Twitter Goes Nuts Over Bo Burnham Routine Viciously Lampooning Joe Rogan — Without Ever Saying His Name

Pioneering YouTube comic Bo Burnham has gone viral with a bit that viciously lampoons fellow comic and podcaster Joe Rogan, without ever saying his name.

On Monday, Burnham released over an hour of outtakes from his Netflix special “Inside,” which he cleverly titled “The Inside Outtakes.”

The video has racked up millions of views on YouTube, but one bit in particular took Twitter by storm. Simply titled “The Podcast,” it featurestwo minutes of Burnham pattering with another Bo Burnham about the “war on comedy” and their courageous battle for free speech. Although Rogan’s name is never mentioned, Burnham’s target is unmistakable.

Burnham topped Twitter trends on Tuesday after a viral clip of the bit caught fire — and Rogan was trending with him, for once not for something said on his own show.

Blue-checks on Twitter weighed in, and there were a lot of fed-up Rogan-dislikers eager to praise Burnham:

Not everyone was a fan, though:

Watch above via Bo Burnham.

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