A photograph of comedians Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura posing behind a bar inside a venue. Positioned center frame from left to right, Bert Kreischer stands on the left laughing in a light grey t-shirt and a dark baseball cap; Tom Segura stands on the right smiling while holding up a glass filled with a beverage, wearing a black t-shirt and a matching baseball cap. Behind them, a bright red neon sign spelling "Fitzi's" with a star illuminates a dark brick wall under warm indoor lighting.
Bert Kreischer (L) and Tom Segura Credit: porososvodka / instagram

Bert Kreischer recently tried the dry life after going on blood thinners, but promises to get to the bottle this fall. In the meantime, he’s signing bottles for fans at liquor stores across the Bay area.

The 53-year-old standup comic and Jesuit High School alumnus will be at The Hub in downtown Tampa this week along with fellow comedian Tom Segura, to promote the Por Osos Vodka named for their podcast “2 Bears, 1 Cave.”

Kreischer, who graduated from Jesuit in ‘91 before becoming the inspiration for Ryan Reynolds’ Van Wilder will be at the beloved dive’s package store at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13 alongside Segura, 47, and it’s not their only stop in town.

The duo will also be at The Blind Goat in South Tampa on Thursday, Aug. 13, and folks with access to MacDill Air Force can see the boys on Friday, Aug. 14 at 11 a.m. inside the MacDill Exchange, according to the @porososvodka social media account.


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UPDATED 08/10/26 1:21 p.m. Corrected some grammar and added information about the duo’s appearance at Blind Goat.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...