NBC Pulls 'Carmichael Show' Mass Shooting Episode

Jerrod Carmichael has never shied away from tackling the tough topics on his NBC sitcom. However, the network didn't feel the same way Wednesday when it decided to pull an episode of the comedy that dealt with a mass shooting.

NBC's decision not air to the episode came hours after a gunman opened fire on several lawmakers during a morning practice for a Congressional Baseball Game, injuring House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and several others. There was a second mass shooting that killed four in San Francisco.

NBC ultimately aired a different new episode -- a decision Carmichael made clear he did not agree with when appearing on Chelsea.

“I thought that [the] episode would have an opportunity to talk about these tragedies in a meaningful way, to really lend itself to conversation," Carmichael said. "A lot of times when things like this happen and someone wants to talk about it in an outlet that's not the news, people will say too soon. But when is it not too soon? Unfortunately, these things happen constantly and it’s a thing that breaks all of our hearts."

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Jerrod Carmichael has also appeared in Neighbors and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.