{"id":98843,"date":"2025-04-23T20:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=98843"},"modified":"2025-04-23T20:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:06:40","slug":"new-hbo-original-comedy-special-from-jerrod-carmichael-dont-be-gay-debuts-may-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/23\/new-hbo-original-comedy-special-from-jerrod-carmichael-dont-be-gay-debuts-may-24\/","title":{"rendered":"New HBO Original Comedy Special from Jerrod Carmichael &#8220;Don&#8217;t Be Gay&#8221; Debuts May 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_98839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98839\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98839 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jerrod-Carmichael-20250423a.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jerrod-Carmichael-20250423a.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jerrod-Carmichael-20250423a-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Greg Endries\/HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The HBO Original comedy special from Jerrod Carmichael DON&#8217;T BE GAY, debuts Saturday, May 24 @ 10:00PM ET\/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.<\/p>\n<p>Nina Rosenstein, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Late Night and Specials, quote:<\/p><div id=\"morty-1797670658\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve worked with Jerrod since his first special in 2014, and it&#8217;s truly been inspiring to see him grow and push boundaries at every turn. 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