Make Happy
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| Directed by | Bo Burnham, Christopher Storer |
| Produced by | Kathy Welch, Chris Scanlon |
| Written by | Bo Burnham |
| Starring | Bo Burnham |
| Edited by | Chris Amos |
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60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Make Happy is a stand-up comedy routine by Bo Burnham which he performed live in 2015 and 2016; a recording of the show was released on Netflix on June 3, 2016. Similar to Burnham's previous special what., the show is a specifically choreographed performance which amalgamates comedy with music, and uses pre-recorded music, stage lighting effects and sound effects. It has received an overwhelmingly positive critical response, with several critics complimenting Burnham's deconstruction of various types of performances, clever jokes based on misdirection, and his stage persona.
Bo Burnham rose to fame after posting videos on YouTube. He signed to Comedy Central Records and released his debut EP, "Bo Fo Sho", in 2008. In 2009 he released his debut album, Bo Burnham, a collection of his most popular songs on YouTube. "Words Words Words" was released in 2010 at the House of Blues in Boston, to critical acclaim. Following this, Burnham wrote a book of poetry Egghead (or You Can't Survive On Ideas Alone), which became a New York Times Bestseller, and wrote and starred in his own mockumentary, Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous on MTV. Following this, in 2013 he toured with the stand-up show what., which was released on YouTube and Netflix for free on December 17, 2013. While touring for what., Burnham began to have panic attacks before shows, which may have influenced the writing and performance of Make Happy, his next live show. Burnham began touring for Make Happy in February 2015, at the age of 24.Make Happy was recorded for Netflix at the Capitol Theatre in New York, and released on June 3, 2016, at a time when Netflix was releasing several original content stand-up comedy specials per month. Following the release of Make Happy on Netflix, Burnham stated that it may be the last stand-up show he performs in the foreseeable future, as he plans to focus more on writing.
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