Season Analysis: I didn’t watch Season 1 of The Eric André Show, mostly because I wasn’t aware it existed.  From what I know of it, Season 2 was more accessible, though not by much.  After watching one episode, I wasn’t quite sure how to process it, but soon enough, its insane blend of nihilist television felt just like home.

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“Scott Porter; Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake”
Every episode of The Eric André Show begins with André screaming like a lunatic as he destroys his own set.  While this orgy of chaos lasts longer than rationality would dictate, he does eventually settle down and sit at his replacement desk.  But in the Season 2 finale, the destruction lasts the entire episode, allowing the show to ramp its incomprehensibility up to 11.  While André remains “busy” with his anarchy, an earlier episode from the season is fast-forwarded and overlaid on top of the video of the current episode.  Ultimately, what is achieved is nothing less than the fullest realization of Eric André’s pure comedic unpredictability in the barest of structures.

Segment of the Season: “Ranch It Up”
Eric André, dressed in a green tank top, plaid shorts, and a backwards pink hat, confronts random people with a series of made-up, college campus-based slang terms, such as “Oriental background actresses,” “Cherokee chicks on the Trail of Beers,” “’Sup Mello,” and “buzz me, mulatto,” delivering it with the conviction of the fearless lunatic that he is.

Interview of the Year: James Van Der Beek
Joining Eric, Hannibal, and Eric’s former Bitch 23 co-star are lookalikes brought on to mirror their every move.

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