Jerrod Carmichael Comes Out The Closet In New HBO Special

[Scandalust313]

After telling a story about realizing his father had been cheating on his mother for years, Carmichael takes a beat and looks out at his audience. “After that was out in the open, I was left alone feeling like a liar, because I had a secret,” he says. “One that I kept from my father, my mother, my family, my friends, and you. Professionally, personally. And the secret is that I’m gay.”

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jerrod-carmichael-comes-out-hbo-special-1235221082/

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Good for him

 

[SneakDZA]

So I'm watching this shit now and the jokes are kinda there but they telegraphed in the big reveal. Also. I feel like dude is too young to be comedian sitting on a bar stool.

How you gonna be a stand up comedian sitting down on your first major special?

 

[Inglewood_B]

Lol @ he thought it was a secret

 

[SneakDZA]

OK I got a few chuckles out of this so far.

 

[Marc123]

Lol @ he thought it was a secret

i didnt kno

 

[SneakDZA]

Yeah so... I don't know how to describe a comedy special where at the end you feel like you want to give dude a hug and tell him it's gonna be ok. Like... bruh... you're supposed to make us laugh and feel like it's gonna be ok.

 

[Chicity]

Who?

Why is this news?

 

[SneakDZA]

Dude's name is in the title of the thread. And it's also the title of his (admittedly short-lived) NBC T V show. They don't have google at your halfway house?

 

[SneakDZA]

J/K

 

[Big Lurko]

Didnt he come out years ago tho..

 

[Inglewood_B]

i didnt kno

He always gave off a real soft and effeminate vibe, and he was never actually funny. Something just seemed off to me. Most people took it as he was just one of them weirdo comedians that not everybody gets, but to me it always came off as try hard. Now it’s obvious it was just his way of coping.

I’m honestly not surprised. Reading the title of this thread, it immediately made perfect sense to me.

 

[Golan]

Who?

Why is this news?

I only know him from the Moonlight video. I remember he was talked about being one of the next best black writers in Hollywood when it came out.

 

[Chicity]

Dude's name is in the title of the thread. And it's also the title of his (admittedly short-lived) NBC T V show. They don't have google at your halfway house?

When I read the title I pictured Eric Andre

When I saw the OP pic I thought it was Fab

At this point I'm already two inception layer deep on C List entertainers. I didn't think he was worth googling at that point

 

[Chicity]

And I had to Google Eric Andre name because I almost typed the light skin nigga with the fro

 

[OnlyBuilt4CubanLinx]

I’m still mad that they ended the CarMichael show one of the funniest shows in Modern TV day history

 

[ZMaKEa]

You can tell he was gay, he got that gay glow straight men don't have.

 

[Rubato]

Yeah so... I don't know how to describe a comedy special where at the end you feel like you want to give dude a hug and tell him it's gonna be ok. Like... bruh... you're supposed to make us laugh and feel like it's gonna be ok.

Lmao right, shit started funny and ended depressing as hell

 

[757'sFinest]

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Good for him

That spin around is fucking hilarious

 

[757'sFinest]

I’m still mad that they ended the CarMichael show one of the funniest shows in Modern TV day history

Yeah that show was mad funny