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In this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician Eric Andre. The hilarious-yet-insightful discussion kicks off with Kweli recalling his own appearance on Eric's show where he was viciously tased with a cattle prod by Murs. They dive into great advice Eric got from Dave Chappelle, his biggest influences, crate-digging for records, and his close friendship with comedian Hannibal Burress. Later, the trio discusses the professionalism of Ice Cube, unhappy celebs over the chaos they were subjected to on 'The Eric Andre Show,' and someone brandishing a knife on Eric during the filming of 'Bad Trip.'
Eric also speaks on his love of Rawkus Records and the album 'Soundbombing II.' He reflects on how he identifies with his Jewish heritage and Kweli asks about Eric risking his life while trolling Alex Jones at the RNC. Bouncing off of a question from Jasmin, Eric explains what separates his forthcoming movie 'Bad Trip' from 'Jackass,' and sounds off on why artists shouldn't explain their art. As the interview nears its close, the trio speaks on the genius of Tiffany Haddish, who stars in 'Bad Trip,' and why she volunteered herself for the project.
Finally, everyone shares their personal experiences with recreational drugs -- which is a pretty damn strong way to end an episode.
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2:11 -- Talib brings up being on 'The Eric Andre Show', along with Murs, and a bunch of rappers whose names he wasn't familiar with. He recounts Eric taking it easy on him when he was cattle prodding all the guests, but Murs going all in on Kweli when the cattle prod was passed to him, Talib explains why. They also discuss Eric's Bukake Birthday flyer, and Dave Chappelle bringing his wife and kids to Eric's show not knowing what they would be bearing witness to.
6:59 -- Eric speaks on his biggest comedy influences, why he gravitates towards those comedians, and shares some insightful advice he got from Dave Chappelle before filming his Netflix special. They also discuss crate digging, sample clearance, and Eric asks Talib who his favorite producer is.
10:44 - Talib asks Eric about studying upright jazz bass at Berkeley University, asks him if he can still play, Talib talks about recording sessions with Yasiin Bey for the new Black Star album, Talib asks Eric if he feels he gets pigeon holed as a prankster comedian, and Eric talks about how he became great friends with comedian Hannibal Buress.
14:39 -- Eric asks Talib how it was interviewing Ice Cube, Talib outlines Cube's professionalism, Eric asks Talib who he grew up listening to, they talk Bobby Brown in Ghostbusters 2, Jasmin asks Eric which celebrities were the most upset with Eric's hi-jinks when appearing on his show, and the Flav and Chuck D situation gets a mention.
18:45 -- Eric is asked how many people come on his show fully aware of what's about to happen, he talks about Adult Swim's artistic freedom, where he filmed his first show, what it was like in his early days in New York bombing as a struggling comic, eating microwave indian food, and waking up on park benches. He also tells about getting a knife pulled on him while filming 'Bad Trip'.
24:59 -- Eric illustrates how he identifies with his Jewish heritage, they discuss violence in the Bible, Talib tells Eric why his interview with Larry King was one of his favorite interviews ever, Eric tells why he thinks artists shouldn't have to explain their art, he recounts seeing Talib perform while touring with Common, speaks on his love for Rawkus Records', and how 'Soundbombing II' was such an influential album.
32:13 -- Talib mentions his satisfaction with seeing Eric troll Aex Jones at the RNC, Eric outlines how he had to barge his way through the alt-right crowd to make his way on stage with Alex, he gives his take on Joe Biden as a potential presidential candidate, Talib and Eric discuss the biggest differences of his prank movie 'Bad Trip' vs. 'Jackass', Johnny Knoxville pissing off Raekwon, and Eric explains how he avoided getting recognized when making 'Bad Trip'.
38:10 -- Eric asks Jasmin why she's sitting so far away from the table and Jasmin questions if all the reactions in 'Bad Trip' were 100% real. They also discuss the versatility of Tiffany Haddish, Eric tells the hilarious story of how Tiffany got put on to the movie, Talib reflects on seeing Eric's name during the Lion King film trailer, Eric recounts being told why he doesn't see many black people showing up to his sets, and the trio discusses their personal experiences with recreational drugs.
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