Bert Kreischer: Topless Entertainment
Florida State's finest has a ton of new material to present alongside his greatest bits

Bert Kreischer is arguably, among other things, fearless when it comes to comedy. He’s more storyteller than stand-up artist, as famous for relating any subject up for discussion during podcast experiences to himself as he is for going shirtless during shows and public appearances. As one may imagine, Kreischer has had more than one Bert shirt purloined before the end of one of his sets.
“You’d be shocked with what people take if they can get their hands on it,” he says via email interview from an undivulged location in Spain. “It’s hilarious and I don’t think it’s meant maliciously. We’ve had people sneak backstage and almost reveal it to me like they’re proud to tell me they snuck backstage, like I’m gonna be excited for them that they got one over?”
Kreischer is bringing his brand of topless entertainment to Resorts World Theatre for the second time, carving out a home away from home at the Vegas venue currently preferred by comedians Kevin Hart, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and Tony Hinchcliffe. Returning fans will witness significant new material along with select greatest bits.
“Anyone who saw me last time at Resorts World Theatre knows that it was all over the place,” says Kreischer. “A little bit of best of but a lot of new, that’s the fun of Vegas. You’re doing one show each day so you get to really throw everything into it. I’ve been working really hard and have a ton of new material so I have a feeling we have a bunch of great new stuff along with a couple of oldies but goodies.
Kresicher promises “a great show top to bottom,” although his pants will stay on in order to keep the curtain from being pulled on him. Kreishcer’s pants staying on was not always the case, as accounts of his days (‘90s) as he No. 1 partier at the No. 1 party college (Florida State University) testify.
He’s a parent now though. He’s also built a career that’s flush with as much success as excess, so he has to be responsible to some degree. He’s aware of the fates of his some of his comic forbears.
“I think it’s always been clear that I’ve been drawn to tragic characters like Farley and Belushi, but when I got into comedy everyone seemed to be on the straight and narrow. I didn’t meet Ron White until later in life and Attell quit drinking pretty quickly into me doing stand-up. I think if you’re wondering who my canary in the mine is, that, of course, is Doug Stanhope.”
Kreischer admits to suspecting he is the canary in Stanhope’s coalmine as well. Both hard-living comedians hold their own on stage but thrive on podcasts when the right chemistry is present. Kreischer also factors in an episode’s day and place in the formula as well as well as the caliber of talent.
“Tim Dillon makes me laugh hard as s___,” he says. “Theo Von and Stavvy [Stavros Hakias] you never do a bad podcast with. Same with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder. All those guys just absolutely deliver when they’re on a podcast.”