Comedian Bert Kreischer shared an apparent AI-generated wedding photo featuring Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (with Kreischer between them as the bride and groom); Kelce responded in a playful, widely shared moment that has fueled online chatter as the image went viral.
Amazon Prime Video expanded its Masters early-round coverage, but Matt Yoder criticizes the telecast for lacking high-profile cameos like Bert Kreischer and Jason Kelce and for not leveraging Prime’s own cross-promotional opportunities. The piece argues the broadcast resembled a CBS-style feed and missed chances to promote Prime Video content, merch, and Prime-specific moments, despite moments such as a Terry Gannon interview with Jack Nicklaus. Overall, it’s portrayed as a missed opportunity to make the Masters a Prime-branded event.
Bunnie Xo, Jelly Roll’s wife, apologized after joking that she looked like Bert Kreischer in a post about her facelift, saying the remark referred to her swollen appearance rather than Kreischer’s recent tour-bus fire. Kreischer’s bus had a non-fatal fire hours earlier, and he has not publicly commented on the video; Xo has continued discussing her cosmetic procedures publicly.
"The Machine" is a movie based on one of Bert Kreischer's stand-up bits, where he plays a fictionalized version of himself who is taken to Russia to make amends for his part in a drunken train robbery decades before. The movie is a gore-steeped shaggy dog story that fails to deliver despite reasonable performances by Kreischer and Mark Hamill. The director, Peter Atencio, can't cook with these ingredients, and the product is bland. The movie is rated R for language, gore, and extreme partying and is currently in theaters.
Mark Hamill talks about his latest film, The Machine, where he plays the father of stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer. The film is an action comedy sequelizing a true story that Kreischer has been telling for over two decades. Hamill discusses his excitement about re-teaming with his The Fall of the House of Usher creator Mike Flanagan on the Stephen King short story drama, The Life of Chuck, alongside Tom Hiddleston. Despite recent news that his sequel trilogy co-star Daisy Ridley would be returning to the role of Rey in Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s untitled Star Wars film, Hamill does not expect to resume Force ghost duties.
"The Machine" is a loud, gross, and overbearing comedy film starring Bert Kreischer, who performs with his shirt off whenever possible. Despite his bluster, Kreischer's character wins over viewers with his quick wit and humor. The film takes a surprising turn when Kreischer's character travels to Russia, where the comedic drama reaches its peak. Director Peter Atencio keeps the actors on their toes and Mark Hamill creates an unexpected characterization.
The Machine, a feature-length extension of standup comedian Bert Kreischer’s most famous routine, fails to deliver laughs despite its promising premise. The film makes a strange structural choice by starting with present-day Kreischer dealing with the aftermath of his viral-hit routine, before flashing back to his college trip to Russia where he bumbled into confidence with the Russian mob and wound up helping some gangsters rob a train. The movie attempts to balance retelling the story straight and elaborating on it, but ultimately favors the latter, which involves a fair amount of comedian navel-gazing. The film is surprisingly stylish but unfunny, and the attempt to give Kreischer some therapeutic growth seems an awful lot like denial.