It's not a Q&A, but occasionally, someone in the crowd throws out a follow-up question in response to something he's said, and Carmichael just goes with it, pausing, taking it in, and then thoughtfully engaging with that query a therapeutic call-and-response segment, as it were. Thats the other direction of what girls gonna want to sleep with me, Tim Ferriss: When you have to coil it around your waste like [inaudible] . Wearing a red shirt and perched on a chair for the entire performance, he appears looser and more vulnerable, his lanky arms more expressive and limber. Sit in silence. Tim Ferriss: Well, especially if youve chosen to put yourself in a place like LA. Its very atypical in that sense. I think that would feel better. Jerrod Carmichael: Absolutely. Jerrod Carmichael: Were in too different channels. Is that why you avoid social media or do you think thats just a symptom of where were at right now as a culture? 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Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, I bought a lot of the same, like white sweatshirt, grey pants, like Timberlands every day. .. I was an editor on the New York Times's arts desk at the time, and we were there to chat for a profile pegged to his new HBO special Home Videos, a loose, sort of experimental collection of vignettes in which he filmed intimate, unscripted conversations with the black women and girls in his family. Jerrod Carmichael: Which truthfully, I would have been cool with for a little while. Tim Ferriss: Were going to talk a lot about how you develop your material and process, but I remember one of the experiences I had in Atlanta. $), Vatican City (EUR You know what I like about that book? 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I mean watch it on your phone in between writing, or in between what you do but what? Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with comedian Jerrod Carmichael. And I got a phone call from my man, Stephen HillHe said, Im producing the 80th Golden Globes and it would be an honor if you would agree to join as the host. And I was like, Whoa. You know? But what I mean is anything that directs you away from you, ignore it. It was over a series of conversations that we had where we discussed the state of comedy and comedy specials over a couple of yearsjust us talking about the things that we wanted to see and the specific tone. Loved the intro the most. Because this is someone who youre gong to work with a lot; youre going to have a lot of interactions with. You had not yet arrived but your picture was up alongside a bunch of other people who were going to be appearing in the movie. Jerrod Carmichael: You can de-fuck the script later. I was like, I want information. Jerrod stars in the hit NBC series The Carmichael Show, which he also writs and executive produces. Fr), French Southern Territories (EUR Jerrod Carmichael: It changes to something else, yeah. Transcripts may contain a few typoswith some episodes lasting 2+ hours, its difficult to catch some minor errors. Jerrod Carmichael: Because they would have put me in a box, the little diversity champ. Tim Ferriss: Thats a Plan B. Mentally, you had de-risked it for yourself, in a way. Its very passionate, very interesting people. F or all of its controversyracial, financial, ethical, and morethe Hollywood Foreign Press Association made one smart recent decision: to hire Jerrod Carmichael as the host of the 80th Annual Golden Globes on Tuesday night. Youre trying to figure it out but nobody knows what theyre doing. Its missing because its easy to have this knee-jerk reaction because you have outlets. Like, its up there with Bennie and the Jets [Laughs]. One person was manning a keyboard, typing everything in. Tim Ferriss: It might be. Jerrod Carmichael: The original room of the Comedy Store, yeah. Jerrod Carmichael: Whatever time breakfast is but yes, for years; blueberries and eggs. Jerrod Carmichael: Literally loitering outside of a movie theater. And specific ideas about it. Did you have to have a big conversation with them about packing up and moving west? Have an honest assessment of yourself, an honest assessment of your life and know what youre good at. You said this has been your default lunch, or? $), So Tom & Prncipe (STD Shes really good at standup. ), Papua New Guinea (PGK For the next hour, no exaggeration, I debated like 23 other students on why this man deserved to commit a crime. Focus on the content. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, because he was honest, right? He has incredible energy. You just disregard it. You land in LA. What do you say to that person? With his trademark temperament that is equal parts subdued and seriously aggravated, the 29-year-old comedian uses the stage in New Yorks Masonic Hall to engage in a casual chat with the audience, one where he unpacks his concerns and curiosities (which almost feel extemporaneous) with an effortless comfort. 8. Yeah, in a business sense; a sense of realizing that it is an industry. If youve seen Neighbors, he did that in the Universal comedy sequel Neighbors 2 opposite Seth Rogen and Zac Effron. Building upon Home Videos and his follow-up "video diary" released a few months later Sermon on the Mount, he unpacks his family's history and their culture of silence, specifically as it relates to his father and grandfathers' rampant cheating and double lives. Fr), Western Sahara (MAD Tim Ferriss: Thats very much Steve Jobs-ian; thats what he did. She has such a great spirit. Cool. I dont like the title, so you know; just putting it out there. Jerrod Carmichael: Someone will be like, No, I was doing face at the top of the well for 30 years! Well find out its in the Tao Te Ching. Thats what I liked; it worked everywhere. Jerrod Carmichael: It is very exciting. I just dont really like comedy specials. Tim Ferriss: I also remember asking you about your interactions with the audience. Its very literal. Is there any particular commonality for you? Training is one thing. Jerrod Carmichael: Sit alone. Shed be feeding my niece and look at me and say, I hate it! But then a year later, she watched it again. Its like, what is Miles Davis doing right now? You either run from it or accept it. I think having an appreciation for it helps, too. I did a show and I told her, youve got to do standup again. Jerrod Carmichael: It was a thing that I felt I was really good at. But there was no reason to not do it, just because theyd never done it before. Your comedy feels like a direct response to that. Im so thankful I didnt do it. A thing I said to my mom. They didnt sign up for that. What are the two names in Rothaniel? Tim Ferriss: You mentioned books. When I first moved to LA it was August 8, 2008. I learned how to mute that because I was trying to be so hyper analytical that I didnt pay attention to my visceral response to things. And regardless of whatever the Hollywood Foreign Press Associations past may be, this is an evening where we get to celebrate and I think this industry deserves evenings like these and Im happy youre all here. If my comedy has a style or an intention behind it, its that eighth grade class; me against everyone else in the class. Jerrod Carmichael: So that was the closest to a B; it was an A.5. Thank you very much; you saved me from sounding like a complete. A joke that I probably tell the most that I think is really brilliant I sawbelieve it or notduring a yo mama battle. And thats what I wanted this stand-up special to represent. Tim Ferriss: Outside a movie theater? Jerrod sat down with The Hundreds to talk about 8, why he avoids social media, political correctness and the funniest joke hes ever heard. Jerrod Carmichael: I dont want to be wrong. Well, hopefully youll be in love with the comedy for a very long time to come. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. It was late. All the above. Then you say it, and then thats it. And my friends sync like that. I would rather be that guy than just what, youre going to just hang out? 1,014, This story has been shared 982 times. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, the diversity champion, like Miss America. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, it is. Hes such a performer. So you cant just hit them with the same pitch 40 times in a row. But casual chats can often lead to uncomfortable places and discoveries, something Carmichael refuses to shy away from. Jerrod Carmichael: Oh, its still there. that offers or promotes your or anothers products or services. I think I did, but I may have read it somewhere so my apologies. ), French Polynesia (XPF Certain nights, you can kind of catch up but Ill read until 4 or 5 in the morning. I dont have thoughts in 140 characters [Laughs]. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, the distractions of life. Im sure a lot of people have read it. Tim Ferriss: It doesnt have to be just three. You tell yourself it will never happen again; it will but tell yourself that it wont and go do it again. You know, like everything, like the type of cigarette they smoked; every detail is really important to them. This first appeared in NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour newsletter. Just kind of journaling, essentially. ), United States (USD You know? (His granddad on his dad's side had "about 23" kids outside of his marriage, according to Carmichael. Jerrod Carmichael: I really want to see if I created it or stole it from someone; I genuinely dont know. I like to explore and search for the thoughts that I may have that a lot of times people may want to suppress or push asideI just like to explore them and talk about it on stage. I think time favors truth. It sounds super cheesy. Fr), Christmas Island (AUD Tim Ferriss: What was the catalyst for pursuing comedy as a career, as a profession? Nobody was in the audience. It wasnt just like a couple of friends and me with camcorders, this was HBO. I wasnt doing anything. If I just literally cant sleep on the street, I guess. CHF), Myanmar (Burma) (MMK Like busy people arent just around and telling you what you gotta do next. We were just bullshitting outside of an open mic years ago, and its a joke by my friend Angelo, who has now passed away and meant so much to me. Jerrod Carmichael: No, I started comedy in LA. I have to use bad grammar with this: you aint gotta do nothing. We didnt have a lot of money but it was great. Thats it, every morning. Youre noticeably absent on social media. I mean everything that is old is once new again. So this guy is going nowhere as up, as far as I can tell. Tim Ferriss: What is the last book, or any books that come to mind that youve done that with? I dont know. Then they were like, Who thinks it was? And it was just me. Erik AbrissMar 10, 2017. Tim Ferriss: Where all the comedians are doing lines. WebJerrod Carmichael hosted an evasive, rambling telecast featuring some passionate speeches, some awkward moments and tentative acknowledgment of recent controversies. He also stared as Freddy, opposite Rose Byrne, Susan Sarandon, and J.K. Simmons in The Meddler, which was released in April 2016. Tim Ferriss: No, it was very accurately described. Tim Ferriss: It took me a long tim to learn that a good contract doesnt make a good relationship. The most unique thing you can do is be yourself. 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