Bo Burnham Thinks Everyone Acts Like An Eighth Grader Online (HBO)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Bo Burnham’s career started on the Internet.
He was catapulted into the entertainment industry after UA-cam videos of him performing silly songs in his childhood bedroom went viral. His career took him bounding from comedy albums to stand-up specials, bit parts in sitcoms to starring in his own television series, directing specials for Jerrod Carmichael and Chris Rock, and now, his very first feature film, "Eighth Grade."
Burnham’s directorial debut chronicles a week in the life of a 13-year-old girl as she graduates from middle school. Confessional videos that his main character, Kayla, records on her laptop function as vignettes throughout the film. But this is not a nostalgic story of a teen whose online antics lead to unexpected celebrity. Instead, Burnham focuses on a more anonymous experience of digital life.
“I've always been annoyed that we only talk about the people that go viral on the Internet,” Burnham told VICE News. “And as someone that goes viral, it's actually not that interesting.
The result is a gripping snapshot of anxiety and adolescence in the digital age, but unlike most Hollywood glamorizations of youth, Burnham leans into hyperrealism. He casts real teens, lets hormonal acne have its close-up, and deliberately leaves in every “Um,” “Like,” and “You know.”
“Rather than making a movie that makes fun of a UA-cam celebrity with a bunch of subscribers and stuff which everyone has done, why not make a movie about a kid that's watching one of those people? That wants to be them and is sort of drowning in the cultural standards set by all those people?" Burnham explains. "Because that's really what's happening.”
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“I've always been annoyed that we only talk about the people that go viral on the Internet,” Burnham told VICE News
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To those who are calling him a hypocrite- he knows he is. He's written multiple songs about it.
and he hates catchy choruses.
Roxkstargirl May someone please explain how Bo is a hypocrite?
Bo Fo Sho he wrote a song called “art is dead” yet he creates such beautiful art that is funny, sad and happy all at the same time. That’s the only one I can think of lol.
Ivana Janičkovičová hungry hungry hypocrite.
Echo he’s a feminine Eminem, a slim shady lady
But nice cause he texted Haiti
“Imagine a depressed onion cutting itself”
People dont give him enough credit for what he's done...to me he's the first genuine artist to transition into t.v and film from UA-cam...and that's because he's brilliant...as an entertainer, artist, and a person. Very smart guy. I admire him a lot...and I'm 30 but wish I was in 8th grade...as in back in 2001....I wouldnt want to be in 8th grade in 2018 LoL
fully agree, also nice pfp
"Picked up the celery but dropped the beet" I will admit I laughed
Oh wow, don't tell me you CRINGED, please master, teach me how to be superior like you!
zztop3000 lmfao imagine writing out “retarded” but censoring “stupid”
zztop3000 .........im cryinfg, what??? lmao "stu*id"
zztop3000 If you censor stupid,your opinion doesn't count.
zztop3000 You. Cannot. Be. Serious. and did you literally just bleep the P in “stupid?”
Bo Burnham is incomparable.
Like a...
...Like a Bo Burnham
Niiiiiice
Pikaia Gracilens ...That’s the word.
.. a really good book !
bundle of sticks
When I went off internet and TV for a month I had the groundbreaking realization that youtubers are not my friends. They are not people I know, not people that know me, and certainly not people I should go to for emotional support. It was insane to realize that I had actually been looking at someone on a screen in that way, and I hadn’t really realized why until watching this video.
I didn’t even know that this dude was still thriving. I thought I was just that one kid who watched his show ‘what.’ A thousand times whilst I cried myself to sleep after being bullied at school. Good to know my role model is still thriving.
I watched this dude back in 2008 holy shit
Maximumilianervu ..ou
Ima 8th grader
Love this guy! His H3 interview was awesome.
Search "H3 Bo Burnham" for a great interview with this interesting guy.
Aaaaand I don't live in America.
H3 is exactly whats wrong with the internet dont go watch that stupid shit
wtf
MF DOOM how are Ethan and Hila what’s wrong with the internet
* Pulls up a chair and popcorn * Oh, please do go on....
I think 75% comments on the internet are just generated by 8th graders.
WHAT!?!? NAW its more like an army of nine-year-olds.
bro I agree. Tons of youngins on the internet.
Unfortunately, It's not. It's people of all ages, dumbing down to appeal for comment, likes, or to troll and piss people off.
Yes my dads getting the recognition he deserves
God he’s brilliant
TurtleKing777 was coming down here to say just that
hes an as whole
Ya and I'm a dolphin
We all are, Bo. We all are. What creeps me out the most is that I'm always sucked back into these internet subcultures even though I know it's not good for me. It's like a drug, or a cult. I can't leave it be. I just want to be normal again but I keep getting drawn away from the world by the allure of this fucking black mirror. This is a fucking crisis and its killing us. Why won't anyone take it seriously?
damn, that was a deep comment...i grew up with no internet, no smartphone, just a land line hanging off the wall...i find youtube worth while because of documentary channels like Vice, Unreported World, Journeyman Pictures, etc. and it honestly shocks me about the purely superficial content people much younger than me are addicted to...it's meaningless, pointless, and your life is just ticking by while you indulge in that shit. hope you find peace brotha...
Gary?
Dude its not that hard or deep
*MF DOOM*
That's what he said!
Dream Delirium made it +/- through a paragraph of your absolutely incoherent, nonsensical, meaningless, self-centered diatribe...go read those books you were talking about kiddo, because you're clueless and pointless at the same time in your present state...
His vines were gold
i don't get how interviewers successfully ask him questions i would just sit there in awe of his intelligence and creativity
This was a really well constructed interview.
Burnham is the future of comedy.
he's the past
Kurt Eichenwalde
2 subs, really?
Brian Griffin who cares about sub? Do i even have one? Dont know. Or you just making jokes because of what this video was about being youtube famous.
If that's the "future" of comedy, it promises to be a bleak and boring one.
It’s sexist and homophobic to say that Bo is the future of comedy and not Nanette
As someone going into ninth grade that's exactly what it feels like to be in eighth grade
I still have ptsd from being in the 8th grade, and that was so freakin long ago, I can totally relate.
Its cause people can say whatever they want on the internet , and I guess people’s immaturity really shines through
well that was just a 4 minute advert for his movie...
atheosxgaming My man don’t know about about promotion lul
he’s so cuuuute
Tamyra Too bad you can’t mooch off of him ^_^
We Don’t Need The Police mooch ? i don’t need his money sweetie that’s not a problem
saw him speak in new york last week and he said he's not really disappointed in how absorbed everyone is by the internet, because the internet world is a lot more satisfying than the real world
Not sure why but I suddenly got a strange craving for breakfast.
HigherPlanes his shirt reminds me of eggs
same but 4 am
Kitchen
I'm happy to see him doing this well. It was a funny coincidence that I discovered Bo, and his UA-cam videos about 2 months before he released 'What' on UA-cam for free.
The man, the myth, the legend...the hungry hungry hypocrite
8th grade level is way to flattering to the “culture” of YT.
Mikael well.... yt culture really isnt a really healthy culture to the point it isnt culture.... in a way
It’s a byproduct of democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville in the 1800s noticed that everyone in America had a very base intelligence compared to the other countries he had been to. It’s because we do so much, we don’t have time to learn really.
The movie was great. Happy to see Bo headlining a project again.
The Gucci at the end just hurt my soul
I watched eighth grade today and it’s so goooood
2:41 is that THE chair from inside?????????
He kinda looks like pewdiepie
He's better than pewdiepie
Izzy Heeyaw they can’t really be compared
I mean they're both blond
@@richtofen4888 incomparable
Like a.....
"Stop providing the world with something to say about you."
- Marlon Asher
This is sounds like a great movie, with all the drama that netflix fat-shaming movie presented (also "thirteen reasons why" netflix series), people need to release some better researched movies that will help a younger/newer generation rather then everyone hating on how bad its delivery was/is. This is probably more important towards the teenager movies that are popping up now. teen movies really just suck now and are inaccurate to how teens actually act.
good movie to watch about teenagers called "the dirties," it over the top in lots of the plot, but seem more believable any story i've seen.
That Netflix movie is not "fat-shaming" at all. Reactionaries will drum up whatever baseless claims needed to serve their agenda and you're merely regurgitating their talking points.
Белић Нико I'll take your word on it, haven't seen it myself, but the premises of fat girl becomes skinny through having her mouth shut doesn't feel like a good plot point to have in our "feel good about your body" world we live in now.
0thrman it's meant to be a relatable character arc that accentuates the amount of damage that vilifying and dehumanizing fat people can cause to ones psyche and body image. Being shamed to the point of risking bodily harm to conform (lose weight) is a situation I'd venture to say a large portion of fat people have found themselves in. The whole body positivity movement isn't focused on improving the realities of their situation, rather, they're more focused on denying those realities and promoting pseudoscience (such as being obese not being inherently unhealthy when, you know, it objectively is) to avoid working on themselves.
Белић Нико O I know what they were trying to do, it's just whether they accomplished that through their story is a question for debate.
Okay, I'm 1 minute in and I need to say that I love the interviewer so much! Didn't she work for MTV? With Julia Michaels, Matty Healy. What is her name?
Can this girl look any less comfortable lol
Bynum Satterwhite that’s the point. She’s showing how lots of 13 year olds act/feel.
The interviewer or the girl in the movie?
The interviewer looked so mad/confused the whole time lol
Pira Ah I don't think so, I think more interested than confused
Hell yeah vice. This guys start was awesome. Good brain in this one.
yesss I am so excited to watch his movie so glad he made it on vice
That's the glitter guy. I love that guy
God if only people are as self aware as Bo about everything he talked about in the video.
Bo with the Burberry shirt
Finally a non objective piece of content from vice. Thanks vice
This interview oddly enough made me want to see this movie. I doubt I would have been interested (even though I love Bo's comedy) before hearing his explanation and frame of reference.
Im glad hes doing so great. It did suck though how short lived his youtube channel was. its like it went from 0-100 FAST and then suddenly he disappeared from his own channel. But that makes sense. obviously he pursued the big opportunities that followed.
Vice and all media need to put more honest and essential messages like Bo's on their channel
oof that olivia jade clip in the movie did not age well
Well, well, look who’s inside again!
What a great comment on how the society has perversely changed, or what some would call has evolved, in regards to the use of youtube, the internet, and false feelings of connection through a 1 way media
that is such a great shirt
Never thought he was funny but hes very thoughtful. Thank you
Honestly me too. The jokes he makes is what some sophomore nerd would make, it's kinda corny.
p.d d.p Have you seen any of his stand up shows or just online content?
Ashfer2 i watched his stand comedy special on Netflix, it's supposed to be one of his best shows ever, but it was so unbearable. It was just shitty middle school jokes mixed with corny "musical" comedy. If I wanted to hear jokes like that I would've went to my local middle School geek club, pathetic.
He's funny ,just not my brand
p.d d.p That's fine if you don't like that brand of humor. I actually initially found him through his UA-cam music videos which were probably still somewhat versions of that, but were written with so many lyrical jokes that had double meanings but fit so well in song format. It's kind of crazy and not something I would have expected from a kid in high school, nerd or not. To each his own, but I find deeper meaning in alot of his stuff ignoring some of the "childish" jokes he was still a great lyricist, and able to make music out of a small number of words. I also thought that Art is Dead was a good kind of commentary on comedians in general including himself.
I want a “welcome to UA-cam” part 2
His ankles are still cold
Oh shit I didn't know Bo made that. Good shit dude, stepping on shaky turf
My name is Bo yo
So glad Bo shaved before the awards season started! Other than that, he is perfect, and Eighth Grade is amazing!
8th grade was my favorite year
"basically playing himself" as they show a clip of chipp mccapp .. hm? are you sure are you 100% sure that what you said was accurate
Same with TV... A show like ninja warrior went fron watching idiots jump in dirty water to: "can this single mom prove to the world that she is one tough ninja" or some shit. Think hes spot on.
he goes on youtube to tell us why hes creeped out by youtube..
JogBird literally says vice news - hbo in the corner 😂 this is gonna be on tv not just UA-cam my guy
How would you tell people to stop using their phones if they are always on their phones??? A letter??
Are you slow or something
Yeah... just like how you go up to people to talk to them. You don’t walk the other way.
Can you make a fire without gas?
I just realized he was in parks n rec D:
I’m just glad that they picked an actual eighth grader and not a supermodel. She is pretty by normal standards, but she isn’t stick thin and they didn’t cover up her acne. She could go to my school (rising sophomore) or a middle school and not be out of place.
We love you Bo
woah the interviewer looks like the main character in the movie
i love you Bo.
Fascinating interview.
the most elaborate sunnysideup ad possible
2:49 I OWN MY OWN COUNTRY
It's funny, but I've felt forever like most people tend to peak in terms of social development right around 8th grade. My hypothesis predated the internet by a LOT (I'm 61), and I think many people took a look around when they hit that magical age and thought, "Yeah....I'm good. I'll just hang out here".....
Bo’s come a long way from his bedroom raps
Thank god someone’s looking out
I don't know Bo, but he seems brilliant to me already. Can't wait to watch his film.
That is the beauty of anonymous....If it is real name I bet people would clean up fast....really fast....
YES Bo getting that promotion!!!! 😊
so are we bo
MR BURNHAAAAAM
Bur Bonham!
I think it is a common misconception that the average human being behaves or even thinks very far above an 8th grader. I mean this both on and off the internet. The average adult admits they haven't read a book since high school. I have a theory that people don't maintain their current intellectual position if they do nothing to grow personally. Instead they slowly lose the ground they once had. America is a perfect place to showcase adults acting like children, but only because those adults give as much attention to personal development as a child does.
Going by her expression , one of them has floated an air biscuit.
Yuh he's right
It's strange how much he sounds like John darnielle
This guy is awesome, love the dude
What's wrong with creators having a "personal relationship" with fans?
Trey lol....."personal"
I've always been creeped out by the "relationship" UA-camrs have to maintain to keep their audience. It's all fake. They don't love you, they don't know you, and they don't care about you (and there's nothing wrong with that). And the "emotional" attachment fans have for their favorite UA-camrs also creeps me out. I tend to think they have mental or emotional issues. It's okay to be a fan, but... It's just a person on the internet and nothing more
cause if it was an actual relationship, where it works both ways, it'll be a friend not a fan. Also, with having a personal relationship with a fan the power dynamics are off.
"Personal relationship with a fan." is an oxymoron. It's not personal, and it's not a real relationship.
Why do you think "hot" girl youtubers leave half assed replies to random creepers on their videos? Like the dude will comment "omg I fucking love you so much, you're the best and most Beautiful woman ever I enjoy your videos soooo much!1!1" and then she reply like "😍". The ONLY reason she does that is to give that desperate ass guy some incentive to keep watching, giving money to her Patreon, etc. she will do this for every other comment. It's all a ploy, its to get money from desperate ass dudes that are so dumb they think she actually cares about them. It's fucking sad honestly lmao
Ahhh! This work will be so important!
He is a genius.
Why does the interviewers face personify terror throughout this entire video?
Bo Burnham is 38 years old and hangs out with eighth graders.
atomicbrain9401 28****
He made a movie about eighth grade, he is not best friends with the actor, do you assume that all directors always hangout with the actors?
The reporter had no way of handling burnham’s personality lol.
I agree
Bo you are the best!
Kind of excited to see this, should be interesting!
"How do you mean?" What the hell
That's actually somehow grammatically correct.
Where is the show shown, I want go to watch it. Before it didn't pertain to me because I'm an adult pushing 30 next year, but now I'm curious.
It's only in theatres for right now
VICE, I see what you did with that ending!
"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But, when I became a man, I put away the things of a child." No one listens. That's why 8th grade mentalities are everywhere.
buzztrucker And sadly why so many guys in their 30's still live with their parents and blow off work to play video games
This reporter looks Canadian. She's hot 🔥
UA-cam doesn't allow downvotes. That's why it is plagued with shitty comments. Reddit has plenty of mature dialogue.
Or perhaps, gets this, eighth graders act like everybody on the Internet.
We never deserved Bo Burnham.