In 'The Carmichael Show,' Jerrod Carmichael takes on today's issues

When Jerrod Carmichael was 13, he told his brother about dreams of having a television show. He wanted a sitcom on NBC and it to air on the then-coveted spot of Thursday nights.

Fifteen years later, two out of three of those wishes have come true.

After a recent day of rehearsals on the 20th Century...