‘Fully Loaded Comedy Festival’ coming June 16 to Four Winds Field in South Bend

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SOUTH BEND — Bert Kreischer launches his “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival” tour with a performance at 7 p.m. June 16 at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium, 501 W. South St.

The “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival” is a tour of eight cities with performances in amphitheaters, arenas, raceways and minor-league stadiums with a rotating lineup of performers.

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The South Bend show features comedians Big Jay Oakerson, Taylor Tomlinson and Sal Vulcano.

Bert Kreischer

Bert Kreischer launches his “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival” tour with a performance June 16 at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend.
Bert Kreischer launches his “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival” tour with a performance June 16 at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend.

A stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcast host, Kreischer has three stand-up specials currently streaming on Netflix, his latest, “Hey Big Boy,” as well as “Secret Time” and “The Machine.” He also recently debuted his new Netflix docu-series, “The Cabin.”

Kreischer also hosts “Go-Big Show” with celebrity judges Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles and Cody Rhodes.

Other projects include his three podcasts, “Bertcast,” “2 Bears 1 Cave” and “BillBert”; his YouTube cooking show, “Something’s Burning”; and his 2014 book, “Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child.”

The film studio Legendary recently optioned his story about robbing a train with the Russian Mafia.

Interrobang has described him as “a cringe comedian with real insight.”

Big Jay Oakerson

Comedian Big Jay Oakerson performs June 16, 2022, at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend as part of the “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival."
Comedian Big Jay Oakerson performs June 16, 2022, at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend as part of the “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival."

Known for his “raunchy, off-the-cuff” comedy and “easy charm and dirty delivery,” Oakerson has released two stand-up specials, 2016’s “Big Jay Oakerson: Live At Webster Hall,” on Comedy Central, and 2018’s “The Degenerates” on Netflix.

His television credits include playing Neil on IFC’s “Z-Rock,” as well as appearances on “Comedy Central’s Premium Blend,” “Comedy Central Presents” and “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.”

Oakerson co-host’s “The Bonfire” on Comedy Central Radio Sirius XM 95 alongside Dan Soder from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and is the co-host of two podcasts, “Legion of Skanks,” with Luis J. Gomez and Dave Smith, and “The SDR (Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll) Show,” with Ralph Sutton, both on The Gas Digital Network.

He also hosted two seasons of “What’s Your F@#king Deal?! Crowdwork & Off The Cuff Comedy” on Seeso, where he leads a pack of comics in a completely improvised show based on interactions with the audience.

His albums include the two-volume “The Crowdwork Sessions: What’s Your F@#king Deal?!” and “An American Storyteller.”

Taylor Tomlinson

Comedian Taylor Tomlinson performs June 16, 2022, at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend as part of the “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival."
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson performs June 16, 2022, at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend as part of the “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival."

Tomlinson was a Top 10 finalist on the ninth season of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” in 2015 and has released two stand-up specials on Netflix, 2020’s Quarter-Life Crisis” and 2022’s “Look At You.”

Her podcast work includes “Self-Helpless,” with fellow comedians Kelsey Cook and Delanie Fischer, and her own “Sad in the City.”

Sal Vulcano

Comedian Sal Vulcano performs June 16, 2022, at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend as part of the “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival."
Comedian Sal Vulcano performs June 16, 2022, at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend as part of the “Fully Loaded Comedy Festival."

With Joe Derosa, Vulcano co-hosts the podcast “Taste Buds,” and with Chris Distefano, he co-hosts the podcast “Hey Babe!”

He also is a member of The Tenderloins, a comedy troupe consisting of himself, James Murray, Brian Quinn and, formerly, Joe Gatto. The troupe stars in the TruTV series “Impractical Jokers.”

Tickets are $129.75-$49.75 and are available at milb.com/south-bend/ballpark/four-winds-field under Event Tickets under Tickets & Promotions.

For more information, call 574-235-9988 or email events@southbendcubs.com.

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