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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlz8DVn1Mjc My favorite TV show is The Eric Andre Show. It's a tv interview parody show with extremely niche, random, absurd, and insane humor. The show can appear very stupid and silly at first, but watching many of the sketches or interviews will quickly convince you of Eric's humor. One of the best parts about the show is that the skits always evolve as they're happening. In this skit, at first, Eric simply appears to be a crazed man who works on Wall Street. However, it quickly spirals out of control and just turns into Eric vomiting on command and screaming about abortion. This is the main appeal of the show. It's random and crazy and unpredictable, and, scientifically, we laugh hardest when we are surprised or don't expect something. This continually changing skit embodies that idea, and Eric's show reflects that as a whole. As for the reading, I would say that Eric's humor falls under relief humor. The show is essen...