Overview
A dazzling stand-up special that dives deep into the absurdities of modern life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- self-deprecating
- comedy night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the special as an exceptionally creative and captivating fusion of rapid-fire songwriting, experimental comedy, social observation, and deeply personal self-examination.
What sets it apart
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Burnham repeatedly deconstructs the performer-audience relationship and the nature of entertainment while performing the special.
The set rapidly swaps playful songs and absurd jokes for darker material about death, mental illness, hypocrisy, and happiness.
The special uses dazzling staging and performance design to turn stand-up into a highly choreographed audiovisual event.
Burnham examines the relationship between star and audience and questions the structures through which entertainment creates happiness.
Films like Bo Burnham: Make Happy, and why
Bo Burnham: What.
self-aware musical comedy that alternates rapid-fire jokes with darker reflections on performance and modern life
Bo Burnham: Inside
avant-garde stand-up blending music, theatrical staging, vulnerability, and social satire
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
musical stand-up comedy with provocative personal material and sharp cultural observation
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City
high-concept comedy special using theatrical performance and meta-commentary to interrogate entertainment
Movie Details
- Directors
- Christopher Storer, Bo Burnham
- Release Date
- 2016-06-03
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (455)
Cast
- Bo Burnham
- Lorene Scafaria
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bo Burnham: Make Happy about?
- Bo Burnham turns a meticulously staged musical comedy special into a funny, unsettling examination of performance, happiness, and modern life.
- What is Bo Burnham: Make Happy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bo Burnham: Make Happy as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Bo Burnham: Make Happy violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Bo Burnham: Make Happy.
- What did critics think of Bo Burnham: Make Happy?
- Critics broadly praised the special as an exceptionally creative and captivating fusion of rapid-fire songwriting, experimental comedy, social observation, and deeply personal self-examination.
- Which films are like Bo Burnham: Make Happy?
- Films with a similar feel include Bo Burnham: What., Bo Burnham: Inside, Hannah Gadsby: Nanette, and John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City.
- How long is Bo Burnham: Make Happy?
- Bo Burnham: Make Happy runs 60 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bo Burnham: Make Happy?
- In United States, Bo Burnham: Make Happy streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
