Its August and the sun is up, and there are just comedians in the back. Until I got an email from my publicist saying that Helen, the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, wanted to have a one-on-one sitdown with me. You bring friends, theyre familiar with you; youre familiar with them. So watch that, and youll know why I reached out to Jerrod. "Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel," which was directed by comedian Bo Burnham, was lauded for its brutally honest, yet extremely funny, personal account. Because, one, its a great opportunity, thank you for the call, but Im only being asked to host this, I know, because Im Black., And Stephen said, Let me stop you right there, Jerrod., He said, You are being asked to host this show because you are talented. What types of things do you write down? The novel will be published by Random House. I bet Black informants for the FBI in the 60s, their families were still proud of them. Jerrod Carmichael: You can kind of see it in certain people. Its really just a thing that people do to feel good about themselves, like the corporations do to feel good about themselves. Start Your Free Trial New subscribers only. In March of 2017, this year, Jerrod will start in his second stand-up comedy special on HBO directed by Bo Burnham. When do you have self doubt? Directors --- Genres Comedy, Arts, Entertainment, and Culture Subtitles None available This video is currently unavailable to watch in your location Add to Watchlist What is this kid doing? Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings. Thats the other direction of what girls gonna want to sleep with me, Tim Ferriss: When you have to coil it around your waste like [inaudible] . 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? Like, No, Im a lawyer! you know? Jerrod Carmichael: Thats a good question. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, its super delightful and not the place for some of my darkest thoughts and things that I would explore. Jerrod Carmichael: 8. I dont know. If youve seen Neighbors, he did that in the Universal comedy sequel Neighbors 2 opposite Seth Rogen and Zac Effron. 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. You plugged it for me. You can de-fuck the script later. Tim Ferriss: Where all the comedians are doing lines. If you settle down a little bit, Ill tell you whats been going on. Come on, man. 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. It was like oh, yeah, and I referred to notes because I was trying out I did new stuff on that special. 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. Just like midway the show, I just started talking to Evan. Thats it, every morning. This is got to sound like a real substitute teacher right now. I kept the hood off; just let it yeah, it was great. Tim Ferriss: If youre the average of, say, the five people you associate with most, then going to where the competition is the strongest is really important. Host Jerrod Carmichael at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2023 (Rich Polk/NBC) Either way, it was useful for Carmichael to school us, casually . Tim Ferriss: How did you choose The Sellout? Everyone looks, first of all, amazing. The Tim Ferriss Show is one of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than 900 million downloads. My mom and dad gave me a lot of freedom, which is so healthy. Jerrod Carmichael: Anything that starts with you gotta. You aint gotta do anything, man. Jerrod recently announced his upcoming authorial debut with an as-yet-untitled memoir. I love it. 's past may be, this is an evening where we get to celebrate, Carmichael said. Go do it again. I dont like the title, so you know; just putting it out there. Jerrod Carmichael: I like to think I loiter the way Socrates does but we all like to think the best of ourselves. (Rich Polk/NBC/Getty Images) "I'm here because I'm Black," Jerrod Carmichael told the crowd of his hosting duties. My mom and dad, every day I say, How much water did you drink? Im more combative than she is. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Those are the first words out of Jerrod Carmichael's mouth at the top of his new stand-up special, 8, which premieres on HBO this Saturday night at 10 p.m. Jerrod Carmichael: Thats a really good question because obviously you want to have the feeling inside your heart and know that you can do anything, right? Tim Ferriss: People were reinforcing that. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, but now Im off a little bit. After coming onstage without a microphone, he settled the. Once upon a time in Hollywood, Jack Nicholson was the king of the Oscars, acting as the life of the party for each and every ceremony. Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog. I literally was like driving around repeating sentences from the book just over and over. Jerrod Carmichael: And it was Evan Goldberg, who was in the audience for the show and I just talked to him. And I hope we have some fun tonight. Tim Ferriss: Is there a particular way you end those calls? Jerrod Carmichael: Thats perfect. Tim Ferriss: You love life, thats great; lets talk about the water. It was years ago. But as far as just making you feel good; clothing can make someone feel good but focus on work. Jerrod Carmichael: Its kind of all over the place. That and the bolognaise at John & Vinnys are the two most impactful. Jerrod Carmichael: Ill go to your wedding in this thing. Jerrod Carmichael: People focus on the wrong things. [19] In the same year, he was hired by Quentin Tarantino to co-write a film adaptation based on the Django/Zorro crossover comic book series. Evan, at least that night was fun. Just my friends and me, going out and go get in fights and all the silly things that you do. Anyway, a guy came I and he just small talked with a customer, and Im like, What do you do? He said hes an actor, he lives in LA. Jerrod Carmichael: It won the Booker Prize, yeah. Id probably do some weird artist stuff. Jerrod Carmichael: Absolutely. Tim Ferriss: What is the first phone call that you make each morning? I dont really need to hear it, he said. Jerrod Carmichael: Ladies and gentlemen, Jerrod Carmichael. Or is it all over the place? But Bryan and Dov bought me a car. This year's Golden Globes host, Jerrod Carmichael, garnered gasps when he mentioned Whitney Houston 's death during the show -- something the estate was equally . After two years away from the spotlight, the Golden Globes returned in earnest on Tuesday (10 January). 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? Jerrod Carmichael: Good from great? Our best of 2022 series continues. But I really think that knowing where you fit in in context, like doing a television show; I watch all the television shows. Documentary is written down, so I wanted it to be a documentary. How does he do it? Do you remember any of the decisions? 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. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, where? Im so thankful I didnt do it. You always have the shoes to fall back on if the comedy thing doesnt work out for you. 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: All good names; all well known names. Jerrod Carmichael: Youre gonna just move to Los Angeles to do comedy? Its like I know how I feel about this; I know what I want to say and the points I want to hit. Tim Ferriss: I think you probably didnt expect me to bring that up in the podcast but I had to. Tim Ferriss: You mean in terms of immediate feedback? Let me call you back., So I did what I do when I have a moral-racial dilemma: I called the homegirl, Avery. They were like, You know, Jerrod, Helen just really wants to educate you on the changes the organization has made in regards to diversity.. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital Tim Ferriss: Alright, so what made you good at selling shoes? What do you say to that person? Theres definitely domestic abuse going on in there. Tim Ferriss: Do you remember the first time that you bombed? Like busy people arent just around and telling you what you gotta do next. Like at one point, you said, your skin is so milky to this one woman. This 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 followed by Jerrod Carmichael: 8 in 2017. Facing a moral, racial dilemma, Carmichael said the $500,000 paycheck was a major deciding factor. Tim Ferriss: Were sitting in an outdoor garden with wooden tables with our pomegranate tea, sparkling water and blueberries. Who, for the sake of this monologue, represents every Black person in America. I met Josh and Alex, who work at his company. Even when he lost . Enjoy! I dont like noise. That room had been very special to me and it just kind of worked out. So its not the typical fast cut, 18-year-old making videos for 12-year-olds set up. But also you have these amazing comedians and these people who spend all of their time You kind of have to create or go to the artists colony for whatever you do. And Ill tell you why Im here. Tim Ferriss: And I did this for a long time. Theyre gonna fire me? Listen to the interview here or by selecting any of the options below. Hes never taken me dancing. Like, if I love a book then I send it to everybody. Oh, my God, it could have ended horribly, Tim. 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Wed just assign them. It was very much like an exercise. And I said to Avery, I said, Avery, they asked me to host the Golden Globes. And I said, What should I do?, And she said, Ooh, bookie, Im so proud of you! Comic Jerrod Carmichael opened the 80th Golden Globes in Beverly Hills by poking fun at the HFPAs year of controversy. Tim Ferriss: At all. (Thanks to Brian Oberkirch for the inspiration.). 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. Tim Ferriss: It seems to tie back a lot to what you were mentioning earlier, which is your emotional response to different things. Really, it was like Bryan Callen, Dov Davidoff, Bret Ernst would look out for me, Al Madrigal would look out and all these people were just like really Bill Burr was so nice to me. I still can look at certain shoes. Whatever. Jerrod Carmichael: I try to keep it honest at any performance. You know what I mean? He didn't wait long to get to the point. Im so happy youre here. Tim Ferriss: He has very good squat form. Comment Rules: Remember what Fonzie was like? I should have been asleep but I was like oh, its raining. Everything was challenged; we questioned everything. I dont know. Just the same thing because it took out so much time in my morning. He said: "While we were on commercial, we actually presented Will Smith with the Rock Hudson award for best portrayal of masculinity on television, so please give it up for Will Smith. One of my best friends, Ari, we both have such small social lives; virtually nonexistent social lives that it just works. GROSS: When you figure out your sexual orientation, you're hiding that. Sure . Heres how they made their way back for Tuesdays telecast. Im here, truly, because all of youI look out into this room and I see a lot of talented people. Maybe loitering outside of a movie theater; probably walking around LA or New York. Thats why its important; for me, thats why it was important. Mind you, I was like 19, 20 at the time. Its so many lines. Also, validation is important from outside sources. [9] He appeared on the show The Goodwin Games (2013)[9] and had his breakout role as an actor in the film Neighbors in 2014. 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Because that first moment, you just jump into a thing. I did a show and I told her, youve got to do standup again. Yeah, in a business sense; a sense of realizing that it is an industry. Had I made it to the final round, I would not have a show on NBC. Jerrod Carmichael is a comedian and star of The Carmichael Show who hosted the 2023 Golden Globes. Here's a transcript of Carmichael's full monologue: Settle, settle, settle, settle, settle. So I said, Stephen, Im torn, Ill be honest with you, Im a little torn. All Rights Reserved. Its really healthy, right? Tim Ferriss: He may not have much dancing time. If you can learn to appreciate its hard with art because you want to keep it separate and you want to make something thats pure. I know Mike really well; ten out of ten hit with Mike. Rich Polk / NBC / Getty Images Golden Globes host Jarrod Carmichael took aim at Scientology on Tuesday night. And as you pointed out with the shiny business cards and the websites, the marketing can turn into a crutch and a tool for procrastinating doing the work. Jerrod Carmichael: Everybody else is taken. Jerrod Carmichael: Not disrupting REM cycles is genuinely for someone like me who really I got four and a half hours last night, which is not bad; sometimes Ill do three. For all of its controversyracial, financial, ethical, and morethe Hollywood Foreign Press Association made one smart recent decision: to hire Jerrod Carmichael as the host of the 80th Annual Golden Globes on Tuesday night. Jerrod Carmichael: My parents are definitely hard workers. See, its usually people who arent where they want to be. How did you know you were good? So this guy is going nowhere as up, as far as I can tell. Im very thankful. Jerrod Carmichael: Its a bit on the nose. Be alone. This image released by NBC shows host Jerrod Carmichael during his monologue at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Shes really good at standup. Dont be a spectator in life in any capacity; like go do something. Hes pushing the boundaries of comedy with his groundbreaking work in stand-up, television, and film. We'll go deeper into these. "His. Tim Ferriss: You didnt bring your over the shoulder VHS recorder? Jerrod Carmichael: Theyre both incredible. So, he used the time to ask someone for help: Barack. I am your host, Jerrod Carmichael (applause). Like, hes only producing this show because hes Black. What is the world doing to us? Its basically just this is what happens if we get a divorce but it doesnt ensure youre going to have a good marriage. So my brother, me, my mom, and a lot of times just you know I liked the neighborhood. We were so excited. But for me personally, I would never do any type of reality competition-type no. Youre trying to figure it out but nobody knows what theyre doing. Stephen Hill is a great producer, and he said, Jerrod, really, Im honored to be making this phone call. He said, Im producing the 80th Golden Globes, and it would be an honor if you would agree to join as the host., I was like, Whoa. One minute, youre making mint tea at home, the next youre invited to be the Black face of an embattled white organization. Calling out the Hollywood Foreign Press . You might want to apply logic to your dreams and beliefs. In the summer of last year, 2016, Jerrod reprised his role as Garf.. Actually I do want to talk about it when were recording. In this lovely setting, I wish you could see it. Jerrod Carmichael Confronts Golden Globe Racism Scandal Head-On in Monologue: 'I'm Here Because I'm Black' Cruise, 60, previously won his three awards for best actor in Born on the Fourth of. Jerrod Carmichael: Its people; were all just people. I mean, what is that? I havent been walking as much as I used to. Bo directed it, and I think hes brilliant and he captured it so perfectly but yeah, these really personal things. But he said he wasnt too interested. Have fun and thanks for adding to the conversation! Why am I here on the stage with you guys tonight? Because as a performer, you have to know how this is coming across and you have to adjust accordingly. Jerrod Carmichael: If Im gonna be in the rain, Im gonna be in the rain. I was on my way back to my place and I was like no, Im just gonna go on a walk. Jerrod Carmichael: Those that I named are great. Well, I was at home (sits down). Tim Ferriss: Thats very much Steve Jobs-ian; thats what he did. I think having an appreciation for it helps, too. Jerrod Carmichael: I think the same thing that made me good at comedy; interest, competition. You know, like we had fun. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Jerrod Carmichael: Yeah, I bought a lot of the same, like white sweatshirt, grey pants, like Timberlands every day. The HFPA have chosen comedian Jerrod Carmichael to host the 2023 Golden Globes. Tim Ferriss: Goals and thoughts. A lot of times comedians get frustrated with certain things but thats part of any business; understanding business to a certain extent is really important. 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. Tim Ferriss: Youre like earn the ten commandments of comedy. Now, just 29 years old, and what this North Carolina native has accomplished in that short period of time is mind-boggling to me, and I know a lot of productive people. It does now; especially since youve now said it, now I really want waffles. You're hiding his relationship from your mother. 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