So, if you want to enter the Klondike Comedy Showcase, you need to start following @Klondikebar; and then you need to start tweeting some jokes, using the hashtag #KCS. Oh, and each week there’s a new topic on which you’ll need to crack wise. This week is Old People and Technology. And this is important. No fucking profanity! You can check out the leaderboard and a lot more info at KlondikeComedy.com.

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This week, however, it’s all about his first hour special, Animal Furnance, which premieres on Comedy Central this Sunday, May 20 at 11 pm EST. The uncut album and DVD comes out May 22. To celebrate and to prepare you, dear Laughspin readers, we chatted with the man, himself. Check it out below!

You’re out in LA right now?
Yea, I just got in LA. We’re doing a premiere for The Eric Andre Show.

So, The Eric Andre Show. What can you tell me about this?
It’s a talk show hosted by Eric Andre. I’m his co-host. It’s a very weird show. We have some guests and some Man On The Street pieces. It’s just a crazy insane talk show. It’s just if crazy people were allowed to put on a talk show and not hide the fact that they’re crazy people.

You shot it in a bodega in Bushwick [Brooklyn]?
We shot a pilot in a bodega in Bushwick a couple years ago. But you can’t keep shooting in a bodega! But yeah, we shot a pilot a few years back. And I think Eric paid for that with his own money. And Adult Swim picked it up. We shot another pilot last summer and now it’s about to come out on Sunday. I’m really excited about it.

Cool. And on the same night that drops, we have your special, Animal Furnace. It’s cool because, having listened to your first album, My Name Is Hannibal, your style has changed over the past few years. Was that very conscious? Have you noticed the change?
It’s just performing a lot. After I wrapped 30 Rock last March, I just went on the road for about eight months solid. It was just doing clubs and performing. Just touring relentlessly. I think it’s just performing and getting better and learning how to really sell a joke to all types of audiences. So as I was performing, I got stronger.

I’ve listened to you on WTF, You Made It Weird, and It Could Be Better podcasts tell your story about coming to New York. It’s really cool. Especially the whole temporarily being homeless part. Was there ever a point where you didn’t think that comedy was going to work? Were you worried when you first came in from Chicago?
No, not really. I did pretty well in the four months that I was over here in New York. I just wasn’t making money. I got New Faces at Montreal when I was here, in New York and homeless. I just didn’t plan right. I didn’t move like a grown human being is supposed to move, where you save and plan it out. I just came over and expected that I was going to get a job right away. I could have went back. The more reasonable thing would have been to go back home to Chicago and get it together. So I didn’t have any doubts about comedy. I just didn’t have any money.

You mentioned on your website recently, in regards to your weekly show at the Knitting Factory [free every Sunday night] that, “as long as I’m based in NYC, I’ll put it together.” You don’t think you’ll ever get too big for a bar in Brooklyn?
Nah, it’s fun for me! I stay two blocks away from there so it’s fun to just come in and try new material to an excited audience. I can have people I think are funny, have them perform. Then my friends, other comedians that aren’t even on the show, they come. We drink. We party. It’s just a fun thing to do every week when I’m in town.

You’ve had some really cool surprise guests, even when the show was in its infancy. I remember getting texts from friends saying, “Chris Rock just dropped in at Knitting Factory!” How’d you make that happen?
I just asked him, but not actually expecting him to show up! I just asked him a couple times and kept telling him about the show and he came through. I’ve been trying to get him to come back through– because it’s been about two years. It was really exciting because he’s a legend and I look up to that dude. It was also the first time I’d seen him live.

So you’ve wanted to get on camera when you were writing for Saturday Night Live, and you have plenty of camera time on The Eric Andre Show. Are you satisfied? Do you want more spotlight on TV?
I just want to work. I like to work, man. I like to do funny stuff on TV or on stage or whatever it might be. And doing those things helps draw attention to my stand-up, which is the main thing for me. If there’s good acting roles and someone thinks I can come in and not fuck it up, I’m happy to come in and do it. I just like to work, is all.

What’s next after these both air on May 20?
Just touring. Going to Chicago for Just For Laughs Festival and Montreal Just For Laughs. Hopefully, I’ll do a couple more TV spots. I think John Oliver’s stand-up show airs in the summer at some point on Comedy Central. Then, I’m heading over to Edinburgh fest to work on my new hour. Because I’m worried about when the special comes out, I have to have a bunch of new stuff for while I’m touring. It took around two years to build the last hour. But at least 15-20 minutes of it came from between June and August.

Is there a late night show you haven’t been on yet now?
Just Leno. After Conan (see BONUS video below) it’ll be Leno… and Carson Daly.

Check out Hannibal’s new hour special, Animal Furnace, May 20 on Comedy Central at 11 pm EST. Once that’s over, hop on over to Adult Swim to see the premiere of The Eric Andre Show at 12:30 am EST. Then on May 22, lay your money down for the uncut and uncensored album version or DVD version of Animal Furnace.

WHAT? UH? Oh sorry, I fell asleep. Life is so much easier when you’re asleep.

This week’s question is brought to you by Rob Fee.

Dear, Amber:

First off, I love your stuff. Very insightful. My question is this: what are the rules of a three way? I’ve heard different theories but I wanted the OFFICIAL rules from you. Thanks!

Rob

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Yo, Rob:

Thanks for writing in. To be honest with you, I’ve never had a three way. The closest I’ve ever been to having one was in middle school. I used to break into my neighbors house at night to steal sugar based cereal, because my mom wouldn’t let me have it. She said it would eat holes in my brain and that’s exactly what I wanted– holes in my brain so I would have room for more information. So, I snuck into my neighbor’s house and heard some moaning and heavy breathing. I went into the bedroom and watched them have sex while I ate some sugary cereal. It was disgusting. I thought both of them were dying. I started screaming and throwing up and they kicked me out of the house. So, I’ve never had a real three way. My friends have, I’ll call and ask them about it.

First, I’ll try my dumb friend Rhonda. She’s such an idiot. She had a three way last year with two other girls, she’s not even gay. I’ll call her now.

Ring ring.

Rhonda: Hello?
Me: Hi this is Walter.
Rhonda: Amber, I know it’s you.
Me: Fuck off. I’m going by ‘Walter’ today. Hey, real quick. I need some info about that three way you had last year with those chicks. What happened?
Rhonda: Two girls were kissing at a party and I went up and gave them both a big hug.
Me: And…
Rhonda: Well, then they got annoyed and walked away.
Me: You’re a fucking idiot.
Rhonda: Ok. Bye.

Ugh. I swear to God, I have no idea why I’m friends with her. Let me try my friend, Lonnie.

Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring

Lonnie’s Voice Mail: Yo! This is Lonnie. Leave it after the beep, ya creep.
Me: LONNIE I WANNA HAVE SEX WITH YOU FOR 48 HOURS STRAIGHT. CALL ME BACK.

One second later. My phone rings: Rocky Theme Song Ringtone

Me: Hi, Bad Boy.
Lonnie: I just got your message. You want to have sex?
Me: No, I was just kidding. You’re a good friend, but you’re gross.
Lonnie: Ok. So, what do you want?
Me: I want to TALK about sex. What’s it like to have a three way? Are there any rules?
Lonnie: Well, I wouldn’t say there are rules, but I only have three ways with two other girls and I try to give them equal attention. It’s actually sort of stressful. Why are you asking?
Me: Because I’m at an orgy and I’m confused.
Lonnie: ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Me: No, I’m at Starbucks. It’s always pretty chill here. Bye.

Ok…so Rhonda’s mentally challenged and Lonnie thinks three ways are stressful. I’m gonna have to make up my own rules, or rather, ideas and rules.

Ideas for a Three Way

1. Play a game of hide and seek. Two of you find a secret place to have sex and when the third person finds you, pleasure them orally.
2. Get naked and do trust falls off the bed (see image). If one of you drops someone, blame the other person.
3. Have a push-up contest. The winner gets $5 dollars then every one fucks each other really hard.
4. Dress up like the Three Stooges and whoever Curly is, pull all of their hair out.
5. Take a bath together. If one of you have the farts it’ll be really funny.
6. Braid each others’ hair into corn rows. If you’re still attracted to each other, you guys must be really horny.
7. Role Play: Pretend you’re Hugh Hefner and have a heart attack. The girls have to bring you back to life by throwing you out the window.
8. Each of you go to a separate part of the house and make a 3-way call and get to know each other better, no phone sex allowed.
9. Watch an episode of Mad Men, check your e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and come up with a fun idea, but don’t follow through with it, then everyone stick a finger in a hole.
10. Eat snacks off of each others’ bodies, brush your teeth, then bone all night long into the next morning until one of you has to go to work and/or rehab.

Three Way Rules

1. No weapons allowed.
2. If you have to shit, do it in the bathroom or outside. Same goes for crying.

That’s it.

The End.

Peace,
Amber

Be sure to ask me questions at amber@laughspin.com!

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DeGeneres made history in 1997 when her character on the ABC sitcom revealed she was gay, likely the unfortunate cause of the show’s demise that quickly followed. The actress simultaneously came out on a Time cover. Ellen  paved the way for future shows to portray gay characters, including the taboo-breaking characters in Will and Grace, Glee and Modern Family.

Despite the risks she’s taken, the comedian makes people laugh across political lines, says Cappy McGarr, an executive producer for the Mark Twain Prize show and a board member of the Kennedy Center. He admires DeGeneres’ “special style of observational humor,” which is “in the tradition of Twain.”

DeGeneres joins past honorees like Bill Cosby, Tina Fey, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin and Will Ferrell, in receiving the prestigious award. The Mark Twain prize honors people who have an impact on society in the tradition of writer Samuel Clemens (published under the famous pseudonym “Mark Twain”), whose work offered social commentary through satire.

“She’s not just a comedian,” McGarr said. “She’s really a miracle worker. She got the president to dance, the first lady to do pushups and Tom Delay to laugh.”

The project is based on an idea of Riggle’s and stems from his development deal with HBO, and fulfills Ferrell, Wahlberg, and Riggle’s search for a project on which to collaborate. After Riggle and Wahlberg worked together on Other Guys, Riggle starred in Wahlberg’s CBS comedy pilot Home Game and was attached to produce the HBO comedy project Lifestyle Lemonaid last year, but the team wasn’t able to make either project stick.

Co-created with actor, voice artist and producer Justin Roiland, the 30-minute series centers around the relationship between a grandfather and grandson– the former is a brainiac inventor, while the latter is kind of not smart.

It’s not that Harmon couldn’t bounce between the two networks, but it seems like a tall order to expect the man to oversee the daily goings on of two shows (not to mention daily personality battles with Chevy Chase)– one of which just barely made it to another season (and was only given an order for 13 episodes) and another new project, where it’s crucial he spends time establishing proper relationships with cast and crew. Anyway, I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough whether Harmon will return as Community‘s beloved leader.

The flick hits theaters Aug. 24. But you can watch the just-released trailer below!