Bert Kreischer: Living in the Weeds

Literally! With Rob Lowe

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Bert Kreischer and Rob Lowe are bonding over Steely Dan. In this episode, you’ll hear about how Bert workshopped his famous “Machine” story that led to his new movie, the economics of being a road comic, the most fun time to be in Hollywood, and adult male friendships. Got a question for Rob? Call our voicemail at (323) 570-4551. Yours could get featured on the show! “The Machine” from Sony/Legendary Pictures opens in theaters on May 26. Bert’s latest stand-up special, Razzle Dazzle is on Netflix now.

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0:00.0	I was such a meathead rob, I started crying and I was like,
0:04.1	they understand me.
0:05.7	Ha ha ha ha ha.
0:08.7	Hey everybody, welcome to Literally.
0:22.0	It is your humble host, Roblo.
0:24.6	So in 1997, Rolling Stone does an article about the biggest party school in the world and
0:32.3	picks one guy in particular as the biggest partier at the partyist school in the world.
0:39.0	And that launches birth, Christchurch.
0:42.2	From those humble beginnings, this guy has accomplished so much in comedy, but is literally
0:49.8	playing the Greek theater in Los Angeles and baseball stadiums and arenas.
0:56.2	And if that isn't the magic of show business, I don't know what else is.
1:02.0	Let's get into it with work, Christchurch.
1:11.2	I never thought a million years that I'd be talking to you.
1:14.7	Do you remember the first time you told the machine story?
1:17.0	Was it one of those things where you drink in beers with the dudes and you're like,
1:20.4	told the story and everybody laughed and you went, hey, maybe there's something there.
1:24.9	No, no, I'm this will get into the weeds, but so when I went to Russia, we live in the
1:32.0	weeds.
1:33.0	We live in literally in the weeds.
1:35.8	This is where we live.
1:38.1	When I was in Russia, I then back back to Europe and my girlfriend cheated on me with
1:43.9	my best friend while I was there.
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