# Did Bo Burnham shoot his 'inside' special in the guest house of the nightmare on elm street house?

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**Created:** [October 21, 2021, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bo-burnham-shoot-his-inside-special-in-the-guest-house-of-the-nightmare-on-elm-street-house/952867 "2021-10-21T04:37:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bo-burnham-shoot-his-inside-special-in-the-guest-house-of-the-nightmare-on-elm-street-house/952867/1 "2021-10-21T04:37:10Z")

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> **['Nightmare On Elm Street' House For Sale Until Halloween](https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/20/nightmare-on-elm-street-house-for-sale-freddy-kreuger-halloween/)**
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> The house from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is up for sale.

You can see some photos of the guest house here. The guest house seems to have the same design as the one from the Bo Burnham special.

> **[1428 N Genesee Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046 - 3 beds/4.5 baths](https://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Angeles/1428-N-Genesee-Ave-90046/home/7116849)**
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> (TheMLS) 3 beds, 4.5 baths, 2700 sq. ft. house located at 1428 N Genesee Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046 sold for $2,980,000 on Jan 7, 2022. MLS# 21-785216. 1428 N Genesee is a beautiful Dutch Colonial with a mo...

However it looks far less depressing than it did in the special, if thats the same place.

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**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bo-burnham-shoot-his-inside-special-in-the-guest-house-of-the-nightmare-on-elm-street-house/952867/2 "2021-10-21T04:43:11Z")

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Yeah, I think it was. The owner is Bo Burnham’s girlfriend.

> **['A Nightmare on Elm Street' Home Listed for Sale Until Halloween](https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jose-martinez/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-home-listed-for-sale)**
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> The actual house featured in the 1984 horror classic, 'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' has been put up for sale, with offers due by midnight on Halloween.

> The iconic home was bought in 2013 for $2.1 million by Lorene Scafaria, writer and director of the 2019 film _Hustlers_

That is an interesting bit of trivia.

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bo-burnham-shoot-his-inside-special-in-the-guest-house-of-the-nightmare-on-elm-street-house/952867/3 "2021-10-21T17:29:08Z")

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Confirmed.

> **[Bo Burnham: Inside was filmed in the Nightmare On Elm Street house](https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/21/bo-burnham-inside-was-filmed-in-the-nightmare-on-elm-street-house-15464093/)**
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> It was uncomfortable enough without a cameo from Freddy Krueger.

I saw him at the Montreal Comedy Comedy fest in 2013. His performance - I can’t say “set” like a normal comic - was amazing, timed to the second and a masterpiece of preparation made to look spontaneous.