Eric Andre Gives Colonial Williamsburg A Dose Of Reality | CONAN on TBS

[@Daevoz]

"get back here Toby" 😂 😂 gotta love Roots

[@Leverag]

WHERE’S MY ICONIC SLAVE ROLE?

[@Unkle_Genny]

Steven Graham WARP SPEED DON’T RAINBOW READ ME

[@ozenthelewdable5427]

wait, The Roots???

[@richardthegingerbo909]

Kunta Kinte!

[@Catbus-Driver]

@@Leverag RIP Lance

[@bees2733]

"Abraham Lincoln's there and did nothing!" lol

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

Of course, he's the president.

[@youfuckingmomo1632]

his only good joke n it was scripted lol

[@bettydupreemusic]

lol

[@kyloben3679]

That’s because Abraham Lincoln never wanted to free the slaves.

[@john6291]

@@kyloben3679 Lincoln's letter to Horace Greely.. "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union."

[@laureneighmy3306]

Best. Historical Troll. Ever.

[@masterquest91]

***** Genious

[@MyWeedgrower]

u have to see tom green at a civil war reenactment

[@deddyson]

indeed...

[@VlogCreations]

That's a brilliant idea

[@ratsarereal]

Can't believe I just found a comment of yours

[@scottywalker2605]

@@ratsarereal dude same. And 3 years late

[@A_R_T_Y4099]

@BlobCremations hey ross

[@tommygun8617]

@Vlog Creations Love your channel bro Got me thru some rough times watching your Tomfoolery

[@nootnoot8434]

Lmaoo, somehow makes sense that Ross would be an Eric andre fan 😂

[@slimymouse]

"Come back here Toby" Lmao I fucking died

[@123Comrade]

+Crystel Castillo My name is Kunta Kinte!!

[@richardthegingerbo909]

Toby!

[@RaraDaMean]

"Lets give a quick shoutout to Christina Applegate"

[@skets4656]

can you explain me the joke? i honestly didn't get it when i watched the episode but it seems Eric is about to crack during the bit.

[@matthewbergman7674]

skets I always just assumed the joke was that it’s awkward to give a shout-out to someone completely unrelated to the person being interviewed, like they aren’t important enough in that moment so you need to acknowledge someone more famous

[@rld8258]

@@matthewbergman7674 nah the joke is just that it's random and meaningless

[@G0LD3NF1RE]

@@rld8258 Well it's both really.

[@rld8258]

@@G0LD3NF1RE nah

[@GermansLikeBeer]

I like how Key and Peele did this as a sketch, but Eric Andre actually does it in real life

[@blarkflannigan2361]

eric isnt just on another level, he is another level xD

[@aboltron6194]

Living in Williamsburg, could not be more accurate. 7 black people in my school...

[@otogun3324]

@#kane poe No it's not. White people are so boring. Without minorities dear God I can't imagine it.

[@heem2351]

@Big Rock Hopewell VA police department because I had the sense to look up what I was talking about. You also said "every murder was committed by a black person in the last 20 years." So what part of your incoherent comment did I prove right? Or do you just not read?

[@adamyooz]

#kane poe Nah too homogenous, people all share similar opinions and perspectives and conversations gore stale. I wouldn’t want to talk to only white oriole for the rest of my life.

[@Franc1sc0]

@@heem2351 go off chapo!

[@lukechristensen8779]

Alex Bolton Jamestown or Walsingham?

[@xmox2950]

Hey Eric Andre looks like a black Eric Andre.

[@waxmaster-c]

what?

[@comradethoth9629]

x kaarshe Thought the same thing

[@Katya_Lastochka]

You're right. I never thought about that.

[@peacoatcubed]

Eric Andre's dad is Haitian. Like actual black, like the color black.

[@MRTN13]

nah he looks like a Jew

[@Gonko100]

That's the kind of stuff I love Eric for.

[@sabalghoo]

Whatever dude, you're kinda like a hoverboarder

[@blahzaze8073]

I HAVENT LAUGHED THIS HARD IN YEARS HOLY FUCK

[@-AceItX-]

Same here I was dying bro XD

[@Thaligamathor]

Abraham Lincoln was there and he did nothing!

[@blahzaze8073]

dude after this Eric Andre is the only person I get starstruck by...no lie

[@aliozamigos]

blahzaze ur 9 stfu

[@blahzaze8073]

more like 9 inches AMIRITE

[@mikec.5400]

"Abraham Lincoln was there and did nothing!" 😂😂😂😂

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Of course, I'm the President.

[@richardthegingerbo909]

@@AbrahamLincoln4 you couldof cared less!

[@bejoysen4468]

There's a Key and Peele sketch just like this where they crash the Confederate side of a Civil War reenactment and act like humble, obedient slaves until they provoke the actors enough to say the n-word at which point the two have an excuse to rob their camp at gunpoint.

[@MikeRiderOOO]

Bejoy Sen Poetic Justice!

[@edenhedon]

I was just about to mention that😂😂

[@ThePurpleMushroom]

That is a skit and planned out with everyone involved, Eric's stuff are ideas made into reality

[@mr.tactown.253]

@@ThePurpleMushroom umm sitting down and thinking/coming up with a "skit" is an idea. Also making a script, finding actor's, rehearsing the skit, getting costumes and having everyone meet somewhere to record the skit is reality. It's all planned just like Eric's ideas and all happened, except key and Peele put much more thought, work, effort into what they do and have more talent. Also only difference from the key and Peele skit and Eric's is that Eric does his play or idea in front of people who aren't aware it's a joke or for a show. And in this video Eric and his actors didn't even really talk or interact with the bystanders. They just ran around and chased each other to put on a show for the video.

[@ThePurpleMushroom]

@@mr.tactown.253 So it seems we both agree about the same thing so I am confused...

[@danielwalker26]

I could watch them running through that reenactment 1000 times and still laugh my ass off.

[@originalgal76]

The apathy is apalling HELP THAT MAN GET HIS SLAVES BACK!

[@Kirealta]

We need catch a n***** Freeman on the case.

[@68SSCAM]

Investigate 3/11

[@fudgeup90]

Who has the answers?

[@caryfenton9100]

Time is not a one way street

[@kurtownsj00]

Got some ranch brotendo?

[@magicmintak]

Freedom ain't not free

[@deathsticksaddict7756]

I don't know what the hell you're talking about. You sound insane right now.

[@ChromaticTempest]

That was fantastic, the white women screaming oh noes! Gotta protect my belongings!

[@bradfordbragg]

get back here Toby! hahahahaha

[@ibieiniid4240]

lol that lady at 1:54 just had an ancestral flashback

[@BoiledMilkSteak7]

She was genuinely disgusted seeing black people. I bet she wished that their set was reality and she could go back in time

[@anastasia-fr1gn]

LOL the people were like "what the..." However they do have slave actors and freemen actors there.

[@kaisoundz]

***** lmao

[@mefilmmaking]

hahahaha… OMG. I didn't think I would laugh that hard!!! Crashing a Reenactment sounds so bad on paper.

[@1o1roman1o1]

Eric Andre is like the version of comedian that all the comedians would really like to be like, but know the respect from non comedians isn't the same. Eric Andre low-key might be one of the most brilliant comedians of all time. His levels of comedy have only grown with the growth of myself, as a teen I just thought it was random humour but as an adult living and seeing what's reality, Eric Andre is a mad genius 🤣

[@andpartywithevan]

GET BACK HERE TOBY!!

[@428dogfood]

lol I've never watched his show, but I just gained some respect for Eric Andre. I think it's awesome he can laugh about stuff like that

[@taopolis1]

This guy is great! I'd never heard of Eric André before. He's awesome!

[@loversandlosers]

the first 40 seconds of riffing with conan are hysterical

[@InkCreates]

I live 5 min away from Colonial Williamsburg, and yes it is very, very boring

[@The5starSTUNNNA]

Then move out to New York City were waiting for you

[@InkCreates]

+The5starSTUNNNA I would love to

[@KeepAutismWeird]

Colonial Williamsburg, Brooklyn

[@comradethoth9629]

Ink It's not supposed to be entertaining. It's supposed to be for those that love history.

[@Roguexworm]

Ink same. Woulda been dope if Eric came though.

[@WerewolfMorgue]

oh please, he's a LOT funnier than Samberg...

[@Gibbypastrami]

WerewolfMorgue they both hilarious though

[@courtrtney]

they both hilarious, eric andre is the daring type

[@TMthe33rd]

And Samberg did a cameo on his show

[@roccobrandimarte3830]

very different types of humour, both great

[@n3n3b3n3]

SaltyBoi UWU lmao he couldnt keep up with eric though

[@brandondavidson4085]

I'm just so glad Team Coco used the term "whitewashed" correctly. Also, this is literally a Key & Peele skit, not sure who did it first.

[@master_shakem3291]

this was a prank, the Key and Peele thing was a skit

[@jasonmaguire7552]

That's not thr definition of "whitewashed". And this is a prank, not a skit.

[@brandondavidson4085]

@@jasonmaguire7552 "concealing unpleasant facts about someone or something" according to the dictionary. These old "colonial" or "settler" museums are for white people who want to pretend like their ancestors weren't part of a system of oppression and romanticizing the past in a way it doesn't deserve.

[@brandondavidson4085]

@@master_shakem3291 I was referring to the Key and Peele skit where they play two black men who *do* crash a Civil War re-enactment and they make all these white men very uncomfortable by forcing them to acknowledge that the Civil War was about owning slaves, not honor or self-defense.

[@78TBGAMER]

It seems like both of the bits aired in 2012, so I don’t think one copied the other, just a case where they had the same idea independently but around the same time.

[@ryansease1115]

The fact Eric Andre was in my hometown of Greenville is amazing

[@mysteriousvans9900]

He should come back and do street skits in Poe mill.

[@ryansease1115]

@@mysteriousvans9900 100%

[@Mzwambedu]

"Abraham Lincoln's there and did nothing!" - true historical fact

[@jasonmaguire7552]

Yes just ignore the civil war

[@kempestuous]

That was so stinkin' funny! I haven't laughed that hard for so long. I wish that video would have been so much longer.

[@SuperMitchellness]

He said these exact words on his standup.

[@VzMightyMousezV]

As do all comedians, it's a routine

[@nabskull1567]

I got an ad for this place right after this clip

[@Z3NBU]

get back here toby! sweet baby jesus that's funny

[@JoseGranny]

I can't get enough of this guy😂

[@Turbine68]

lol where can i see the rest of that video

[@minkrobe]

1:52 that lady's reaction is priceless

[@mac-iv5gs]

1:52

[@00_00.1]

Eric is a creative genius

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

1:41 Yo that's me!

[@ghoulbeans1997]

Sup Abe

[@josecervantes7295]

Why didn’t you do anything?

[@averagejobogio]

Bro i love how that one lady screamed "in character"

[@paradidd]

The Banjo music was a brilliant, excellent addition to this already funny video. That just took it up a few notches. Ha!

[@devinmatias7528]

as someone who lives in VA, i can confirm that Eric was on point with the commercial. also, they added a waterpark last i checked? all they need is sludgey ass, diseased water and they'll be somewhat historically accurate.

[@CahmbrielAnn]

They don't have a water park. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Why do you think that?

[@DontFeedTheTrolls]

Hahaha... That was awesome!! I'm becoming a huge fan of Eric Andre ;D

[@arpanvinayak]

Eric andre’s humour is right up conan’s alley

[@RICO_SUAVE_86_]

The lady @ 1:55 was terrified AF 😂😂😂

[@brianvincent7038]

me nliving in WIlliamsburg like: MOM! A FAMOUS GUY MENTIONED WILLIAMSBURG!!

[@dontmeatyourgyros]

757

[@chae1816]

Brian Vincent same hahaha

[@YarrBr0]

oof

[@Wavylikedaviee]

Me 😂

[@geebe]

I love the humour they all had for that.

[@DocJamesH]

"Abraham Lincoln was there, and did nothing!" - the Blonde Medic

[@LouieBlunt]

2:02🤣😂 "You not the boss of me"😂

[@jackrabbit4545]

I love the fact that the AD on this video was a Colonial Williamsburg vid

[@kevlarburrito6693]

As a Civil War reenactor.....this is god damn brilliant!

[@brianjackson3031]

😂😂😂😂😂 Eric Andre is wild bruh

[@meatcanyonmarketingteam9348]

I got a colonial williamsburg ad while watching this video.

[@Dopesauce42]

Andre is the man, so genuine. Lincoln did not want to free the slaves, it was a last resort. Lincoln was explicitly against ending slavery. Good things come from us, the 99, not from the top, the elitist war-mongering rulers.

[@Dopesauce42]

Dekulink333 thats not a source, sir.

[@Dopesauce42]

Dekulink333 Really? a wiki page? With nothing specified within it? Nothing stating why exactly he was against the expansion of slavery on this page. What case are you trying to make exactly? That Lincoln wanted to end slavery? You have provided nothing here that indicates that Lincoln did in fact support the emancipation of slaves, as an actual political reality, for any reason other than that it was a model that conflicted with the more powerful Northern elites. Lincoln was about doing what the rich wanted, first and foremost, he is not the arbiter of morality, justice, or decency. He was an agent of the ruling class and did not stand for democracy. Send my your paper if you wish.

[@octacom]

Dopesauce42 to be fair a wiki page is a much better source than the dumb shit you're saying

[@Dopesauce42]

octocom jimenez wow you just convinced me, you are so persuasive.

[@M-o-o-n-d-u-s-t-ultra]

Dopesauce42 Lincoln was always morally opposed to slavery, and made his opposition to its expansion unmistakeably clear in his famous debates with Steven Douglas. While It is true that he did not enter into the war against the southern states for the purpose of 'ending slavery,' he did aggressively push for the 13th amendment to be passed, even doing so at some considerable amount of risk to his own short term interests. We can say with the utmost confidence that the Northern cause was really fought for duel purposes. The Civil War first began as a ideological contest over the solubility of the Union, and rapidly evolved into a war for liberation. To say otherwise reveals either ignorance or shameless revisionism.

[@Hirohito_iLoveYou]

LMAOO the ad plays right before this video 🤣

[@stuv1996]

Did Eric Andre do that for this bit on Conan or was this part of an episode?

[@emmarossignol4445]

It was part of the original pilot for The Eric Andre Show. The mcdonald's one is also a part of it.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

I'm not sure what to say about that civil war part XD

[@tahunuva4254]

Sorry? :P

[@MrWiibetrollin]

Umm I don't mean to seem butthurt or anything but these comments claiming that Eric's pigmentation is too light fail to understand that alot of of female slaves were raped and had biracial children. I myself am a descendant of a very light skinned slave

[@Ayvee1138]

And also fail to realize his moms white lol

[@joesmith9272]

yup light skin black is still black

[@cenoflame21]

We're not that boring. We got...sheep and stuff

[@corinnedame8349]

Just to clarify, this was NOT filmed at Colonial Williamsburg. He talks about CW and then says he went to a civil war reenactment. Two different places. That is why Abe Lincoln was at the civil war reenactment, not CW. CW focuses mainly on the 18th century and the 19th century is only used for special events.

[@13thVaRebel]

"Abraham Lincoln was there and did nothing!" X-D

[@12GaugeLeadSalad]

I love Colonial Williamsburg. Cannot wait to go back. It's great there!

[@InsanityDancing]

Dude, I was born in Greenville SC...

[@charlymrivera7236]

the lady at 1:55 really was scared to death hahahaha she may though it was real

[@BriGuyIL1980]

Oh, God! I almost passed out; that was too funny!

[@mjuklo5]

anyone else think he hot?

[@trevorbarrett5507]

+Rubix³ Nice mello

[@zztopz7090]

mjuklo5 He's pretty handsome. Maybe I'm biased because he's funny and I love big hair, but no he's decent looking.

[@gabesolomon4887]

Rosario Dawson did

[@alexarias5717]

he's pretty damn serxy

[@MeanBeanComedy]

I can't tell. I can't separate his looks from his hilarious personality.

[@blarkflannigan2361]

omg he did that in greenville , sc right close to home haha

[@gabesolomon4887]

That authentic reenactment sure had a lot of pickup trucks and ATVs

[@glenndoss2222]

DON'T FORGET THEM SLAVES! The Eric Andre Show is so hilarious.

[@marcochavezjr8799]

This was fucking hilarious! !!!!!!!!

[@themrninja101]

"It's a recreation of an 18th-19th-18th century town" uh

[@CahmbrielAnn]

So stupid. More like a 17th-18th century town. Williamsburg (formerly Middle Plantation) became the Virginia capital city in 1699 and remained so until Governor Jefferson moved the capital to Richmond during the Revolutionary War.

[@Surayya444]

MOST UNDER RATED SKIT EVER

[@CraigSpannier]

I can't believe he actually filmed that bit

[@JoseGranny]

Bird up!

[@scottageindustries]

Eric Andre is Awesome! Absolutely Awesome!!!

[@MrDaoJones]

Conan is trying hard at the beginning to stay out of trouble with the folks at Colonial Williamsburg

[@yourredcomrade717]

everyones so PC. as a confederate reenactor i would have thought this to be hilarious! no need to be super serious.

[@zangetsu1597]

As a black American, I would find it too sad to be hilarious. No matter how I look at it, it's not funny and I'm convinced that it is not meant to be funny to me.

[@mapache7317]

Do you feel empahty for the slavic Serfs in russia. Quick question.

[@mapache7317]

I mean the word slave comes literally from 'slav'

[@zangetsu1597]

John Montes I know nothing about them or what form of slavery they undergo. I have no traceable connection to them as a black American. If they are unwillingly slaves, then I hope for their freedom, but that question really has nothing to do with me not wanting to laugh at my ancestors. It's not like I'd laugh at Russian slaves because they aren't ancestors, regardless of the form of slavery they undergo. Literally MY opinion, folks. I'm not telling other people to stop laughing, so I don't understand the replies.

[@mapache7317]

Ah okay fair enough. And yeah slavery still goes on today all over the world in many forms. When you had recently Libya north africans selling subsaharans in open markets after the obama Admin took out the government there.

[@didxogns1]

Went to the college of William and Mary. I would've loved to see this in person :(

[@margaritopineda3490]

No dude, this is epic. Excellent performance.

[@tbopne]

i love this guy, and his show

[@bensonofnobenson6367]

Best thing I've ever seen

[@anna-marie-]

The ad at the beginning was for the colonial williamsburg 😭🤣

[@ZERO_O7X]

The white woman folding her blanket and screaming as the two black guys run by lololol! You can write comedy but sometimes it just happens by the natural order. 😆

[@mst3k54]

The ad before the video started was for Colonial Williamsburg! ROFL!

[@shepdog1274]

He did this same joke (almost word for word) during a comedy show in 2010

[@supercollider012]

As someone who grew up in Williamsburg and was forced on field trips every year to Colonial Williamsburg, I can confirm that it is indeed boring. No good effin times here.

[@MrKeynesIan]

Lmao when a colonial Williamsburg ad shows before the video

That was golden 👌

[@toogoodlimegreen]

Aaaaand this is why I love Eric Andre.

[@imnotsumitnagar]

I got a commercial for Colonial Williamsburg. Why is the world so perfect

[@mnyfrsh]

I've wanted to see this done for years.

[@JonathanMeeChang]

That's where Jidion got his inspiration

[@lixfate]

This must be where Key and Peele got their reenactment idea from.

[@DonBienveRosario15]

Im so proud of myself from seeing this before that Key And Peele skit yall talking about . God i hate Key and Peele

[@wendylederer9184]

That was genius! I love it!

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Andy Samberg went a little overboard at the tanning salon.

[@camelcats5280]

HAHAHA XD

[@theotherme4120]

I LOVED it as a kid! especially those molasses cookies

[@Spleen2ween]

Did this happen before or after Key and Peele’s sketch with the same premise?

[@DenizenMatt]

“Bring ya kids! It’s boring!” rofl

[@theoschommer3530]

He reminds me exactly of one of my best friends that passed away. The resemblance is scary.