Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

HBO | Season Premiere Date: March 29, 2024

Summary: Comedian Jerrod Carmichael seeks "love, sex, and truth" in the comedic documentary series.

Creator: Jerrod Carmichael

Genre(s): Comedy, Documentary

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Cynthia in Ny
Air Date: May 17, 2024
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S1:E7. Opening
Air Date: May 10, 2024
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S1:E6. Homecoming
Air Date: May 3, 2024

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The Guardian Leila Latif

May 24, 2024

Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show is clearly in a league of its own. Yet what he’s created will upset you and make you deeply concerned for him. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Mar 28, 2024

The more you read “Reality Show” as self-obsession, the more likely you are to pull away. But if you watch it as a TV show, as a vulnerable story crafted by a master storyteller, the more likely you’ll be to come away with meaningful truths. Carmichael’s problem runs deep. But it’s easy to reach, so long as you’re willing to dig. Read full review

Kristen Baldwin

Mar 28, 2024

Of course, the catalyst for all of this on-camera candor was his decision to come out as gay, professionally and personally — and the hits Carmichael takes for his selfish behavior are balanced out by Reality Show’s wrenching depiction of how hurt the comedian was (and is) by his parents’ rejection. Read full review

Rob Owen

Mar 28, 2024

The show’s fly-on-the-wall intimacy – surely it will make some viewers uncomfortable — combined with Carmichael’s winning but deeply flawed nature makes this series a viewing experience that’s hard to tune out. Read full review

Alison Herman

Mar 29, 2024

“Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show” may not be a relatable treatise on what it means to come out, but it’s an indelible, candid-in-its-way snapshot of this coming out. Read full review

James Poniewozik

Mar 28, 2024

“Reality Show” is not escapist; it doesn’t allow the catharsis of laughter as often as a comedy special like “Rothaniel.” But it feels deeply a part of Carmichael’s larger project of provocation and self-revelation. Read full review

Kathryn VanArendonk

Mar 27, 2024

It allows a viewer to feel devastated for Carmichael in one sequence while wanting to punt him into the stratosphere very shortly thereafter, and it invites both responses. But its strongest moments, and the most absorbing ones, are the show’s brief portraits of the friends and family around its central figure. It’s ostensibly about Jerrod Carmichael, but its most fascinating question is how well he can see those beyond himself. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 29, 2024
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  S1:E8. Cynthia in Ny
  Air Date: May 17, 2024
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  S1:E7. Opening
  Air Date: May 10, 2024
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  S1:E6. Homecoming
  Air Date: May 3, 2024
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  S1:E5. Jamar
  Air Date: April 26, 2024
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  S1:E4. Road Trip
  Air Date: April 19, 2024
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  S1:E3. Friendship
  Air Date: April 12, 2024
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  S1:E2. Mike
  Air Date: April 5, 2024
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  S1:E1. Emmys
  Air Date: March 29, 2024