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Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be Gay

2025 · 53 min

Uncomfortably intimate confession dressed as comedy, laughter catching in your throat between long silences.

Directed by: Ari Katcher
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jerrod Carmichael

Overview: Jerrod Carmichael returns to the stage for his fourth HBO stand-up special.

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Directed by: Ari Katcher
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jerrod Carmichael

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
sexuality
family
guilt
morality
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Ari Katcher
Written by: Jerrod Carmichael
Starring: Jerrod Carmichael
Cinematography: Sean McGing
Runtime: 53 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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