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Bert Kreischers Tour Bus Goes Up in Flames

Comedian Bert Kreischer revealed Sunday that he suffered a scare when his tour bus caught on fire.The 53-year-old stand-up star — who's famous for ripping off h...

Bert Kreischers Tour Bus Goes Up in Flames
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Bintano News

March 16, 2026

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Comedian Bert Kreischer revealed Sunday that he suffered a scare when his tour bus caught on fire.

The 53-year-old stand-up star — who's during his stand-up sets — revealed the scene of the frightening blaze in an Instagram photo showing the burned-out hulk of a black tour bus. 

'We are all safe but my bus is gone — God works in mysterious ways,' Kreischer captioned his photo.

Despite revealing the destroyed bus, he didn't share if the cause of the fire was known yet. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Kreischer for comment on the blaze.

His photo appeared to show the bus parked on the side of a road, next to a snow-covered field, suggesting that Kreischer had been traveling to his next tour stop when the fire started.

Comedian Bert Kreischer revealed Sunday that he suffered a scare when his tour bus caught on fire. The 53-year-old stand-up star revealed the scene of the frightening blaze in an Instagram photo showing the burned-out hulk of a black tour bus; pictured with Guy Fieri (L) on February 20 in Miami Beach, Florida

Despite revealing the destroyed bus, he didn't share if the cause of the fire was known yet

The picture appeared to show the most serious damage at the front of the bus.

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The grill was severely charred and the windshield had been blown out, while the door to the vehicle hung ajar, as if it had been opened to let passengers off.

Despite the shakeup in Kreischer's transportation, there doesn't appear to be any effect on his next comedy show. He's set to perform on Sunday night at Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the venue still lists tickets on sale; pictured in November in Nashville, Tenn.

He's set to wrap up his world tour with multiple stops in California and the Southwest in May and June of this year.

Even before he became known for his stand-up comedy, Kreischer became famous for his partying after being described by Rolling Stone as 'the top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country' in a 1997 article highlighting his time at Florida State University. 

The article later inspired the Ryan Reynolds–starring comedy National Lampoon's Van Wilder, but Kreischer revealed in 2014 that he had no connection to the film beyond the article, and he added that he had never even watched the movie. 

Kreischer, who also goes by 'The Machine,' is known for the wild tales that animate his comedy shows, including a story about how he was unknowingly conscripted into assisting the Russian mafia during a train robbery while he was visiting Russia during his university days. 

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