Ep. 133 | 2 Bears, 1 Cave w/ Bert Kreischer & Chris Distefano 

As a dad that quit his 60-70 hour a week job after his 3 year old son said, “You love your job more than me.”, this episode hit seriously home. Great friggin episode!

Seeing Chris so emotional about his daughters was everything, literally tearing up at work. So nice to see that side of him.

Love how Chris while crying talking about not being in his daughters lives, he continues to try and make jokes to lighten the mood, a true comedian

Chrissy d asking “is this the clip?” while sobbing is my type of defense mechanism 😂😆❤️

“How do I get through it? I’m drinking at 10 in the morning” seems like a quote that’ll be overlooked

The father moment they shared was so fucking beautiful!

I laughed and cried so hard, simultaneously, when Bert told Chris “Are you fucking serious? I’m drinking at 10 in the morning” and that it doesn’t get better and he wouldn’t lie to him that it would. Damnit

Lately, this pod has been more “2 Care Bears, 1 tissue box” and frankly, I don’t mind ♥️ #cuttingonions

Bert drinking and smoking a cigar in the morning laughing and crying and telling another young father, “It doesn’t get better” is the most humanizing thing. Damn. I love this podcast. You guys have sacrificed enough to make others have a good time.

What a tender moment talking about missing your girls grow up. Shows Chris is a dad that really cares. Thanks for sharing ❤

“I wish I could tell you it gets better”.. realest thing Bert’s ever said. Love the fact these guys give up so much for us to enjoy a piece of who they are. Thank you gentlemen.

WHEW did not expect Chrissy to cry. That kinda tore me up. Just makes you think more of the life comics sacrifices so we can enjoy content. Movies/TV don’t make me cry but daddies crying on 2 bears will do it.

Seriously you guys? I was not prepared to start my week out bawling over how genuinely and deeply Chris loves his girls. And THEN Bart has to be so empathetic and Tom isn’t there to deflect? Jesus. ❤️ 😭

Bert crying and laughing letting Chris know that it doesn’t get better was one of the most hilarious moments of this podcast

That’s a real dad right there, really cares about his daughter. The fact he’s questioning what he’s doing and the impact it could have. It’s a tough one finding the Balance between being successful to provide and not missing out on too much. 👏👏👏

Now I love this guy - Chris D. Such a good dude, loves his kid & he’s hilarious. You just gained another fan for life.

The funniest, saddest, most real shit Bert has ever said... "It doesn't get better."

When Chrissy cries we all cry. Damn you Chrissy Tears ducts.

This is why I Love comedy and comedians. The Dad thing really hit me. You guys almost had me crying. Lol. I am that blue collar "poor" Dad you guys mentioned. It's so refreshing to hear 2 celebrities, for lack of a better term, sound like regular Dads. Your humbleness and the fact you care so much makes me like u guys even more. Last week I literally just sold the house I owned completely, no mortgage, no equity loan, and moved into a tiny 1 bedroom studio apartment to pay for my daughter to move for an amazing job opportunity that will make her life so much better financially and in other ways than mine. Every Dad can relate, we want what's best for our kids no matter what we have to do on my end and on your end it's the same. Not that I think my advice would matter much, but coming from my end of the spectrum, you guys don't need to worry at all. Your both amazing Dads and it shows by listening to this. You have given your families great lives and that is awesome, but you also both realize that money isn't everything and that time and memories are what matter the most. The fact that you both understand that is what makes you great Dads. My advice is, if u can make it work and keep your lifestyle and spend more time with your families, DO IT!!!! And thank you for this episode. It just made me happy in a way that I can't explain. Something so universal as being a parent and seeing how much we as humans have in common even with wildly different lives is just cool.

“Luckily I was broke for their first 4 years” spoke volumes to me. As a huge Bert fan and hopefully a dad someday, this shows 100% money isn’t everything. Your girls clearly love you Bert, and appreciate your sacrifice I’m sure, and it’s more than clear in almost all episodes how much you love them!

Bert laughing at Chrissy missing swim meets had me like what the hell, then he starts crying “it doesn’t get better” and I lost it. Dang.

Holy fuck. Chris breaking down may be one of the greatest most genuine moment in podcast history.

Chris - "how do you do it?" Bart- "wtf do you mean I'm drinking at 10am, i cant tell you it gets better " Holy shit 💀

There needs to be more podcasts that talk about the struggles of being a Dad. I loved how real the conversation was. Thanks Bert and Chris.

From a fathers perspective y’all had me tearing up talking about being away from your kids because of work, that hits home. thanks guys great episode!

It was actually moving to see Chrissy Cry face I've never seen that side of him.

Both of them in tears AND LAUGHING...Precious!

As a younger dad with a small child, knowing that others goes through this is truly profound. We push forward and do it all for them. Really needed this.

I would've thought these two together with their energy would've have been ultra chaos but they're both being considerably calm and have a good back and forth

"It doesn't get better" "Is this the clip?" Chrissy timing LOL

1:12:48 It's endearing how the toilet paper roll was offered instead of a tissue box. And you can tell it's not a full/fresh roll, so it definitely just came from the shitter, hahah.

That crying moment between Chrissy tissues and Bert hit home!! I have that same exact feeling about missing out on my kids things and seeing that and hearing them talk about it is one of the realest moments I’ve ever seen on a pod! Great dam episode guys!! Absolutely loved it!!

This was an absolute amazing episode and when Chrissy starts crying it gave me chills and Bert crying and Chris asking him how to work through it for your kids but still seeing them and saying through tears and laughter Bert saying "I can't say it gets better" was just an emotional rollercoaster. This is why I love these guys and all these comedians who are literally engineering this eras popculture and humor and even humility and common sense of the cultural the who of the cultural societal zeitgeist its just an amazing thing to be apart of. Loved the stories and reminiscing and all the introspection and most importantly and simply the laughs. Much love.

Chrissy: “You got your toes painted” Bret: “Nah that’s diabetes”

Was not expecting to tear up watching Berty Boy and Chrissy talk. Great episode gentlemen.

This really hit me hard in the feels. It’s must hurt Bert knowing he has missed so much of his daughters lives and then see Chris still young In the game consider his girls first. That’s tough not what I expected when I tuned in but I’m happy I saw it.

Chrissy Dissy and Mark Norman should be the first-to-call guest bears every time one is needed. They are always the best.

Bert and chris crying is the most wholesome thing ive ever seen

The tears/reaction is the reason I love this podcast. Being a dad myself, I can relate to soooo much of the subjects and humour and conversations in 2 Bears. Binged so much of this and still loving it

As the son of an immigrant, working/physically missing Dad, he always did his best for me to understand that he worked so much for us to be able to live comfortably but sadly the biggest problem that tarnish our family dynamic was that eventually he felt like a stranger when he was home because I needed a father figure not just someone to pay the utilities each month. You guys already being aware of every role you need to fulfill when your children are so young really gives the comfort that maybe you guys haven’t realized but you’re gonna be alright!

Only Bert would bring someone on to promote their special and he promotes someone else’s special 🤣🤣

This was the last pod I was expecting to cry during. What a beautiful moment.

As a VERY involved dad of 2 little ones, who is a critical care nurse making a very big decision about what next step I’m about to take in my career… I came here to escape the realities of my life, and I’m sooo glad I was able to hear this conversation between to amazing dads. I respect both you you so much more now.

It's rare talent that can make you laugh and cry at the same time. Love you guys!

“I’m trying to only drink every 21 days” ::proceeds to commit to partying twice in the first 5 minutes of the podcast hahaha Love Chrissy

The irony in the fact that the only time we get to hear anything about Tom is when he’s NOT on the show. Lol.

This is the longest I have ever seen Bert not interrupt somebody consecutively lol

OMG. Two Bears, One Kleenex. You guys are good dads.

Was totally caught off guard by this episode, an emotional rollercoaster

Chrissy: “I love history” Bert: “oh that’s right! I love history too!!”

Man Chris just went up a few notches in my book. Love it guys.

This episodes is DEEP! But, my husband and I just talked about how incredibly grateful we are. We have everything we need AND we have time together. Thank you 😊

“I always talk about this on stage sometimes” A great Bertism

Congrats chrissy bigtime finally going on Rogan and talking with Seinfeld. Your about to blow sky high well deserved

I was listening to this at my warehouse job and started crying when Chris got emotional 😭 love this podcast

As a father of young kids, Chris talking about his kids makes me respect him so much.

Great GREAT episode! We laughed, we cried, we laughed some more. "The Churchill got me" 🤣🤣

THIS IS AMAZING!!!! YAssssssss

One of the best episodes. I love that you get to see how emotional they get when they talk about their children. It keeps things real and to see the hardships they have gone through and conti ue to go through. The strength they have is amazing.

You can tell they love their kids so much based on the way they cried about missing out on their growth. Solid working class dads 💪🖤

When Chris broke down about missing out on his daughters’ lives that got to me. As a Soldier and girl dad, I’ve been forced to miss weddings, holidays, funerals, anniversaries…., hell, I missed my daughter’s first birthday and almost wasn’t there for the birth. It fucking blows when you feel like you’re on the outside looking in on the lives of the ppl you care about the most. Especially when you’re doing all the bullshit for those very same people.

Chrissy revealing secrets his lawyer explicitly told him not to say on a podcast is the most Bert thing he could do

This was the ABSOLUTE BEST EPISODE. I think Chris and Bert talking about their kids had to have got everyone watching in their emotions. Loved it.

Chris: *Starts telling Bort how he came to know Tom* Bort: *Interrupts Chris to ask how he came to know Tom*

This was legitimately one of the best podcast episodes I have listened to in a long time. As a younger man it is very inspiring to see the two of you put such importance on your families

Chris Distefano is my favourite person in comedy and to see him being so really brought tears to my eyes. I love you guys so much, thank you for bringing joy to our lives ❤️

one of the best podcast ive ever listened to. once i seen Chris was on the episode i thought to myself, this'll be hilarious. i never would have expected id be crying most of the episode. all i want is to be able to wrap my little one up in a bearhug and let her know how much i love her, and i'll never miss another day of her life. after watching this i have a new kind of respect for the both of them. as weird as this might sound, i really needed this episode to happen. thank you

Didn't expect to ever have an episode of 2 Bears make me cry. Lots of love and respect for Chris.

Bert saying he's "too analytical" is hilarious

The crying over being at home with their daughters! This is what shows they really care about their families.

I usually only listen to the show on podcast but I just HAD to look this up to see this. You guys made me cry. Your kids will totally appreciate all your hard work one day. Please make that time for your kids though when you can. For your own mental health and well being. And your family's. We, your fans understand everyone needs time off. Hang in there.

I never thought Chrissy and Bert would make me cry, but yet here I am. 🤣 😭 Damn.

I loved Chrissy being vulnerable and Bert acknowledging men that put in honest effort and heart into being a dad.

“You put on your Bruno Mars hat and you came out here and you said I’m the new Indiana Jones bitch.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The vulnerability on this episode is awesome. As father of 2 young children, this hit home for me. Love you guys, this was almost therapy for me. I appreciate you.

Wow what a podcast. The moment between them talking about their daughters was so touching and genuine. I have a new respect for both of these guys and hope their careers continue for a long time.

Y’all got me with being a dad from a distance. I teared up with y’all. That took me back to my deployments and missing out and watching them on Skype. Y’all bring us joy and laughter we appreciate the sacrifice y’all make for real. Thanks fellas.

Seeing Chrissy get emotional about his children was heartwarming…

This is one of the best 2Bears. Getting a peak inside the ins and outs of comedy showbiz on top of Bert laughing saying, "it doesn't get better". Laughter through tears is the best. I love love love 2 Bears 🐻🐻

I didn’t know I could simultaneously feel such deep empathetic pain, and genuinely laugh at the same time. That was the most wild emotional roller coaster ride when you guys were talking about your kids. I have little ones, and my husband and I both work full time. I bust my butt and have a lot of drive and goals, but in that pursuit, I’ve lost so much time with my kids. And At the end of a long day, my kids get what is left of me. It really hit home. And made me take a step back and remember how much I begged my mom to stop working just a bit so we could hang out, and I’m becoming that way in the pursuit of reaching a high level position one day. But at what cost? The most impressionable moments of their lives? And Bert’s story about messing up with parenting style for a bit, but having that redemption moment when his daughter felt truly seen for the first time, that both ripped my heart out, and inspired me to reevaluate my reactions with my kids. Absolutely loved this episode. It was hilarious and just real, and was honestly what I needed today!

This was a great episode. I’m not a dad, but when Bert and Chris got emotional about their kids, I felt that. Pure genuine moment.

These are the reasons I will always follow Bert, Tom and Chris…the authenticity of these shows and the readability is second to none…especially when it comes to the dad talk…it all hits home.

Bert: “I love history” *references the story of Caesar and says it’s Greek*

I'm really glad I watched this when I did. I just had my first child/daughter 10 days ago and am also going into a career as a long-haul pilot. Their conversation at 1:10:00 really hit home for me and it taught me how precious time with her will be and that I have to make the most out of it. Thank you Chris and Bert for the amazing episode. This is seriously one of the best Two Bears episodes I've watched and I've been a fan since the very beginning.

I didn’t expect Chris to get emotional like that

One of the best shows with Chris “is this the clip?” Laughing and crying is the best

This is probably the most Genuine, Heartfelt and Beautiful podcast episode I’ve ever seen. You two are AMAZING men and great Fathers. 💪🏽❤️

This was the best podcast Bert has done. Was awesome to see two guys so in love with being Dads. As a Mom, it was refreshing. Showed a lot of strength to be that vulnerable. Chris and Bert, great job!

“I always talk about this on stage sometimes” - Bart

hahaha "How old are your kids now?" "I don't know" because we all know what happened last episode when Burt said his kids ages lmao

Loved the energy of this podcast. Very real. Very raw. Helpful to see two men I respect be open about an issue that most struggle with. Thank you guys for this conversation

This conversation is everything. Hilarious and heartfelt. I love you both for this.

Chris and Bert are so awesome for not cutting out that emotional part. It truly shows what they go through sacrificing family time to try and MAKE US LAUGH. I hope Chris and Bert read this. Thank you both so mush.

“Im trying to have a drink every 21 days.” “You wanna have a drink right now?” “Yeah lets have a drink, i did drink yesterday too.” Lol

The best parts of this show are being able to relate as a father. Thank you guys for everything you do 😊

I’ve heard Chris talk about missing out on his daughters swim meets etc. but I have never seen him get so emotional and part of me is tearing up and part of me is dying laughing at Bert’s reaction

Chris, if you really know Bert, you should care that he used his hand to serve the ice.

As fellow dad trying to figure it all out (secret time :: every dad is trying to figure it out) this was easily one of the best 2 Bears ever. Thanks fellas!

Crazy to see the conversation slowly shift into a verrrry real heart to heart conversation throughout this pod. Crazy.

Literally probably in my top 5 podcast episodes of any podcast ever. Its amazing we get to connect to these comedians through podcasts, being part of the laughs and the cries. Chris saying 'is this the clip' absolutely slayed me. Much love to you guys