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Inside Joke: Eric Andre

by Grantland Staff on March 17, 2014

Comedian Eric Andre offers insight on his process while writing and workshopping jokes about the early days of the NBA, his Andrew “Nice” Clay character, and a joke that was improvised onstage.

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