The “Rothaniel” star lets cameras into all parts of his life in HBO’s new docuseries.
(I talked to my parents for the first time since the special, he tellsSeth Meyers.
Cameras make me feel more comfortable, he says in one self-taped confessional.
Jerrod Carmichael and his dad, Joe, on ‘The Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’.HBO
It feels permanent, and it seems dumb to lie.
HBO
Reality Showisnt a DIY video diary.
Long story short, I cheated again… he tells one crowd, which responds with audible disappointment.
Jerrod Carmichael tries on Emmy outfits on ‘The Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’.HBO
You dont think I have those groans in my head?
I dont need those groans!
Its part performance art, part cognitive behavioral therapy.
When I came out, yall reacted like someone died, he tells his dad over a diner breakfast.
But once again, that seems to be the point.
You treat the camera like its God, bemoans one of the comedians friends.
But the god on the other end of this screen is the f—ing public.
This is going to be viewed by [a] giant, revolting mass of people, he says.
All of this is, like, on a conveyor belt into f—ing hell.
