Jerrod Carmichael officially comes out as gay on his special ‘Rothaniel’

Los Angeles, April 2 : Comedian Jerrod Carmichael -- who is hosting Saturday Night Live on April 2 -- has officially come out in his new HBO special, which premieres Friday night.

Rothaniel, which was taped in February at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City, weaves stories of Carmichaels family history in with his own coming out process, reports Variety.

At times contemplative, buoyant, and occasionally heartbroken, Carmichael talks about the weight of keeping this secret throughout his life and career, and how coming out has changed his relationships with his friends and family for both the better and the worse.After telling a story about realising his father had been cheating on his mother for years, Carmichael takes a beat and looks out at his audience.

"After that was out in the open, I was left alone feeling like a liar, because I had a secret," he says."One that I kept from my father, my mother, my family, my friends, and you.Professionally, personally.And the secret is that Im gay."After a long silence, the audience claps, to Carmichaels visceral relief."Im accepting the love, I really appreciate the love.My ego wants to rebel against it." Later, he adds, "I rebelled against it my whole life.I thought Id never, ever come out.""At many points I thought Id rather die than confront the truth of that, to actually say it to people.Because I know it changes some peoples perceptions of me.I cant control that."Carmichael came to prominence in the Los Angeles stand-up comedy world.

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He also created the brilliant-but-cancelled sitcom The Carmichael Show, which ran for three seasons on NBC, and was both topical and semi-autobiographical.dc/svn/ #Jerrod #Carmichael #officially #Rothaniel #New York #New York #Los Angeles .