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Making a Scene: Jerrod Carmichael on His Reality Show’s Unexpected Happy Ending and How Exploiting Family Trauma Helped Him Heal

For Variety's 'Making a Scene,' Jerrod Carmichael breaks down the finale of his HBO reality show and how those conversations helped him heal.

In an empty theater sitting next to the masked Anonymous, who may or may not be Bo Burnham, Carmichael eats popcorn and watches his life turn into content. “When we made the show, it was important to me to remain a pure subject,” says Carmichael in an interview for Variety ‘s “Making a Scene.” “I didn’t want to be involved in creative meetings. Bringing him back in the final episode, Katcher was curious whether showing Anonymous footage of the series would change his mind.

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