You know, be like Bob Dylan and start painting, you know what I mean? Tim Ferriss: How did you choose The Sellout? In the crudest of terms, he's airing his dirty laundry out in front of mixed company, an oft unspoken no-no within a lot of Black circles. jerrod carmichael 8 transcript. Selling shoes? And that is this sort of massive computing power of the subconscious that is telling you something, and I learned to override it for so long. I dont like the title, so you know; just putting it out there. You might want to apply logic to your dreams and beliefs. Do you have a particular notebook that you like? As a comic onstage, I can say in a premise something that someone gets terribly offended by. Well, hopefully youll be in love with the comedy for a very long time to come. Yeah, in a business sense; a sense of realizing that it is an industry. Fr), Cook Islands (NZD Jerrod Carmichael: Like wait, like what? Tim Ferriss: That sounds amazing. You want to make sure the intention is showing and sometimes it doesnt. I love it. Sorry, everybody. Im not saying like some shaman-esque experience but just sit and think. I like the rhythm. "She gives me nothing. I heard they got six new Black members. Like water under the bridge, dont cry over spilt milk. Because as a performer, you have to know how this is coming across and you have to adjust accordingly. It really is the most cinematic looking special Ive seen. These lines that you just I wish I could think of. Its very literal. Jerrod Carmichael: Everyones making it up. What do you say to that person? Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, it is. If you just have like a white Hanes shirt and jeans, its totally fine. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, like avoid a disaster. So I was in the right space by the second show. Some people are really, really great at it. Do I feel something? Maybe loitering outside of a movie theater; probably walking around LA or New York. To listen to any of the past episodes for free, check out this page. I havent been walking as much as I used to. Tim Ferriss: This has been a lot of fun, man. Tim Ferriss: He may not have much dancing time. Locations; I repeat locations all the time. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah. Theyre going to be like: fuck off, kid, number one. Humorist? And I only really in the last few years have felt very comfortable in my own skin, and its because Ive started to, I think in part, pay a lot more attention to that. She hated it. If youre gonna do it. But I really think that knowing where you fit in in context, like doing a television show; I watch all the television shows. Enjoy! Tim Ferriss: Nah, all right. So my approach was to make this extremely personal, different thing into an interesting character study. On Twitter you can say hello @NotoriousROD. Its kind of going back to what we said earlier about focusing on just myself and the work. But for me personally, I would never do any type of reality competition-type no. Tim Ferriss: Im sure someone out there will be able to figure that out. You can take those four. Its 99.9 percent bad advice. Im so thankful for them. Jerrod Carmichael: Open mike at the Comedy Store. Tim Ferriss: Hello boys and girls, this is Tim Ferriss and welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferriss Show where it is my job to deconstruct world class performers of all different types to tease out the habits, routines, tactics, coping mechanisms, favorite books; whatever that you can apply and test in your own life. Richard Pryor, I mean just for being raw; youve got to say Richard. Is that a deliberate decision or is that just how the inner truths come out? And this is ten seconds after hearing the joke! Jerrod sat down with The Hundreds to talk about 8, why he avoids social media, political correctness and the funniest joke hes ever heard. Tim Ferriss: Is this just a general catch-up? Thank you for saying that. ), Timor-Leste (USD Transcripts may contain a few typoswith some episodes lasting 2+ hours, its difficult to catch some minor errors. One of those scenes involves his mother, Cynthia, and her tumultuous relationship with his notoriously philandering father; at one point, he asks her if she's ever found women attractive, and Carmichael offhandedly mentions that he's hooked up with men. and I also want to talk about it with you. Jerrod Carmichael: My parents are definitely hard workers. It wasnt just like a couple of friends and me with camcorders, this was HBO. I just dont really like comedy specials. Jerrod Carmichael: In North Carolina, yeah. He's taking a very personal risk that will likely have emotional ramifications he may never feel comfortable sharing with us (as is his right). Thats a really visual exercise for me, which helps, too; Im just very visually hardwired. Or my sister, as well. Like, I have to be up at 8 tomorrow, which is not ideal but its fun. som), Liechtenstein (CHF Evan and his wife took you dancing at one point, and he said that youd never been to a proper dance party before. I was leaving dinner, and I was like oh, Im just going to go on a walk. Like, its up there with Bennie and the Jets [Laughs]. Im trying to squeeze in a few more new experiences and things like that when I can, but I find myself getting bored constantly. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, exactly. Its like it retired here. It was constant validation. More than I think about legacy, I think about right now and what Im doing and is it real. Now its, I actually really love it, after a year of just shitting on the special to my face in front of my nieces. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, how many ounces; exactly. Jerrod Carmichael: I had a teacher who got me started reading the newspaper. I dont do too much. Jerrod Carmichael: Oh, man. Hey, not bad. See our terms of use and privacy notice. How did you know you were good? I pretend Im at the bottom of a well, and every face that I see, I imagine them being the face that peers over the side and has the ability to help me and rescue me from something. There are a lot of people kind of doing comedy everywhere. Tim Ferriss: Yeah, youre trying to dissect whats happening; how its composed. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. She didnt hesitate to tell me how much she disliked it. Jerrod Carmichael has been named host of the 2023 Golden Globes. Its still in the same ballpark. Its incredible just watching Evan. Jerrod Carmichael: You can de-fuck the script later. It is so fun. Oh, man. Yeah, this was in Texas. WebYou constantly say to me every time I see you, genuinely, it seems you genuinely say, "This is the happiest I've ever been," and you're saying that all the time. Now, on the big screen this June, Jerrod joins the cast of Michael Bays Transformers: The Last Knight opposite Mark Walberg, Josh Duhamel, D-U-H-A-M-E-L, and Anthony Hopkins. Like you are what you think, and you are what you believe types of things, and that you do need to affirm certain principles. It seemed like a huge thing to say and then just let hang out in the ether! Thats hard. Everyone was just like oh, man, thank you; thank God for you. Jerrod Carmichael: Anything that starts with you gotta. You aint gotta do anything, man. I was hot because competition, it drives you. I was competing against the sun. For me, it is. Tim Ferriss: What separates a good working comedian from a great comedian? The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Do I care about it? So watch that, and youll know why I reached out to Jerrod. Theyre not going to tell him why hes here, either., Carmichael then recalled that he went to his homegirl Avery, whom he goes to whenever he has a moral/racial dilemma. Avery boiled the question down to how much he was being paid. No, the whole thing! Tim Ferriss: Let me ask you maybe a strange question. Le), Sint Maarten (ANG Jerrod Carmichael: Oh, its still there. $), South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GBP Jerrod Carmichael: So many helicopters in LA. I go out there and talk about my thoughts and feelings from that day onstage at night. Tim Ferriss: Alright, guys. Comment Rules: Remember what Fonzie was like? I feel great; blueberries and eggs. I think some people have recorded in there since, and especially in that room. kr. Just kind of journaling, essentially. It may be a thing he may have said to me. Its where I taped my first special; the giant window at the Comedy Store. Doing film, Im watching ever film, especially current because you want to know where you fit in in history and you want to know where you fit in in the current landscape. Herbert Chitepo/Rekai Now hes got a kid. Jerrod: Yeah, no. Jerrod Carmichael: It won the Booker Prize, yeah. Just like rapid fire and is able to take a thing and bend it and prod it from all sides. I love that; thats what I live for. I will say a lot of times Ill be able to say a joke the first time and its kind of a finished product. I really have excellent friends who care about making things and creating, and dont get caught up in trivial things that wont matter tomorrow. They were excited. Chris Rock man, its hard. Jerrod Carmichael: My first set was just atrocious. Were you doing open mikes at the time or was it just through social interaction? So you go to the same place, you sit in the same spot so then you can ignore everything and just be directed inward. I wanted it to be very true blue. That third spot is hard. 2 is that I went on Twitter, and this is how we met, if you might remember. Tim Ferriss: If you had to chose three comedians of any type to combine into one super comedian for yourself right now, who comes to mind and why would you pick them? Does that mean you watch a movie? Its really just a thing that people do to feel good about themselves, like the corporations do to feel good about themselves. $), Cayman Islands (KYD Fr), New Zealand (NZD All the above. Jerrod Carmichael: Im around, man. I remember watching, and Im not going to spoil it for folks but there are a few instances in particular that because I dont have the delivery and I wouldnt give you the context, Id get in trouble for just by mentioning it. Jerrod Carmichael: Its fun. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, because he was honest, right? .), Sierra Leone (SLL Tim Ferriss: Competition among other employees? Not only is it hilarious and thought provoking, but its also looks beautiful. All transcripts from The Tim Ferriss Show, my interview with comedian Jerrod Carmichael. How did that happen? Tim Ferriss: To achieve that state of zero fear, Im sure repetition has a lot to do with it but lets say before your special, the first special, what did you say to yourself before getting on stage? I also wanted something that was more a character study. I kept the hood off; just let it yeah, it was great. She doesnt overcomplicate anything. Jerrod Carmichael: I dont know. All Transcripts from The Tim Ferriss Show! I also think Bo is really one of the most brilliant people Ive ever met. Jerrod Carmichael: If Im excited about anything, then I try and share it with everybody in my life immediately. I used to do almonds; now walnuts to start the day. Its so good. Transcript The comic, actor and writer opens up about his name, his family tree and his sexual orientation in an HBO special. I call that one of my biggest mistakes; even going. If I go to a new restaurant and I love it, all of my friends have gone there with me at some point. Tim Ferriss: I suppose thats the environment for it, right? Or can you remember a point at any time in your life when you had a particularly dark period or a lot of self doubt? Tim Ferriss: I also remember asking you about your interactions with the audience. How do we make sure the right people see and hear this? For the sake of clarity, media outlets with advertising models are permitted to use excerpts from the transcript per the above. But its just a great way to start the day. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. You have to be aware of what the audience is seeing. I was asking questions about folks and he pointed to yours, because I mentioned how Id watched Neighbors and enjoyed your particular role in that movie. It really is just a number that kind of repeats itself in super important events in my life that kind of represent new beginnings. Db), Saudi Arabia (SAR But already he's shared so much. Thinker? He never sits during meetings. And then I believe I met Evan actually on the set of the first Neighbors. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, Im around. Tim Ferriss: Is there a particular way you end those calls? And people wont allow themselves to accept it. ), Bosnia & Herzegovina (BAM What is your favorite, or do you have any favorite failures? Find out where you can contribute because its not always through work. Tim Ferriss: What were you doing at the shoe store? How does he do it? Meet Emily Swallow, Stream It or Skip It: 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 on Disney+, Where Pedro Pascal Is Still Daddy (But in a Helmet), 'The Last of Us Part I' Sale: Take 29% Off The Game That Inspired The Show, 'The Last of Us' Episode 7 Recap: Mallrats, Yes, Ellie Has Always Been Gay in 'The Last of Us', Who Plays Riley in 'The Last of Us'? Theres definitely domestic abuse going on in there. Im open to any conversation. Tim Ferriss: Your onstage persona seems, and maybe this will sound strange, a little darker than your in real life persona. My sister bought me my plane ticket. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, the distractions of life. Humor was how I broke the tension of any information that I received. Ive also admired how you tend to disappear and put in the work quietly. What types of things do you shift your focus to when youre trying to let go? Tim Ferriss: Right, the distractions of life. But truthfully, eighth grade was really important for me, specifically just comedy and thinking that I was maybe funny. I like certain clothes. Tim Ferriss: It makes me think of a guest I had on some time ago, Shay Carl who is a huge YouTube celebrity; he has I think close to 3 billion views now. As soon as I landed, I did two things. Jerrod Carmichael: Youre gonna just move to Los Angeles to do comedy? This is going to sound so cheesy but. kr. 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." Jerrod Carmichael: Watch, its going to hit me in the car later: oh, thats what he meant by that. What struck me most, though, was how his sense of newfound liberation can't fully overcome his own guilt and trauma, at least not yet. If I just literally cant sleep on the street, I guess. Jerrod Carmichael: Oh, thats a great question. Ive waited for Evan and Lisa to take me again. Mort Sahl checked his notes. Because we all have a million plus thoughts a day. Because if youre going to do it, in that moment you should have a need or at least a curiosity of what does being the best at this feel like? Tim Ferriss: Yeah, there are a lot of people jumping around across the street. My mom has a great spirit; one of the purest people that I know. Thats a really good point. In March of 2017, this year, Jerrod will start in his second stand-up comedy special on HBO directed by Bo Burnham. If youre the average of the five people we also have a black helicopter coming to pick up some special operations folks who are having lunch next to us. And so many ideas; Ive never met someone who has as many ideas as Evan. Jerrod Carmichael: Its just kind of general What are you doing today/ Im just curious. Because this is someone who youre gong to work with a lot; youre going to have a lot of interactions with. 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. The acclaimed comedian comes out as gay in his new HBO special, Rothaniel, a few years "There's no easy way to say your grandma was a sidepiece," he cracks.) It relies upon full expression. Tim Ferriss: Alright. Just like I know what Im good at, I know what my abilities are and anything else, I dont really care about. I just think hes a genius. And you can pick any world that youre involved with. Jerrod Carmichael: Yes. Fr), Caribbean Netherlands (USD Loved the intro the most. I think artistsanyone who createshas an honest obligation to have a full thought or idea or perspective that theyre bringing. The language, it reminds me language-wise of Confederacy of Dunces; the language is so good. Give me a second. Tim Ferriss: Hes a sweetheart. Jerrod Carmichael: Very amazing squat form. We had done a weekend in La Jolla and then that Monday, I just got a text: go pick up your car. The most unique thing you can do is be yourself. I play it sometimes and try and write it but I just want to figure it out. Tim Ferriss: Hes a prolific generator of ideas. As he did on The Carmichael Show and in Rothaniel, Carmichael bucked expectations by attacking the gig of Golden Globes host his wayand in with full candor about his own opinions on racism, the industry, and life in general. A real substitute teacher who just wants to , Tim Ferriss: No, its true. It does now; especially since youve now said it, now I really want waffles. I dont want to have to think about what to have for breakfast. I got a text, like: go pick up your car. Jerrod Carmichael: As a kid, if you dont know exactly who you are, then it leaves room for so many questions, and thats self doubt manifesting itself in that form of just questioning everything about you. Focus on something else and then itll come to you. $), Vatican City (EUR "The more honest I am, the freer I am," he Focus on something of substance that means something. Tim Ferriss: But it was a sleeper, so everyone was asleep except for me, and Im drinking wine and watching your stand-up. Tim Ferriss: Have another glass of water. I would have just gone to New York and done the exact, same thing that Im doing here. 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