He was playing his character well, they know the show is going to be intentionally chaotic beforehand, or they pick up on it during the interview. I think Harry Shum was just being a really good sport and also managed to keep a hilarious dead-pan face without even smiling. But who knows, maybe he was oblivious.
Eric Andre Show Survival Tip #1: Never look at Hannibal. Whatever he has to tell you is just as insane, if not more insane, than whatever was already happening. Plus, it leaves you vulnerable to whatever the hell Eric has planned behind you.
It’s genius. Putting Hannibal standing behind the guest allows the attention to move away from Eric for just a few seconds, all he needs to find something new to torture the guest with. It also probably intimidates guests and makes them more uncomfortable knowing there’s yet another weird dude standing behind them, ready to strike.
Morpheus, Dorpheus, Orpheus, Go eat some walruses. Orifices. Porridges. Morpheus Morpheus Go get to the Buffet and Walruses. Corporace, Corpseses, Worcestershire sauce, Go into your orifices RED pill! BLUE pill! Morpheus walruses! Seashells by the seashorepheus. Morpheus drinking a 40 in a death basket. Agh-
I love that out of all the hilarious and absurd shit they do, Hannibal giving a Christina Applegate shoutout is the thing that almost makes Eric break character.
Because Eric knows what’s coming next. When Hannibal interjected with “Christina Applegate”, it was a distraction so Eric could set up the vomiting prank that eventually led to Lauren Conrad getting up and leaving the show, and later suing Eric.
Eric and Hannibal trying to outflirt one another with Tatyana is one of the funniest interviews. She is just awkwardly caught in the middle of a joke she isn't in on.
Notice how any celeb who felt alienated, uncomfortable or displeased All had failed career afterwards, or take things too seriously and end up being failures or drama queens.
If there's anything I've learned from the Eric andre show is that if you stare at somebody with a perfectly straight face and say anything not serious it's funny 100% of the time
