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Bert Kreischer on His New Netflix Special, Why Hollywood Is a ‘Gold Rush’ for Comedians Right Now and His Wife’s Note About Sex Jokes: ‘It Wasn’t Coming Across the Right Way’

Bert Kreischer discusses his upcoming Netflix comedy special 'Lucky,' out in March, and why Hollywood is a 'gold rush' for comedians right now.

I can practically hear him smiling through the phone as he discusses his upcoming Netflix special, “Lucky,” an aptly titled hour that sees the notorious party animal turned family man counting his blessings. He spends nearly five minutes shouting out his comedy chums — like Tom Segura and Shane Gillis — and promoting their projects, which he says are gloriously devoid of studio fingerprints. They’re coming in town, and they’re about to be your new favorite band.” I bring all the comics — [Shane] Gillis, Mark Normand, Big Jay Oakerson — my wife, my whole team, six of my friends.

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