
It was released on May 30, 2021, and an album of songs from the special, Inside (The Songs), was released digitally on June 10, 2021. Inside follows Burnham's previous special Make Happy (2016), during which Burnham began to experience panic attacks while performing onstage. More light-hearted segments discuss online activities such as calling one's mother on FaceTime, posting on Instagram, sexting, and video game streaming.

Featuring a variety of songs and sketches about Burnham's day-to-day life indoors, it depicts his deteriorating mental health and explores themes of performativity and his relationship to the Internet and the audience it helped him reach, as well as addressing issues including climate change and social movements. Recorded in the guest house of his Los Angeles home during the COVID-19 pandemic without a crew or audience, it was released on Netflix on May 30, 2021.

Bo Burnham: Inside is a 2021 American special written, directed, filmed, edited, and performed by comedian Bo Burnham.
