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[pretty-idol-hell]

PriPara art from an August 2024 Karaoke Testujin collab!

[standupcomedyhistorian]

Today (12/16/23) is the 10th anniversary of one of my favorite comedy specials—

what.

Yes, it's been a whole decade since Bo Burnham graced the world with his YouTube special (and now major comics are following his model lol). While people think of what. as a Netflix special, Bo's plan was to distribute it freely via the internet on 12/17/13 (and he took a pay cut to make it happen!).

Here are some other fun facts about Bo's second comedy special:

1. The trailer is filmed in the Ruhm, Bo's guesthouse and studio that makes an appearance again in Make Happy and in a little special called INSIDE 😉

2. This comedy special was Bo's first professional collaboration with Chris Storer (creator of The Bear) after they met on Adventures in the Sin Bin and it marks Bo's first time directing. They would go on to co-direct Make Happy together and Bo's obviously directed MANY items since, including his incredible story about a teenage girl called Eighth Grade!

3. Bo begins the special wearing three pairs of pants—two red ones and one black pair—a white tee, a dark gray hoodie, confetti in one pocket, a pack of playing cards in his OTHER pocket, and his mouth is full of water. Damn, that's a lot of stuff! 🤯

4. But he doesn't have the water IN his mouth for the stool scene! That was spliced together with the live performance footage (and pretty seamlessly, clearly, since folks asked him about it online).

5. The song Repeat Stuff has a brilliant music video that accompanies it. And the girl that Bo murders at the end is none other than the Vice President's stepdaughter! That's right, Ella Emhoff is Kamala Harris's daughter through marriage, and she is a famous model and artist.

6. Speaking of that music video, the exterior of the house Bo breaks into at the beginning is Bo and Lorene's own home at the time. And that house was used in The Nightmare Before Elm Street franchise (a fact the realtors emphasized when selling the place in 2021—I would have focused on Bo's studio personally haha).

7. The music video also has a cameo from one of Bo's friends, Paul Scheer, as the manager! I actually met Paul at a Human Giant event back in the day, and he was very nice (along with Aziz Ansari and Rob Huebel).

8. While Bo released his special entirely for free, he did have two other items that were for sale at the time—the what. CD (recorded in Madison, WI, thus he says "Get on my level, Madison" in Sad) and his book of poems Egghead. I own the poetry book, obviously, but I cannot find the CD for sale anywhere.

If you or someone you know is willing to sell their copy, PLEASE DM me! It's the only item he put out that I don't own in some capacity—and I would love to complete the collection! 🥰

9. Egghead is amazing in both its print and audiobook versions. In fact, the latter is like a whole separate comedy special and well worth the price to hear Bo reading so enthusiastically and with different hilarious voices. Highly recommended...and I have a kid-friendly list of poems here if you're interested.

10. Finally, what. features two of my favorite subversive bits: Andy the Frog and the Fishing song.

I was thinking a fun video idea would be to create a Bo Burnham "Kids Show" with all of his darkest routines that seem like they came out of a demented Sesame Street (so like Wonder Showzen haha).

Here's the potential order:

-Disney Lessons (Words Words Words)

-what. Intro (starting with "melted into childlike wonder" to Lizard)

-How to Make the Perfect PB Sandwich

-A Slow Joke

-Andy the Frog

-The Squares poem

-Fishing in the Park

-How the World Works (can include Outtakes Bo and Socko as well)

-YouTuber Thank You

Anyway, I just think that would be hysterical if any editor wants to take a crack at it. Please give me credit tho! ✌🏼🐔

[dreamweavers]

last month I got some second hand mini lalaloopsy, which got me back into the toys I loved so much as a kid. and I couldn't have picked a better time since they just came out with 10th anniversary re-releases of some of the dolls! I got bundles snuggle stuff, little sister of one of the original 8 lalaloopsy mittens fluff n stuff!

I tried not to destroy the box since it apparently can double as a reusable playset. I also photographed her with her big sister mittens fluff n stuff and her pet! they're so big it's a little hard to pose them together lol.

it said she comes with a poster and I assumed it was a poster of the doll like the originals came with but.. it was just a checklist lol. one detail I liked was how the doll's body was tied to the package with a thin thread and at the end of the thread was a cardboard "needle"

I had a big problem with bundles at first when I wanted to swap her outfit with another doll. in 2014 I got a lala little sister in a similar costume, whiskers lion's roar, and her costume's hood is loose around her head and very easy to take off. looking at photos of original bundles dolls, the hoods on their costumes were looser too, but mine was so hard to pull off I rly thought it would never come off unless I cut the fabric.

i would have understood more if it was a collector's edition re-release but it's not, it was sold in the same aisle as preschool toys so it was definitely made for kids and I'm 21 and had a harder time getting it off than I ever did with anything else in my lalaloopsy collection.

I was eventually able to get her costume off and noticed that her left leg appears to be very loose and almost coming out of socket, and she's made of a slightly softer plastic than the classic dolls. I never had this problem with lalas before but shouldn't really be surprised considering the quality of lalaloopsy dolls decreased greatly as the line went on, but I was hoping it might be different this time around. she resembles the original lala littles releases in that she doesn't have a drainage hole on the back of her head and still has "2011" branding on there too.

here's bundles trying on new outfits, as well as back with her sister mittens! while it's a shame the newer dolls appear to be cheaper quality than the originals, I still really like bundles overall and think she's adorable! it was nostalgic to get her at the same place I got my first mini lalaloopsy back in March 2011. I think it's funny how her sister mittens is literally 10 years older than her since she's an original release.