Jerod Carmichael Explains Why He’s ‘Grateful’ to Ellen DeGeneres and Makes Gay Jokes Before Leaving

Jerod Carmichael is back Ellen DeGeneresShow Friday, as part of the talk show’s final season. While there, the duo opened up about their shared high-profile experiences and the impact DeGeneres had on them. rotaniel Funny.

Carmichael has opened up back and forth, explaining his desire to connect with DeGeneres recently, when he was a guest on the show, to promote his series on NBC. the carmichael show. The actor-writer-director admitted that being “closed” and “very, very scared”, he didn’t say what he wanted.

“This is one of those things where I should have a lot to say to you and you’re really inspired, specifically, and I almost missed the opportunity to come and tell you, and it’s good to be here. again. “I’m very grateful for that,” he told the driver.

He went on to say he was “especially grateful to you” and explained to DeGeneres what his decision was 25 years ago to come out publicly, while calling him “a white gay Tutu Desmond who just spreads love.”

He said: “We both face all kinds of obstacles and each has their own personal journey, family and personal issues to overcome. But you met speech at a time when, I mean, it was just impossible. There was no precedent. It wasn’t Ellen DeGeneres who showed up and showed her what she’s like.

“I saw it with my mother. I saw everything. I saw your comedy. I watched as he spoke to Oprah. “I saw interpretive dance in a special way,” he continued. “My mom looked at you and laughed at you and you were home. This is no small thing. I don’t want to narrow it down because it’s really huge. He was a Southerner and a Christian, and all of that—the idea of ​​having a gay man in my mom’s house—seemed impossible. And you did it”

In turn, DeGeneres Carmichael revealed “My Hero” and revealed that he sent the comedian a letter “immediately” after his special debut, asking about the emotions he experienced during the live comedy show. rotaniel The star said she felt “very scared” and “relieved and relieved”. The Ellen Shaw The presenter also shared his surprise that his special content was not announced before its release on HBO Max.

“You filmed in February and it started to come out, so this is a big moment,” said DeGeneres. “I don’t think it leaked. Don’t think it didn’t until you host it SNL.”

DeGeneres then spoke of her experience seeing people who weren’t afraid to touch anything in public for fear of homosexuals associating with them, highlighting Carmichael’s first specialty, in which she joked about the best way out. “Why would you do that if you didn’t spread the word to see how people would react?” I ask.

“I mean, it’s all part of my escape from him. I felt far from him. I think my behavior was that it wasn’t personal. “This is all a projection,” he said. “So I’m talking about gays as relationships, women, politics or whatever.

“I’m sure some of the little things in my life that I deeply regret were self-hatred and denial of who I really was,” he added. “So I think about stuff and a lot of things like that, for example, when I wasn’t talking about myself, I was talking about everybody outside of me, I was just throwing fists and rockets as much as I could.” “All the bombs.” smoke, it’s like paying attention to who I really was and what I was afraid of.”

The two ended the conversation with a hint of a response from the Carmichael family, who the comedian had previously said does not fully acknowledge his identity. He told DeGeneres that “it wasn’t easy” but that the distance between them was “good”.

He told the degenerates, “I make the decision to be firm, to accept what is and what I cannot change,” then said jokingly:[I] It feels like now I’m just saying a prayer for peace.

“But I have a long way to go before I can be in that position. It means some distance from the family, but it’s good. It doesn’t have to be that way. I hope that changes, but now it does. That’s not to say I’m a victim of happiness, and I think it’s very important to say that.”