By Shannon Kirsch, Special to OnMilwaukee   Published Mar 16, 2016 at 11:36 AM

Comedian David Cross was not scared to voice his liberal viewpoints at The Pabst last night in appearance that was part of his "Make America Great Again" tour.

You might remember Cross from his eccentric never-nude character, Tobias Funke, on Fox’s "Arrested Development," who famously "blue himself." He also c0-created and co-starred in HBO’s "Mr. Show" and is currently on Netflix’s "W/Bob and David."

Known for his offbeat comedy, Cross took the stage looking scraggly, donning a sea captain’s beard accompanied by a plaid shirt and a baseball cap. It was disconcerting to folks used to seeing him with a mustache and proudly presenting his bald head.

Cross started out with light observational humor about his travels across America during his tour and about his cheese curd-fueled weight gain. However, about a half hour in, he began tackling hot political topics and was not shy about expressing his political opinions.

Since yesterday was another Super Tuesday, Cross asked the audience if they knew the outcomes of the day's primary races and said he was crossing his fingers that Bernie Sanders would win one. He railed against Trump, saying none of his policies make any sense and even went as far as to call him "Klan-tastic," referring to how he took his sweet time in disavowing support from the KKK.

Cross adopted a Southern accent while pretending to be an uninformed Trump supporter, which hit well with the audience. He touched upon the ridiculousness of the phrase "Make America great again," which he adopted – clearly ironically – as the name of his tour.

He went on to rant about how mortified he was with how the country was dealing with gun control. Cross cited the Sandy Hook incident, saying it obviously wasn’t enough to actually do anything to help curb gun violence. He wasn’t afraid to take things to the next level and talked about how a senator who supports the NRA would feel if his kid was shot to death. He also talked about how unstable people shouldn’t be carrying firearms, and in referring to the police, said "Blue lives murder."

An avowed atheist, Cross riffed covered how weird religion is, saying he finds it odd that Catholics "eat" Jesus, and adding that the Pope isn’t actually that cool.

During the show, Cross allowed a little old woman to answer a question. Before he even got to ask her question, however, she proceeded to launch into a rambling story. Hardly anyone in the audience could hear what she was saying, and Cross did not help much in bringing the rest of us into the conversation (nor did he even get to ask his question). It got to a point where people were yelling at her to stop.

The encore was unusual, as well. Cross came back out reading from a magazine about Einstein's greatness. I thought maybe he was trying to leave us with an inspiring quote, but it turned out the magazine was actually just a catalog for plates.

All in all, the show was a great mix of political commentary and general observational humor, told by a passionate man with a big beard.