#Human Giant

[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! ✌🏼🐔

#Youtube #what #bo burnham #bo burnham what #milestone #10th anniversary #repeat stuff #ella emhoff #paul scheer #the nightmare on elm street #lorene scafaria #inside bo burnham #bo burnham inside #human giant #egghead #standupcomedyhistorian

[critterbitter]

Get in losers, we’re going climbing.

I like to imagine Lady Sneasler is chatty with Ingo, and while the two can’t understand the nuance of each others words they can certainly understand the vibes.

Masterlist for my submas stuff!

#warden ingo #pokemon ingo #submas #sneasler #subway boss ingo #pokemon #fanart #art #comic #submas comic #(stares fixatedly at the giant cat and her human liason #(i just think they’re neat) #sketchbook

[kartoffelstern]

sometimes I have to remind myself how tall they all are

#one piece #sir crocodile #dracule mihawk #buggy the clown #donquixote doflamingo #my art #like it's easy to forget that Croc is still a giant to regular sized humans #eventho he looks so small next to Doffy #with that said...gotta love the size diff

[tabooiart]

this hot pink bitch was named breakfast!!!

#my art #fanart #starkid #team starkid #npmd #nerdy prudes must die #nibbly #nibblenephim #kim whalen #this one was significantly more difficult than tinky.. something about the angle of the head #also having to spend a lot of effort on the mouth which i usually dont like doing but cmon. its nibbly. the mouth is like his whole deal #ALSO THE HAIR WAS SUCH A BITCH TO PAINT #and the bedazzled visor...... honestly the whole thing #i like how it turned out tho!! #oh also if u look closely i gave him pig eyes!!! something about the lib human forms looking pretty normal aside from freaky eyes #alas i once again had to shrink it because the canvas was the same size as tink's #cmon man discord can handle my giant canvases tumblr needs to get it together #speaking of are there any like starkid/hatchetfield discord servers that are active someone let me in im pawing at the door like a kitty ca

[prokopetz]

One of the most common questions I get about my games is "can I play as this? can I play as that?", and I'll level with you: basically every game I write is about a narrowly focused experience, so if you're the sort of player who's afflicted with the contrarian urge to insist on playing a character who's the exact opposite of whatever type of character a game is notionally about, regardless of what type of character that is, you're probably not gonna have a good time.

#gaming #tabletop roleplaying #tabletop rpgs #game design #i have literally been asked if you can play as a regular non-giant-robot-piloting human in 'space gerbils' #i want anyone who's actually read the rules of the game to picture how that would work

[wasyago]

something incredibly self indulgent

#i dont know???????????? #also the plot is a mess and doesn't make any sense and literally doesn't exist so don't ask me about it #i just wanted to draw human versions of caspian and gillion and then something weird happened... #jrwi riptide #jrwi fish and chips #just in case #and that's all im gonna tag for now #actually no #jrwi swordfish #>:) #they're dating #i think? i dont know. its complicated #again this thing is a giant mess i have no idea what's going on #uhhhhhhh #my art #sketch

[b-for-my-name]

they might be based

#tmbg #allies #they might be giants #trans #trans rights #transgender #fuck all the transphobes #trans rights are human rights

[oobbbear]

The fact that horse hoof is just one giant thumb haunts me everyday

#bearz rambling tag #I lay down #in ma cozy little bed #and brain says #hey #do ya still remember that bone fact #the horse one #I can’t sleep #I think about horse leg #just being a giant thumb #the mental image of #instead of hoof #they have just one big human finger #at the of their leg #I CANT sleep #my thoughts huants me #I’m scared

[sunstormbudgie]

the name "colossal squid" is so funny to me because it's like "ok, so there's this really big squid, so we'll call it a giant squid. easy. wait, what's this? there's another, even bigger squid? uh..."

#giant squid #colossal squid #marine biology #humans suck at naming things

[bonkalore]

I think I drew him bigger than he should be here but it's a slippery slope once I draw it at all lmao He needed to be "trapping gf under arm" big here tho. Very necessary heh

#Daniel Spellbound #Jayce Chinda #Lucy Santana #Jacy #Bleeding Magic AU #giant tiny #G/T #size difference #monster human romance #I'm enjoying drawing the fluffy stuff but do want to have more story stuff lol #I just don't think most care about that :')

[letsmcfreackingloseit]

So yes I have OF COURSE read @naffeclipse new fic Apex Polarity and yes, I AM OBSESSED!

So I decided to make a little comic of how I think their "first encounter" might have looked like from Eclipse's perspective.

I can't help but think about how alien and scary we most look to him (especially if there is a history of fasco hunting polar sirens in the past). With all that gear we look like emotionless beings, just observing and uncaring of this ice world. But then when y/n shows up and probably exudes this joy and wonder for his world + shows respect for the creatures and the environment??? Mmh yeah, I can see Eclipse falling for y/n, especially considering how alone he might be...

So yes, that's what I have for today! If you want to read the fic I'll link it right here. I can't recommend it enough, but as always, read the tags so you know what you're getting into! And lastly I also want to @themeeplord beacuse Eclipse's design is basically their design in my style (god I love their design so much, their character/creature designs are the BEST) so all the credit goes to them! Polar!Y/N is my design thou! ;P

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go read the two latest chapters-

YIPPEE!!!

#apex polarity #orca!eclipse #polar y/n #dca #dca fandom #I am once again plagued by the terrible ramble disease #but I got thoughts and I wanna share them >:/ #so here are some more: #when I say the humans look alien I mean Grey alien level alien #Emotionless face? Check. Big empty eyes? Check. Studying and probing the inhabitants? Check. Possibly abducts inhabitants? Check #or mad scientist vibe #imagine professor Membrane from Invader Zim while he's saying 'I know better know' <- that kind of vibe #ok- one last thought! #as you can see- I decided to go full out and try coloring and stuff! #and one of the reasons why I decided to do that is because I'm not well practised in those departments- but I want to get better at them! #so if you think this looks like a hot mess- it's because they are XD #but with all this considered- I think I did pretty well! #So I hope you enjoyed it! XD #Now I'm giving all of you who's read ALL OF THIS a giant gold star #because wow- you're dedication and focus is absolutely INSANE and I appreciate you taking the time to read this #NOW GO AND BE FREE MY FRIEND!!!

[skeledorky]

"Sir... we have a situation."

Based on The Grim Dark Archives by @lets-try-some-writing !!

I know that Rafael and the other kids aren't present (yet?) in this series, but there's something about a horrifying alien robot being "friends" with a human that just made me go nuts creatively. :3

#I think Raf would see this as something like “The Iron Giant” #He's more like leverage so the human government can't attack the Autobots. I can see Agent Fowler sweating bullets. #the grim dark archives #grimdark #transformers prime #tfp #tfp bumblebee #tfp bee #tfp rafael #tfp raf #maccadam #dorky's art #(On a side note WOW Bee was hard to paint he actually took me hours between multiple days 💀)

[captorcorp]

i keep seeing people make humanizations of caine where he's just some normal looking anime guy. i want to see someone go the canon human bill route with his gijinka

#kcat talks #seeing the giant teeth/floating eyes in contrast with Some Guy is just kinda funny to me #but i get it since its kinda hard to convert that to human proportions hjkdfs #tadc

[eggcats]

I wish I could write fics, because I DESPERATELY want a fic where like both Bowser and King Boo decide to break in to kidnap Luigi one night, but they accidentally do it the same night.

So Luigi just wakes up to them fighting in his room and he just assumes he's still asleep so he doesn't really react much, because this is the weirdest dream he's ever had.

And then both of them are yelling at Luigi to ask which one he PREFERS kidnapping him, like a competition, and keep being like "WELL MY CASTLE HAS LAVA SO HE CAN BE WARM IN THE CAGE!!!" "HE WILL DECORATE MY MANSION IN THE PAINTING ON THE MANTELPIECE!!!" Etc etc.

And Luigi, assuming he is asleep because this is too weird to be reality, just goes "I don't even WANT-a to know what my subconscious is-a trying to tell me." And lays down to go back to sleep, confounding both Bowser and King Boo.

It would also be hilarious if they both decide to just stay the night, because neither of them want to be the first to leave and let the other one win. And so when Luigi wakes up and they're still there he's like "THAT WASN'T A DREAM???!"

Cue both Bowser and King Boo trying to out-rizz each other to Luigi, like "Do you regularly dream about me?" "CLEARLY HE MEANS ME!"

#Luigi #boouigi #is there a combination of all 3 bc i think it'd be hilarious for Luigi to just be a normal human #and have 2 giant monster king boyfriends #cue mario having an aneurysm #'mario i-a thought you were an ally!' #'MY-A ISSUE IS NOT THEM BEING MEN LUIGI!!' #mario is supportive he's just hella confused he's like bro there are SO MANY other options and you chose the worst 2 #bowuigi #the super mario bros movie #tsmbm #smb #my post #mine #fic #bowser #king boo

[littlewinnow]

Perfect excuse to draw bunny drarrys this easter holiday 😂 (prank gone wrong perhaps?)

Bonus drarry dads & Scorpius egg hunt!

#drarry #myart #a bit suggestive? #drarry dads #harry had to stop draco from buying a giant human sized egg for sure #bunny drarry

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 60

Danny would like everyone to know that this was not his fault. It’s not his fault that another amulet got lost in the human realm (thank you Aragon, he hates you for this) nor is it his fault it’s been broken! He was just going to take it from the museum and was both invisible and intangible! It’s not his fault another thief got there first alongside a vigilante and they panicked when seeing the amulet started floating. It is so not his fault that there is now an entire city of dragon… dragon shifters… whatever! And it’s not his fault he’s stuck as a baby dragon right where the the amulet shattered, which leads to misunderstandings. How was he supposed to know this wasn’t his world and the english isn’t the same?!

#Dragon Gotham Au #dcxdp #dpxdc #batman whose just adopted Dick & now has to deal with being a giant wyvern: #Also Batman seeing itty baby eastern dragon wriggling around in the remnants of the gem: omg was it an egg #Selina who is also confused AF but taking the opportunity to flee: #Literally every Gothamite awake or waking up to being *fucking dragons*: #Gothamites are now dragons #Very Liminal too #Very liminal dragons #prompts #danny fenton #batman #bruce being closest makes him the largest of dragons #I hope you know i am imagining battinson #shaky wet chihuahua vibes in human form while also being a giant fuck you dragon #Lil 9 year old Dick is going to be so gleeful to try out Wings #Dragon Curse Au