Meet Kyle Bergstresser, a Toronto-based comic whose high-energy, act-out-heavy model blends the boundaries of stand-up and sketch comedy. Describing his method as a mixture between Rory Scovel and Pete Holmes, Kyle embraces a wild, chaotic efficiency model that always appears like a whirlwind of characters and absurdity.
How would you describe your comedy model?
I’ve been instructed it’s like a mixture of Rory Scovel and Pete Holmes. However to explain it with out referencing another person, I’m like a man who does so many silly act-outs that it’s principally sketch comedy.
Who’re a few of your influences?
I began in Winnipeg so the primary folks I noticed that made me notice I may very well be bizarre up there can be Tim Grey, Ryan Ash, J.D Renaud, Dana Smith and a man simply named Keener. They’re all so good and so singular.
There’s so many extra, and I’m gonna continuously identify too many comedians as a result of all of them imply lots to me. Mark Little, Andy Samberg, Jenny Slate, Nick Kroll, Tim Robinson, Chris Locke, Maria Bamford, Pat Thornton, Jackie Pirico, Carmen Christopher, Tim Heidecker, Conner O’Malley. Simply anybody getting up there being a loopy ass.
And my entire household, grandparents/uncles & aunts included. I’ve seen everybody in my prolonged household snort till they cry and the older I get the extra I notice how cool that’s.
Who was your favorite comic rising up?
Once I was 7 I discovered Invoice Hicks & Richard Pryor and I knew I wished to smoke cigs & be a fact teller identical to them.
Haha no, It’s embarrassing and bizarre, however my mother and father performed it fairly secure so the primary comedy album I ever heard was a Jeff Foxworthy CD that was all about marriage and rednecks and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. I listened to it like 1000 instances and confirmed all my 10-year-old buddies and all of us one way or the other discovered it relatable.
Additionally some cassette tape in my dad’s truck of a Christian comic who had some bit about how god made it so veggies solely style good while you prepare dinner out the vitamins. He was like “Ain’t our lord and saviour funny that way?” And I used to be like “Yes Mark. And I would like to do this someday”
Who’s your favorite comic now?
I at all times cherished John Mulaney, which is hard cuz he confirmed his ass slightly bit in the previous couple of years. However I’ve determined that I don’t want my comedians to be coke-free or nice husbands, so long as they’re not whole monsters, so I nonetheless love him!
However no comic has ever made me snort as onerous as Chris Locke. And so far as I do know, he is an efficient husband! Ka-ching!!!
What’s your pre-show ritual?
– 2 iced coffees, 55 pushups, scream right into a bunched-up sweater, do tha completely satisfied dance
– Okay…
– Sorry not finished. Examine the hair, fast granola bar, center finger to the sky for all my deceased buddies who by no means bothered to catch a present, kiss my motha effin spouse, placed on my present shirt (Ironic NASCAR tee)
– This can be a quite simple query you don’t must do a complete factor
– I’m not finished. BIG glass of Sprite, dust off the shoulder dance, spouse needs one other kiss, oh brother
– We have now to maneuver on
– Give her the kiss. She’s begging for extra. Our large fats son is correct there. She’s gotta cool off. He’s a really curious boy. I inform her she’s getting it later tonight. Kneel down and inform my large son he’s good simply as he’s. Shove him over to remind him who’s boss. Center finger to the sky once more for all of the instances God didn’t present.
– Cease this
– Shadowbox, spouse shoves me over, little play struggle, that will get it out of our techniques, she’ll nonetheless get it later, out the door by 7:20.
– Okay, what’s it actually?
– Nothing actually I simply often get diarrhea
What’s your favorite place you may have carried out? Why?
I simply did a tremendous present known as The Expertise Present at The Burdock and it was the most effective units I’ve ever had, so perhaps there? I like Comedy Bar, Tonight Bar and Tallboys however I’ve carried out there so many instances that I’ve had sufficient bizarre units to wash off a number of the shine, ?
What’s your favorite bit you may have written and why had been you happy with it?
I’ve a joke concerning the Joker and the way critically we take him that I believe is a reasonably good observational factor.
However my favorite proper now’s a really silly, alternate actuality bit about how I’m protesting Consumers Drug Mart for promoting vibrators however not fleshlights. I like what it says a few sure sort of sexy, mens rights man and I like seeing how lengthy it takes for the viewers to comprehend I’m not really like that. Typically they by no means do! Ka-ching!!
What’s your favorite medium for listening or discovering new comics/comedians?
You gotta go to dwell reveals. There’s a lot pausing and eye contact and references to earlier units and slight changes to the vibe which you could’t put right into a recording. Nobody will ever be pretty much as good in an album or a particular or a silly 45-second clip as they’re dwell.
Inform us a joke about your metropolis.
Not a joke however my dwelling city in Manitoba is known as Morris and it’s like, vaguely cowboy-themed, which is humorous as hell to me. I like it however at any time when I go to I do not forget that it’s form of finished up with like a “yee-haw” esthetic. Like a Seventh-grade dance the place the theme is Giddy Up. Hilarious. Additionally, the fireplace hydrants are all painted like loony tunes guys? However then one among them is Bart Simpson. It’s only a hell of a spot to develop up.
Do you may have something to advertise proper now?
I run a silly month-to-month present on Saturdays at Comedy Bar known as Crap Ass. It’s like a quiz-style gameshow however all of the solutions are pretend and it’s very chaotic and meta and enjoyable.
I additionally do comedy all around the metropolis. It’s all on my Linktree and/or my Instagram.
The place can we comply with you?
Linktree | Instagram
PAY IT FORWARD: Who’s one other native comedian/comic we must always find out about?
I may identify 100 there’s so many locals that I like lots. Melanie Dahling, Angie St Mars, Sarah London, Will Kristiansen, Lily Langen, Isabel Zawtun, oh no that is too many. Noah Maloney is insane in a good way, so is Laura McLean. Amar Singh is gonna be world-famous! Jack Hirschfield! Kyle Patan! Okay, there’s extra however I’ll cease there. (Ka-ching!!)
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