André Wickström is a Finland Swedish comedian and actor, performing in both Swedish and Finnish. Wickström was born in Paipis in Sipoo, east of Helsinki. His debut as a stand-up comedian came in 1995 and he got his degree from the Theatre Academy in 1999. In 2003, thanks to the TV show W-Tyyli, Wickström reached a broad audience in Finland. In W-Tyyli, Wickström portrayed a fictional talk-show host in a documentary fashion, preparing the evening show by welcoming and pre-pepping actual celebrities. The format for W-tyyli was sold to multiple countries, including Britain and Belgium. Wickström later appeared more and more on Swedish television. In 2006, Wickström was one of the hosts of the TV show Veckans nyheter on Kanal 5 in Sweden. He was also a panelist on the popular Swedish TV-program Parlamentet. In 2008, he was a frequent guest on the Swedish TV comedy Morgonsoffan. Helsinki comedy clubs Club Viirus and The Comedy Kitchen were both launched by Wickström.