the fake audience laughter is so heartbreaking...

It’s fucking crazy how he didn’t have a crew or anything to film this

"You say the whole worlds ending, honey it already did" That line never stops sending chills down my spine!

Him making such an emotionally *uncomfortable* song like this, then choosing to meet your gaze at multiple points just… really heightens this.

I'm not falling for it. Last time he told me to get my hands up, he told me they were too big to fit inside a Pringles can. Still hurts, Bo.

When the world needed him the most, comedy Jesus returned with one of the best specials of all time

"And then... The funniest thing happened," may be the most tragic and haunting sentence I've ever heard. You absolute legend Bo.

The way his eyes pan to the camera. Instant goosebumps

“You say the oceans rising, like I give a shit. You say the whole worlds ending, honey it already did.” This hit me hard

bo can i please put my hands down its been weeks and i cant feel my arms anymore

"your not gonna slow it. heaven knows you tried" is kinda..comforting..like...saying its not your fault, you did what you could

As someone who suffers from massive amounts of anxiety and depression, this song is almost exactly what it feels like to spiral into a very bad place

The prolonged eye contact made a disturbing comeback

It makes me sad that he spent FIVE YEARS improving his mental health and then the funniest thing happened. I just want to give him a hug.

when my grandkids ask what COVID was like I'll show them this

I experienced two back to back miscarriages a couple years ago and this song made me feel so seen, and helped me process my grief. Grateful to have a baby girl earthside now and we jam out to this song together. “You say the ocean’s rising like I give a shit. You say the whole world’s ending, honey, it already did.”

Inside is what happens when an artist locks himself away for five years, then the world forces him to stay there for another two.

This song sounds like a funeral hymn for the human race.

True story: This song actually helps me when I am having a panic attack. Close your eyes and have decent headphones....Thank you Bo Burnham.

A couple years ago I had this song on repeat before I almost ended my life. Life is so much better now I'm so glad I'm still here. I just felt this song spoke to me during those dark days but glad listening back it has a different meaning now. I survived.

this is the most eye contact ive made with somebody in years.

The whole song sounds like you're having a religious experience with your own mental disorder” -Insider

The empty room with all the cameras but you can still hear the crowd… that’s art. Loneliness in fame. Being heard and seen by so many. Loved and adored. Still you sing in your bedroom alone at the end of the day.

I just watched this for the first time and I'm in tears. When he yelled "get the fuck up!" I felt something awaken in me - like I've been in a listless dream for years and am only now aware of what surrounds me, of my existence here and now; opening my heart to feel things I've pushed aside for fear of feeling them. This video reminds me of what I once seemed to know, that to feel something is better than feeling nothing. Whether its joy, pain, sadness or despair - its all beautiful because we're not alone in it. Thank you Bo Burnham 🙏

"You say the whole world's ending. Honey, it already did." amen to that

I love how angry he gets screaming "get the fuck up!" and picking up the camera because he is so goddamn tired of singing at nothing more than a lifeless motionless camera for more than a year

I struggle with agoraphobia, depression, and severe anxiety. I had been trapped in my house for litterally 5 years.. working with therapy and trying to be ok. I finally got to a place where I could leave home and get a job.. and then the pandemic hit... and all of my "irrational" fears were shown to be valid. And I was trapped again. This song really captures that feeling and that time. I'm still working on being ok

I feel like I'm swimming in a large indoor pool with nobody there

the fact that he is singing alone and he plays the crowd sounds cheering and reacting, it just breaks my heart

“you say the oceans rising like i give a shit. you say the whole world’s ending, honey it already did. you’re not gonna slow it heaven knows you tried...got it? good. now get inside.” he didn’t have to go that hard but he did...for us

This song is just masterfully written, how the first time we hear the "are you feeling nervous" section it seems innocuous, almost inviting, then the second time it's contextualized, you realize what it means.

haven't heard this song in a year or so. counted 17 goosebumps while listening again. this is such a masterpiece.

There is something incredibly haunting about the fake laughter.

The camera turning to reveal that he is in fact alone in the room, despite the laugh track previously and cheering after he does. Jesus fucking Christ Bo this is heavy

This man won a Grammy for this and didn't show up 🤣 Legend! Never give up, Bo.

When he says "don't overthink this look in my eyes don't be scared don't be shy come on in the waters fine" it somehow makes my exestential dread and anxiety all fade away for a moment

"You say the oceans rising, like I give a shit. You say the whole world's ending, honey it already did." My feels: 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈

The scenes of him getting frustrated recording and crying prior to this bit made it so much more powerful.

TLDR: I’ve heard this song a few times, but today, a full year after Covid slowed down I watched this music video. After Bo picks up the camera and shows that he is performing to an empty room even after improving himself. It really made me look back on those past 3 years and I realized how lonely I actually was. I thought I was fine, I was always an introvert. But looking back and not remembering anything but my sisters closed door, only seeing my mom when she checked in on me during a zoom call. Never saw my dad. How stressed out I was to wake up in the morning. Didn’t even want to eat breakfast but was starving, asking my mom to bring me a sandwich because I couldn’t leave my computer. I can’t believe how I was living. Anyways, I’ll come back to this song later. Good night everybody.

This song is stuck in my head since the release of it, every time i come here i tear a little. Bo was a part of my childhood, i grew up consuming his art and i still am, this song means so much to me... Oh Bo, tysm for everything.

Can’t believe this song just won him a Grammy. He really put the indescribable into words.

This is the chillest "Get your fucking hands up" i've ever heard

‘Got it? Good, now get inside’ really gives me goosebumps every time. It hits hard remembering the lockdowns being announced, and having to stay inside so much that you forgot how to live outside. Looking back that whole time feels like a dream, and part of me just wants to go back to that limbo where nothing was expected of us except to stay at home. Then when he shouts get the fuck up it’s like you’re being jolted awake again and reminded that you’re lucky to have survived it. Such a visceral masterpiece.

I was fighting a fentanyl addiction during the pandemic, this song rang in my head as I lay on the floor fighting the urge to use. RIP to all those who lost their life for whatever reason other than old age during the pandemic

Serious “can’t handle this” vibes

Can i say some real shit? ...... im so fuckin Proud of bo. Anxiety sucks when youre alone. I cant imagine that shit when youre on stage.

I’m not sure what it is about this song, but I keep coming back to it. it’s so beautiful, sad, yet uplifting at the same time.

I love the tinge of anger you hear around 4:07, and the way he grabs the camera like "no, I DEMAND you take this journey with me." Considering what he went through mentally the last time he performed, I feel like this is symbolic of taking control of his mental state, and saying he no longer fears the crowd he loves so much. Not often you see someone's journey played out for all to see, and it's honestly quite inspiring. Bo, you done good. Sincerely hope the best for you as an entertainer 2nd and as a human being 1st.

I find this hits so much harder BECAUSE he's a comedian.

“They say the ocean’s rising like I give a shit, you say the whole world’s ending, honey it already did” hits really close to home for me

This entire program he put together is the most terrifying comedy masterpiece ever created.

3:11 “you said the whole words ending, honey it already did” that hit hard😢

the only bad thing about this song is that it ends.

his netflix special INSIDE is up for a 2021 Emmy award! so fucking proud and he deserves to win

One of the most magical things about this special is that Bo’s songwriting ability surpasses most actual pop stars. “You say the ocean’s rising like a give a shit, you say the whole worlds ending, honey it already did, you’re not gonna slow it heaven knows you tried, got it? Good, now get inside.” Goosebumps from a comedian, whilst singer songwriters are selling out stadiums writing the most vapid lyrics of their generation. Crazy world.

The way he say “the whole worlds ending, honey it already did” is just straight facts bro and quite chilling

“You say the whole world’s ending. Honey, it already did.”

This song really hits some weird spot between moving and existential dread. Can't stop listening

“You’re not gonna slow it, Heaven knows you tried”. I’m sure these lyrics mean something different to each person. For me, it’s about panic attacks and being like hey, you are doing the best you can with the resources you have. I love how this track means so much to people ❤

His distant gaze shifting to directly staring into the camera is chilling when he ask me if I’m feeling nervous…

this song deserves a grammy

"Get up. I'm talking to you GET THE FUCK UP" startled the shit out of me. You're lulled by this song that's both soothing and cynical, making points and making fun of points that we as an audience can digest, and then Bo just tore through the fourth wall for a second and it was terrifying.

I remember when I first listened to this song I was in a depressive and dissociative slump at the time. I was numb and reverted back to listening to depressing songs in an attempt to feel something. Then, the moment Bo broke from the song and into "I'm talking to you get the fuck up!" I was genuinely sent reeling. It triggered this incredibly deep dissociative sensation the likes of which I've only felt about 4-5 times in my life.(And I dissociate A LOT) Much more than just heavy dissociation, but some sensation that takes dissociation and brings a genuine sense of reality breaking a part. I just stared at the screen, even after the video ended. Just staring, feeling like I couldn't move even though I knew if I just tried I could do it easily. Like there was some blockage preventing me to even try and move a muscle. I remember just crying on the floor of my room for at least an hour afterwards, having set the song to loop. I listen now, having just come from a sort of documentary video on youtube (literally watched it yesterday) that basically described Inside as "the punchline to a 15 year long joke". I've already found Bo's work to be incredibly metaphorical with hidden messages hidden within in such an intrinsical fashion. But now coming from that video it's like a new light has been shone on it. The video felt like a big sign reading "Bo, your message has been heard." It's this feeling I really don't know how to describe but it has me wanting to praise Bo, but also realizing that praise probably isn't something Bo wants to recieve. I really just feel like I need to say something but theres just no words to describe it. In case anyone's curious, video's called "Bo Burnham tried to warn us" and it's by a channel named "1rock" or "level1rock" or something like that.

This whole special helped my family get through losing one of our favorite people. This music is power. Thank you for being you, Bo

The weirdest thing about life is that it keeps going even when you don’t think it will.

I'll be absolutely disgusted if "Inside" doesn't win the Oscar for best variety special next year. Nothing produced by anyone over the last 12 months has even come close to as honest a depiction of the collective emotional state of the human zeitgeist as this has.

I didn't see any other comments talking about the background video. I tried so hard to figure out what angle it was recording from, but then I realized it's a pre-recorded video that he's re-enacting as it continues. Just another instance of Bo being so intensely choreographed and brilliant in his execution. Makes me think of being on a traditional stage with screens for the back to see clearly, as well as symbolizing the added layer of him being (literally now) in his own head, shadowed by his own success and expectations. So well thought out and amazingly open to interpretation.

i watch the first 55 seconds of this before every show that i play, and i can't thank you enough Bo for this absolute anxiety killer.

I really can't get over how fucking brilliant Inside is

"I cant grow a beard, that ones not ironic, that ones just sad" - Bo 2011

Everytime I think this song can't hurt me anymore, I come listen to it and I get proven wrong EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Well done Bo. Well done.

I come back to this time and time again, but this is the song that has stuck with me the most out of the whole show. Has a close resemblance to home, really hits home deeps and can feel his emotions through it.

When he sings “don’t be scared don’t by shy come on in the waters fine” it hits my soul hard

The line “You say the whole world’s ending, honey, it already did” hits me so hard

This song … like singularly as a song. Not a song on a comedy special. Just a regular song. Is an absolute BANGER. I kinda forgot how amazing this special was. I will be watching this again this week. I’m happy to be reminded of Bo. I hope he just continues to do what makes him happy and occasionally he’s willing to share that gold with us.

i worked in the music industry before covid, it's 2024 and this video still makes me sob so much. it really brings back the hopelessness and sadness of being an entertainer who thrives off performing live and has no idea when or if they'll ever get to do it again. a part of my life died during this era and bo captured it perfectly.

i’ll never get over the fact he’s grown up he’s not 17 anymore

Fuckin hell the like 50 harmonies he added to the word “Inside” gives me chills every time I listen to the song and it’s a drug I can’t get enough of

There’s a specific part of this song where he does this one melody …. Literally brings me tears when i hear , this song purely on a musical and sonic standpoint , is simply beautiful.

This song is a really good representation of how performers felt during quarantine. For me, the stage was my escape my whole life. When 2020 hit, my mental health declined really bad. It feels so bad to finally find a way to get away from it all and then have it taken so fast.

For whatever reason the line "don't be scared, don't be shy, come on in, the water's fine" gave me chills

he's a comedic, musical and creative genius, he's like the neapolitan ice cream of humans

I can feel the sadness in this song. I usually cry very hard but when I listened to this I feel like crying. Amazing piece. I hope you are good Mr. Bo, hope you are good...

Got it? Good. Now get insiiiiiiide! That line gives me chills every time. The message, the visuals, combined with the expertly crafted song. Just WOW! Bo, your stuff hits hard 🤩

Fun fact: your hands are too big to fit inside of a pringles can. Now get your effin hands up...

I find this song really comforting. It's not in a "everything's gonna be okay" way but like when you and you best friend are both having a mental breakdown at the same time

This piece reminds me of the initial grief I felt when I first found out I was pregnant with my son while I was single, 24, and living in a student ghetto with roommates while I tried managing work and college. I moved back home with my family to have the support needed for my son and I, and of course I love and adore him for he is my entire life, world, and stars, but I'll never forget the feeling of shame and sadness as I realized my life was going to be changed forever, and I would have to face other people's judgement as a single mom who got herself knocked up four months after finally moving out and going back to college. Be grateful for the people you have, and never assume what choices or events led people to where they are today, because you yourself may one day have a funny story to tell.

It doesn’t matter how many times I hear this it changes me more and more every single time.

“And then the craziest thing happened.” FAKE AUDIENCE: *Laughs

“Are you feeling nervous?” Me: yes, with this dose of *prolonged eye contact*

2024 still watching this regularly

When I originally watched the INSIDE, I didn’t get why this song was hyped up so much, but tonight I wasn’t doing too well, so I listened to this, and the “Are you feeling nervous” bit when he looks directly at the camera hits different and I think I finally get why this was *the* song of the special

This song makes me feel an emotion that doesn't exist.

I can’t figure out why this is so moving to me.

If I was still a church minister I'd be cool putting this up on the big screen. Hey, maybe that's why I'm not a church minister. Not sure they wish to be as effective as Bo clearly can be. This healed me after it enraged me after it made me cry

Every time I listen to this part of Inside it makes me cry and chills run down my spine. There is so much pain & beauty and some hope as well. Thank you dear Bo Burnham.

The applause is bone chilling, knowing that it's all just edited in not to seem like he has an audience but instead _to make a point._

He’s matured so much as a comedian since his early days. This special has some of the best social commentary I’ve seen. And it’s so introspective. Can’t say I’ve ever seen anything similar.

My Netflix subscription died. This video is full perfection of expression of art. I fucking love this man, and will keep my hands up (or down)

This really hits me, thinking about when I was younger and going to parties where all the worries of the world faded away because I was surrounded by my loving friends. I felt super safe and secure, and I could really let my true self shine. As I grew up, those moments occurred less and less, until now when I haven't felt like that in what feels like an eternity. This song makes me feel warm remembering those moments, and yet sad that I haven't had one in such a long time.