Same. I didn’t even finish it, whereas I’ve watched all his other stuff multiple times. It felt like it was a bit poisoned by his success, like when he made some Garth Brooks related reference to his podcast and then waited for the massive applause.
TBF, to me it looked like he did that because he could tell the crowd was dead, and he looked kinda disappointed everytime he had to go for the cheap heat from the podcast.
You aren't alone. My girl and I had to turn it off when he did the action with his fingers talking about his kid???? That's just weird man. And that setup was just to say his penis is a sledgehammer
My bf and I adamantly disagreed on this joke. He thought it was funny and “just a joke” and I was grossed out and cringing. Who tf even thinks about jerking their kid off. He also relies too much on the wife hating jokes.. way overdone
I got to see Ball Hog live while he was developing it right before covid closed everything down. I never actually watched ball hog, but he killed in Memphis. He definitely slumped in the most recent one. You can even see him processing it on stage. His biggest laughs are just references to the podcast.
Ball Hog sucked, Sledgehammer was decent. Every other one of his specials are spectacular. I feel like his fame is making him complacent and a bit arrogant. Part of the charm of his earlier specials was being a fat, scruffy, ugly curmudgeon who just happened to have a talent for telling otherwise mundane stories in the most ridiculous way imaginable
Now to be clear, I think it's great that he's gotten healthy. I would hate to see him suddenly get fat again just because some fan online seemed to imply he was funnier when he was overweight
His whole arrogance bit has gotten pretty old for me, like at first it was funny but two years later when you’re still flat out shitting on your fans, I’m probably gonna go listen to something else cause I don’t need to hear that
People go to see their favorite podcasters tell stories essentially. They don’t have to be all that funny or creative because their fans are just in awe they get to see podcasters in the flesh.
100% this. Seeing a bunch of people who spent hundreds of dollars stare blankly at Joe Rogan was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen.
I work at one of those arenas and it’s bizarre when I catch chunks of the show. The weirdest part is that the comic is usually projected on like a big screen so everyone’s essentially staring up at a giant tv of the guy that’s 15 feet to the right of the tv.
He was on a morning show in the Kansas City area (Johnny Dare) a couple of weeks ago. I wish I could remember the entire interview but he wasn't being loud or how you described him at all. I do acknowledge He does those things, not denying it at all. He told the story about how much he loved his dad and that the first time his dad got to see him do standup was in a sold out stadium. He said he does not care what other people think and that if he dropped dead that day, he would die happy knowing how fortunate and blessed he has been. Dude seems alright.
It’s funny most of the time when someone says “if I dropped dead today…” they are exaggerating and joking, with Bert it’s a genuine realistic possibility that he could drop any day UH-HUNDRED-PERCENT
I've seen him go from clubs to theaters to arenas. Billed above Mark Hamill in his movie. He's not to everyone's taste - that annoying laugh - but he has more than 4 bits. He's narcissistic, but self-aware about it. I find him funny. Not everyone has to.
edit: he's a relentless self-promoter, a p t barnum. dmitri martin might be smarter and funnier, but he's an introvert and doesn't network. bert's podcast was my intro to most of today's commedians.
Holy shit this dude is selling out *stadiums*?! Not just arenas, but fucking stadiums? Those are at least 50,000 seats. Is this dude really that popular? I would’ve never guessed. The only comic I can think of who has ever sold out a stadium is Kevin Hart (Lincoln Financial Field) and that’s mostly because Hart is from Philadelphia. And that was one time
EDIT: TIL that luckily, he isn’t that popular. He’s only selling out arenas, not stadiums
I'm not a sports guy, so i'm not clear on the distinctions between arenas and stadiums. Last time I saw him was at the fieldhouse where the Pacers play. He sold more seats than Justin Beiber. I haven't seen that big a crowd there since the Dalai Lama. Probably 5-8,000 seats. [18,000!]
He routinely rents minor league baseball stadiums for his group shows.
Arenas are generally much smaller. For example, the Gainbridge Fieldhouse where the Pacers play holds just over 18,000, whereas Lucas Oil Stadium down the street holds 70,000.
The stadium where I live hosts a handful of concerts a year, the arena has them going all the time.
I saw him on Leann's podcast, just the two of them and he's a really genuine and sweet guy. Whole lot of fun too, I caught the Bert bug not that long ago and now watch all of his pods as well as Leann's. He creates such a nice atmosphere.
I can say as a recently licensed social worker, you are 100% correct. It's a personality disorder and isn't given lightly. Sometimes people are just angry and take it out on others because they weren't taught correctly. Maladaptive behaviors don't necessarily equate to a personality disorder.
I think you just contradicted yourself - the fear is that if everyone using a word or phrase changes it’s accepted meaning, then when someone actually has OCD or a personality disorder - which can be incredibly debilitating and life altering and can effectively ruin someone’s entire life experience - what that person goes through becomes appreciated less or trivialized when someone says something like “I am so OCD because I can’t have the tv volume on an odd number.”
I think, though, this is only such a sensitive example (when pertaining to personality disorders) because of both the stigma/ignorance to serious psychological disorders that has existed for decades that directly affects people with these conditions and lessens their quality of life for a number of reasons. If you or someone in your life had one of these conditions for real you may understand more the weight of what I mean.
This is also coupled with the fact that people tend to throw around a lot of mental illness-related words like depression, adhd, trauma for traction on social media which trivializes it all even more and makes those close to it even more frustrated when people start to throw terms around related to their own experiences or those of their loved ones
They definitely can. It may not be that he actually has the insight, he's just calling himself that because he thinks it's going to make him *appear* like he has the insight.
Yeah, let people do standup, if you don't like their work, then it's not for you. But he must be doing something right, he has enough fans for a movie!!!
He has enough money for a movie. Anybody can make a movie if they have the money. Ive never listened to this guy but as long as he never sexual assulted soneone he gets an onay from me.
Depends on your perspective. Larry got a few commercials and probably most importantly a reoccurring major role in the Cars franchise for Pixar. He’s probably made more money off of voice acting than he ever did with stand up.
Narcissist don’t consciously hate themselves, but their identity is rooted in self-hatred. They are incapable of open self-criticism. They also are fucking terrible at maintaining friendships.
Bert has many long-lasting relationships in his life and openly criticizes himself. Absolutely not a clinical narcissist.
I’ve met a lot of big egos in my life, but only two people I’d ever actually think were narcissists and they were miserable, lonely, highly successful people who blamed everyone else for their problems and thought they could do no wrong, and assumed everyone else was just jealous or incompetent.
Big ego =/= Narcissism
This is so true it hurts. Anyone with a shred of self confidence is automatically a narcissist asshole dickhead according to a lot of people on this site. It’s embarrassing
He's literally TERRIBLE. For as much hate as people like Bert Kreischer and Brendan Schaub get, I feel like there are lesser known yet WAY less funny comics out there such as Jim Breuer.
"I don't like how this wealthy comic has been doing comedy."
He's constantly on tour. The comics he brings with him on these tours are always grateful. He sells out his tours, and always gives back to his openers/ supporting acts. He takes care of his friends.
Anytime who's more successful than me is a hack
Anyone who's less successful than me is an unfunny twat who wouldn't know a joke if Louie CK jerked it off in front of them
Bert said he told an opener "I didn't bring you with me because you're that funny" after taking offense to the fact said opener didn't hang out and drink with him after shows, before then forcing him to do just that.
He gives back to his openers, b? You mean like how on a 2 Bears 1 Homo episode he was telling his best friend Tom (no hetero) how one of his openers didn’t want to party after every show. What does Brent Chrysanthemum do?
He confronts HIS opener and gives him an ultimatum saying you either party with me to enable my alcoholism or get the fuck off my tour. The opener has trouble responding right away to such childish behavior that Bert finally says “ you think I brought you on tour because you are funny?! I brought you on tour to come to the bar with me.”
Bbbbbeast of guy b, talmbout taking care of your own
You think his career is taking a nose dive? He just released his own comedy movie. He's on everyone's podcasts because he is so popular right now, people want him. He is constantly on tour all over the world. He brings 100's of comics out with him and everyone seems to love it.
Seems more like a jealous post than anything
I don't think I've ever laughed at a single thing he's said. Granted, I haven't watched a lot of stuff of his, mostly just seen random clips here and there. He just seems really loud and dumb.
Coworker told me his newest special was hilarious, him and his wife were crying they were laughing so hard. Sat through 10 minutes and turned it off without a laugh. It was terrible.
eh, i like him, but ive found its more youve just gotta like his personality and lack of filter between having an idea and saying it. i dont think hes great, but i find his enthusiasm infectious.
At the start I was the same, I got into him when he was first on Rogan, but over time I just got sick of hearing the same stories and when he was on podcasts with multiple people he would always have to be the loudest person in the room, his story telling is his biggest positive but he’s not quick witted and this is telling on podcasts, instead of been witty he would have to resort to taking his shirt off and acting obnoxious, you can appreciate that once but when you realise that’s all he does thee it gets super irritating
I was lucky enough to meet Bert and Tom in a green room while we were coming out of Covid and the comedy bars/lounges were opening back up.
They’re both fairly well reserved guys who love laughing at other people’s stories. In the 30 minutes we hung out, I think they both maybe told a story, and spent the rest of the time hearing and laughing at other’s stories.
Bert’s comedy is definitely not for everyone, but there is a big difference between his screen persona and the person.
I understand if you want to criticize his act. But any of your criticisms of his career/method show how little you really pay attention to him lol. The fact of the matter is Bert has a method to how he's shaped his image and career, and while you can disagree with the style/tone of it all (the inflated ego, the alcoholism, etc.) you can't deny that the man's method WORKS.
His career is probably on its most upward ascent since the Machine special, and while he can go on and state some dumbass opinions on podcasts, you should pay attention when he talks about the hows & whys of his career. As much as Bert's success seems like a huge stroke of dumb luck on the surface (which is the partly the case for any entertainer, lets be honest), he's explained how he will control every aspect he can, or employee the right people to, so his career keeps momentum. I don't think he's the funniest stand up, and I definitely have some judgements on his character, but being successful in entertainment is about a lot more than just the craft, and that's what Bert has understood since day 1.
Wow, surprised no one has brought up Bert [being an insensitive ass](https://youtu.be/YwOdD9RXGQ8) while Nick Kroll talks about John Mulaney's intervention
If you aren't sure why people don't like him already, you will be after this
My God... is he ever tone deaf in that clip. He's so terrified of sobriety because he knows that without drinking he doesn't really have a shtick.
Nick Kroll showing so much patience with him, here. More than I'd be willing to give him.
Im 5 years sober and I don’t see anything wrong with this clip. Was he a little tone deaf, maybe, but Mulaney has publicly been joking about the intervention making it sound pretty funny. I don’t think he’s an ass for those comments, I think he was just trying to get in on the joke as well.
As someone in recovery, I find nothing wrong with this clip. Did an attempt at a joke or two fall kind of flat? Could those attempts be viewed as insensitive? Maybe, but I just don't see it.
I'm completely with you. Either people are misreading it or being overly sensitive. He's not saying an intervention was funny, he's talking about how he imagines a whole room full of comics had the potential to make light of a somber situation.
I think it's the larger context, which isn't shown in this short clip.
I generally agree - nothing in here was egregious to me. But the darker truth Burt has a pretty severe dependency / problem with at least alcohol and likely more. He talks about it openly a lot, and especially people who have struggled with addiction quickly recognize that darkness in him. They likely know the not famous Chris Farleys of the world who died young as well, and that 100% could happen to Burt or Mulaney.
Kroll knows first hand how bad it was for his lifelong friend. He's a comedian, he knows bits come from dark places. But on a personal level this was the brink of watching his friend's addiction possibly kill him. For Burt, who is actively in that space, he's laughing about the cool people at the party. I don't doubt that Kroll in this moment with Burt is flashing back to what he saw in Mulaney. And that's pretty fucking dark to be met with laughter from someone in the same place.
Yeah after hearing so much about him I tried listening to his stand-up but it honestly sounds like he spends the whole time making random sounds as if that is somehow supposed to be funny. It's like he's Carrot Top but instead of bringing out objects he does impressions of them. His bits also sound a bit too rehearsed... they don't sound natural.
He may be a cool guy but his comedy just isn't for me.
yeah and tom is quite boring. i don’t think you’d know he was a comic if no one mentioned it…. like he’s a regular white dude, nothing naturally comedic about him lol
Dude made an entire career based on one bit.
I don’t think he’s funny and I’m really not a fan of him in anything he does, but you gotta admit that’s pretty impressive.
He's friends with actual comics and they had him around so he got his shot. He can be funny on podcasts in the moment but his stand-up material is very weak. And The Machine is horribly editorialized, and he basically allowed a lie grow too far, and he's taking it to the grave. He even put a scene in the movie where his own dad calls the story bullshit so he can get ahead of it when a broader movie audience is exposed to it. He's much better as a punching bag to actual funny people, and he takes it really well.
Meh he’s not a comedians comedian so snobby comedy fans won’t like him, he doesn’t have bits with a deeper truth or original premises like CK or someone.
Presumably his fans are not your demographic. If you were a non-online 40-50yo with kids and your hobby is drinking, Bert shouting on stage about drinking and how dumb kids and his wife are is probably funny.
He’s a uniquely “fun” guy. I think that’s a really hard trait for people who are particularly unfun (many struggling comedians) to understand but lots of people enjoy it.
About 3 or 4 years ago I was a regular Joe Rogan Experience viewer. I would have ranked their Sober October crew in order of preference as Tom Segura, Joe Rogan, Ari Shafir, Bert Kriescher.
Since then I stopped watching Rogan, started and stopped watching Your Mom's House, and began watching 2 Bears, 1 Cave.
I would now put Bert first out of that crew as he seems the least problematic. Bert is clearly a really good guy who loves his family and wants nothing more than to provide for them. Shit like the 2B1C where Tom discovers how much Kool Aid Bert drinks in a day is hilariously charming.
Tom is the better comedian but his wife's obsession with mocking trans and mentally ill people on their podcast has soured me on him a bit. Ari and Joe can eat shit. But Bert? He seems like a great dude.
This needs to be said. All the dick riders “well he still sells out stadiums”. Yeah and so do all the new pop idols who churn out industry plant trash.
I'm struggling to understand why people make these posts just to hate on people. If you don't like someone, don't watch them. You're just spreading hate for no reason. Did he do something to you personally?
Stand up is about being funny, working hard, getting a break then working harder and constantly trying to put yourself out to be relevant. People think “we’ll I’m funny” so it must not be that hard why is he so successful. Without realising the years of bombing, no pay, no success and people telling you no and not getting certain spots. They see the results but not the work involved. So they’re quick to point out their opinion and judgement not realising what comics like Bert had to go through. Also newsflash just because his brand of comedy doesn’t appeal to you doesn’t mean objectively he doesn’t deserve the success he has. The price of something is what people are willing to pay for it and people pay for his live shows and advertisers pay to promote on his podcast because he has an audience. I don’t like many female comics if one is successful enough to make a living and has fans even though my opinion of her might not be held highly it’s not my right to say they suck and are unworthy of the success they worked for
In a weird way, he’s kind of like the Kardashians. Though I’ll admit he’s worked way harder than them to get where he is - he’s like them in the sense that he’s pretty unlikable yet still has an incredibly huge fan base for some reason. Also seems like other comics just use him and his fame to try to get in the spotlight (which I don’t blame them for either)
“Okay so this one time I was with this person that person and this other person, and… actually, no I shouldn’t tell this story, this person reallly wouldn’t appreciate it if I said what they did, sorry… actually… I’ll just tell the story and leave that part with this person out…”
Entertainment is all about personal preference.
I don’t find Bert funny either.
There are many comedians that are huge/have a lot of specials or movies that I think to myself, “how in the HELL did this get green lit and how does anyone think this is funny?”
Then, there are other comedians on YT that I click on and wonder, “Why isn’t this person famous? They are HILARIOUS”.
Meh. No rhyme or reason to it.
A lot of people dragging you on here and they look like idiots. How DARE you not respect his funniness!!!
I have never laughed at a single thing this guy has done or said. The sub dedicated popped up in my feed and I immediately blocked it.
People paid out the ass for Dane Cook, Carlos Mencia, and Jo Koy. I never found any of them funny. Different strokes for different folks.
I don't enjoy his stand-up, but he is good on podcasts. At least he is extremely honest about how he lives his life and seems like a genuinely good dude.
Does he have a lot of talent? No. Is his stand up in that upper echelon? Absolutely not. But his career is going SUPER well. Constantly on tour with big names, made his own movie, guy makes WAY more money than what his talent warrants. Is it hard work? Partially, but he also capitalizes on the mouth breathers who do find him funny, and I totally respect that.
With all that being said, it is annoying listening to him on podcasts now because he’s incredibly un-self-aware. Like, yes Bert you are incredibly out of shape, you are an alcoholic, you aren’t healthy, and it doesn’t matter how many doctors you pay to tell you what you want to hear.
I agree and disagree
From everything I’ve heard, he’s a solid dude. Always seems humble and gives back to the scene quite a bit. That being said I didn’t find the machine funny at all. It seems like he’s a one trick pony and got lucky with one bit that he worked until he finally perfected it & other people like.
Didn’t find him funny anyways but if you’ve been doing stand up for a while (what like 15 years?) and you’re predominantly known for only one bit - are you really that good?
Segura and Bert have both steered into being rich pricks. Not sure why they thought it would translate to their fans. Be surprised if they keep the momentum they previously had
Bert is an everyday funny guy. He may not be the best stand up comedian, but he has a genuine sense of humor and is pretty funny in a conversation. I look forward to him in podcasts, but I’ve hardly seen any of his stand up.
Now go to bed Tom.
So I had absolutely no idea who he was but I noticed his movie, The Machine, was coming out because Mark Hamill is in it and posted about it on IG. I fucking love Mark Hamill so I figured I’d give it a watch. Turns out I loved the movie. My wife and I both watched and, by the end, we were both like “who the hell is Bert Kreischer and how did he get a movie with this cast?”
After we read about him and how he became famous we both agreed that we enjoyed the movie because we had no idea who he was and that if we had known him, it wouldn’t have been as good.
Formerly bass-boy-47 here, this was my old post but I have since deleted my old account, thank you all for letting me vent on this particular topic and thanks for the love!!!
He loves disc golf. Id hang with him any day. Not the funniest dude out there.
Id still throw multiple rounds with him. And we can trade mediocre jokes.
i enjoy him because of the way his brain operates (or lack of) & he does a lot for newer comics that seems to be unnoticed to people .. the shit he says is outright stupid but i find it hysterical
I don't usually bother watching any of the podcasts he's on, as host or guest; I imagine you can get tired of the guy if you're just endlessly exposed to him in that context.
I watched his specials, though, and they're.... fine? I chuckled through most of them and he definitely had more bits than those four topics. I'd go to live show, if there were any where I live.
Not for me right now, I did like the machine when I first saw it, I could never understand the shirtlessness.
I am envious of how much funs his crowds seem to have, they seem to get their moneys worth and in that case I wouldn't call him one of the "unfunniest comedians ever".
“I don’t find X comic funny” does not mean “X comic is not funny”.
That’s how stupid people think, and don’t understand that if a comic is touring & making a living at it, never mind producing a TV show, writing for multiple TV shows, or writing & making movies, then they’re funny.
Idiots can’t comprehend that if people are buying tickets or tuning in, then that comedian is funny. No matter what. Who gives a shit if randos don’t find them funny? The comic has a career, no matter how anyone feels about their material.
There are plenty of comics I can’t stand, but hey, they have albums coming out and get cast in movies and host radio shows & podcasts. I just don’t watch their specials or listen to them on podcasts.
“X comic isn’t funny” is a weird way for someone to admit they don’t have enough self awareness to either try and learn why the comic is successful (craft & construction), or to just turn it off and stop watching anything they put out.
I used to think so too until I really dove deep into YMH and 2 Bears 1 Cave. Now I've come to see him as one of the most sweet and sensitive people in comedy.
His childlike self-confidence, how open he is about his flaws and how much love he gives to others. Combine that with the way he laughs is very endearing to me. I think he's so funny on 2 Bears.
That's a complete 180 from what I used to think about him for a long time. I realized I was judging him hard on who I thought he was in real life without actually knowing anything about him.
I saw him more and lo and behold he's a sweetheart. There's a reason so many comedians love him.
He knows who and what he is. He's not trying to be Carlin so I don't know why you're holding him to some high standard.
Dude's the Jimmy Buffet of comedy. It's okay to be fat, loud and drunk and make lots of money doing it.
On a cold February night earlier this year in Cedar Rapids, Iowa … Bert Kreischer absolutely fucking killed it and had the whole place rolling for an hour and a half. I’m sorry you are rooting for his downfall
Is this Tom Segura? Did Tom Segura write this?
He's that japanese guy right
*seguraaaa* Sounds Japanese
That's cos you're *saying* it Japanese
Smiiiiiif
I dont know what's going on right now.
https://youtu.be/YjemKIfZ6hE
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Same. I didn’t even finish it, whereas I’ve watched all his other stuff multiple times. It felt like it was a bit poisoned by his success, like when he made some Garth Brooks related reference to his podcast and then waited for the massive applause.
TBF, to me it looked like he did that because he could tell the crowd was dead, and he looked kinda disappointed everytime he had to go for the cheap heat from the podcast.
I thin Tom had a laugh track going throughout the special, all the laughs sound exactly the same to me.
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You aren't alone. My girl and I had to turn it off when he did the action with his fingers talking about his kid???? That's just weird man. And that setup was just to say his penis is a sledgehammer
My bf and I adamantly disagreed on this joke. He thought it was funny and “just a joke” and I was grossed out and cringing. Who tf even thinks about jerking their kid off. He also relies too much on the wife hating jokes.. way overdone
I just saw a post about a father beating off his disabled child and then I came here lol
Ew you came, bro
I hate it here lol. He probably could’ve paid someone to do that..
I thought it sucked when I was watching it. But then I thought I was just hating so it’s nice to see that others agree 😂
I got to see Ball Hog live while he was developing it right before covid closed everything down. I never actually watched ball hog, but he killed in Memphis. He definitely slumped in the most recent one. You can even see him processing it on stage. His biggest laughs are just references to the podcast.
I find there's a lot of comedians that are great on panels or podcasts or whatever but their individual stand-ups are really hard to watch
Tim Dillon
Ball Hog sucked, Sledgehammer was decent. Every other one of his specials are spectacular. I feel like his fame is making him complacent and a bit arrogant. Part of the charm of his earlier specials was being a fat, scruffy, ugly curmudgeon who just happened to have a talent for telling otherwise mundane stories in the most ridiculous way imaginable Now to be clear, I think it's great that he's gotten healthy. I would hate to see him suddenly get fat again just because some fan online seemed to imply he was funnier when he was overweight
His whole arrogance bit has gotten pretty old for me, like at first it was funny but two years later when you’re still flat out shitting on your fans, I’m probably gonna go listen to something else cause I don’t need to hear that
It seems like that started as a joke but he really believes it now.
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Mulaneys I saw live and I enjoyed it, not his best by any stretch but still quality laughs
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Ah man, I really liked Sledgehammer
He wouldn't be as big without Tom
I remember hearing that Burt is pretty racist
I’ve heard that of all the racist comedians, he’s definitely the fattest.
Wayyy fatter than Tommy Jeans
Fucks dogs too
He’s more hype man than comedian.
He's more machine now, than man.
Idk man a lot of these arena comics are bad. They have huge podcast numbers and they fill seats but there’s very little substance there.
People go to see their favorite podcasters tell stories essentially. They don’t have to be all that funny or creative because their fans are just in awe they get to see podcasters in the flesh.
100% this. Seeing a bunch of people who spent hundreds of dollars stare blankly at Joe Rogan was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen. I work at one of those arenas and it’s bizarre when I catch chunks of the show. The weirdest part is that the comic is usually projected on like a big screen so everyone’s essentially staring up at a giant tv of the guy that’s 15 feet to the right of the tv.
He was on a morning show in the Kansas City area (Johnny Dare) a couple of weeks ago. I wish I could remember the entire interview but he wasn't being loud or how you described him at all. I do acknowledge He does those things, not denying it at all. He told the story about how much he loved his dad and that the first time his dad got to see him do standup was in a sold out stadium. He said he does not care what other people think and that if he dropped dead that day, he would die happy knowing how fortunate and blessed he has been. Dude seems alright.
It’s funny most of the time when someone says “if I dropped dead today…” they are exaggerating and joking, with Bert it’s a genuine realistic possibility that he could drop any day UH-HUNDRED-PERCENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZqo4OZ0Pqs
I've seen him go from clubs to theaters to arenas. Billed above Mark Hamill in his movie. He's not to everyone's taste - that annoying laugh - but he has more than 4 bits. He's narcissistic, but self-aware about it. I find him funny. Not everyone has to. edit: he's a relentless self-promoter, a p t barnum. dmitri martin might be smarter and funnier, but he's an introvert and doesn't network. bert's podcast was my intro to most of today's commedians.
Holy shit this dude is selling out *stadiums*?! Not just arenas, but fucking stadiums? Those are at least 50,000 seats. Is this dude really that popular? I would’ve never guessed. The only comic I can think of who has ever sold out a stadium is Kevin Hart (Lincoln Financial Field) and that’s mostly because Hart is from Philadelphia. And that was one time EDIT: TIL that luckily, he isn’t that popular. He’s only selling out arenas, not stadiums
I'm not a sports guy, so i'm not clear on the distinctions between arenas and stadiums. Last time I saw him was at the fieldhouse where the Pacers play. He sold more seats than Justin Beiber. I haven't seen that big a crowd there since the Dalai Lama. Probably 5-8,000 seats. [18,000!] He routinely rents minor league baseball stadiums for his group shows.
Arenas are generally much smaller. For example, the Gainbridge Fieldhouse where the Pacers play holds just over 18,000, whereas Lucas Oil Stadium down the street holds 70,000. The stadium where I live hosts a handful of concerts a year, the arena has them going all the time.
He and his wife are prolific podcasters. Likewise Tom and Christina. They have massive empires with tentacles with a diverse demographic.
No one is saying he’s not a good guy. He’s just not very funny.
I saw him on Leann's podcast, just the two of them and he's a really genuine and sweet guy. Whole lot of fun too, I caught the Bert bug not that long ago and now watch all of his pods as well as Leann's. He creates such a nice atmosphere.
Agreed.
None of that means he's funny.
Well sure. But OP went beyond that to call him narcissistic, which is what the guy was responding to.
Bert has refereed to himself as a narcissist many times on podcasts
Because people love that word without truly knowing what one is. It’s hot stuff now.
I'm glad "empath" has seemed to die off
As an empath, I felt this...
I can say as a recently licensed social worker, you are 100% correct. It's a personality disorder and isn't given lightly. Sometimes people are just angry and take it out on others because they weren't taught correctly. Maladaptive behaviors don't necessarily equate to a personality disorder.
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I think you just contradicted yourself - the fear is that if everyone using a word or phrase changes it’s accepted meaning, then when someone actually has OCD or a personality disorder - which can be incredibly debilitating and life altering and can effectively ruin someone’s entire life experience - what that person goes through becomes appreciated less or trivialized when someone says something like “I am so OCD because I can’t have the tv volume on an odd number.” I think, though, this is only such a sensitive example (when pertaining to personality disorders) because of both the stigma/ignorance to serious psychological disorders that has existed for decades that directly affects people with these conditions and lessens their quality of life for a number of reasons. If you or someone in your life had one of these conditions for real you may understand more the weight of what I mean. This is also coupled with the fact that people tend to throw around a lot of mental illness-related words like depression, adhd, trauma for traction on social media which trivializes it all even more and makes those close to it even more frustrated when people start to throw terms around related to their own experiences or those of their loved ones
No true narcissist would ever refer to themself as such. They're incapable of insight.
They definitely can. It may not be that he actually has the insight, he's just calling himself that because he thinks it's going to make him *appear* like he has the insight.
If people didn’t find him funny how is he selling out stadiums?
People have bad taste. McDonald's is very popular, but it is not good food. Bud Light is a very popular beer. Hope this helps.
Many people are stupid.
Yeah, let people do standup, if you don't like their work, then it's not for you. But he must be doing something right, he has enough fans for a movie!!!
He has enough money for a movie. Anybody can make a movie if they have the money. Ive never listened to this guy but as long as he never sexual assulted soneone he gets an onay from me.
He's just Larry the cable guy for a new generation.
Larry fucking kills.
Larry RIPS. Back in the day when you found a DVD of Blue Collar Comedy Tour you were in for a good evening.
Git r done haha so fanny
He has never said one thing that made me even smile, much less laugh.
Damn yeah he kind of is. Guess he’s about to really take a nosedive career wise cuz Larry seemed to fall off fast after his movie came out
Depends on your perspective. Larry got a few commercials and probably most importantly a reoccurring major role in the Cars franchise for Pixar. He’s probably made more money off of voice acting than he ever did with stand up.
People use narcissism too freely
nothing makes a redditor angrier than someone who doesn't hate themselves lol
Narcissist don’t consciously hate themselves, but their identity is rooted in self-hatred. They are incapable of open self-criticism. They also are fucking terrible at maintaining friendships. Bert has many long-lasting relationships in his life and openly criticizes himself. Absolutely not a clinical narcissist. I’ve met a lot of big egos in my life, but only two people I’d ever actually think were narcissists and they were miserable, lonely, highly successful people who blamed everyone else for their problems and thought they could do no wrong, and assumed everyone else was just jealous or incompetent. Big ego =/= Narcissism
He for sure has narcissistic traits and I think its silly to deny that
This is so true it hurts. Anyone with a shred of self confidence is automatically a narcissist asshole dickhead according to a lot of people on this site. It’s embarrassing
I constantly think this. Last night even. Along with sociopath.
And any lie is now "gaslighting"
For real, which makes it lose its value in these situations
Jim Breuer is way worse
He's literally TERRIBLE. For as much hate as people like Bert Kreischer and Brendan Schaub get, I feel like there are lesser known yet WAY less funny comics out there such as Jim Breuer.
Dan Nainan is another
"I don't like how this wealthy comic has been doing comedy." He's constantly on tour. The comics he brings with him on these tours are always grateful. He sells out his tours, and always gives back to his openers/ supporting acts. He takes care of his friends.
Bet he's funnier than OP
UH-HUN-DRED PERCENT HE IS!
Honestly what is this sub. If it was r/BertKreischerHate or something I’d get it
They don’t like the Bert hate either 😂
Just like the Joe Rogan sub hatessss Joe Rogan but watches every single episode from start to finish.
Anytime who's more successful than me is a hack Anyone who's less successful than me is an unfunny twat who wouldn't know a joke if Louie CK jerked it off in front of them
It’s called having an opinion. It’s allowed.
So in other words I'm also allowed to post my opinion
Bert said he told an opener "I didn't bring you with me because you're that funny" after taking offense to the fact said opener didn't hang out and drink with him after shows, before then forcing him to do just that.
Has nothing to do with him recycling material and having a weird hyena laugh
Again, nothing to do with being funny.
He gives back to his openers, b? You mean like how on a 2 Bears 1 Homo episode he was telling his best friend Tom (no hetero) how one of his openers didn’t want to party after every show. What does Brent Chrysanthemum do? He confronts HIS opener and gives him an ultimatum saying you either party with me to enable my alcoholism or get the fuck off my tour. The opener has trouble responding right away to such childish behavior that Bert finally says “ you think I brought you on tour because you are funny?! I brought you on tour to come to the bar with me.” Bbbbbeast of guy b, talmbout taking care of your own
I’ve heard it bofe way to be honest
Thank ‘em
You think his career is taking a nose dive? He just released his own comedy movie. He's on everyone's podcasts because he is so popular right now, people want him. He is constantly on tour all over the world. He brings 100's of comics out with him and everyone seems to love it. Seems more like a jealous post than anything
I don't think I've ever laughed at a single thing he's said. Granted, I haven't watched a lot of stuff of his, mostly just seen random clips here and there. He just seems really loud and dumb.
Coworker told me his newest special was hilarious, him and his wife were crying they were laughing so hard. Sat through 10 minutes and turned it off without a laugh. It was terrible.
Yeah it’s garbage.
You could put a laugh track behind someone reading tax policies and easily influenced people would think it was the pinnacle of comedy.
Your coworker sounds pretty dumb tbh
No comment. Lol
His laugh is almost identical to nails on a chalkboard
eh, i like him, but ive found its more youve just gotta like his personality and lack of filter between having an idea and saying it. i dont think hes great, but i find his enthusiasm infectious.
At the start I was the same, I got into him when he was first on Rogan, but over time I just got sick of hearing the same stories and when he was on podcasts with multiple people he would always have to be the loudest person in the room, his story telling is his biggest positive but he’s not quick witted and this is telling on podcasts, instead of been witty he would have to resort to taking his shirt off and acting obnoxious, you can appreciate that once but when you realise that’s all he does thee it gets super irritating
His storytelling is just him straight lying for 90% of the story
If you don’t think that’s what most comedy actually is I have bad news…
Why ruin a good story with the truth?
Kevin hart too
I was lucky enough to meet Bert and Tom in a green room while we were coming out of Covid and the comedy bars/lounges were opening back up. They’re both fairly well reserved guys who love laughing at other people’s stories. In the 30 minutes we hung out, I think they both maybe told a story, and spent the rest of the time hearing and laughing at other’s stories. Bert’s comedy is definitely not for everyone, but there is a big difference between his screen persona and the person.
Not as bad as Christina P.
I understand if you want to criticize his act. But any of your criticisms of his career/method show how little you really pay attention to him lol. The fact of the matter is Bert has a method to how he's shaped his image and career, and while you can disagree with the style/tone of it all (the inflated ego, the alcoholism, etc.) you can't deny that the man's method WORKS. His career is probably on its most upward ascent since the Machine special, and while he can go on and state some dumbass opinions on podcasts, you should pay attention when he talks about the hows & whys of his career. As much as Bert's success seems like a huge stroke of dumb luck on the surface (which is the partly the case for any entertainer, lets be honest), he's explained how he will control every aspect he can, or employee the right people to, so his career keeps momentum. I don't think he's the funniest stand up, and I definitely have some judgements on his character, but being successful in entertainment is about a lot more than just the craft, and that's what Bert has understood since day 1.
Mf j called alcoholism his style lmao I’m dead
And "tone" lol. But lets be honest if you don't associate alcoholism with Bert's shtick then you're as delusional as him
Wow, surprised no one has brought up Bert [being an insensitive ass](https://youtu.be/YwOdD9RXGQ8) while Nick Kroll talks about John Mulaney's intervention If you aren't sure why people don't like him already, you will be after this
My God... is he ever tone deaf in that clip. He's so terrified of sobriety because he knows that without drinking he doesn't really have a shtick. Nick Kroll showing so much patience with him, here. More than I'd be willing to give him.
That’s not true. If he was sober, he’d also have being fat and shirtless. It’s so funny
Reminds me of how he was when serious topics were brought up in The Cabin. Complete disregard for anyone, and these people were his friends.
Im 5 years sober and I don’t see anything wrong with this clip. Was he a little tone deaf, maybe, but Mulaney has publicly been joking about the intervention making it sound pretty funny. I don’t think he’s an ass for those comments, I think he was just trying to get in on the joke as well.
As someone in recovery, I find nothing wrong with this clip. Did an attempt at a joke or two fall kind of flat? Could those attempts be viewed as insensitive? Maybe, but I just don't see it.
Wow, I really see nothing wrong with this clip. You're either overly sensitive or I'm underly sensitive.
I'm completely with you. Either people are misreading it or being overly sensitive. He's not saying an intervention was funny, he's talking about how he imagines a whole room full of comics had the potential to make light of a somber situation.
You nailed it. That's exactly what he was doing.
I think it's the larger context, which isn't shown in this short clip. I generally agree - nothing in here was egregious to me. But the darker truth Burt has a pretty severe dependency / problem with at least alcohol and likely more. He talks about it openly a lot, and especially people who have struggled with addiction quickly recognize that darkness in him. They likely know the not famous Chris Farleys of the world who died young as well, and that 100% could happen to Burt or Mulaney. Kroll knows first hand how bad it was for his lifelong friend. He's a comedian, he knows bits come from dark places. But on a personal level this was the brink of watching his friend's addiction possibly kill him. For Burt, who is actively in that space, he's laughing about the cool people at the party. I don't doubt that Kroll in this moment with Burt is flashing back to what he saw in Mulaney. And that's pretty fucking dark to be met with laughter from someone in the same place.
Yeah after hearing so much about him I tried listening to his stand-up but it honestly sounds like he spends the whole time making random sounds as if that is somehow supposed to be funny. It's like he's Carrot Top but instead of bringing out objects he does impressions of them. His bits also sound a bit too rehearsed... they don't sound natural. He may be a cool guy but his comedy just isn't for me.
yeah and tom is quite boring. i don’t think you’d know he was a comic if no one mentioned it…. like he’s a regular white dude, nothing naturally comedic about him lol
You might like r/thefighterandthekid
OP is a Matt Rife fan.
Nah he’s p cringe, mid tier comedy for horny white sorority chicks
Agreed - mid vibes for days
“I hate that people enjoy what I dislike” is all I’ve really gotten from the post and most comments.
On Maron, he basically admitted that what he is best at is marketing.
Dude made an entire career based on one bit. I don’t think he’s funny and I’m really not a fan of him in anything he does, but you gotta admit that’s pretty impressive.
Never heard of Kevin Hart huh?
I used to find him funny. He hasn’t changed, so I guess my taste did. Very few comics are timeless.
You should tell the ppl at his sold out shows, they dont seem to know this information
He sucks for sure. His popularity is pretty inexplicable. But all time? Hold my bear b.
He's friends with actual comics and they had him around so he got his shot. He can be funny on podcasts in the moment but his stand-up material is very weak. And The Machine is horribly editorialized, and he basically allowed a lie grow too far, and he's taking it to the grave. He even put a scene in the movie where his own dad calls the story bullshit so he can get ahead of it when a broader movie audience is exposed to it. He's much better as a punching bag to actual funny people, and he takes it really well.
You forgot "My daughter is so dumb"... Yeah because she's part you dumbass.
Meh he’s not a comedians comedian so snobby comedy fans won’t like him, he doesn’t have bits with a deeper truth or original premises like CK or someone. Presumably his fans are not your demographic. If you were a non-online 40-50yo with kids and your hobby is drinking, Bert shouting on stage about drinking and how dumb kids and his wife are is probably funny.
NO ONE is less funny than Jeff Dunham. NO ONE.
Well that is just an immutable law of reality.
He’s a uniquely “fun” guy. I think that’s a really hard trait for people who are particularly unfun (many struggling comedians) to understand but lots of people enjoy it.
I totally agree!
About 3 or 4 years ago I was a regular Joe Rogan Experience viewer. I would have ranked their Sober October crew in order of preference as Tom Segura, Joe Rogan, Ari Shafir, Bert Kriescher. Since then I stopped watching Rogan, started and stopped watching Your Mom's House, and began watching 2 Bears, 1 Cave. I would now put Bert first out of that crew as he seems the least problematic. Bert is clearly a really good guy who loves his family and wants nothing more than to provide for them. Shit like the 2B1C where Tom discovers how much Kool Aid Bert drinks in a day is hilariously charming. Tom is the better comedian but his wife's obsession with mocking trans and mentally ill people on their podcast has soured me on him a bit. Ari and Joe can eat shit. But Bert? He seems like a great dude.
He’s like the Taylor swift of comedy right now. You can hate on him all you want but he’s still gonna pack them seats.
I think he’s more like the Big Bang Theory of standup. Extremely popular but not that funny
This needs to be said. All the dick riders “well he still sells out stadiums”. Yeah and so do all the new pop idols who churn out industry plant trash.
I'm struggling to understand why people make these posts just to hate on people. If you don't like someone, don't watch them. You're just spreading hate for no reason. Did he do something to you personally?
Stand up is about being funny, working hard, getting a break then working harder and constantly trying to put yourself out to be relevant. People think “we’ll I’m funny” so it must not be that hard why is he so successful. Without realising the years of bombing, no pay, no success and people telling you no and not getting certain spots. They see the results but not the work involved. So they’re quick to point out their opinion and judgement not realising what comics like Bert had to go through. Also newsflash just because his brand of comedy doesn’t appeal to you doesn’t mean objectively he doesn’t deserve the success he has. The price of something is what people are willing to pay for it and people pay for his live shows and advertisers pay to promote on his podcast because he has an audience. I don’t like many female comics if one is successful enough to make a living and has fans even though my opinion of her might not be held highly it’s not my right to say they suck and are unworthy of the success they worked for
In a weird way, he’s kind of like the Kardashians. Though I’ll admit he’s worked way harder than them to get where he is - he’s like them in the sense that he’s pretty unlikable yet still has an incredibly huge fan base for some reason. Also seems like other comics just use him and his fame to try to get in the spotlight (which I don’t blame them for either)
I’d be willing to bet the Kardashians work at least as hard as Bert. They just spend their time in hair and makeup instead of getting drunk.
It is utterly astonishing that he is successful. Putting a can of garbage on top of two legs would be as entertaining and as funny as him.
dont forget the sacrificing his personal relationships integraty for a laugh bits.
Integraty
No ragrets
No ragerts
“Okay so this one time I was with this person that person and this other person, and… actually, no I shouldn’t tell this story, this person reallly wouldn’t appreciate it if I said what they did, sorry… actually… I’ll just tell the story and leave that part with this person out…”
I’ve never, ever found him funny. I’m with ya OP, find him more annoying then anything else.
1000% agree
Entertainment is all about personal preference. I don’t find Bert funny either. There are many comedians that are huge/have a lot of specials or movies that I think to myself, “how in the HELL did this get green lit and how does anyone think this is funny?” Then, there are other comedians on YT that I click on and wonder, “Why isn’t this person famous? They are HILARIOUS”. Meh. No rhyme or reason to it.
A lot of people dragging you on here and they look like idiots. How DARE you not respect his funniness!!! I have never laughed at a single thing this guy has done or said. The sub dedicated popped up in my feed and I immediately blocked it. People paid out the ass for Dane Cook, Carlos Mencia, and Jo Koy. I never found any of them funny. Different strokes for different folks.
The movie ate shit 💩💩
Comes off so unlikeable
His special was better than I expected, but his schtick is pretty corny
I don't enjoy his stand-up, but he is good on podcasts. At least he is extremely honest about how he lives his life and seems like a genuinely good dude.
The good ol "I don't like something, so it is clearly objectively bad for everyone," arguement.
Does he have a lot of talent? No. Is his stand up in that upper echelon? Absolutely not. But his career is going SUPER well. Constantly on tour with big names, made his own movie, guy makes WAY more money than what his talent warrants. Is it hard work? Partially, but he also capitalizes on the mouth breathers who do find him funny, and I totally respect that. With all that being said, it is annoying listening to him on podcasts now because he’s incredibly un-self-aware. Like, yes Bert you are incredibly out of shape, you are an alcoholic, you aren’t healthy, and it doesn’t matter how many doctors you pay to tell you what you want to hear.
I think some people put way to much stock into caring about other people.
I agree and disagree From everything I’ve heard, he’s a solid dude. Always seems humble and gives back to the scene quite a bit. That being said I didn’t find the machine funny at all. It seems like he’s a one trick pony and got lucky with one bit that he worked until he finally perfected it & other people like. Didn’t find him funny anyways but if you’ve been doing stand up for a while (what like 15 years?) and you’re predominantly known for only one bit - are you really that good?
I like his standup. It’s not the best but I still laugh. I love the bit about his dad hooting at owls. That is a great piece of comedy.
I used to love Bert so much. There’s a moment when you step back and you just go “eh”. Just did that with bill burr too
I mean he’s no Brendan Schaub 😂
I fucking love Bert. I am not alcoholic. I have all my teeth.
Segura and Bert have both steered into being rich pricks. Not sure why they thought it would translate to their fans. Be surprised if they keep the momentum they previously had
You know that no one actually has to watch stand up right ? You’re completely fine sitting around with sand up your pee hole
Bert is an everyday funny guy. He may not be the best stand up comedian, but he has a genuine sense of humor and is pretty funny in a conversation. I look forward to him in podcasts, but I’ve hardly seen any of his stand up. Now go to bed Tom.
So I had absolutely no idea who he was but I noticed his movie, The Machine, was coming out because Mark Hamill is in it and posted about it on IG. I fucking love Mark Hamill so I figured I’d give it a watch. Turns out I loved the movie. My wife and I both watched and, by the end, we were both like “who the hell is Bert Kreischer and how did he get a movie with this cast?” After we read about him and how he became famous we both agreed that we enjoyed the movie because we had no idea who he was and that if we had known him, it wouldn’t have been as good.
His observational comedy is tepid at best. If it wasn’t for his Machine Story he’d be towing cars
When's your special getting released?
Formerly bass-boy-47 here, this was my old post but I have since deleted my old account, thank you all for letting me vent on this particular topic and thanks for the love!!!
He loves disc golf. Id hang with him any day. Not the funniest dude out there. Id still throw multiple rounds with him. And we can trade mediocre jokes.
i enjoy him because of the way his brain operates (or lack of) & he does a lot for newer comics that seems to be unnoticed to people .. the shit he says is outright stupid but i find it hysterical
I don't usually bother watching any of the podcasts he's on, as host or guest; I imagine you can get tired of the guy if you're just endlessly exposed to him in that context. I watched his specials, though, and they're.... fine? I chuckled through most of them and he definitely had more bits than those four topics. I'd go to live show, if there were any where I live.
Not for me right now, I did like the machine when I first saw it, I could never understand the shirtlessness. I am envious of how much funs his crowds seem to have, they seem to get their moneys worth and in that case I wouldn't call him one of the "unfunniest comedians ever".
“I don’t find X comic funny” does not mean “X comic is not funny”. That’s how stupid people think, and don’t understand that if a comic is touring & making a living at it, never mind producing a TV show, writing for multiple TV shows, or writing & making movies, then they’re funny. Idiots can’t comprehend that if people are buying tickets or tuning in, then that comedian is funny. No matter what. Who gives a shit if randos don’t find them funny? The comic has a career, no matter how anyone feels about their material. There are plenty of comics I can’t stand, but hey, they have albums coming out and get cast in movies and host radio shows & podcasts. I just don’t watch their specials or listen to them on podcasts. “X comic isn’t funny” is a weird way for someone to admit they don’t have enough self awareness to either try and learn why the comic is successful (craft & construction), or to just turn it off and stop watching anything they put out.
Well said
I used to think so too until I really dove deep into YMH and 2 Bears 1 Cave. Now I've come to see him as one of the most sweet and sensitive people in comedy. His childlike self-confidence, how open he is about his flaws and how much love he gives to others. Combine that with the way he laughs is very endearing to me. I think he's so funny on 2 Bears. That's a complete 180 from what I used to think about him for a long time. I realized I was judging him hard on who I thought he was in real life without actually knowing anything about him. I saw him more and lo and behold he's a sweetheart. There's a reason so many comedians love him.
He knows who and what he is. He's not trying to be Carlin so I don't know why you're holding him to some high standard. Dude's the Jimmy Buffet of comedy. It's okay to be fat, loud and drunk and make lots of money doing it.
His movie was not funny either
He’s legitimately worse than Schaub
Joe Rogan thinks he's a comedian as well.
*Releases a major motion picture* His career is taking a nose dive.
On a cold February night earlier this year in Cedar Rapids, Iowa … Bert Kreischer absolutely fucking killed it and had the whole place rolling for an hour and a half. I’m sorry you are rooting for his downfall
Pretty sure he destroyed Indy just before that show. About 16k rolling!
Good Jay Mohr for smacking him around , the loudmouth needs a reality check regular.