In addition to that, Bo invites us into his mind time and again, and at one point almost literally, when he features his right brain and left brain in a “duet.Will Smith took to Facebook Watch for a new episode of Will Smith’s Bucket List, where the actor/comedian/rapper tackles several of the things he’s always dreamed of doing ranging from fear-inducing to fun. The clever one-liners and puns are still there, but every song includes a more serious message, whether it be about finding God in other people or the music industry taking advantage of young girls. While he does stick to his roots of performing solo songs at the piano, his material has matured to a place of brutal honesty and darkness. A split second bit conveys deep layers of meaning. While breaking the fourth wall and exposing the constructs of performance itself are nothing new, Burnham delivers it to our generation in an accessible way. He incorporates elaborate pantomime segments set to prerecorded audio, poetry reading and maybe most daring, true emotion in his comedy songs. Burnham completely subverts the form with sky high aspirations, while never showing a lick of fear.
The special can only be described as the unholy polygamous marriage of stand up, comedy music, poetry and performance art.
It is easily his most captivating, brilliant effort to date and a perfect encapsulation of artistic growth and exploration.
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Burnham released his latest hour special for free on YouTube (and Netflix) last month. Expression can take on various forms and the young artist proved that his penchant for words, meter and comedy could connect in an entirely different way. In the modern age, with so many mediums at our immediate disposal, Burnham shows that we should never limit ourselves to the familiar.Īnd then came what.
Pieces alternate from deep, existential emotion to racial meta humor. Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone, like his stand up, is a comedic, heartfelt, silly and sometimes dark collection of poetry. In October, Burnham became a published author. Unfortunately, few viewers tuned in and it was canceled after one season. It was a polarizing watch, as Zach was immensely unlikable, but at times it was incredibly funny. Burnham was clearly working something out on screen, and like some of his work previously and all that would follow, it was an artistic statement made with a popular medium. Bizarrely, the show parodied the very fame-desperate kids MTV had made millions off of, and created an interesting irony in its lead. Co-created by and starring Burnham, the mockumentary series focused on high school senior Zach who spent all his time and money trying to become a star, at the expense of losing his friends, family and sanity. Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous premiered on MTV in May. Rather than be complacent with early success on stage, the 23-year-old followed it up with a string of bold creative choices last year. Instead he shot for his dream and signed a record deal with Comedy Central and pursued a career in stand up comedy.īut a typical path was not in the cards. As one of the first to strike it really big on the YouTube platform, he could have stuck with YouTube and continued to turn out videos ad nauseam, or he could have packed it up and gone to college. The songs were funny enough to get him the audience, but they mostly relied on politically incorrect, punny punchlines and silly concepts. is the young performer’s most shining achievement to date.īy the time Burnham was 17, he had notched 10 million YouTube views on original comedy songs about homosexuality, about Helen Keller, and about pi. His unlikely success and the creatively diverse decisions he made hold many lessons for our generation - and his new one-hour special what.
No one better represents this phenomenon than musical comedian Bo Burnham, who shot to stardom on YouTube at 16, and today at 23, has managed to build a massive comedy career. Now anyone with a viral blog, Twitter account or YouTube channel can strike it big in pop culture. Before one would need school or training, an agent and a lot of luck. Thanks to the internet, the road to success in Hollywood has changed dramatically.
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