Comedian Bert Kreischer bringing comedy festival to Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

Bert Kreischer
Bert Kreischer

The Machine is coming to Canton.

The Hall of Fame Village announced Tuesday that comedian Bert Kreischer is bringing his Fully Loaded Comedy Festival to Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on June 20.

In addition to Kreischer, the event will include Tony Hinchcliffe, Whitney Cummings, Ralph Barbosa, Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder. Other comedians are expected to be announced later.

The festival is set to visit 13 ballparks, amphitheaters, and arenas across the country.

"Hall of Fame Village is excited to host the Fully Loaded Comedy Festival and to welcome some of the best in comedy to Canton," Village Executive Vice President of Public Affairs & Global Marketing Anne Graffice said in a prepared statement. "It's a fantastic lineup featuring several of today’s best comedic entertainers, building on the shows we have offered in the space over the past year."

The Hall of Fame Village has showcased national comedians in the past, with Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart and Bill Burr performing at the stadium.

Who is comedian Bert Kreischer?

Bert Kreischer
Bert Kreischer

Kreischer was highlighted in a Rolling Stone Magazine story entitled "Number One Partier in the Nation." He has become one of the top grossing stand-up comics and starred in the recent major motion picture, "The Machine," from Sony Pictures.

He hosts the "Bertcast"and "2 Bears 1 Cave" podcasts. Kreischer also created and hosts the YouTube cooking show, "Something’s Burning."

Tickets for the Canton show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit hofvillage.com.

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