She doesn’t really know what to do with it. “My mother holds onto religion because it got her through really rough times … She needed God for every step of her life, and she didn’t account for a gay son. “Me and my mom have a God-sized wall between us,” Carmichael said. In “Rothaniel,” he revealed many friends and family members accepted his sexuality after he told them, but the conversation has gone far less smoothly with his devoutly Christian mom. “It’s all about secrets but more importantly things that have personal consequence.” “That special was about me saying the things I was scared to say,” Jerrod told Howard. In a candid conversation with Howard, he opened up to listeners about everything from his favorite porn stars to how his life has changed since using his raw but intimate stand-up special to tell the world he is gay.

In addition to recently hosting “SNL” for the first time and coming out to the world in his hilarious, headline-grabbing HBO special “Rothaniel,” the 35-year-old North Carolinian turned New Yorker will soon release his feature film directorial debut, “ On the Count of Three.” On Wednesday morning, Jerrod checked another first off the list when he made his Stern Show debut. It’s been a season of new experiences for actor, filmmaker, and stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael.