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Eric Andre Spent Six Seasons Dismantling Late-Night TV — Now He’s Emmys’ Biggest Comedy Wildcard
Eric Andre discusses six seasons of the wild adultswmi program 'The Eric Andre Show' — and how his pranks on guests have now reached the Emmys.
When celebrities stop by, they face a litany of challenging situations, such as worms being thrown on them, skyrocketing studio temperatures, Andre’s outfit getting completely ripped off or snakes slithering out of the coffee cup on his desk. Kitao Sakurai, Andre’s longtime collaborator and an executive producer on the show, who has also directed the bulk of the episodes since the beginning, says the series’ insular world allows for a unique type of creativity. Some of this season’s most surreal celeb moments included an angry leprechaun blowing marijuana smoke in Donald Glover’s face, Jon Hamm being uncomfortably grilled about Kevin Spacey during their time shooting “Baby Driver” together and Jaden Smith’s chair giving birth during his interview.
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