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The moment he hits the stage, the room explodes with noise and energy, but Andre’s the wildest one in it, jumping out from behind a curtain and immediately tossing drinks, destroying his cardboard desk, knocking over a globe, diving into the audience, and bringing people on stage to dance with him. Just as suddenly, he settles down with exaggerated gravitas to interview guests ranging from the real Sally Jessy Raphael to a fake Russell Brand. Andre shows films of man-on-the-street bits—one involving him arriving at a Mensa meeting dressed in a suit of armor—and hams it up with bits like Doc Chicken, which involves a rubber fowl wearing a stethoscope flying across the stage suspended from a string while disco music plays. His show has only been on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim for one season, but his fan base is devoted, following every movement of the wild-haired, 29-year-old, Haitian-Jewish-American entertainer.
