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I've laughed hysterically, just trying to hold it in, at every funeral I've been to, because everyone's so serious. And there are a lot of people speaking publicly, which makes you understand why it's people's number one fear - because everyone shouldn't do it.

From Jerrod Carmichael

I didn't choose to like Chik-Fil-A - I was born this way.

From Jerrod Carmichael

To say it very honestly, removed from ego, standup is just a thing that I understood, a God-given ability.

From Jerrod Carmichael

I think there's a responsibility more as an artist to try and push in the direction you think comedy should go... The biggest thing I could do for the art that I love was keeping it art: keeping it special, keeping it honest, keeping it truthful.

From Jerrod Carmichael

I don't like the idea of being a human being, existing, talking to my friends, and having these real human conversations, and then getting to work on a sitcom and turning that part of my brain off.

From Jerrod Carmichael

I think people respond to truth. 'Straight Outta Compton' made $60 million over the weekend, right? That's not just a black audience. 'Empire' grew every single week. That's not just a black audience. Black culture is American culture, you know what I mean? They're becoming more and more one in the same.

From Jerrod Carmichael

If you've ever liked an artist or someone who then does something or is accused of something extremely corrupt, and your moral conscience won't allow you to accept that artist, the truth is then that creates a void in your life. Because then something you loved was taken from you.

From Jerrod Carmichael

I knew I wanted to do a show on NBC - it's rooted in its history; it's part rooted in nostalgia and part rooted in the potential of it. For me, there was no other choice.

From Jerrod Carmichael

When you see U2 or the Rolling Stones, after years of knowing each other, they don't have to look at each other to connect.

From Jerrod Carmichael

I work by instinct. You never hear anything new; when you hear advice that makes sense, it's something you already know.

From Jerrod Carmichael

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