Jerrod Carmichael Loved Going to Uncomfortable Places for 'Don't Be Gay'

Jerrod Carmichael Loved Going to Uncomfortable Places for 'Don't Be Gay'

A lot has changed for Jerrod Carmichael since his last HBO standup special, “Rothaniel” in 2022, where he revealed his unusual first name and the fact that he is gay. Since then, he hosted the Golden Globes, where he joked he was only chosen because he was Black, and launched and starred in his own HBO reality series. Now he’s back with his third comedy special, in which he riffs on breaking the one rule his family had growing up: “Don’t Be Gay,…