LATE NIGHT LEGENDS

The ultimate spoof of the celebrity talk show format, The Eric Andre Show is celebrated for its roster of celeb guests who have no idea what’s in store. Here are some of our favorites. - Nick Harley

For the people that don’t know that you’re joking around when you’re doing pranks in public, what do you do when they’re about to call the cops?

You don’t want them to call the cops because then the bit is over. So you gotta throw them off the scent and keep confusing them.

Or I’ll send a producer with a cell phone that’s out of frame, and they’ll go, “I’m calling the cops—don’t worry about it, you take care of him.” And then they’ll walk away just to keep the person on the hook. Or I’ll say to the person, “Don’t call the cops. The cops aren’t who they say they are.” Or I’ll say, “Don’t call 911. Call 912. Call the better cops.” Just to keep their brain scrambled.

The pacing of this season is noticeable. It just seems like you guys were packing a lot more into these episodes.

I think we’re yielding a higher result than the previous seasons. There was a lot of trial and error in the previous

Lauren Conrad During the reality TV star’s sit-down interview, Andre slips oatmeal into his mouth when she isn’t looking, then pretends to puke on his desk. Then Andre slurps his own “vomit,” and Conrad flees the set. Her publicist reportedly threatened to sue. How fun!

James Van Der Beek The Dawson’s Creek alum described his time on the show as a “fever dream.” Andre has lookalikes of himself, co-host Hannibal Buress, and Van Der Beek come on stage during their interview; Van Der Beek