Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

i am not the same person i was 55 minutes ago. wasn't expecting a self reflection like this at all. thought i'd end the day on a lighthearted stand-up special, but this fucked me up. first off, the way this is put together feels so personal and so distant at the same time. you feel the connection growing closer, and then almost get scared by a shot which reminds you that this is just a person on a stage talking. then the performance overall, absolutely magnificent. didn't think there really was an art to just talking, but holy shit was i wrong. it's almost like brushstrokes the way the conversation is being layered and structured with the perfect mix of timing and silence. it's a thing so few stand-up artists actually have now that i realize it's there. the editing by burnham also extends this extremely well. the shots flow pretty much perfectly and only supplement the conversation. i don't even know what more to write right now, have to reflect on it just a bit more. i'll probably come back to this more than i can imagine right now. just know that there is so much going through my mind right now, and none of it is even close to negative.