The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular
The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular

The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular

2012Movie27 minEnglish

To celebrate New Year's Eve, Eric does his talk show live in front of a studio audience.

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IMDb7.4/10
Director: The Eric Andre Show Production TeamGenres: Comedy, Variety, Sketch

Plot Summary

This bizarre and chaotic New Year's Eve special features Eric Andre and his co-host Hannibal Buress navigating a series of surreal skits, interviews, and musical performances. The show eschews traditional holiday programming for Andre's signature brand of absurdist humor, with a focus on escalating absurdity and unexpected, often nonsensical, segments.

Critical Reception

As a special episode of 'The Eric Andre Show,' this New Year's Eve broadcast was received similarly to the series itself – praised by a niche audience for its outlandish, unpredictable, and boundary-pushing comedy, while being considered too bizarre and off-putting by mainstream viewers. It perfectly encapsulated the show's experimental and anarchic spirit.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its unique and unhinged comedic style.
  • Celebrated by fans of experimental and absurdist humor.
  • Critiqued for being overly chaotic and potentially incomprehensible to some viewers.

Google audience: Audience reception for this special is largely tied to the cult following of 'The Eric Andre Show,' with fans appreciating its extreme, non-sequitur humor and anti-comedy elements. Those who enjoy the show's particular brand of chaos found it to be a fittingly bizarre New Year's celebration.

Fun Fact

The special aired as a one-off on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block, continuing the network's tradition of unconventional holiday programming.

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