Bert Kreischer

Kreischer grew up in Tampa and entered Florida State University in 1990, where The Machine story took place; six and a half years later he went to New York’s Boston Comedy Club to hone his stand-up, moving to Los Angeles in 1999.⁠[1]

In 1997, while at Florida State University, he was dubbed the “Number One Partier in the Nation” by Rolling Stone.⁠[2]

In 2014 he published the book Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child.⁠[2]

In May 2016 Travel Channel announced that the third season of Bert the Conqueror, the docu-series following him, would premiere on June 7.⁠[3]

The 14-episode season followed him taking on North America’s most extreme rides and quirky challenges, adventures he also uses in his comedy act.⁠[4]

In November 2016 his stand-up special The Machine premiered on Showtime, featuring stories from a run-in with a grizzly bear to partying with the Russian mafia; it later became available on Netflix.⁠[5]

His Netflix special Secret Time was released on August 24, 2018, and Hey Big Boy on March 17, 2020; on October 13, 2020, his Netflix series The Cabin with Bert Kreischer premiered, in which he invites comedian friends to a cabin for some self-care.⁠[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic he teamed up with promoter Hotbox in June 2020 to launch the Hot Summer Nights Tour at drive-in theaters, with dozens of dates scheduled by that August; he called the format intimate and said more comics should do it.⁠[6]

Inspired by the drive-in shows and a sold-out show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on September 8, 2021 (9,161 tickets, $505,564 gross), he launched the touring Fully Loaded Comedy Festival in June 2022 at outdoor venues in eight markets, with comedians including Dave Attell, Fortune Feimster, Shane Gillis and Nikki Glaser; every stop sold out, averaging 6,883 tickets and $478,544 per show.⁠[7]

In 2022 he and LeeAnn Kreischer launched Berty Boy Productions, which produces podcasts including Bertcast.⁠[1]

On March 14, 2023, his Netflix special Razzle Dazzle, filmed at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, Nebraska, was released; he also hosts the podcast Bertcast, co-hosts 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura and The Bill Bert Podcast with Bill Burr.⁠[8]

On May 26, 2023, The Machine, a film adapted from his stand-up story, was released; it was directed by Peter Atencio, with Mark Hamill playing his father.⁠[9]

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The 2022 Fully Loaded placed him No. 4 on Pollstar’s top-grossing comedy tours list; the 16-stop 2023 edition opened June 14 at Forest Hills Stadium in New York and closed September 15 at The Gorge in Washington state, with a lineup including Tiffany Haddish and Lewis Black.⁠[11]

In October 2023 he extended the Tops Off World Tour through May 2024 with 34 more North American cities; his sold-out 2023 show at Boston’s TD Garden grossed $837,945, the film The Machine had been in Netflix’s top 10 since arriving there on September 23, and that month he took Fully Loaded to sea with a cruise that sold out in days.⁠[12]

In January 2024 he signed with Netflix for two more stand-up specials, the first to be filmed at a Florida venue near Tampa.⁠[2]

On March 18, 2025, Lucky, a special he shot in his hometown of Tampa, was released on Netflix; all six taping shows sold out within a day, and his 2024 tour ranked sixth among the world’s highest-grossing comedy tours.⁠[13]

In April 2025, after an episode of WWE Raw went off the air, he entered the ring with CM Punk’s help and hit chokeslams on Austin Theory and Grayson Waller.⁠[14]

In March 2025 he announced a new tour, Permission to Party, opening September 18 that year at the BMO Center in Rockford, Illinois; his earlier special Razzle Dazzle had drawn more than 8.3 million global views in its debut.⁠[15]

On January 22, 2026, Free Bert, a Netflix comedy series he co-created with Jarrad Paul and Andy Mogel and stars in, premiered and entered Netflix’s Global Top 10; in March that year it was renewed for a second season.⁠[16]

Personal website: Public link: https://bertbertbert.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[10]

X: Public account: https://x.com/bertkreischer (opens in a new window)⁠[10]

YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: Public channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bertkreischer (opens in a new window)⁠[10]

Berty Boy Productions: Official website: https://bertyboyproductions.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[1]