get a rise out of

Rarely if ever does one get the sense that they’re engaging in shtick to get a rise out of theatergoers.

Baldwin's Baier tried endlessly to get a rise out of Rudolph's Harris, wondering if she thought Trump voters were "morons" and asking if she knew she is "very sexy" when she's angry.

“TJ Simers was acerbic, witty, cranky and knew how to get a rise out of people,” Southern California sportswriter Janis Carr tweeted Monday.

Whether Maher's ignorance is feigned or genuine is beside the point, because he knows just mentioning the name and those two little words is enough to get a rise out of the public.

It once seemed like a dark joke to say that Trump would eventually resort to kicking puppies to get a rise out of people.