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The Bill Bert Podcast | Episode 56

·1 hr 11 min·3 clips

Bill Burr and Bert Kreischer catch up while Bert is on set in Serbia filming his autobiographical movie. The episode is rich with candid storytelling about conquering fear at career-defining moments — Bill recounts his SNL hosting meltdown and the mental tricks he used to survive it, a catastrophically awkward audition with Gregory Hines that haunted him for years, and how he rebuilt his career by returning to New York stand-up. Bert reflects on 30-year milestones and the strange way the same week of his life keeps producing transformative events. Both comics discuss what it takes to act alongside genuinely great actors, how to handle a line read without ego, and the surprising respect they've developed for sketch and improv after years of stand-up snobbery.

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A loose Serbia set hangout that turns acting talk into easy comedy chemistry.

Bert Kreischer and Bill spend Episode 56 in a loose, self amused hangout that starts in Serbia, where Bert is shooting his own movie. From there the talk wanders through old career milestones, acting classes, and the kind of craft chatter that tends to show up when comic…

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You want Burr and Bert riffing from a Serbia movie set, with the chat drifting from old milestones to acting craft and still landing jokes.

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