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ICYMI, the big news in the Bo Burnham fandom is that he has a LYRICIST CREDIT for Phoebe Bridgers’ newest single! 🤯

It’s true (per her YouTube video for the single). SO exciting to see the two collaborating musically!

If you have been living under a rock and are like…when did Bo and Phoebe become a thing?, I have got the PERFECT post for you: my most popular article that details their relationship from friends to a power couple who dominated the Grammys two years ago!

I am also definitely going to follow up on this news when Phoebe’s album comes out in August. Exciting times!

In terms of the only other Bo news I’ve heard of recently, there’s the production of something called Outside in the works apparently, but it’s in early stages and there’s nothing official yet.

And, of course, we have the ongoing saga of the doomed Sesame Street movie. The latest news on that, per Bo’s subreddit, is that Netflix might be releasing it in February 2027. This has been up in the air since 2019, so who knows what will actually happen lol.

Yes, it’s May 30th, the fourth anniversary of Bo Burnham’s masterpiece as well as the second anniversary of my website and the start of SUCH (Woo-hoo!)

And I’m finally back in action after having a few rough months working out a lot of legal stuff in 2025.

However, I’ve made it to the big day, and I am now officially divorced AND a homeowner!

To celebrate all the good things, my boyfriend Jeff and I are seeing Vampire Weekend perform in Philly tonight. We had bought the tickets well in advance of everything happening this month, but it works out perfectly (and Jeff is a huge fan of them too!)

I do plan to have more updates soon, and hopefully I can start working on the website again this summer. 🤞

Thanks again for your patience, and here’s Bo’s personal reaction to Vampire Weekend from his Vine days! ✌️🐔

If I was a 30 year old, like, making...you know, dick jokes with an acoustic guitar, I'd kill myself. Yeah, it's all gone.

Bo in Inside and The Inside Outtakes:

I know as much as you do, unfortunately. He has a new profile pic across all of his social media, and he's removed his posts on IG and Twitter.

What I CAN confirm, though, is that his albums did not disappear yesterday and neither did his merch store. The three albums disappeared last week likely due to a contract issue with Comedy Central Records.

This previously happened right after Thanksgiving in 2021; here's an article about it.

In terms of Bo's merch, there was a discussion about the site not working last month on Reddit, so this only changed in the past few weeks.

In both of those cases, I would say Bo's death date did not affect the circumstances.

Still can’t believe it tbh…

Daniel Sloss was an absolute GEM and took photos with everyone who stayed after his amazing performance of Can't at Town Hall that opened the New York Comedy Festival this year. SO much fun, and he signed my copy of his book! 🥰

My trip was incredible, the Inside cabaret show at 54 Below was a BLAST (I had on disco ball jewelry courtesy of @ilickedthegardenwall), and @nicoleanell couldn't have been a more gracious host.

We even went to the Brooklyn Cat Cafe (and I got a beautiful turquoise shirt)! 💗

So, here's the result—10+ specials created by queer comedians (and obviously including SUCH mainstays Jerrod Carmichael and Kate Berlant). Each one is definitely worth your time, and please let me know if I've missed any of your favorites.

Just one more day left for New Zealand Comedy Month, which means I have one final (spooky!) post—What We Do in the Shadows and its spinoffs! 🧛‍♂️

I will be delving into the short film from 2005, the movie from 2014, and the two shows that resulted from the acclaimed vampire film.

The identically titled FX show, featuring Matt Berry and the first female lead vampire in the Jemaine/Taika universe: Nadja!

The program also has one of the best characters EVER imo, the energy vampire Colin Robinson.

And, of course, the wonderfully weird and sweet Wellington Paranormal, which is based on the two easily hypnotized cops from the movie.

The best character on that show is the hilarious Sergeant Maaka who makes fake button noises before “entering” into his secret paranormal room haha