History Series / TheEricAndreShow

* BrickJoke: During the Lance Reddick episode, Reddick delivers his iconic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OC5NgvAnVY "I wish I were Levar Burton" monologue]]. Two seasons later, it comes full circle once Levar Burton cameos and says, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAsf9OXSynE "I wish I was Lance Reddick."]]

** Lance Reddick gives a double shout-out to Creator/LevarBurton's two [[Series/Roots1977 most famous]] [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration roles]] in his interview by wearing a VISOR and combadge over chains and a slave outfit.

* HeroismMotiveSpeech: After being insulted by Eric, Hannibal retorts with an emotional speech about his childhood and what his brothers taught him growing up, while a family video (possibly of Hannibal?) is overlayed on top. Finally, he punctuates the speech with "And... *beat* you a bitch-ass nigga."

** Inverted during the segment before the Hannibal Buress Show, where Hannibal is seen at his mansion and the peoduction quality is hilariously improved, featuring color grading and dolly shots. Makes for good contrast with Eric's trashy apartment and static camera angles.

* StylisticSuck: Everything about the show. The cameras seem to come from a different decade each, mostly from the seventies to the early nineties.

The show premiered in 2012 and ran for four seasons until fall 2016, with a TV special in Paris later airing in early 2018. In late 2019, it was announced that a fifth season was indeed a go; it will premiere on October 25, 2020 at midnight.

A talk show that airs on Creator/AdultSwim, created, written and hosted by actor, comedian, and all-around {{Cloudcuckoolander}} Eric Andre, with fellow comedian Creator/HannibalBuress as co-host.

-->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e53q3NrX2HI We'll\\
Be\\
Right\\
Back]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob'', ''Series/TheTomGreenShow'', ''Series/VicReevesBigNightOut'', or ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast''.

-->'''Hannibal:''' Woody Allen is in the news, huh? Well, he's not, but I think his whole existence is weird. ''Midnight in Paris'', good. Sleeping with your stepdaughter, bad. Are we just cool with that? Are we just cool what he's living with? Cuz, I'm not. BOOM! Really. Topical. Humor.

** In a interview with Audrey Peebles, [[BlatantLies he asked why she retweeted the quote]]: "I believe in a white supremacy until blacks are educated to a point of responsibility", said by none other than John Wayne. And yes, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer the Duke actually said that]].
** In a season 4 episode, Eric tried appealing to Middle American viewers by having Jeff Dunham's "racist puppets" appear, which were just knock-offs of Achmed, Jose Jalapeno, and Sweet Daddy Dee, but without their funny gimmicks.

** In a interview with Audrey Peebles, [[BlatentLies he asked why she retweeted the quote]]: "I believe in a white supremacy until blacks are educated to a point of responsibility", said by none other than John Wayne. And yes, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer the Duke actually said that]].

* TakeThat: Eric throws a vicious sidewinder at the [[UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher Thatcher]] administration (and by extention, those who consider her a "feminist role model") during the Mel B interview.

* CostumeEvolution: In the first season, Eric wore a causal outfit consisting of a light grey t-shirt, black jeans, and a dark-grey/brown suit blazer. The next season had him wear a light grey suit with a green tie with a woven basket pattern on it. He wears the same suit in season three, but with a different blue and black tie and a hairstyle made to resemble Katt Williams. In the fourth season, he wears the grey suit once more, but with a white pleated dress shirt and a gold bowtie; he's also brought back his afro, but in a more clumped, dread-like style and now has severely uncut fingernails. In the fifth season, almost all of his body hair is shaved off and he's gained considerable weight, as well as him appearing far tanner; he now wears a gaugy cream colored suit with floral patterns etched on to the blazer.

* NWordPrivileges: Hannibal's Brother is trying real hard to say it less.
** Hannbal drops N-bombs alot and Eric (who's half black and white) has used the word "mulatto".

* CostumeEvolution: In the first season, Eric wore a causal outfit consisting of a light grey t-shirt, black jeans, and a dark-grey/brown suit blazer. The next season had him wear a light grey suit with a green tie with a woven basket pattern on it. He wears the same suit in season three, but with a different blue and black tie and a hairstyle made to resemble Katt Williams. In the fourth season, he wears the grey suit once more, but with a white pleated dress shirt and a gold bowtie; he's also brought back his afro, but in a more clumped, dread-like style and now has severely uncut fingernails. In the fifth season, almost all of his body hair is shaved off and he's gained considerable weight, as well as him appearing far tanner.

* CloningBlues: [[spoiler Blannibal, Hannibal's groaning clone.]]

* ChubbyChaser: Hannibal appears to be this, as he was once confronted in the middle of the Asa Akira interview by a former ex who was fairly hefty. On another occasion, he was [[DistractedByTheSexy distracted from an urgent phone call with Eric]] by an ''extremely'' heavy BigBeautifulWoman taking off her robe in front of him ([[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext to reveal a gangster-themed]] WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext novelty t-shirt]]). The same woman would later show up (wearing the same Looney Tunes t-shirt, no less) in the Ryan Kwanten interview to accuse Hannibal of cheating on her and then make out with him for almost the entire rest of the segment.

* NWordPrivileges: Deconstructed with Hannibal's older brother, a black man who chastises himself whenever he uses the N word, presumably due to the history behind it.

Well, "talk show" is a loose way of saying it. Eric will almost always go off on unrelated tangents during the interview or doesn't pay attention at all, while random and absurd things happen, either done by Hannibal, members of the crew or band, objects, or animals that suddenly pop onto the stage. The set is specifically designed to keep the guests not exactly relaxed; for example, beforehand they'd put a heater in the guest's sofa, or during the show, water is sprayed all over the guest. And not to mention, 90% of the time, the guests are totally unaware of what they're supposed to expect during the whole taping. Eric also loves to spring graphically nude and explicit jokes on the fly, gross out his captive audience, and more often than not, he might just go berserk without warning and attack whatever thing in the room makes him the angriest at the moment, be it person, furniture, furnishings, or equipment.

Imagine it like a [[RecycledInSpace live-action]] ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'', but a hundred times crazier.[[note]]Andre has even noted ''Space Ghost'' as one of his influences for coming up with the idea for his show.[[/note]]

The show premiered in 2012 and ran for four seasons until fall 2016, with a TV special in Paris later airing in early 2018. In late 2019, it was announced that [[https://ew.com/tv/2019/10/31/eric-andre-show-season-5-to-debut-in-2020-first-look/ a fifth season, consisting of 10 episodes, would be premiering sometime in 2020]].