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2021    88mComedy, Drama
8.695%93%8.0
A musical comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of a very unusual year.
Directed by Bo Burnham
  • Bo BurnhamSelf / Director / Writer / Executive Producer / Director Of Photography / Editor / Original Music Composer
  • Josh SeniorProducer
  • Cooper WehdeAssociate Producer
  • Christian RushColorist
  • Scott OysterSound Mix Technician
  • Joel DoughertySound Mixer
  • Andrew RowleyPost Coordinator
  • Nicolas
    NicolasFebruary 19, 2025
    One man, one room, one existential crisis. Certified masterpiece.
  • Jeff McCune
    Jeff McCuneAugust 31, 2026
    Sheer genius. He perfectly portrayed the emotions of being stuck inside during the pandemic.
  • Rick Tracewell
    Rick TracewellFebruary 19, 2026
    I still think about this brilliant production by Bo Burnham. He turned a situation that we all were in together at the same time and turned it into an introspective peek into his delightfully twisted and genius sense of humor. After first seeing this when it came out on Netflix, I remember saying to my daughter, "If I were considering beginning a standup career, I'd just give up after watching this." lol
  • aprilx246
    aprilx246July 23, 2026
    You say the oceans rising like I give a shit. You say the world is ending, honey it already did.
  • GnomeSlice
    GnomeSliceMarch 14, 2026
    Certified masterpiece, although also a bit of a time capsule. Melancholic, funny, and thought-provoking.
  • Ettehag
    EttehagJanuary 18, 2026
    Absolutely fantastic
  • Joshscanon
    JoshscanonDecember 22, 2025
    Marvelous piece of fantastic art. Sums up millennial trauma beautifully.
  • thomasrogers753
    thomasrogers753July 13, 2026
    Such an insane thing to look back on. The world 5 years ago looked bleak and horrible but seeing this reminds me that for me atleast it was a simpler time and there is some nostalgia towards it. Crazy how good Bo is and what he can do. I mean just raw talent in the hands of a jester this guy
  • Joe G
    Joe GDecember 6, 2025
    One of the most harrowingly honest films made about mental health. It can be categorized as a comedy special, but it is far more than that. Familiar elements remain—songs and moments reminiscent of his earlier work—but this is something deeper and far more unsettling. The film’s social criticism is paired with a level of self-awareness and hyper-critique that mirrors what many experience privately. Captured during a period when nearly everyone looked as harrowed and frayed as Burnham and felt as isolated and detached, it becomes a document of collective emotional collapse. This will likely be required viewing for future sociologists as part of introductory coursework on culture, anxiety, and mediated life. Brilliant, funny, and terrifying self-reflection.
  • cultfilmliker
    cultfilmlikerApril 2, 2025
    Man COVID was a weird fucking time. Still an incredibly poignant special!
  • Nichrysalis
    NichrysalisJuly 6, 2026
    I rewatch this once or twice a year. While it was made during the backdrop of Covid, it has a lot of merit as a comedian going through an existential crisis because of the state of the world. If you know the context of the special, it will take you back to that time period, for better or for worse. However, if you don't have that context, this is the story of a person struggling with his mental health and struggling with making a musical comedy about making a musical comedy and how that meta-narrative parallels with the current events he critiques, which in my opinion, is a timeless subject.
  • Brody Jeffs
    Brody JeffsJune 7, 2026
    This show will always be an amazing time capsule of what life was like in 2020. Trying to be funny while enduring incredible sadness and loneliness. It has to be seen right to the end to be truly appreciated.
  • collinjb1
    collinjb1January 6, 2025
    Needs some context. But the next George Carlin
  • amanda mae
    amanda maeDecember 22, 2024
    <link to the album on spotify that plex won't let me post>

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