As Carmichael visibly strives to be okay with the vulnerability that comes with his new candor — a rare spectacle in itself that manages to fascinate rather than drag down the hour — the audience adapts itself into part of the act...

| May 9, 2022

It's a profoundly immersive experience that pushes the boundaries of stand-up and confessional art.

| May 9, 2022

He may be cold, as he says, and selfish, and angry, and sad. He’s also masterful, and hilarious, and more thoughtful about what comedy is and what we ask it to be than anyone else working right now.

| May 9, 2022

It’s as apt an encapsulation of existing as a queer person as we could hope for.

| May 9, 2022

A stunning and unnerving act of storytelling.

| Apr 19, 2022

In his honesty and tenderness, Carmichael has created a special that blurs the line between comedy and confession, exposing how humor can relieve incredible tension while obscuring so much truth.

| Apr 18, 2022

Rothaniel is short, fascinating, mildly claustrophobic, and pleasurably loose.

| Apr 13, 2022

Carmichael’s approach to his coming-out is to turn his comedy stage into a place of healing and acceptance, in which the audience becomes his confessors.

| Apr 8, 2022

It’s a remarkable hour of human comedy that lingers long into the night; I couldn’t recommend it more highly.

| Apr 8, 2022

Carmichael bobs and weaves through personal history with an imaginative form of exhibitionism that has more in common with the climax of All That Jazz than any conventional standup routine. The stage isn’t a veil -- it’s a magnifying glass.

| Apr 6, 2022

It’s hard to describe how well he does this without just writing out his set, which is pointed, quiet, hilarious, and heartbreaking all at once.

| Apr 6, 2022