From the brilliantly demented minds behind The Eric Andre Show and Bad Trip an insane
illustrated compendium about the art of pranking. Eric André is a master of the art of
pranking-an Andy Kaufman for the Four Loko generation as Spin magazine once hailed him. For
over a decade he and longtime collaborator Dan Curry have dreamed up and performed a
cornucopia of outrageous often illegal and always death-defying hijinks for the Adult Swim
series The Eric Andre Show as well as in the hit movie Bad Trip. Now in their very first book
Eric and Dan reveal the secret fuel behind their surrealistic prank machine. Get ready to gorge
your thirsty peepers on epic stories of shame redemption and glory behind pranks so dumb
they're brilliant...and beyond the realm of criticism. But wait there's more! This pranktastic
potpourri includes: -Tips for prankers of any skill level from the importance of a safe word
to why you should always keep the camera rolling even after the prank is over. -All new pranks
to try at home such as Jell-O Surprise Benadryl Steaks Amateur Graverobber and The Jim
Morrison. -Wild behind-the-scenes stories about the most classic pranks from The Eric Andre
Show and Bad Trip. -Learn about the dark existential dread behind everyone's favorite
mac-and-cheese-spurting DJ Kraft Punk. -Discover how Eric avoided getting stabbed when a
penis-in-a-finger-trap prank went horribly wrong. -Exclusive never-before-filmed pranks deemed
too hot for TV. -Inspirational quotes from philosophers so obscure that they might not even
exist. Artfully designed loaded with funny photos and a gracious foreblurb by Jack Black
Dumb Ideas is an essential manual for getting a laugh out of friends family and complete
strangers-and staying out of jail while doing it.
