LOGIN ‘On the Count of Three’ Review: Jerrod Carmichael’s Directorial Debut Is a Matter of Life and Death Sundance 2021: The comedian gets to the heart of troubled characters while always finding the uncomfortable laughsAlonso Duralde | January 29, 2021 @ 8:33 PM Last Updated: January 30, 2021 @ 8:33 AM Marshall Adams/Sundance Institute Sundance competitor “On the Count of Three” opens with two friends nervously trying to commit a joint murder-suicide, and it’s the feature directorial debut of comedian Jerrod Carmichael. Thankfully Carmichael, who also stars, never loses sight of the real pain at the story’s center, even as he’s also managing to find the laughs.