In 'The Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show,' the comedian offers a fascinatingly frank and, at times, relentlessly unflattering portrait of his life as an out gay man. Read our review.
Twenty-four years into the genre’s boom, we’re conditioned to view the term “reality show” with skepticism, and often as code for contrived and curated drama. That preconception adds a pleasing layer of irony to’s audacious new documentary chronicling the life of the 36-year-old comedian.
These scenes can be grueling to watch — especially Carmichael’s charged, sometimes contentious exchanges with Cynthia, his devoutly religious mom. But once again, that seems to be the point. The comedian muses that his “impulse to record” comes from a need to present his parents with empirical evidence of his hurt — even though airing all these recordings on HBO exposes him to even more potential toxicity. “You treat the camera like it’s God,” bemoans one of the comedian’s friends.
This friend, it should be noted, refuses to reveal his identity on camera, instead choosing to wear a ski mask and blacked-out goggles every time he visits Carmichael. He appears multiple times throughout the season and regularly warns Carmichael — in a voice that’s been distorted in post, per his request — how dangerous thiscould be to his mental health. “This is going to be viewed by giant, revolting mass of people,” he says. “All of this is, like, on a conveyor belt into f---ing hell.
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