Because it's important and has to do with how your country will be run.
+Son Gohan well the jokes aren't that important, and that's mostly all I see everyday.
That's probably not what he means though. You can be annoyed by the constant discussion, but the word he used specifically was "noise". As in, sound that does not contain information. Useless data. Jokes about politics, for example - which isn't the same as (relevant) news or constructive conversation. Granted, 98% of what you see could qualify as noise, but that's not the same as "everyone just go away".
It's funny to watch this after Inside came out. Because now he's made entire songs about how much he hates capitalism. And it's good, thoughtful, intelligent stuff, but it's also a huge change from this interview.
I think it's not right to say he made entire songs about how much he hates capitalism. The lyrics of "socko" were clearly ironic. Other songs were very cynical and critical about our society, that's true. But idk, to me it feels like you're missing the point if you describe the show as "anti-capitalist".
@@simondemoen361 he is a fan of a socialist political commentator and even name dropped Chomsky. He’s definitely anti capitalist
@@simondemoen361 Not to mention that Socko and Bo in that part was literally a metaphor for the ruling class and the working class.
It's funny hes against capitalism yet hes probably a millionaire.
The socko bit isn’t the only part of Inside that jabs at capitalism. And clearly Bo is aware of his place in it. But to claim that the socko song isn’t an intentional (and very intricately woven together) hit at capitalism is in fact what misses the point. Even just the fact that he worked so many references to Marxism into that songs shows that he knows a fair bit about the fundamentals of anti-capitalist thought which in itself is a pretty good indication of his political position.
he's so intelligent and hot oh my god i'm having heart troubles oh god.
Bitch chill out and change your panties
No.
haha nice one
I'm sure you'll live.
but he's gay
Bo: my comedy is not political
Socko: I’m gonna destroy this man’s whole career
It’s still not
@@myacole1272 inside is extremely political.
@@kassiogomes8498 define "extremely", the socko bit was political, other than that?
This aged beautifully into “Inside”
I think he is very awkward and people don't realize that he isn't really all that comfortable with attention. I love his idea of living without an audience and he is right. Why need validation.
Fuck, you're so fucking stupid
+ChikaVadik why so rude
Chika Vadik Yeah, really, what's your problem?
ChikaVadik how could you do this
*****
listen, I'm sorry
I was young and stupid
Bo might be the one comedian actually smart enough to do political commentary because he knows just how under qualified he is, and yet still provides the most insightful and downright prescient commentary I've ever seen
The fact that Bo is blowing up and Inside is getting so much attention gives me a glimmer of hope for our society.
bo might not be political, but socko is!
Bo Burnham! ❤️ I love hearing him speak his mind about things.
You should try watching his comedy, then.
I have! :) I've seen his comedy specials more times than I can count.
if only you could hear him in this video :)
it's rare...like bigfoot...or a unicorn.
Guys just think about it technically he stood by this socko is the one who is politically charged
this is CBS, this is suppose to be professional....why is the audio from the interviewer so fucking bad?!?!?!?!
We are only human. Mistakes happen.
Mistakes do happen just look at your life. Nice MLP profile picture queer.
Ed ude Lel nice b8 m8
Not qualified for political commentary.
Says the one thing that absolutely needs to be said more about Trump.
the thing with you trump haters is that no matter what the debate is about, you always need to find a way to shove trump into it
#NeverHillary!!! Lmfao!
And he would've been right, had the last 15 months not happened
@@bruttastoriaquesta This aged well
@@bruttastoriaquesta Also, as far as this comment goes, Trump wasn’t “shoved in” anywhere. It was one of the few key takeaways of this video and it’s perfectly contextualized by it. It’s not being brought up out of nowhere.
Secondly he is brought up as a cause of problems in many debates because he was the cause of many problems, it rarely requires “shoving him in” anywhere. Especially now, 2 years later.
I knew years ago when I first had seen some of Bo's early songs, I knew that he seemed way beyond his years in depth and intellect. Until now, I haven't got to see a whole lot of interviews of this sort with Bo. But seeing this one, it only confirms once again that at only 16 years old, he appears way beyond his years. I really hope he stays in the 'game' and continues to be relevant, because I think he will be able to give that deep comedy that has a lot of meaning mixed with satire. Something along the lines of a George Carlin or even Bill Burr on some level. Obviously they have different comedic styles, most notable one being that most of Bo's is done thru song. Bo still has some growing to do, and hopefully he will continue to evolve into a great comedic thinker.
You know he isn't 16 right? Maybe I read what you typed wrong but just making sure.
I'm not positive on his age at present time. However I was only referring to this particular video. And the description below the video says he was 16.
Actually I just looked at the description again and I noticed I read it wrong. Thank you for pointing that out. Either way, even at 25, I would say he is beyond his years. :)
gatlyngun
When I first watched the video, I had initially glanced at the description and saw that it said 16 years old. Obviously I should of looked a little closer. And I just kind of accepted it without giving it much thought that he obviously looks older than that. But yep, you got me there.
Also Bo: The global network of capital essentially functions...
That's Socko, not Bo
Bo Burnham is an interesting guy, but a certain segment of his fans are the fucking worst.
why???
A certain segment of people in general are horrible. So you're going to find a percentage of people you don't like in any large group.
You can say that about a lot of artists and entertainers.
You´re right, i should rather have said something like a disproportionate amount of his fans are the fucking worst, or something along those lines.
Though i might argue there are artists that don´t have an entire coherent segment of the fucking worst people as fans, your correction is noted.
Maybe there are artists who don't have a large segment of people who are terrible out there (I haven't seen these artists but I accept that they might exist) but I don't believe that there are any comedians out there who don't have such a segment.
Bo 4 years ago: I stay out of politics
Bo now: *PRIVATE PROPERTY IS INHERENTLY THEFT*
That was a very intelligent take both on our current political situation and on knowing who you are, and what you are qualified to speak on.
I had my volume low and I got the weirdest phrases out of this video:
"Taylor Swift and Kanye"
"I want to make Ikea more satisfying"
"The problem with cups is that everyone is attached to them"
"I'd step on the ducks afterwards"
The end, hope you enjoyed
I enjoyed that lmao
"shut up and chug a quite mug a day like for a day?"
Sorry
Socko: Are you challenging me?
Did Bo just say Chomsky?
*Ok, he is legit.*
Yep. The one that wears a strap-on.
Whoaa he knows who Noam Chomsky is, what an intellectual. Just like you!!!
dae nOAM Chomsky?
Tyler Farmer No, i'm not a suck up fanboy, i'm just impressed about the fact that Chomsky is even brought up by a "semi-mainstream" comedian...i mean...most Americans don't even know who Chomsky is.
that's just not true
Kinda interesting to see how bo has changed over time ngl, I mean sure inside still seems to be of the opinion that you can be exhausted with the world, and he still focuses on what he knows, that being the entertainment industry, but there's more of a focus on the thing he expressed in the interview, that being to defer to the experts rather than treating him like one. He has a lot more nuance in inside, now more than ever weaving a complex lived experience into it
I'm glad he changed his view on this or at least it looks like it by what I've seen in Inside. Making a good critique of a politician/political system while being funny is hard, but it also makes for a really entertaining show. Best comedians imo are those who have the courage to speak truth to power in way that hasn't been done before.
all his specials are political he just knows his place in the conversation and makes us interested in doing our own research
@@OmfgHiii yeah, people saying that he *got* political on inside is really dumb, he's literally always made political jokes. first one that comes to mind was his white man song in get happy - words words words also gets really critical on the more right wing stance people have when it comes to immigrants. they just hear him say the f word and assume hes redpilled or whatever. nah dude, bo's always been based
@@CEDEREL i agree that he has done political jokes in the past but i do think inside was a lot more political than any of his other specials.
@@samplager4482 Yeah i mean let's not ignore "The simple narrative taught in every history class
Is demonstrably false and pedagogically classist
Don't you know the world is built with blood?
And genocide and exploitation
The global network of capital essentially functions
To separate the worker from the means of production",
@@alexhughes2754 you know someone is a leftist when they use the word demonstrably.
What is wrong with this audio?
they only had bo's mic on this video
Narrator: "They did not get bored, they got worse"
This is actually good shit... i can see what hes getting at
Bo: “Get Bored!”
2020: quarantine.
“And I know what you’re saying, ‘well you’re not shutting up’, and to that I say-“
Who needs a coffee, cause I'm doing a run~~
It so refreshing to hear someone speak so articulately and eloquently. It's just so soothing
he has just thought about everything hasn't he?!
nothing is ever a coincidence but always well considered decisions - i love that about him!
also i'm very intrigued to see if he will be right about Trump - i'd never thought about it that way before, but actually think he probably will...
Seriously? You're CBS and you couldn't get the interviewer's mic on? Fire that sound guy and hire me.
We couldn't get the interviewer a mic huh?
Jake F wasn’t in the budget
here from tommy’s stream lol
“he’ll get boring” he he he, that aged poorly
Not really. I was bored of him after two weeks of campaigning.
people were kinda bored of him after 4 years. arguably
I think he means bored/boring in that nothing Trump does would be shocking or new because he’s always done it and we’re just used to it. His behavior isn’t surprising after seeing him act that way thousands of times. If that makes sense?
Bo Burnham's show "What" was really good. Maybe one of the best I've seen in a while. How Ironic that I end up saying it every 30 seconds this guy from CBS says some words.
Have you seen his latest show "Make Happy"?
Have you seen his latest show “Inside” Netflix?
I love how the interviewer looks impressed by this insightful 25 year old
Who wouldn't?
That prediction at the end was absolutely spot on 🤯
ZACH STONE IS GONNA BE PRESIDENT
I’m here bc this specific Minecraft guy told me to, good video
I've seen so many RUclipsrs come out for one side or the other, and the common phrase is "your vote matters, go vote" and then they tell you who to vote for. The fact of the matter is, voting is a right, but not a duty. The message should really be, "I encourage you to do your research before you vote rather than me telling you what to think." Don't go vote for someone because a celebrity told you to. Good on you Bo.
The number of people that don't understand "How the World Works" in this comment section is staggering.
Yep
I don't think you get it.. and don't burden me with the responsibility of educating you.
@@tatumsh9 Its cool, I knew what words meant before they all got changed to doublespeak. So I understand irony and there is levels to it. (Read it twice and think)
"Why is Bo being political in Inside?" Simple! He's 30 now, he's obviously more educated, and he did it in a semi-satirical way.
That’s the thing tho. I don’t know why people think it was just super political when it really wasn’t
Plus, political comedy ages like bread
And then socko was born
1:17 Everyone is talking about “how the world works” but one one talking about the whole shut up bit in inside is fully there
I think it’s so great that Bo likes to be apolitical in his comedies.
Anyway, I’m about to go watch his sock friend teach me about the values of Marxism
Anyone who says "WeLl TrUmP WoN tHe ElEcTiOn ShUt Up NeXt TiMe" missed the point completely.
"He'll get boring".
Well... that didn't happen.
"He won't fail on policy."
Well... that ALSO didn't happen.
Tbf, he was getting pretty boring before everyone was stuck at home for months, then decided to have the first real race-related protests since the 1960s to get out of the house
@@lewisanderton8062 haha ok
I almost prefer him talking like this on podcasts and interviews over his stand up.
This is one of the best political stances I’ve seen. Wow I love Bo’s mind
Very insightful at the end.
Well, one year later and Bo could not have been more wrong. I love Bo's comedy, but it's good he stays away from politics.
He was literally asked directly about politics, said that comedians should avoid politics, and then gave his opinion on Trump's effect on comedy exclusively. He was wrong on some subjects and right on others, he was wrong about the people getting bored of Trump but he was right on the formula used to keep him relevant - he simply underestimated Trump's worth, comedically.
Three years later he could have been more right
@@Ismael-kc3ry Did you mean *couldn't...? also, you're missing a comma (or some form of connective word) as well as a punctuation mark. If English is your first language you are a failure; if it's not then you are still a failure.
@@kevinj9059 yes I did mean “couldn’t”, thank you for the help. I didn’t realize it before but now that you, someone who’s word I have every reason to trust in regards to my life and success, told me I was a failure I’ve begun to question my life choices, I’m sure I could stand to take some more advice from someone so grounded, mature, and wise beyond their years like you.
@@Ismael-kc3ry You are truly welcome. I'm always willing to alleviate ignorance from the world, especially in those with gracious responses. A good day to you, and I'm glad I could help!
He literally says all the same things consistently, he keeps giving us the same introspective and extrospective analysis disguised through the lens of humor and no matter how much time passes it only ever becomes more & more & more relevant & resonant to all of us. We only love him more over time and identify with his unwavering philosophy and perspective more and more no matter how often we hear it nor in what context, an interview, a special, an old video. He is not timeless, he is more like a fine wine that only gets better as more time passes.
This guy didn't watch Inside from Bo Burnham
this was from 2016
inside was from 2021
"This guy" was Bo and the comment was a joke
@@Frajog 😂😂
I like how Bo foresaw the way the former guy would fall out of the spotlight. That’s pretty crazy.
"People will be bored by him."
This is true on my end, anyway. That's why I didn't watch the second and third debates.
bo: hates politics
also bo: THE FBI KILLED MARTIN LUTHER KING!
OH HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED
Inspiration for a part in "Inside" @ 1:20. Been finding these little nuggets everywhere.
Can we appreciate the fact he predicted the exact reason for Trumps failure. He be spittin' pure facts.
??? Pretty sure nobody got bored of him lol. He lost because of a record voter turnout with the explicit intent of removing him from office.
Yeah I am not educated in politics: Perfectly predicts the future 4 years prior
2020 radicalized much of the population, either you got really into Qanon and went anti-mask/vax or you became some degree of anti-capitalist. we saw how fragile the whole system is and we can't unsee it. that doesn't have to be how the world works
I never noticed the bump behind his jaw.
What was wrong with the audio?
SLAMMING!!!
they only had bo's mic on this video
SNCKPCK but it sounded fine
I actually just listened to it without headphones and the interviewers volume is drastically different
IM ETHAN BRADBERRYY
bo talking about Noam Chomsky even for just half a second makes him 100000% hotter somehow
Huh? How?
talking bout chomsky is hot if you're a big bad anti-capitalist, antifa leftist/super scary socialist
I only wish I could like this more than once. The amount of brain-dead sheep that actually view the likes of Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, and John Oliver as glimmering beams of factual, objective, and eloquent political analysis makes me sick to my stomach. They're comedians. Nothing more, nothing less. It's so refreshing to see a celebrity that actually knows and sticks to his niche in society. And his take on Trump - good god that was SPOT ON.
I think Oliver, Colbert, & Stewart DO bring up good points, but of course they're not the best people to listen to when you want to make an decision. They're biased, which I don't blame them too much for being, & it's up to us to do our own research.
In defense of unqualified people, we do the majority of the voting in this country. Probably 99.9999 % of it. Can't listen to the media because they're too liberal, can't listen to the church because they're too conservative, can't listen to the comedians because they just care about laughs, can't listen to the politicians because they only care about themselves, can't listen to the neo-Nazis because they're too crazy, can't listen to the aliens because they don't exist (and are too liberal).
@@calebmauer1751 you could listen to... the experts. Only the problem is that they're less accesible, specially for a person who's got to spend 8 hours a day doing an activity he/she doesn't care about.
I'm willing to bet that by the list you made, that you don't mind when the comedian has a right wing point to make huh? No need to mention someone like Joe Rogan or Stephen Crowder, huh?
Hmm, so what you're saying is...it's not, Noam Chomsky wearing a strap-on?
anyone here after watching inside and listening to bo asks ppl to shut up lol?
Well, almost two years later and they're not bored yet...
Geez, fix the audio in editing before you post... This is CBS?
The most intelligent people are the one's who say "I'm not qualified to talk about that because I don't know"...
that`s true!
If only people just got bored...
The Daily Show with Bo Burnham would be a ratings explosion
No one should "shut up" about politics. It's incredibly important and we should be having conversations about this.
November 2022: Effing NAILED it.
he's just so smart
Watching this again now, this actually makes me very very sad.
Man he was wrong about the boring thing
Was he I mean really think about it...was he
Bo: Can we please just stay quiet for like a day?
INSIDE: Can any single person…. Shut the fck up about any single thing for an hour????
Socko, however, would beg to differ.
30 secs
All this man's clips are fire
Audio Levels shite. Neat interview tho
Bo! Truth bombs everywhereeee. Love it.
*goes on to make a Netflix special criticizing American society*
2020 will do that to ya.
I would too
@@zachmarchese3761 you’re so edgy 🤪
Thank you for someone finally saying this. Comedians gotta stop pretending they hate trump, he's provided them with so much material