Eric André Got So High He Thought Johnny Knoxville Was Robbing His House

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Getting high during the holidays is supposed to be a wholesome experience. You throw on some dumb Christmas movies, roll a fat one, and vibe out until you forget what day it even is. But if you are Eric André and your circle of friends includes Johnny Knoxville, the holiday spirit looks more like chaos wrapped in toilet paper.

Eric told this wild story during a chat with Jimmy Kimmel, and it honestly sounds like the most Eric André Christmas ever. He had just caught Covid and was stuck in self-isolation. No family. No parties. Just him, a Bad Santa marathon, and a mountain of weed. For most people, that is a solid plan. But for André, the weed was about to turn his Christmas Eve into a live-action nightmare.

The setup was perfect. He was alone, extremely stoned, and leaning into the high where you start questioning whether the delivery guy is a government spy. Out of nowhere, his house alarm starts going off. The sound is blaring through the house, rattling every paranoid thought in his head.

Now picture yourself in that situation. You are blasted, your eyes are bloodshot, and suddenly the alarm screams like your house is being robbed. Eric panics. He grabs the closest thing to courage and starts yelling into the darkness. “I have a gun! I am calling the police!” His brain is running on high-grade paranoia, convinced someone is actually breaking in.

In a way, someone was. Standing outside was a so-called “intruder” dressed in an Andy Warhol wig, tossing toilet paper all over his home. But this was no burglar. It was Johnny Knoxville, the human embodiment of chaos, deciding to spread holiday cheer by staging a break-in prank.

Imagine being high as hell, already convinced Santa is judging you for skipping church, and then looking outside to see a freaky dude in a blonde wig vandalizing your house. Of course, Eric thought he was losing it. Weed paranoia turns shadows into monsters. Add Johnny Knoxville into the mix, and you are basically starring in your own horror-comedy.

Once the panic passed and Eric realized it was just Knoxville pulling his twisted version of a Christmas carol, the whole situation became peak stoner comedy. The prank was Knoxville’s way of cheering up a friend stuck in isolation, but it also confirmed a universal truth. When you get stoned enough, reality is already weird. If your friends happen to be professional pranksters, it is only a matter of time before your high spirals into pure chaos.

In the end, Eric André survived the toilet paper break-in with nothing more than a bruised ego and another ridiculous story to add to his growing collection. Knoxville walked away with the satisfaction of knowing he had turned one lonely, weed-filled Christmas Eve into a paranoid fever dream that fans are still laughing about.

So what do we learn here? First, if you are going to get stoned alone on Christmas, maybe disable the house alarm. Second, never believe it when your prankster friends say they are “just checking in.” And finally, if you ever see Andy Warhol outside your house on Christmas Eve, do not call the cops. It is probably just Johnny Knoxville with a roll of toilet paper and way too much free time.