The Weekday Rush Comedy Spotlight (March 2): Bert Kreischer

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Instagram: @bertkreischer

Twitter: @bertkreischer

Nearest Tour Date: March 4th at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama

Find Tickets: https://www.ticketsonsale.com/theater/bert-kreischer/53?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyaDJ98el9gIVkR-tBh1iSgaeEAAYASABEgLRb_D_BwE

Bert Kreischer  is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, reality television host and actor. In 1997 he was featured in an article in Rolling Stone while attending Florida State University. The magazine named Kreischer “the top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country.”The article also served as inspiration for the 2002 film National Lampoon’s Van Wilder. Kreischer has served as host of the television series Hurt Bert on FX as well as Bert the Conqueror and Trip Flip on Travel Channel. He is slated to appear on The Machine, a comedy film based on his life and career. He is the producer and host of Bertcast, a weekly comedy podcast on the All Things Comedy network. He is also the co-host of the 2 Bears, 1 Cave podcast with fellow comedian Tom Segura, and co-host of the Bill and Bert podcast with actor and comedian Bill Burr. Kreischer’s first experience with stand-up comedy was at Potbelly’s, a bar and nightclub in Tallahassee, Florida. Kreischer moved to New York City after a tape of one of his sets was sent to a talent agent who invited him to the city to watch some stand-up shows. Kreischer worked the door at the now-defunct Boston Comedy Club. Kreischer is known for performing stand-up comedy while shirtless. He is also known for his storytelling; his most popular story is about how he allegedly earned the nickname “The Machine”. The story revolves around how he inadvertently helped the Russian mafia rob a train while on a college trip to Russia. In 2004 Kreischer was featured along with four other comedians on the DVD release National Lampoon Live: New Faces – Volume 2. That same year one of his stories appeared on an episode of the animated Comedy Central series Shorties Watchin’ Shorties. As a stand-up comedian Kreischer has performed internationally and has appeared on late night talk shows Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Conan. He also appeared regularly as a guest on Rachael Ray from 2011 to 2015. In 2009 his first comedy special Bert Kreischer: Comfortably Dumb appeared on Comedy Central. His second special Bert Kreischer: The Machine was released in 2016 on Showtime. In 2015 he appeared on Comedy Central’s comedy storytelling series This Is Not Happening. His story for the show was about his experience wrestling a bear for the television series Hurt Bert. In August 2018, Kreisher released Bert Kreischer: Secret Time on Netflix, Filming took places in Philadelphia. In March 2020, Kreisher released Bert Kreischer: Hey Big Boy on Netflix, Filming took place in Cleveland. You can see him this friday in Birmingham, Alabama at the BJCC.

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