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Bo Burnham: Make Happy
Smiling for the camera isn't the same as being happy. Bo Burnham asked the question out loud. #MakeHappy
Who it's for
The show uses slick lights, songs and misdirection to satirize a culture where everyone is performing their lives for approval, then strips all of that away.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Bo Burnham's Netflix comedy special, directed by Burnham and Christopher Storer, recorded at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, on December 11, 2015, and released on June 3, 2016. Built on songs, call-and-response audience participation and parody, it satirizes performance, identity and privilege, pop and country music trends, and social media and celebrity culture.
Where to find it
Netflix original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Satirical song with suicide lyrics.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 16+)
Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 3
