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I'm not always floored by what springs from the mind of Andy Milonakis, who, according to TMZ, recently gave a homeless guy a buck, but I like that he does his own thing and stays true to himself.

Before I joined the TV Squadders and before he had his show on MTV2 (The Andy Milonakis Show), I did a phone interview with the youthful-looking Milonakis (he's 31 now) about the Web videos he had been making that had caught the eye of Jimmy Kimmel and led to his deal at MTV. Back then, his humor didn't always hit, but when it did, I found it hilarious. And, even when it landed with a thud, I had to admire him for trying something different. Also, Andy and I are the same age and both seem to have a penchant for the absurd, so I was pretty much tuned in to his wavelength from the beginning.

The Andy Milonakis Show recently ended its ultra-short third season, which I submit is the best season of the series so far. The first season had its moments, but it also felt a bit clumsy as Milonakis and his crew tried to shift his bizarre brain product from the Web to the TV screen. The third season was quicker, more streamlined and much, much funnier in my opinion.

I'm also glad to see Milonakis on YouTube, making odd little one-off videos like he did in the old days. I've posted one of his recent creations below, a simple tale of a boy going to buy ice cream. In Andy's world, however, that simple task has some dark and regrettable connotations. The short piece was shot by Adam Carolla.