Comedian Eric André says he was racially profiled at the airport. “I don’t feel safe.”

Actor and comedian Eric André says he was racially profiled while traveling through Melbourne Airport in Australia.

André, the Emmy-nominated host of “The Eric André Show,” said in an Instagram video Monday morning that he was traveling for work when he was stopped at the airport.

“I was detained,” André, 41, said in the video. “I was pulled out of a range and put in a special queue in Melbourne where I was sniffed by a dog.”

He said he traveled by plane for 25 hours – from New York to Los Angeles and on to Melbourne and Brisbane.

“It’s one of the many times I’ve been racially profiled at the airport,” André continued, speaking of the experience in Melbourne. “So this is a message to all black, brown and indigenous people traveling through Melbourne today, especially if you are traveling with Qantas International through Terminal 2, please be careful. They’re looking for black, brown and indigenous people.”

André called to ask for the names of the officers who use dogs at the airport “or what the program is.” He also sought a lawyer in Australia to handle a discrimination case and information about how many black and white people are stopped for the dog sniff line.

“I guess it doesn’t reflect the percentage of white passengers versus POC passengers at any given time at that airport,” André said.

He also asked that whoever hires him in Australia not force him to go through Melbourne airport alone.

“Please get me a police escort or some sort of security escort for me or have me fly direct to Brisbane or Sydney,” André said. “I don’t feel safe at Melbourne airport. I no longer want to be humiliated or racially discriminated against at these airports. I don’t want to cut my hair and wear a three piece suit so I can be treated like a first class citizen. I shouldn’t be made to feel unwelcome entering a country. Shame on the Melbourne airport people who have this cockamamie procedure. I doubt it will bring about a safer world for anyone in Melbourne or Australia. I would love to know the statistics of what comes out of that program.”

The comedian found the airport’s approach unethical – a “Giuliani bullshit program”.

“It has nothing to do with safety,” he said. “It has everything to do with racial harassment.”

André included a photo from the airport showing one of the officers with a dog.

Melbourne Airport officials responded with a comment on his Instagram video.

“Melbourne Airport does not tolerate racism in any form,” their message said. “We are following up your complaint with the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), who handle all international arrivals at Melbourne Airport and other Australian international gateways. Melbourne Airport is proudly the gateway to one of the most multicultural cities in the world. We welcome ALL passengers to Melbourne and expect all to be treated equally.”

André, who has hosted Adult Swim’s “The Eric André Show” since 2012, received his first Emmy nomination this year for Outstanding Performer in a Short-Term Comedy or Drama Series. (The duration of the show is 11 minutes per episode.)

In 2022, André and comedian Clayton English sued in federal court after they said they were both racially profiled by Clayton County police when they were stopped by officers in separate incidents at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In January, they appealed the dismissal of the case.

André starred in the 2021 hidden camera film Bad Trip and appeared in Jackass Forever and Jackass 4.5 (both 2022).

He had voice roles in The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ (2021), ‘Sing 2’ (2021) and ‘Trolls Band Together’ (2023), as well as in the Netflix series ‘Disenchantment’.

André’s other TV roles include appearances on HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones,” Netflix’s “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” FXX’s “Man Seeking Woman,” and “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” from ABC.