I’m thinking books about the loss of self, the nihilistic psychology brought on by current societal ills like climate change or automation, the proliferation of technology into our everyday lives and the impacts that has, etc etc. It’s pretty common for funny people to have depression, and John Moe’s podcast-turned-book interviews loads of comedians and celebrities about their mental health and coping mechanisms. Anne Helen Petersen covers the reality of millennial burnout from every corner: the culture that raised us, the economy that devastated us, and the desperate need to change it all.

However, such a classification, at least in my opinion, comes from the fact that Burnham uses lots of swearing in his writings, rather than being due to him discussing his ideas from a more mature perspective… so it’s kind of disappointing in that regard. Feeling terrible: Inside is very much about Burnham’s mental health struggles, his deteriorating sense of self. Hachette Book Group is a leading book publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest publisher in the world. For example, juxtaposed poems such as A Wonderful Day to be Dead and Up Above (detailing enjoying your mortality and the realisation of insignificance/delusions of grandeur that come from seeing the world from a plane window, respectively) show that Burnham can be both wildly hilarious and profoundly meaningful almost simultaneously.

He commented of serious themes in the book, "I shouldn't just include the most cynical, rude part of my mind, the part that looks the coolest to people. I think it matters that most people waxing lyrical about Burnham’s rawness and supposed self-exposure are white men. Bo taped his first of two Comedy Central specials four days after his 18th birthday, making him the youngest to do so in the channel's history.

Imagine, for a moment, how different Inside would be if in the final shot, Burnham left his guest house and walked into his home, into Scafaria’s arms. Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, mostly absurd collection of poetry and essays from comedy superstar and creator of Netflix phenomenon Inside Bo Burnham. Though generational identity is a dubious construct, its taxonomies are by now familiar enough to influence how a special like Inside is produced, marketed, and received.Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep reviewed it as similar to Shel Silverstein in that "it's kind of silly but it's also kind of dark". The Sunday Times 's Stephen Armstrong compared the book to the poetry of Spike Milligan or John Lennon. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. It may or may not be true that Burnham is being received as a feelings translator for men who aren’t able or willing to express their struggles.