TMC
06-01-2017, 01:31 AM
http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/05/jerrod-carmichael-profile-carmichael-show
Jerrod Carmichael has been praised for his wit, his social consciousness and his relatability. But honestly, the trait that makes the 30-year-old comedian’s brand of humor so successful? He has no time for bull****.
And on a late Friday afternoon this spring while lounging on one of the chairs on the set of his NBC series, The Carmichael Show, he has some thoughts on Tesla owners—i.e. the group of Next Generation Limousine Liberals of which he has recently become a member.
“I know the appropriate interview response to that is yeah, I love Teslas; I love how they’re saving the environment. But that’s bull****,” he says, thus completely validating the first paragraphs of this profile. “Why would I lie to you? That was maybe the sixth thought that went through my head when buying that car and that’s being generous. I’m like ‘oh man it has autopilot and a lot of cool features.’ And most people that buy the car, if they’re being honest with you [will say the same] … we had environmentally friendly options before, but it wasn’t until [company chairman and co-founder] Elon Musk made it stylish or exciting to do that people fell in line and started doing it.”
Nothing about that candidness should come as a surprise to anyone familiar with Carmichael’s work. You see this in his stand-up routines, which have gone after slavery and police brutality but also boiler-plate subjects of dating, babies, yawn, yawn, yawn but with such a quick-turn savagery that we, the captivated audience, would never expect from such a sweet, docile-voiced young man (a favorite from Jerrod Carmichael: 8, his HBO special from earlier this year: "You know what the difference is between a miracle and mistake?" "Two trimesters”).
And, most importantly, you see it his semi-autobiographical NBC series. Carmichael Show has broken down the hard truths on racial injustice, misogyny, stereotypes, politics and pretty much every other issue worth Tweeting or calling your congressperson over. But this time, he and the co-creators of a seemingly innocuous sitcom about an African-American family in North Carolina have infiltrated airwaves to share their liberal perspective with the masses thanks to the aid of one of the oldest, and possibly the most placating, television formats in the United States: The multi-camera comedy.
Jerrod Carmichael has been praised for his wit, his social consciousness and his relatability. But honestly, the trait that makes the 30-year-old comedian’s brand of humor so successful? He has no time for bull****.
And on a late Friday afternoon this spring while lounging on one of the chairs on the set of his NBC series, The Carmichael Show, he has some thoughts on Tesla owners—i.e. the group of Next Generation Limousine Liberals of which he has recently become a member.
“I know the appropriate interview response to that is yeah, I love Teslas; I love how they’re saving the environment. But that’s bull****,” he says, thus completely validating the first paragraphs of this profile. “Why would I lie to you? That was maybe the sixth thought that went through my head when buying that car and that’s being generous. I’m like ‘oh man it has autopilot and a lot of cool features.’ And most people that buy the car, if they’re being honest with you [will say the same] … we had environmentally friendly options before, but it wasn’t until [company chairman and co-founder] Elon Musk made it stylish or exciting to do that people fell in line and started doing it.”
Nothing about that candidness should come as a surprise to anyone familiar with Carmichael’s work. You see this in his stand-up routines, which have gone after slavery and police brutality but also boiler-plate subjects of dating, babies, yawn, yawn, yawn but with such a quick-turn savagery that we, the captivated audience, would never expect from such a sweet, docile-voiced young man (a favorite from Jerrod Carmichael: 8, his HBO special from earlier this year: "You know what the difference is between a miracle and mistake?" "Two trimesters”).
And, most importantly, you see it his semi-autobiographical NBC series. Carmichael Show has broken down the hard truths on racial injustice, misogyny, stereotypes, politics and pretty much every other issue worth Tweeting or calling your congressperson over. But this time, he and the co-creators of a seemingly innocuous sitcom about an African-American family in North Carolina have infiltrated airwaves to share their liberal perspective with the masses thanks to the aid of one of the oldest, and possibly the most placating, television formats in the United States: The multi-camera comedy.