Bert Kreischer’s New Sitcom Free Bert Puts His Family Life Front and Center, and Fans Want the Full Cast List

Bert Kreischer is adding a new chapter to his onstage persona with Free Bert, a scripted comedy that leans into the same larger-than-life energy audiences know from his stand-up, but funnels it through a family-first story set in an elite school world. The series arrived in late January 2026 with a compact first season and a premise built around social pressure, parenting, and what happens when a famously unfiltered comedian tries to “fit in.”

With viewers quickly searching for the Free Bert cast and how closely the show mirrors real life, the show is also renewing attention on the Bert Kreischer family details that have long been part of his comedy.

Free Bert arrives with a six-episode Season 1 and a Beverly Hills culture-clash setup

Free Bert is framed as a fish-out-of-water story: Kreischer plays a version of himself who moves his family into Beverly Hills after his daughters are accepted into an exclusive private school. The core joke is simple but durable: Bert’s impulse to be the loudest person in the room becomes a liability when the room is filled with image-conscious parents, status games, and school politics.

The season is structured as six episodes, keeping the show binge-friendly and tightly paced. Further specifics were not immediately available about whether additional episodes are already in development beyond the initial season order.

Creatively, the series is credited to Kreischer alongside comedy veterans Jarrad Paul and Andy Mogel, with the tone aiming for sitcom chaos anchored by domestic stakes rather than pure stand-up set pieces.

The Free Bert cast: who plays who in the series

The Free Bert cast centers on Kreischer as himself, with key roles built around the immediate household and the private-school ecosystem that surrounds it.

The principal cast includes:

• Bert Kreischer as himself

• Arden Myrin as LeeAnn Kreischer, Bert’s wife

• Ava Ryan as Georgia, the older daughter

• Lilou Lang as Ila Kreischer, the younger daughter

• Chris Witaske as Landon Vanderthal

• Mandell Maughan as Chanel Vanderthal

• Christine Horn as Headmaster Rossmyre

• Sophia Reid-Gantzert as Kiersten Vanderthal

The show also uses notable cameos as comedic accelerants, including appearances by Rob Lowe, T-Pain, and Pacman Jones, blending celebrity drop-ins with the school-community storyline.

Key terms around any long-term casting commitments have not been disclosed publicly, which is typical early in a new show’s run before renewal decisions are made.

Bert Kreischer family: what’s real, what’s fictional, and why it resonates

Kreischer’s real-life family has been part of his public storytelling for years, and Free Bert doesn’t hide the overlap. In real life, he is married to LeeAnn Kreischer, and they have two daughters, Georgia and Ila. The couple married in 2003; Georgia was born in June 2004 and Ila was born in July 2006, placing them at 21 and 19 years old as of January 2026.

In the show, the names and roles echo that structure, but the situations are written for comedy and escalation, especially around school status, parent rivalries, and Bert’s inability to dial himself down when it matters. That blend is part of the appeal: it plays like a family sitcom with stand-up DNA, where the protagonist’s biggest strength in one arena becomes his biggest weakness in another.

How comedian-led sitcoms typically get built and why this one is structured the way it is

Comedian-led sitcoms often start with a recognizable persona, then put that persona under constraints that generate story. Writers and producers usually shape a “pressure cooker” environment, like a workplace or a school community, where social rules are clear and violations have consequences. That setup turns personality into plot: a character’s habits create conflict, conflict forces choices, and choices reveal whether the character can evolve without losing what made them compelling.

A short first season is also common for a new streaming-era comedy, allowing a platform to test audience interest quickly. If a show connects, additional seasons are typically ordered after internal performance reviews and a renewal announcement.

What it means for viewers, for touring fans, and for the people making the show

For viewers, Free Bert offers an easy entry point: a self-contained season that doesn’t require deep backstory, plus a cast designed to keep the comedy moving even when Bert is the chaos engine. For longtime stand-up fans, it adds another way to engage with Kreischer’s brand beyond a live set, and it may pull new audiences toward his touring work.

For the cast and crew, early momentum matters because first-season comedies often live or die on whether they can convert curiosity into completion. And for families who see shades of their own school-community stress in the story, the appeal is the satire: the show exaggerates the competitiveness of elite spaces while still treating the household as something worth protecting.

The next verifiable milestone will be whether the series receives a formal renewal order announcement after its initial performance window, while Kreischer continues his live schedule with major arena dates through early 2026, including a Tampa stop on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, and a major race-weekend festival appearance on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, both in Eastern Time.