A few years ago, I met comedian Jerrod Carmichael for lunch at ABC Kitchen, near Gramercy Park in Manhattan. Tim Ferriss: I really enjoy your work. Ill create a thing but I just want information. It worked in any place that I went. Jerrod Carmichael: A notebook and pens. They had many, many different revisions of this script which, as I understand it. They should never say things just for a response or say empty things that just elicit a response from an audience. ), Turkmenistan (USD I didnt think it was going to be that long but it was like two hours in the rain, with the hood off. Jerrod Carmichael: Its healthy. So we read an article; I dont know specifically what it was about but it was a guy who committed a crime and we were deciding whether or not it was justified. Jerrod Carmichael: Anything that begins with you gotta. You aint gotta do anything. My friend Andrew and I had talked about specifically what it would look like and what that first special would be, so it just had to be that room. Le), Sint Maarten (ANG I dont like the title, so you know; just putting it out there. A lot of thoughtsno matter how personal or vulnerable or harsh or optimistic or sociopathic or whateverall discussed in a really honest way. Thats how were gonna And then the second show, I was just. Jerrod Carmichael: Because they would have put me in a box, the little diversity champ. It left me in total hysterics on a Trans-Atlantic flight; some wine might have been involved but it terrified everyone because I could not stop bursting out laughing out loud while other people were trying to sleep. Richard Pryor, I mean just for being raw; youve got to say Richard. Tim Ferriss: I feel like Ive been cheated on by Evan. You can always de-fuck the script later. I used to walk around all the time. $), Central African Republic (XAF The closest I came was within my first year doing that. The language, it reminds me language-wise of Confederacy of Dunces; the language is so good. Id probably do some weird artist stuff. Jerrod Carmichael: Clothes are fun. Tim Ferriss: It seems to tie back a lot to what you were mentioning earlier, which is your emotional response to different things. I wish she would yell at me." CHF), Myanmar (Burma) (MMK WebThis marks the third HBO standup comedy special for Jerrod Carmichael, who made his HBO debut in 2014 with the stand-up special Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store, which was I dont know what it is. Jerrod Carmichael: I dont want to be wrong. And my friends sync like that. Tim Ferriss: Oh, I like the pauses. Thats why I like reading biographies. Ive also admired how you tend to disappear and put in the work quietly. Because again, in this environment you dont want to make people uncomfortable. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, how many ounces; exactly. If you spend all of your energy trying to figure out where you are and reorient yourself, like what is this and youre looking around; youre not focused on what youre supposed to focus on. Tim Ferriss: Or anything that starts with you gotta.. He also stared as Freddy, opposite Rose Byrne, Susan Sarandon, and J.K. Simmons in The Meddler, which was released in April 2016. I did the other night in the rain, and it was one of the greatest nights. Jerrod Carmichael: Like wait, like what? This story has been shared 5,638 times. Its like, what is Miles Davis doing right now? Like seeking any shortcut or easy answer is always a mistake. His control over a room was great. But it seems like neither of us can work to jazz. I think I was When I was a kid, I used to just record things. You know, you grow up in a neighborhood like that, or the hood, or whatever you call it and its so many characters. I had skipped a few lines, HBO is written in big letters and I wrote just a couple of sentences of how I wanted it to look and feel. Sit in silence. Jerrod Carmichael: Ill write down general and specific things. Tim Ferriss: You love life, thats great; lets talk about the water. 8 manages to feel like both a traditional stand-up special and something avant-garde. Hes pushing the boundaries of comedy with his groundbreaking work in stand-up, television, and film. So we went, and it was fun. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, but now Im off a little bit. If youve seen Neighbors, he did that in the Universal comedy sequel Neighbors 2 opposite Seth Rogen and Zac Effron. I remember writing it. Jerrod Carmichael: Theyre both incredible. Tim Ferriss: Well, especially if youve chosen to put yourself in a place like LA. Tim Ferriss: Youve already given them the [inaudible]. Tim Ferriss: Thats very much Steve Jobs-ian; thats what he did. Photos by Scott McDermott/HBO. Tim Ferriss: Well have a round two soon. And Ill tell you why Im here. Tim Ferriss: Yeah, theres a lot of excitement here. Tim Ferriss: What helps you to do that? I actually prefer the realer the conversation, the better; small talk is obviously boring and you dont want to get caught up in that type of thing. Jerrod Carmichael: Hey, let us release this. Mine just comes from where I am in that very moment. Evan, at least that night was fun. That sounds like the complete opposite of what I just said but I mean it for doing standup and that type of thing; dont hit up the same spots. One of my best friends, Ari, we both have such small social lives; virtually nonexistent social lives that it just works. Tim Ferriss: I think you were doing fine. Fr), Cook Islands (NZD Just like rapid fire and is able to take a thing and bend it and prod it from all sides. Tim Ferriss: I think you probably didnt expect me to bring that up in the podcast but I had to. 2,641, This story has been shared 1,996 times. That guy has such great taste. I play it sometimes and try and write it but I just want to figure it out. We have a wooden horse to the left of us. In the summer of last year, 2016, Jerrod reprised his role as Garf.. Tim Ferriss: We can have it run on the credits. What are the two names in Rothaniel? Jerrod Carmichael: Me, the kids in the neighborhood, my family, everyones involved. Tim Ferriss: How would you coach, or what advice would you give to a comic? This episode features one of my favorite comedians of all time, and he is a young fellow, Jerrod Carmichael. Go do it again. Then you said, I dont think Ive used that adjective ever in my life.. Hes such a performer. It was very much like an exercise. I thought I was going to be kicked out of the cabin because I laughed so much. It articulated it in such a great way that I was like everybody, religious, not religious; its really good about discovering self, about answers being within. 8 concludes with its own out-of-left field zinger that goes unexplained: "The only thing weirder than finding out your father has a second family is finding out that you guys are that second family." Like, No, Im a lawyer! you know? ERIK ABRISS: Why did you name your second special 8? Jerrod Carmichael: But on the 35th time, smile more. Every now and then but for the most part, I just work. Was he always your first choice? And then I believe I met Evan actually on the set of the first Neighbors. I dont sleep a lot. I just dont really like comedy specials. Jerrod Carmichael: Everybody else is taken. Find out where you can contribute because its not always through work. CNN . It wasnt just like a couple of friends and me with camcorders, this was HBO. Jerrod Carmichael: For Love at the Store, the intention was to just capture me on a Saturday night at the Comedy Store. She would tell me so even while feeding her children. Jerrod Carmichael: Or not; or its someones birthday. Tim Ferriss: This is a left turn, but all of these are left turns so I guess were just going in a square, kind of counterclockwise. Jerrod Carmichael: Oh, thats the only way to watch it. I was an editor on the New York Times's arts desk at the So that was kind of the first experience. But LA, it really is the best and you want to be around the best. We are all familiar with observational and conversational humor, but yours feels more investigational, as if youre working out ideas as they come to you on stage. I wasnt doing anything. We dont get caught up in things that dont matter tomorrow. Jerrod Carmichael: Oh, its still there. I had friends who spoke very passionately, one friend in particular who was like, You think like a comedian; you really should do this. I just want to think about the material, because thats what we wanted to capture. Tim Ferriss: This is a very exciting location. 1,696, This story has been shared 1,536 times. The word invasive is written down. Tim Ferriss: No, it was very accurately described. I never thought I would have to clear that rumor up; its not that long. Hes a sweetheart of a guy. .. Jerrod Carmichael: The people that matter realize that all that you should focus on is the work. For the sake of clarity, media outlets are permitted to use photos of Tim Ferriss from the media room on tim.blog or (obviously) license photos of Tim Ferriss from Getty Images, etc. $), Cte dIvoire (XOF He was always my first choice. It has been selected for "Best of Apple Podcasts" three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it's been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. I just taped another special and same thing. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, that guy was oh, man. As a director he is able to capture anything beautiful, and as a friend he knows exactly what to look for. 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 was just talking to my mom. Jerrod Carmichael had a pitch for Tom Cruise and Church of Scientology in one of his Golden Globes jokes. We were supposed to pick sides as a class. Tim Ferriss: I am so excited to finally sit down and record this. Everything was challenged; we questioned everything. Tim Ferriss: Ive never met Dov; also one of my favorites. You enlisted your good friend Bo Burnham to direct 8. 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