Eric André on pulling a prank in late stage capitalism

It's Been a Minute

NPR

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The prince of pranks, Eric André, changed the comedy landscape with his long running series on Adult Swim, The Eric Andre Show. After a 3-year hiatus, the show is back. Brittany Luse sits down with André to talk about the new season, his pranks on Amber Rose and Jaleel White, and why his humor seems to always flip the script of figures of authority and create heroes out of average joes.

You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at [email protected].

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	A quick warning, this episode contains sexually explicit content and may not be suitable for all listeners.
0:09.9	Hey, hey, you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR. I'm Brittany Loose.
0:14.9	I don't really prank people and I'm also never pranked.
0:18.4	But regardless, I do love watching pranks.
0:22.2	And there's one guy who has been perfecting the prank for years.
0:26.9	He makes me laugh and cringe and his pranks make the viewers and the victims question reality.
0:34.0	I'm talking about the prank prints himself, Eric Andre.
0:38.2	Ladies and gentlemen, it's the Eric Andre show.
0:44.6	This month, he's dropping the sixth season of the Eric Andre show.
0:49.0	It's a late night show on Adult Swim that blends together hidden camera pranks and celebrity interviews
0:55.3	that are also kind of pranks.
0:57.3	Ladies and gentlemen, you don't from the Jersey Shore Poly-D.
1:02.2	Where most of the time it seems like the celebrity's publicist did not tell them what show they were going on.
1:07.8	Your mom is Paula Dean. Who said that?
1:10.3	That's what it says in my notes.
1:11.8	They're messing with the ball.
1:12.8	So I don't know. Who told you that?
1:14.3	I mean, things are tight, but I don't know too.
1:16.3	Paula Dean, Paula Dee.
1:18.3	Paula Dee, Paula Dee.
1:19.8	Centella.
1:21.8	Huh?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.