Jerrod Carmichael, who famously came out on an HBO comedy special, addresses his love life again in a new comedy show coming to Berkeley Rep.
Jerrod Carmichael’s standup comedy has an intimate, confessional style that makes it feel as if he’s laying all his thoughts and feelings out there, even when he’s not.
“That was a very scary off-limits piece of me and my life,” Carmichael says on the phone. “And when you are a performer whose act is built around telling the truth of who you are, and you’re hiding a big piece of yourself, then you’re working with a handicap. And so I think I removed a handicap.” “It’s focused on relationships and the outsourcing of self to others in a broad sense, but more specifically me falling in love and understanding what that means,” Carmichael says. “I came out late in life, and I feel like I’m kind of going through an adolescent period in my 30s — which makes me feel trapped, but also makes for some great comedy.”
Originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Carmichael came up in comedy in Los Angeles in his 2os. His first HBO special, “Love at the Store” in 2014, was directed by Spike Lee. He had his own NBC sitcom called “The Carmichael Show” and a memorable role in the 2014 movie “Neighbors” and its sequel.
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