The Golden Globes stage will welcome funnyman Jerrod Carmichael when he hosts the 80th annual awards show. Jerrod Carmichael: Listen to yourself. 3,375, This story has been shared 2,960 times. I never had a curfew. All transcripts from The Tim Ferriss Show, my interview with comedian Jerrod Carmichael. You tell yourself it will never happen again; it will but tell yourself that it wont and go do it again. Jerrod Carmichael: Which truthfully, I would have been cool with for a little while. Sometimes you think I get on stage and Im so honest, and Im these things, and it may seem like youre just bullshitting. This story has been shared 5,638 times. Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with comedian Jerrod Carmichael. A few years ago, I met comedian Jerrod Carmichael for lunch at ABC Kitchen, near Gramercy Park in Manhattan. I said it to my mom. Tim Ferriss: Explain that. Hey, not bad. ), land Islands (EUR Jerrod Carmichael: Drink more water. Tim Ferriss: This is such an important topic. Tim Ferriss: You learn to turn off your interpretation of that. Yeah, in a business sense; a sense of realizing that it is an industry. One person was manning a keyboard, typing everything in. Fr), Caribbean Netherlands (USD Jerrod Carmichael: Like wait, like what? Jerrod Carmichael: At my best, I do this exercise and I could have read this somewhere; Im not even saying I made this up. Tim Ferriss: Were going to talk a lot about how you develop your material and process, but I remember one of the experiences I had in Atlanta. I didnt think it was going to be that long but it was like two hours in the rain, with the hood off. Tim Ferriss: I can look it up and Ill put it in the show notes for folks. Tim Ferriss: How did you choose The Sellout? J Zee, Steve Jobs, Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah. When I first moved to LA it was August 8, 2008. And then Ill ask you where people can find you and everything youre up to. We didnt have a lot of money but it was great. So it was kind of just another route to Plan A for me. A few years ago, I met comedian Jerrod Carmichael for lunch at ABC Kitchen, near Gramercy Park in Manhattan. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah. I just found a place, told my parents. So its important to be informed. Its so well written. For this special, once all these thoughts were a cohesive set, we recorded it. For me, it is. And if something is off, if its just not right, then somethings going to go wrong. Jerrod Carmichael: If Im gonna be in the rain, Im gonna be in the rain. You either run from it or accept it. Jerrod Carmichael: Dont disregard, dont dismiss anyone. Then we sat down; we had a bite to eat maybe 20 minutes ago and you had scrambled eggs and blueberries. So Im really happy I did that because it made me ignore anything that could be remotely Because people have benefitted from this and have turned it into lucrative, amazing careers. Every now and then but for the most part, I just work. Do you remember the title? I will say a lot of times Ill be able to say a joke the first time and its kind of a finished product. Jerrod Carmichael: No, I started comedy in LA. Tim Ferriss: Alright, guys. Theyre going to be like: fuck off, kid, number one. Jerrod Carmichael: For instance, we were just talking about habits so its going to seem like it immediately contradicts it but even open mikes, I wouldnt do the exact same open mikes every time because you do what you do well and move on to the next place; stay in motion. Jerrod Carmichael: For Love at the Store, the intention was to just capture me on a Saturday night at the Comedy Store. 5,638, This story has been shared 4,680 times. The first one, we may not explore for very long. So my approach was to make this extremely personal, different thing into an interesting character study. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, like avoid a disaster. 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Its like, what is Miles Davis doing right now? You enlisted your good friend Bo Burnham to direct 8. I was like, I want information. Hes the Tupac of comedy; every list. Its different. If I heard someone talk about oh, I want to find a bar to go watch the game at, while that sounds fun and Im really happy for you, I also know that were just doing two different things. Louis Black has amazing timing. So I remember specifically there being one moment in class. They were excited. Tim Ferriss: It might be. I also think Bo is really one of the most brilliant people Ive ever met. I was an editor on the New York Times's arts desk at the time, and we were there to chat for a profile pegged to his new HBO special Home Videos, a loose, sort of experimental collection of vignettes in which he filmed intimate, unscripted conversations with the black women and girls in his family. Sometimes people make the mistake of thinking its always through work. It may take some time. A lot of arguments; it was constant arguing but fun arguments, like amongst the family and friends in the neighborhood. Jerrod Carmichael: An insane amount of helicopters. Jerrod Carmichael: Because I dont want to start my day with bullshit. Because I was here just doing standup, and that was purely a logistic thing. He paused at first, and then laughed. Know what youre good at. 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. It is why I kind of avoid it. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, on Saturday night, my entire Saturday, I dont go out, really. What precipitated that? I had this guy Argus Hamilton, just like this legend of the Comedy Store and of the same It just felt kind of like a Saturday and were doing spots, and I wanted to just capture it; me working on material. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, but now Im off a little bit. Because people start looking for well, youve got to do this first. HBO For me, it doesnt contribute to my life in a meaningful way so I dont do it. Locations; I repeat locations all the time. I think I might have maybe mentioned it the night before but it was the first time it just sounds like a finished product. Tim Ferriss: They of course have the power to say no, right? CHF), Myanmar (Burma) (MMK Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah. Go do it again. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, he was on the road a lot. Jerrod: Yeah, no. Tim Ferriss: Is this in the original room? Just like rapid fire and is able to take a thing and bend it and prod it from all sides. I was hot because competition, it drives you. I am your host, Jerrod Carmichael. And it was just typed right in. Mine just comes from where I am in that very moment. But Ive come to appreciate things that I always disregarded because I heard them to often. I wonder if its like this I know comedy really well but everyones kind of looking for rules to follow, and the sooner you realize there arent any, the better art can be. Comment Rules: Remember what Fonzie was like? Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, I did new material. I know style numbers, I know what department it is. Maybe loitering outside of a movie theater; probably walking around LA or New York. 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. Tim Ferriss: Its tough. Tim Ferriss: Theyll Google and how the hell did you [inaudible] this podcast. I originally met Jerrod in an indirect way through Seth and Evan, Goldberg, more specifically, both of whom have been on the podcast before. You make this thing and then you figure out alright, how do we get this in the right hands? Its incredible just watching Evan. But I sent it to everybody. Theyve found a way to let that come out in an artful way, like through their work or their art and their careers. I like that. Tim Ferriss: I also remember asking you about your interactions with the audience. To wrap things up, I have to say that 8 feels like one of those career-defining specials. May 13, 2022 10:52 AM EDT L ast month, the comedian Jerrod Carmichael released one of the best stand-up specials of the year: Rothaniel, in which he delved deeply I genuinely dont know. I like the restaurant and I like everything to kind of move efficiently. 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My childhood was just asking a lot of questions, really curious about everything and a family that allowed room for that. Your comedy feels like a direct response to that. Jerrod Carmichael: Its both emotional and logical to me. It doesnt sound this way but is it because you were maybe unpopular in school so you spent a lot of time alone? Its so good. Jerrod Carmichael: No Plan B for me. We were going through a few of the names. My sister hated my first special. Love at the Store, this is a name I want you to remember. There are a lot of people kind of doing comedy everywhere. Jerrod Carmichael: I can still tell you exactly how it was written on the page. Ill let the silence do the work on this one. $), North Macedonia (MKD Like, if I love a book then I send it to everybody. 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. I had a really specific vision. Tim Ferriss: Have you always had that focus on deep work? I wanted to capture these thoughts in a way to match the vulnerability Im trying to express on stage. No, the whole thing! 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. The sun was up. and its this giant window. In between specials, he stole the show in Neighbors and its sequel, filmed a Transformers movie, and also wrote, executive produced and starred in NBCs The Carmichael Show, which is currently shooting its third season. You want to center yourself first before jumping in. ), Bosnia & Herzegovina (BAM Jerrod Carmichael: Really the two first career goals I remember, I wrote down that I wanted my first time doing standup on television to be HBO, and I wanted a show on NBC. 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