Over the holiday break I decided that I wanted to get back to reading more books. I put about five or six different books on my list, and like a stroke of good luck I got most of them. Now, when I say books I'm not talking about the stuff we read in school or what is in popular demand. I like comedy books. I like books on photography. I enjoy real life sports stories. These are the types of books I like to read. One such book that I put on my list and hoped to get was "Dumb Ideas" written by Dan Curry and Eric Andre.

I, as you all know by now, am a big time Eric Andre fan. I love his talk show, I'm a fan of "Bad Trip" and his new podcast has fast become one of my must listens when a new episode comes out. I also enjoy seeing him pop up tv shows and movies that I did not know he was going to be involved in. So, a new book about his pranking written with his writing partner, sign me up.

I loved this book. I am not a fast reader, but it only took me a little over a week to finish. I would find myself cracking up while reading. But he also put some nice stuff in there too, especially about his mom. But make no mistake, he always buttons the nice stuff with a very solid joke. The way the book works out, Curry and Andre take turns writing different chapters about their lives, their ventures on "The Eric Andre Show" and any other stuff they find funny. I enjoyed reading about how Andre got into the pranking world. It seemed like he was destined for it from what I read, but it was still pretty cool to see where it all started. I also liked reading him write about finding himself in the prank world. Curry would follow this up with how he almost fell into this world. He had other plans, but pranks would always pull him back in. I also enjoyed both of them giving their takes on the shenanigans behind the scenes on "The Eric Andre Show". I loved hearing about the people who worked there and who Curry and Andre trusted. One of my all time favorite pranks on the show was when Andre went to a MENSA meeting dressed in full knight armor. I laugh every time I watch that. Well, they did full chapters about that whole situation. It was awesome. There is a big chapter on Kraft Punk, one of the best characters on the show. Kraft Punk is a menace, and they give the reader all kinds of details. It is epic. They talk a whole lot about them crashing the 2016 RNC. That was funny/terrifying. We get a full Andre chapter about the odyssey of "Bad Trip". There is so much more to that story than I ever knew. Reading about each season of the talk show and the styles Andre tried to go with, that seemed harrowing. We even get to read about both guys' ventures in college, and how much they rip on that. There are also fake quotes from made up philosophers. They give the reader pranks to try if they seem wild enough to go for them. And there are nonsensical emails between Andre and his mom that are pretty hilarious.

"Dumb Ideas" is a very good, very funny and wonderful read. I highly recommend this book to fans of Andre's career and want to hear from his writing partner as well. It is worth your time. 

Ty

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