Eric André is a master of occupying the awkward spaces of comedy. He’s proven it on 'The Eric Andre Show,' in a 2017 interview with the late Larry King (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XR4Ml8FijM) and most recently, in his hidden-camera comedy 'Bad Trip.' On the latest episode of ‘It’s Been A Minute,’ NPR host Sam Sanders talks to the actor and comedian about the complications of making a prank show while Black, who André would never prank and why everyone could use a little absurdism to warp their realities. ADVISORY: This video contains explicit language. 00:00 - Larry King interview 02:19 - Occupying the awkward space 04:20 - Remembering DMX 05:50 - 'Bad Trip' synopsis 06:57 - How the team pulled off these pranks 12:35 - Eric’s favorite pranks 13:45 - Working with Chris Rock 14:20 - Exorcism prank 15:10 - Eric’s most dangerous prank 16:19 - Working with Tiffany Haddish 17:20 - Demonic Celine Dion 18:20 - Safety precautions 19:09 - The risk of pulling pranks as POC 22:56 - Revealing the humanity of the people who are being pranked 23:30 - Sacha Baron Cohen’s reaction to the film 25:18 - The process of making 'Bad Trip' 31:09 - Most surprising reaction to a prank 32:15 - Shock comedy, and the importance of intent and context 35:45 - The success of 'Bad Trip' 40:28 - Distorting reality through absurdist comedy 44:46 - Advice from Dave Chappelle 47:48 - Eric’s musical background 53:33 - The one person Eric would never prank 55:57 - Black joy in 'Bad Trip' WHAT IS 'IT’S BEEN A MINUTE'? Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists. Join Sam as he makes sense of the world through conversation. LISTEN to more episodes of 'It’s Been A Minute' on NPR One - https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/9BAF Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/341FndS Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3jcMir0 FOLLOW 'It’s Been A Minute' Twitter - ItsBeenAMin FOLLOW Sam Sanders Twitter - https://twitter.com/samsanders Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samsanders/ ------------------------------------------------------ FOLLOW NPR ELSEWHERE https://www.instagram.com/npr/ https://www.tiktok.com/@npr https://www.facebook.com/NPR https://www.npr.org/