Jerrod Carmichael Loved Prince, Wants Answers

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Jerrod Carmichael is a giant Prince fan, and last night he told Conan that Prince’s death is consuming his life.  He says he feels the need to know how and why something like this could happen.  “So now its just me staring at the internet saying things like, how long does a god damn toxicology report take?”

Conan shared a badass story about the time he met Prince, and Prince lied straight to his face, but in the best way possible.

Later, Jerrod talked about getting his start doing stand up comedy. Most people who start performing stand up take their first shot at a local open mic night, or club depending on where you live. Jerrod was living in North Carolina at the time, and thought, fuck that. He said he wanted to do it where people do it for a living, so he flew straight out to Los Angeles to go on stage for the first time. He knew he was doing okay, because he was eating cookies. If you want to understand what that means, you’ll have to watch the clip.

So far, the plan seems to be going well. Carmichael already has a hit NBC sitcom, and has a lot more in the works.


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