Vault: Jeff Surprises Bert With Wyclef in Studio

Summary

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The Bert Show – Vault: Jeff Surprises Bert With Wyclef in Studio

Release Date: May 22, 2026
Featured Guest: Wyclef Jean

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Episode Overview

This lively episode centers around Jeff surprising main host Bert with a visit from the legendary Wyclef Jean, best known for his work with the Fugees and as a solo artist. The show’s signature blend of humor, authenticity, and behind-the-scenes banter is on full display. The hosts touch on everything from embarrassing medical check-ups and practical jokes to heartfelt talk about music, nostalgia, and Atlanta culture.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Bert’s Blindfolded Surprise (01:30 – 04:00)

• The episode kicks off with Bert being blindfolded by his co-hosts under Jeff's instructions.

• Bert shares his trust issues due to Jeff’s history of pranks, making everyone wonder what the real surprise could be.

• The team teases Bert’s reactions, poking fun at his discomfort and anxiety.

  • Quote:
    “I don't like to have anything over my eyes. Like, this freaking me out.”
    — Bert (02:01)

2. Wyclef Jean Appears in Studio (04:00 – 06:00)

• The blindfold is removed to reveal Wyclef Jean in the studio, leaving Bert utterly delighted.

• The moment is filled with laughter as Wyclef instantly riffs on Bert’s recent doctor visit and medical “adventures.”

  • Quote:
    “Yo, this is Wyclef!”
    — Wyclef Jean (03:48)
    “No way. Yeah. Awesome.”
    — Bert (03:50)

3. Humorous Medical Talk & Icebreaker (04:11 – 05:48)

• The group breaks the ice with jokes about male physicals and colonics, with Wyclef sharing his own awkward experiences.

• The banter gets everyone laughing and sets a relaxed tone for the rest of the conversation.

  • Memorable Exchange:
    “Sorry about the... the thumb in the butt.”
    — Wyclef Jean (04:11)
    “I tell you, if it was just the thumb, I'd have been okay. But I think he went full arm on.”
    — Bert (04:17)

4. Wyclef’s Purpose in Atlanta & Social Good (06:38 – 08:20)

• Wyclef reveals he's in Atlanta promoting the Timberland Yellow Haiti Boots partnership, which helps support tree planting in Haiti.

• He highlights the philanthropic angle—$2 from each boot sold goes toward reforesting Haiti—and details appearances at Underground Atlanta and Southlake Mall.

• The discussion touches on a recent bomb scare involving a mall Santa and a man dressed as an elf, leading to more laughs.

  • Quote:
    “When you pick up these Timberland boots, $2 of the boot goes back to tree planting in Haiti, which is where you're from, which is where I'm from… get something that really matters.”
    — Wyclef Jean (06:40)

5. Music Nostalgia – Fugees Reunion? (09:05 – 12:58)

• Bert asks Wyclef about the persistent rumors surrounding a Fugees reunion.

• Wyclef reflects on the mythos of the group, the challenges of recapturing their original magic, and his pride in their legacy.

• He shares his philosophy on making great music and his focus as a producer and songwriter, mentioning his collaborations with Shakira (“Hips Don’t Lie”) and Santana (“Maria Maria”).

  • Quote:
    “I'm the Martin Luther King of the Fugees… I'd rather live on the myth of a great album than do something that's mediocre.”
    — Wyclef Jean (09:13)
    “…coming from Haiti…and deciding that I'm gonna build a studio, like, right behind a crack house…which turned out to be The Score…is probably one of the most amazing stories of my life.”
    — Wyclef Jean (10:51)

6. Handling Pressures of Iconic Group Legacy (11:35 – 12:58)

• Bert suggests reunions put groups in a “no-win situation.”

• Wyclef responds with optimism, noting great music always prevails, and highlights the difference between performing hits and writing new classics.

• He candidly addresses the business of songwriting and publishing, contrasting money earned from Fugees hits versus his own penned global smashes.

  • Quote:
    “If I was with the Fugees, maybe I wouldn't have gave you ‘Hips Don't Lie’. Maybe I wouldn't have gave you ‘The Sweetest Girl’.”
    — Wyclef Jean (11:46)

7. Local Atlanta Culture – The “No More Hotlanta” Campaign (12:58 – 13:50)

• The co-hosts recruit Wyclef for their tongue-in-cheek “No More Hotlanta” campaign, explaining how locals shun the old “Hotlanta” nickname in favor of “the A” or “ATL.”

• Wyclef agrees to help spread the word to his millions of followers.

  • Quote:
    “No more Hotlanta.”
    — Wyclef Jean (13:41)

8. Wrap-Up and Closing Banter (14:00 – 14:47)

• The team jokes again about mall appearances and the bomb-scare elf, then thank Wyclef for the visit.

• Bert expresses heartfelt gratitude, describing the encounter as “a dream come true.”

  • Quote:
    “Wyclef, it’s awesome to have you in here…This is a dream come true for me. So thanks, man.”
    — Bert (14:38)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I got one shot to talk to Wyclef and I just spent 4 minutes and 55 seconds talking about his ass.” — Bert (05:42)
• “We’re in a radio studio at 7:45 talking about colonics. But you know what? It’s close.” — Co-host 3 (06:32)
• “If you could touch a million people for us, that would be awesome.” — Bert (13:48)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |---------------|---------------------------------------------------------| | 01:30–02:28 | Bert’s blindfold and anticipation of the surprise | | 03:48–04:11 | Wyclef Jean surprise reveal | | 04:11–05:35 | Medical jokes and colonic stories | | 06:40–08:20 | Timberland Haiti Boot partnership & Atlanta bomb scare | | 09:05–10:51 | Fugees reunion rumors and nostalgia | | 11:35–12:58 | The pressure and reality of the group’s legacy | | 12:58–13:50 | "No More Hotlanta" campaign | | 14:38–14:47 | Bert thanks Wyclef and wraps up the segment |

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Tone and Style

The episode is authentic, warm, and peppered with the show's natural comedic back-and-forth. Laughter is frequent, and both hosts and guest keep it lighthearted—even during honest reflections about creative challenges and personal growth. Wyclef’s storytelling is charismatic and candid, matching the Bert Show’s “real and funny” mantra.

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This summary covers the key moments and themes—perfect for anyone who missed this high-energy, heartwarming, and hilarious Bert Show episode featuring Wyclef Jean’s unforgettable guest appearance.

Transcript

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[Bert (Main Host)]

The Bird show so Jeff said earlier this. Well, why don't you guys. It's really hard to talk with a blindfold on.

[Co-host 1]

That's odd. That's an odd thing to say.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Two different senses working, but I can't get them working together.

[Co-host 2]

Jeff set up a surprise for Bert this morning that he's gonna be really excited about. He just has no idea what's happening. So we actually told him to put on a blindfold. So he has on the eye mask that I normally sleep with on his eyes and he can't see anything right now.

[Co-host 3]

It's really weird in him out too, like his hands and doing weird things.

[Bert (Main Host)]

I don't like to have anything over my eyes. Like, this freaking me out.

[Co-host 2]

He's getting claustrophobic.

[Co-host 3]

Do you want to put your hand on Wendy's elbow? Like, Stevie went.

[Co-host 1]

But, yeah, Jeff. I mean, we tease Jeff because sometimes he, you know, can play practical jokes. And so I think Bert is having trust issues right now with Jeff because it's like, well, he's got this surprise. I'm blindfolded. I don't know what's going on.

[Bert (Main Host)]

And.

[Co-host 1]

And, you know, he's wondering if this is going to be a huge success or if it's going to be just something to tease Bert about.

[Bert (Main Host)]

And Jeff has certainly given us enough reasons over the year not to trust him. But the fact that you guys know what it is and I'm blindfolded gives me some kind of comfort.

[Co-host 3]

Here's the deal. It's been a rough week for Burt. You know, it's getting that bad. It's getting. Well, you had, like. It's getting close to Christmas, which is stressful. And then also there's like a kind of a corporate meeting that was just not fun. And then he had to go to the doctor and get the finger in the butt thing.

[Co-host 2]

Oh, yeah.

[Bert (Main Host)]

That was the highlight of the week, actually.

[Co-host 3]

You know that physical go.

[Co-host 1]

Well, yesterday, they burnt.

[Bert (Main Host)]

I got through it. I almost escaped, actually. Like, he did the whole physical part, and he was walking out the door when I. And I'm in my head going, he's not doing it. He's not doing it. And as he opened the door, he's like, oh, yeah, you're over 40 now, right? Oh, turn back around. And yeah, I thought I almost escaped.

[Co-host 3]

So Bert has remarked many times that there is one couple of things, but there is something that consistently will put Bert in a great mood.

[Bert (Main Host)]

I already know what you've done. This is awesome. I knew it when you said it.

[Wyclef Jean]

Yo, this is why I call it.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Yeah, man. No way. Yeah. Awesome.

[Co-host 3]

WCF in studio.

[Bert (Main Host)]

I knew it. I knew it. This is awesome. How are you?

[Wyclef Jean]

I'm good, man. And sorry about the. The thumb in the butt.

[Bert (Main Host)]

I tell you, if it was just the thumb, I'd have been okay. But I think he went full arm on.

[Wyclef Jean]

But you are right, you know. You know, when you pass 40, you gotta get that.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Have you been having to get that done now for a couple years?

[Wyclef Jean]

Not yet. I'm 37, let me tell you, dude. So I'm getting scared. I don't wanna be 40.

[Bert (Main Host)]

You'll know as soon as you walk in the room. They've got, like, this big old glob of, like, ointment, and there's a rubber glove next to it, and you're like, I'm 40. It's time.

[Wyclef Jean]

I did a colonic before, though.

[Co-host 2]

Oh, what was that like?

[Wyclef Jean]

I mean, it was painful.

[Co-host 1]

I would just.

[Wyclef Jean]

The first one was painful.

[Co-host 2]

I would just be embarrassed by somebody else being in the room.

[Wyclef Jean]

No, the crazy thing is, like, the person who's in the room with you, I mean, you know what you going through, and they trying to make it seem like. Like there's nothing going on. I'm like, yo, woman, you're putting something in my butt. You know, there's stuff coming out. Hey, how's your day? How's the. I'm like, I don't feel good right now.

[Bert (Main Host)]

People swear by it, though. Like, if you go once, you keep going back. Gone back more than once.

[Wyclef Jean]

Yeah, yeah, I went back, man. You know, I go, like, once a year.

[Co-host 2]

You feel better afterwards, like, what's the feeling?

[Wyclef Jean]

No, actually, I'm just a freak.

[Co-host 3]

He goes back for the conversation because it's where he gets all caught up.

[Bert (Main Host)]

I got one shot to talk to Wycliffe, and I just spent 4 minutes and 55 seconds talking about his ass.

[Co-host 3]

I know

[Commercial Announcer 3]

we.

[Co-host 3]

We had the camera on Bert's face for the surprise, but I think the real surprise was Wyclef's face when I explained that part of the reason we're doing this is because Burt went to the doctor for that yesterday.

[Bert (Main Host)]

It is so great having you in here. I have really been a fan for years, man.

[Wyclef Jean]

Thank you, man. Thank you so much.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Obviously, it started off with the Fugees, and Carnival is the album that I'll put in whenever I'm going out and I want to be in a good mood or I want to work out. That's the one, man.

[Wyclef Jean]

Thank you so much, man. Appreciate that.

[Co-host 2]

So it's been ringtones and ring backs for years.

[Bert (Main Host)]

You're the dude for me, man. I wish this wasn't some VIP club, you know, somewhere, and we were, you know, partying it up a little bit. That's how I had it in my head.

[Commercial Disclaimer Voice]

But that's going to work.

[Wyclef Jean]

Yeah, but we're not.

[Co-host 3]

We're in a radio studio at 7:45 talking about colonics. But you know what? It's close.

[Bert (Main Host)]

What are you doing in town, man?

[Wyclef Jean]

I'm out here promoting these boots. Timberland yellow Haiti boots. You know, I just did a big partnership with Timberland, and today we're actually gonna be at the Underground Atlanta. And the idea is, when you pick up These Timberland boots, $2 of the boot goes back to tree planting in Haiti, which is where you're from, which is where I'm from. And the idea is this holiday, not only can you just, you know, get something, but get something that really matters. So the idea is it is gonna be kinda cold out here. So when you get your Timberlands, make sure you get the ones that say Yele Haiti on them. Actually. You'll be making a difference and stuff. And we're also gonna be at the mall, south lake Mall at 7 o'. Clock. It went through my Twitter yesterday that there was a bomb scare at that mall.

[Co-host 3]

Oh, that's the Santa Claus.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Did you hear about this? The details on this thing are so scary. Have you heard about this?

[Wyclef Jean]

No. Break it down.

[Bert (Main Host)]

It's almost, it's comical, it's almost embarrassing that Atlanta's gonna be branded with this today.

[Co-host 1]

Yeah. Because the mall Santa there was having a receiving line for pictures and there was a guy that was dressed like an elf that was in line and to take a picture with Santa. And once he got up there, he let him know that he had dynamite in his bag. So the Santa went to the mall security said this dude's got, you know, a bomb or something. And then they had the police come out and they had to evacuate the mall.

[Co-host 2]

So the guy was actually dressed like an elf. Comment earlier was hilarious.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Yeah, I thought it was like a little person, like a full grown man.

[Co-host 2]

No, no, the pickup line, which was

[Bert (Main Host)]

what you said you thought that the

[Co-host 2]

dynamite in his pants was like just like a bad pickup line, like some

[Bert (Main Host)]

sexual pickup line, like, you want to see the dynamite that I have in my bag? Yeah, but it was a real deal. So that's the mall that going to be at.

[Wyclef Jean]

Yeah, so we going to be there. So I mean, hopefully I won't run into this dude, but can you do it? I do. It's all good. I'll get him. I'll have him buy a pair of yellow Haiti terminal.

[Co-host 3]

Can you do us a favor? And when you go to other cities and you're telling, you know, if it comes up that one of your events was canceled, can you not tell them it was because it was a bomb carrying elf?

[Wyclef Jean]

No, no, I got you. Cool. I'm more interested in the blindfold thing because I'm from Brooklyn. So early in the morning, blindfolding somebody's kind of scary. When I came in here, man, I can't front to you, man. I was like, yo, somebody gonna let y' all gonna blindfold this dude, then I'm gonna walk in. What if this guy freak out, start moving his hand, punch me in my face. What the fuck gonna go on?

[Bert (Main Host)]

What's going on with Fugees here, man? One year, I hear you guys are getting back. The next year, I hear, like, you're fed up trying to put the whole project together. Then I hear it's going back on again.

[Wyclef Jean]

Yeah, well, I mean, you know, I'm the Martin Luther King of the Fugees. So, I mean, we went definitely. We did Dave Chappelle Block Party. Big shout out to Dave Chappelle. The funny thing, everybody was trying to get the Fugees together, but somehow Dave Chappelle was able to get all three of us in a room and hypnotize us with his voice and was like, you will do my show. You will do my show. And then we did the Dave Chappelle Show. Definitely attempted to go back to the studio. But me as a producer, it has to feel a certain way. So I'd rather live on the myth of a great album than do something that's mediocre. Cause, you know, if you've heard artists come back and you're like, man, it don't sound like one. So I basically just moved on. And I got with Shakira. I did the Hips Don't Lie. Maria. Maria Santana. Right now I have a mixtape out with DJ Drama, and my next Wyclef Jean album is coming out next year. So as far as the Fugees, hopefully they can catch up before I turn 40. You know what I mean? But I'm moving full throttle with a lot of production, and I have a lot of great music coming out. You know, with the Fugees situation, I think because the Fugees are like the hip hop Beatles, I always feel like Paul McCartney, where it doesn't matter whatever I'm doing, you know, they're like, man, yeah, Paul, you're great. So when is the Beatles gonna have an album?

[Bert (Main Host)]

Are you over people asking you about it? Would you just wish they wouldn't ask you about it? Or is it sort of like a. Almost like a badge of honor that that band was so good and so memorable that people want you to be together?

[Wyclef Jean]

I mean, it's definitely a badge of honor. Because understand, like, you know, coming from where I came from, Haiti, you know, and growing up in the projects of Brooklyn and moving to New Jersey and deciding that I'm gonna build a studio, like, right behind a crack house, and inside of this studio, I'm gonna do an Album, which turned out to be the score, is probably one of the most amazing stories of my life. So in that sense, I think that's why when people hear the Fugees, beyond the music people felt. I always tell people, you know, you can have hits, but a cultural phenomenon is something else where people feel like you're doing music where you're putting people together. So I always walk with that back.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Is it a no win situation for you guys? I mean, it was so big, Fujis were so big, that even if you reunite and you do great music, it'll always be compared to the first one. So it's a lose, lose all the way around.

[Wyclef Jean]

No, it's not a lose, lose all the way around. I think, you know, great music always prevails. I mean, when you have the Beatles catalogs, you have certain things you like more. Or if you have Miles Davis catalog, I think great music is great music, you know? But I always say, like, the biggest song of all time is so for example, the Fugees Killing Me Softly. I was like, one time, two time, right? And it was great for the band. I made somebody a whole lot of money, but I didn't make that money because I didn't write the song. Right now, you take a song like Hipstone Lie, Shakira that I wrote. You know what I mean? And then that song gets as much airplay as Michael Jackson in the Elvis song. Now all of that money and that publishing comes to me. So, you know, in the big scope of things, you know, as a writer, sometimes it's beneficial for me. So you always gotta look at it like, okay, well, if I was with the Fugees, maybe I wouldn't have gave you Hips Don't Lie. Maybe I wouldn't have gave you the sweetest girl. Maybe I. So I don't really think back like that. I'm just like, you know, if they ever get back together, I definitely know with the tone and the pulse that I'm on, the music will definitely come out great. Yeah.

[Co-host 2]

You know, I think we need to get Wyclef Jean on our no More Hotlanta campaign.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Yeah, that's what all the calls are about right now.

[Co-host 2]

Okay, that's just about to take five of them.

[Bert (Main Host)]

You want to try to explain it to them?

[Co-host 2]

Well, basically, everybody who doesn't live in Atlanta still calls Atlanta Hotlanta.

[Wyclef Jean]

Okay.

[Co-host 2]

But if you live here, it's kind of old and cheesy, and it's kind of corny.

[Bert (Main Host)]

It represents old school. We're past it.

[Co-host 2]

We're Just like trying to grow as a city and move on from it. So we're trying to enlist everybody to help us with the no more Hotlanta campaign. So call it the A. Call it the atl, just not Hotlanta. And if you can pass along the word to your celeb friends, we're thinking. Cause it'll start a movement.

[Bert (Main Host)]

You know, when it comes up, I'll

[Wyclef Jean]

send it on my Clef. I have like over a million people.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Oh, that would be awesome. Perfect.

[Wyclef Jean]

No more Hotlanta.

[Bert (Main Host)]

You know, you could tell them that you're in Atlanta and just let them know that we don't refer to it as Hotlanta anymore.

[Wyclef Jean]

Okay, I got you.

[Co-host 2]

Nice.

[Bert (Main Host)]

I mean, if you could touch a million people for us, that would be awesome.

[Wyclef Jean]

Yeah, I'll let them know right away.

[Co-host 1]

Yeah, big.

[Bert (Main Host)]

All right. So again, you are gonna be at the same mall where the elf scares Santa. Elf with dynamite. Reschedule.

[Co-host 1]

Straight at a whole different.

[Co-host 3]

On account of elf with bomb. Reschedule.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Is that today?

[Wyclef Jean]

Yeah, it's today. It's definitely on and it's gonna happen. Demol sent a text and it was like, everything is back in order. There's nothing to worry about. Why Clef? You'll be okay. I mean. Cause the worst thing I wanna do is go back to Brooklyn or don't make it back to Brooklyn. They're like, what happened, man? Clef went to Hotland. Oh, I'm sorry. I mean, you know, Clef went to Atlanta. You know, him and Santa, you know, they went to this mall and they got. They got like blown up by some elf.

[Bert (Main Host)]

That's not a good way to end the legacy, man. That is not a good way. Wyclef, it's awesome to have you in here. Thanks for the surprise, man. This really is like. This is a dream come true for me. So thanks, man.

[Wyclef Jean]

Thank you.

[Bert (Main Host)]

Get it the Bird Show.

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