FIRST TIME WATCHING Inside by Bo Burnham - Everything about this is absolutely genius 

Hey y’all! Thanks for being here - I appreciate it. Let’s get emotional together 💙

"stop im literally going to cry and i don't know why" is just about the best way to describe this entire show and it only hits you why until after you've watched the show while sitting in your bedroom in dark silence in the middle of the night.

honestly don’t feel bad for getting emotional. i cried too, i didn’t want it to be over and the end was so sad like AHHHH

I think That Funny Feeling is describing Bo's anxiety and existential dread. He starts by apologising for being bad when everyone already knows he can play and sing. The the lyrics show how when you're suffering with anxiety, almost any kind of thoughts can trigger "that funny feeling" whether they're about how fucked up the world is or just trying to get through a normal day. Having loving parents and a fun childhood doesn't protect you from developing mental illness in adulthood, and it makes you look forward to the end. Anyone with anxiety knows that funny feeling, when your stomach knots and your heart races but often you aren't even exactly sure what the cause it. Sometimes it's nothing and sometimes it's just everything. If you've experienced it, Mathew, I'd imagine you started feeling emotional because he's hitting those beats whether you consciously realised it at the time or not.

We love Bo Burnham in this household.

Spoilers for end: The ending, with him banging on door, and everyone laughing just gives me horrible chills and makes my eyes water. The idea of finally getting out, only to regret it and not have the option to go back, meanwhile everyone is laughing at your panic as though youre joking... I dont know *why* i relate to it so well, but it makes my stomach drop.

Also what's interesting about all eyes on me, when viewed out of context, it's still a pretty heavy song. When viewed in the context of the whole special, the emotional weight of All Eyes On Me, is almost unbearable. Definitely cried, but it felt so good. 10/10 will watch over and over again.

I mean, when you think about it. We are basically applauding Bo for his mental breakdown, like it's a piece of artwork. .. There it is again, that funny feeling ...

I’ve watched inside like 30 times already 😭

the “i am not… well” part makes me cry every time. especially when he broke out in tears.

all eyes on me is so fucking emotional its so hard to not cry to it

For some reason the line "does anybody want a joke when no ones laughing in the background" in Goodbye broke me so bad I started crying really hard for no reason!!!!

Bo Burnham is the comedian that's made me cry the most, and not once has it been from laughter.

That Funny Feeling: "The quiet comprehending of the ending of it all." All Eyes on Me: "You say the world is ending, honey, it already did." Goodbye: "So this is how it ends, I promise I'll never go outside again." This special was one long existential gut punch that will last the rest of your life, but it actually feels better to know we're not alone than it did to emotionally avoid what we know.

Bo Burnham: *releases content Me: "oh cool, i need a pick me up, let's go" Narrator: "past experiences had taught this man nothing"

Bezos 1 is my favorite song, its so short but something abt it scratches my brain

All Eyes on me is the song that hits the hardest cause it's the realest. It's the accumulation of all the anxiety and introversion built up within a year inside a room.

I’m not exaggerating when I say “Inside” is one of the best things ever created. It will be in my mind for the rest of my life and I both love it and hate it for that reason. It has affected me on a deep, deep emotional level and Bo to me is out of this world talented.

When Bo Broke down and said he wasn’t well. That made me cry. That made me feel existential dread. It was just too real for me.

As someone who turned 30 in quarantine, his bit about his birthday kinda killed me. I felt that; because I did the same thing. I sat there in my house by myself, staring at the clock, waiting for the minute. Then, with the biggest feeling of anticlimactic energy ever, I got up, and kept cleaning my house for the night.

Premire chat my beloved, half of us were talking about sand, and the other was crying

Enjoyed this video dude, there's SO many low-effort RU-vidrs reacting to his stuff at the moment and their only reaction is essentially "That was wierd" and EVERYTHING flies right over their heads. Which is SO frustrating to watch. Very refreshing to see you picking up on so much of what he did, lighting, his voice, camera angles, what his songs are actually getting at etc. Gonna go check out some of your other vids 😊

The song “Problematic” is one of my favorite songs by him. I’m surprised it’s not as popular as some of his other songs. It’s should be up there with “Welcome to the internet” and “How the world works”. Yes I do have the entire album on my playlist.

All Eyes on Me feels like the one song that hits so much different when you've watched it in context with the rest of the special

Don't feel bad, "All Eyes On Me" did that to literally EVERYONE

This special was one of those pieces of media that will forever live in my brain.

just in case you didn’t know he’s specifically watching “My Whole Family Think’s I’m Gay” before Problematic. as a troubled youth who grew up on this man I recognized it immediately and I think he knew that his fans would recognize it.

5:22 I think Bo's use of his songs as Leitmotifs through the special really elevates the piece, both the 'look whose inside' and 'welcome to the internet' come back several times.

“All Eyes On Me” has got to be about his panics attacks and anxiety that he talked about how he felt whenever he was performing. The lyrics almost perfectly reflect the feelings that someone would have in that circumstance.

The anxiety I got from hearing the laughter at the end was so strange

The song that pushed me over the edge was the "possible ending song" where you get to the- "Well well looks whos inside again." And Bo is just naked in a chair and the words seem equaling shaming and mocking. Like well well look whos inside again said you would get better- just picking away at the person, putting a spot light on them. I don't think i even composed myself for the ending where people laugh at his break down. It really leaves you raw- and to anyone reading this who it didn't feel that way for you. Thats fine as well.

The emotional journey is incredible. How can I go from laughing to absolutely soul-crushed and emotional from a film shot by one guy in one room? The man is a genius and transcended to a true artist, not just a comedian.

There is a reprise of Content during the knife section btw. I never noticed until now

0:14 Content 1:42 Comedy 3:06 FaceTime with my mom 3:48 How the world works 5:35 White woman's Instagram 6:25 Bezos 1 6:56 Sexting 7:57 Look who's inside again 8:39 Problematic 10:00 30 12:58 Don't wanna know 14:07 Shit 14:39 Bezos 2 14:51 That funny feeling 18:38 All eyes on me 19:49 Goodbye

You can tell an artist did their job when you're feeling things while engaging with their art and don't know why.

He got me through my senior year of high school, and now he's getting me through turning 31 in 2021. Mad props to him. Wish I could watch the whole thing but alas, I'm too poor currently for streaming services. And if that isn't the most millennial damn thing... Turning 30 in lock down was suuuuuper fun. This is an anthem of our generation.

The "I am not....well," moment hit me the worst when I watched, because I had moments just like that this past year, and I had trouble articulating it beyond just saying I wasn't well...

The first time I watched Inside, I openly cried when he said "Got it? Good, now get inside" during All Eyes on Me

appreciated the "behind the scenes" bits where you showed yourself repeating phrases or sentences :) it felt like an even further connection to Inside

My favorite thing about "That Funny Feeling" is that nobody can really find what feeling he's talking about? But everyone who listens to it, FEELS the connection between all of the examples he gives. "Female Colonel Sanders, easy answers, civil war." Those have nothing to do with one another but when Bo puts them into a song they provoke an emotional response that I can't describe.

I started crying during "Look who's inside again" and just didn't stop till the whole show ends. It hit me so hard that in the end I spent half an hour staring at the television screen with no reaction. I was just crying not knowing exactly why but feeling really really sad.

I'm only 19 and yet I'm terrified by the idea of not being a teenager anymore (quarter life crisis incoming....)

Mathew: Hell yeah a solo! Me: The whole thing is a solo cause he's lonely

"Well, wasn't that a lot" is about the most perfect way I've heard of summing that experience up.

Honestly the best reaction to the special. Sure we didn't have a precise reaction to everything, but this was so genuine and I loved that, "I don't know how to react to this on camera" is really the most accurate sentence because I don't know how I would have reacted if I was on camera ;)

Dude I started crying when All Eyes On Me started too. I literally felt the same way, like I knew why I was crying but I also didn't know. Just a whirlwind of emotions❤️

The laughter at the end (right before any day now) in my opinion makes me think of when people laughed at him singing art is dead. I felt so bad for him :(

I remember crying when listening to that funny feeling too. It’s just so good and when u really listen to the lyrics u realize how hard U can relate to it and to be honest it hurts. But I think that’s the point of the song, it’s to know that’s how u feel and it makes me appreciate Bo so much more 🤍

Leaving in those couple outtake lines at the end hit so different after seeing you watch bo’s special 🤌

I watched this special during a really, really dark moment in my life. Exactly, every thing in this special was what I was going through, a lot of suicidal ideations as well. I was quickly spiraling and crashing down mentally and getting worse and worse by the minute. Watching this made me ball my eyes out... I didn’t know how to react. It’s like being hit by a train after being hit by a truck. It was something I couldn’t get out of my head since I’ve always talked about how screwed up everything is and people would just look at me with a funny face like I’m the crazy one. And I finally get this epiphany of “oh my god, I’m NOT crazy...” and that’s a very emotional moment. You are completely human for feeling that Mathew. I’m glad you took the time and patience and mental fortitude to sit through this special and give your reaction throughout, because I know how stressful, emotional, and difficult this journey really is.

I'm weirdly glad about your reaction to "All eyes on me". This song hit me so much, I listened to it for several days straight. And I mean literally no other songs in between, just this one. And while I didn't tear up on the outside, it wounded me deeply on the inside. (no pun intended)

I'm still not too sure why myself, but All Eyes On Me also made me cry on my first watch. I think it's the combination of his breakdown just before it, his history with anxiety, how beautiful and profound the music and visuals are, the list goes on. Definitely my favourite track of the special.

Sad we didn’t get much for That Funny Feeling. Has some of the most “oh fuck” lyrics in the special.

i didnt cry during inside, BUT. i almost went into a panic attack and......... i dont mind it. i dove deeeep into my own depressed head for the rest of the special. it was... a lot. i would fully say i was triggered (in the un-ironic sense). it felt so real and so true to what ive been and are experiencing, it was overwhelming. it brought up terrible thoughts and ultimately it was liberating to just sit 'inside' my own head and to 'share' that time with this recording of bo, another depressed person. just me and my screen, him and his camera.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I hope Bo knows we're proud of him

I love the version of "stuck in a room" that plays during the gamer bit

The best reaction to Inside I've seen. No posing and stuff for effect. Just real reaction. Great.

"Got some 70s synth pop going on." 80s synth pop man. 80s.

Inside deserves all the praise it got. Probably one of the most riveting pieces of media in this decade.

Bo Burnham is like the next Weird Al, I’m telling you man, he’s good.

those reprises are called leitmotifs. and one of my favorite musical tropes ever.

man the fact that i get more emotional being with someone else being emotional while we both watch "inside" really shows me how deeply broken i am mentally. this special doesnt let me hold on to the last shred of hope that i can distract myself from my own problems and shortcomings. i dont think a piece of art has ever impacted me to my absolute core in such a way before

I started watching/listening to Bo a long time ago so I’m glad that he’s back!! I missed him (: For myself 12:00

7:35 There’s also a ukulele cover of “Content” during his knife message here

Time passing scares the hell out of me. There’s nothing I hate more than nostalgia.

Bo:*picks up knife* Everyone: BO N O BO WHATS THE KNIFE FOR BO?

This special made everyone who watches it cry. It’s so amazing. There’s a reason the last frame of it is suicide hotline.

watching inside gave me words to describe what i had felt before. he talks about derealisation/depersonalisation. a couple of months ago i would go through times where i felt like my body was a marionette and i was actually behind and above the back of my head, puppeteering. on top of that, i felt like the puppet was walking around a fog world with fog people. I had never had the words but after finding out that it's a real thing that happens to people i felt a whole lot better. i owe Bo, which is strange.

"that funny feeling" gives me goosebumps everytime

I love how he says “thank you for the four months,appreciate it” as if it was like another outbreak of COVID

“Iron & Wine and Bright Eyes” DUDE your music taste is immaculate 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

All Eyes On Me is a song that you love to listen multiple times but when you listen it after finish Inside, it hits multiple times

At 17:29 he wasn't stuttering because he was messing up the line. He was emotionally overwhelmed and knew if he finished the sentence he would break down on camera.

"Well wasn't that a lot?" sums up this special perfectly, provided you say it with your eyes glassy as fuck from doing everything you can to not cry.

"I don't know how to do this on camera" when you said it at the end, that's kinda what I think this special was all about and you really said and expressed it perfectly in that moment

I really enjoy how it's edited together in such a way that it drags you down through his psychological decline with him until you get to the end and feel the immense amount of depression that he felt

“Existential dread” is the perfect description of the entire special. Love your reaction!

All eyes on me hits you in places that feel so relatable that you just can’t help but cry

The last min of his 20's hits so much to me, like ur not getting it back y'know? Then there's also when he finally gets outside yet he's still treated as an actor. Even though he wants to escape and go back INSIDE, he is forced not to.

finally, somebody reacted to the whole thing for the full effect

This was an emotional trip... Thanks for this!

No one can dare call Bo just a comedian after this special. "Make Happy" really cemented him as one of the greatest to ever do it, but "Inside" just completely shot him up into the stratosphere. I feel like calling him an "entertainer" is a huge disservice to what he actually is.. I can't put my finger on it, is he a poet? Nah, he's more than a poet.. Being left at a loss for words is literally how i felt after watching this special. I hope he knows how much it meant for people who related to this masterpiece.

I really like how you didn’t include bits that were like shocking or exciting much in order not to spoil the good parts for people who might not have seen it yet, thanks man.

Thank you so much for this. I’ve seen the special so many times that i’m starting to get worried my own reaction to it is going to deteriorate with every new watch. The loophole I’ve found is watching other’s reaction to it (Hello, creeper), and yours was so beautiful. So sincerely, Thanks.

Something something apologizing for getting emotional on camera while filming reaction video to a comedy special about a guy battling with the idea of being perceived by an audience

When he stated talking about being scared of getting older, I completely related. I'm absolutely terrified of getting older because I don't want things to change. But the way I cope with that is this: The only thing that will change when you get older is society changing like it always does. You are still the same you. You can still do the things you want to do, no one is stopping you. You're never too old to do something. Just do things that make you happy and be you :) Have a great day/night to whoever reads this :)

Your empathy itself is really moving. I'm glad to see someone felt about it the way I did. It was really tough to watch, but I thought it was masterful artwork.

All Eyes On Me had me sobbing

I need this clear: I'm weird as shit and watch reaction vids to shows and movies I love probably more than I watch actual television... and this reaction blew me away. It was genuine, and insightful to a degree in which I learned something (unexpected) and then some; you were so good at picking apart Bo's genius metaphorical marvel that is this film, and it was genuinely impressive and again, unexpectedly insightful. Thank you :)

Last week I had never heard of Bo. But now I've seen almost everything hes produced and he's now my favorite Comedian/Singer/Song Writer. Bo's Sorta opened my eyes a little bit more than they already were.

I am glad that someone else noticed he reprised Content and Comedy in most of his skits. You can hear them in the brand ambassador one, the video game one, the threatening RU-vidr and a few other seconds and it feels genius

I’ve watched Inside a few times and 1. I love it, and 2. It kills me. Just dawned on me for the first time during “That Funny Feeling” how much he sounds like James Taylor when he’s in his high range.

I find all eyes on me is a perspective from his anxiety and depression with its effects on his actual self.

Also did you catch the little smile at 21:35... at first it felt like he was unhappy that he was being laughed at like a clown at a circus but just near the end he gives a little smile, implying that making us laugh at his expense actually makes him happy. Idk that's just how I interpreted it. It was the perfect ending to me, so beautiful.

What I got from the im a problem song was when you look back in your childhood and think you did something horrible as you were a kid but then realizing you did nothing wrong your parents just raised you to think it was wrong

The gasp when the camera falls was a visceral feel as a film student i felt with my bones

I love how you answered the questions during Don’t Wanna Know I did the same thing

i loved the How the World Works bit so much because the relationship between bo and the sock puppet is a physical representation of the relationship between the government/oppressors and voices speaking out against it. bo held all of this power above the puppet and abused it to silence it from saying what he didn’t want it to say, forcing it to behave. and in the end, when he shuts the puppet up, he immediately sings into the camera; “that is how the world works!” …basically, this man is a genius

Can I just say, real quick, as someone who just so happened to come across this video (keeping in mind that I don’t typically like reaction videos) - your message after 30 was one of the most important things that I’ve needed to hear. I’ve always been very afraid of the future. I’m 27 and have spent my entire twenties fearing 30. So much so that (to quote Bo) “that funny feeling” has been ever present throughout. I haven’t even seen anything else on your channel but if this is a message that I hear halfway throughout a video of yours that I accidentally stumble upon, then I feel like you’re a really good person and I hope that it’s true. Subscribed.

Thank you for showing all of the emotions that came up while watching it! We all felt it too. It’s so awesome how Bo made something that has resonated with so many people during a very difficult time. I turned 30 in 2020 as well and he hit the nail on the head with that one! Along with everything else in the special!