Bo Burnham
Joking at a Time Like This: Volume 1 of "The Funniest Thing"
Description:... "hi. i made a new special. it was filmed by me, alone, without a crew or an audience, over the course of the past year. it is almost finished. i hope you like it." - @boburnham, April 28, 2021
When musical comedian Bo Burnham sent this tweet, the Covid-19 lockdowns had been in place for over a year. The world was scared, traumatized, uncertain, and fed up. Rather than keep quiet at a time like this, Bo decided that he would film himself telling some jokes and singing some songs. The result was INSIDE. This most peculiar Special went on to be viewed millions of times, and change millions of lives. Some of us were more profoundly affected by the Special than others. Some of us were inspired to create art about the Special, or to analyze its endless depths. I am one of those people, and this is one of those creations.
"I don't know what it's going to be like to write this book.
I don't know what it's going to be like to read it.
I know that it's going to be weird.
I know that it's going to change me.
And I know that I want to do this so I can find out how it ends.
January 1st, 2022. Who am I? You can call me Jay. I'm a 27 year old White guy from Canada, and I've watched Bo Burnham: Inside on Netflix twenty-six times. Once for each letter of the alphabet. That might seem strange, but there's a reason. When Inside came out on May 30th last year, I fell under its spell at once. I was already primed to notice its subtle clues, and follow its hidden directions. I was prepared to embark on a secret journey of healing, and learning, and self-discovery. Now I'm ready to tell you all about it. And I'm ready to go a little crazy in the process."
This revised edition of Bo Burnham: Joking at a Time Like This contains a new Interlude chapter about The Inside Outtakes, and a sneak preview of Volume 2: This Isn't About You.
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