But nobody really takes time to think about the sad, hard side of fame.
Recognized as "the kid in the bedroom", Bo Burnham has created a career for himself by performing comedy songs on YouTube, using a crappy keyboard and a webcam. His talent still shown through, and has captured the hearts of many gawky, awkward losers all across the world.
Bo Burnham is not only vastly talented with music, but he is by far one of the smartest people I've ever heard of. Comedy and Creativity takes brains, and he's has more than even he knows.
In this clip (compliments of djstandifermusic) from a stand-up show in Portland, Oregon, Burnham expresses the hard side of fame.
He expresses, in one of the most creative ways ever, what it's like to have people constantly judging you. And the thing about this video is that it's relatable; no matter who you are, you know how he feels.
In the Sea of Information, we are taught that using Creativity can unite us all as a whole. In this video, we are united in this overbearing stress and sadness that comes with being judged, and being told what to do. People think they know who you are.
The best part of the whole thing has to be when people realize that it's a serious piece of art when the words We think. We know. You. sounds. The immediate response from the audience is an example enough as it is.
If you don't know Bo Burnham, I suggest looking him up. You can find anything from completely insightful to poop jokes. The whole spectrum is covered, and all of it is creative and uniting.
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ReplyDeleteRight as I noticed this title I was a little brought back and confused. However in the third segment I automatically could relate and agree. Personally, I completely agree with Raina that creativity has the ability to unite us as a whole. Additionally, It is also essential to consider comedy stand up performers, like Bo Burnham, as artists due to the fact that they spend time and countless amounts of imagination to come up with these segments that they perform to please others. While some comedians may be hard to take seriously, many of them research their topics of choice hours on end to ensure that they are able to intellectually, and emotionally effect the audience.
ReplyDeleteI have been a long time fan of Bo and have only ever thought of him to be the funny guy about serious subjects. I never thought of the other side of him. I know that is sounds odd, but he probably has a soft side, and angry side, and many more sides, but like with most people I look at I do not look deeper into them. Fame clouds who people really are. It clouds that they are people and I thinks this to be what Raina is trying to convey in this post. I now am looking into how I see others, famous or not, and hope to see them as people from now on, not just things with two legs that talk. I want to thank Raina and Bo for bringing this to my attention.
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