Bo Burnham

• Inside [Imperial, 2021] B+

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Inside [Imperial, 2021]
Although I like to laugh as much as the next person, I don't follow standup. I'd rather listen to music or watch something with a storyline, news value, or both. So there's a sense in which this assortment of 20 songs from the post-hiatus comeback the 30-year-old YouTube phenom wrote and filmed for Netflix is just the right size for me--a comedy album divided into tunelets. From "Facetime With My Mom (Tonight)" and "Unpaid Intern" to "Welcome to the Internet" and "All Eyes on Me" there are chuckles in almost every track, and some of them hurt, as they should. The melodies that Burnham negotiates mildly but adroitly enough add aural variety--there are real songs here. But even so a solid comedy album is what it remains. B+