The Untold Truth Of Eric Andre

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Though the vast majority of Eric Andre's fortune has come as a result of his comedy and acting work, in recent years his revenue streams have diversified to include commercial appearances, such as a series of ads for Samsung, which came out early in 2022. But he has also moved into more cutting-edge formats, including a foray into the arena of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.

As outlined in a highly critical Mic article by Brandon Yu, titled "Eric Andre selling NFTs is sad, predictable, and confusing all at once," the comedian began selling NFTs in 2021, collaborating with an artist and musician to create disturbing pieces featuring floating balls of flesh made up, seemingly, of Andre's own head. In 2022, he returned to the NFT space when he fronted a Frank's Hot Sauce campaign, encouraging customers to take photos of chicken wing bones and submit them to receive an apparently "edible" NFT.

Andre's post announcing his engagement with NFTs each received hostile responses, while Yu lamented Andre's ambivalence towards the downsides of the new technology, such as its environmental impact and the risk of exploitation. As Andre himself only semi-ironically said in an interview with Decrypt: "I'm only in it for the money," while admitting that he didn't truly understand NFTs despite his involvement.

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