Free Bert

Matt Roush says...

Keep your shirt on? Surely that doesn’t apply to stand-up comedian Bert Kriescher, famous (or infamous) for his “party guy” shirtless shtick. In a raucous comedy inspired by his trademark persona, Bert begins to wonder if he’s more than just an exposed barrel chest. When his snarky and potty-mouthed daughters — they get it honestly — are accepted into a ritzy Beverly Hills private school, Bert and wife LeeAnn (Arden Myrin) are about as out of place as the Beverly Hillbillies as they attempt to fit in with their posh peers. Rob Lowe makes an inspired cameo in the premiere of the meta sitcom as a famous superfan who leaves Bert feeling like a piece of meat.

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