The Netflix special is a terrifying, frequently unhinged work of pandemic art.
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Bo Burnham wants to eat himself alive.
This has always been the prerogative of the stand-up, a multi-hyphenate talent who sings, writes, acts and directs. Burnham never makes a joke without immediately pointing out the ways in which it is a joke — not bridging the gap between his microphone and his adoring crowd but drawing attention to it with one long finger.
That self-destruction is evident in