01-10-25 - Big Jay Oakerson - Tempe Improv - In Studio

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode Summary: "Big Jay Oakerson - Tempe Improv - In Studio" Release Date: January 10, 2025

In this lively episode of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" on 98 KUPD, hosts John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo engage with comedian Big Jay Oakerson, discussing his recent experiences at the Tempe Improv and sharing amusing anecdotes from the world of entertainment. The conversation delves into concert dynamics, celebrity interactions, merchandise mishaps, and humorous takes on popular culture.

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Concert Experiences and Celebrity Interactions

Big Jay Oakerson opens the discussion by recounting his attendance at a Limp Bizkit concert featuring Corey Feldman. He describes the chaotic yet entertaining environment, emphasizing Fred Durst's unpredictable behavior on stage.

• Fred Durst's On-Stage Antics:

  "Fred Durst is an evil genius."
  [02:23]

  Big Jay elaborates on Fred Durst's confrontational approach during performances, highlighting instances where Durst verbally points fingers at his band members:

  "He's pissed in that band. He is not afraid to in front of the audience really give a good finger pointing."
  [02:27]

• Corey Feldman's Performance:

  "Corey Feldman... does awful."
  [07:06]

  Big Jay criticizes Feldman's stage presence, suggesting that Durst's management of Feldman leaves much to be desired:

  "He's actually... way meaner than you or I have ever been."
  [11:40]

Merchandise Misprints and Fan Interactions

The conversation takes a humorous turn as Big Jay and the unknown co-host discuss the peculiar merchandise available at the concert.

• "I Cannot Breathe" Misprint:

  "It's a wrong sign. So you fumbled the three word."
  [14:07]

  They laugh over a misprinted merchandise item featuring the phrase "I cannot breathe," debating its implications and the error in design.

• Corey Feldman Funko Pop:

  "They sold out of the glitter."
  [16:12]

  Big Jay shares his experience purchasing a Funko Pop of Corey Feldman, noting the unique designs and the high demand among fans.

Insights into the Entertainment Industry

The hosts delve into broader topics within the entertainment sphere, offering humorous critiques and observations.

• Adam Sandler Movies:

  "All those Adam Sandler movies. Which is almost a bummer that they're gonna do."
  [17:20]

  Big Jay expresses skepticism about the quality of upcoming Adam Sandler films, attributing it to perceived laziness and poor scripting.

• Reality Shows and Scare Tactics:

  "They're just kidding. Scare tactic."
  [21:00]

  The discussion touches on the evolution of reality TV shows like "Fear Factor," with Big Jay reminiscing about the original's more intense and genuine approach compared to current iterations.

Humorous Anecdotes and Pop Culture References

Throughout the episode, Big Jay and the co-hosts share a series of humorous stories and pop culture references, adding depth and entertainment value to the conversation.

• Kendrick Lamar Incident:

  "Kendrick Lamar brought the white girl on stage... That's one of my favorite music stories."
  [09:27]

  They recount an incident where Kendrick Lamar invited a fan on stage, leading to an awkward yet memorable moment that underscores the unpredictability of live performances.

• "I Cannot Breathe" Vinyl Debate:

  "If it has it at all, it's wrong."
  [14:21]

  The hosts debate the accuracy and appropriateness of branding on merchandise, specifically critiquing the misrepresentation on Corey Feldman's vinyl.

Closing Thoughts and Future Plans

As the episode wraps up, Big Jay Oakerson shares his enthusiasm for future projects and collaborations, maintaining the show's signature blend of humor and candid conversation.

• Upcoming Shows:

  "Big J Okerson. Thanks, man."
  [24:19]

  He expresses gratitude for the platform and hints at upcoming performances, leaving listeners excited for what's to come.

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Notable Quotes:

• Big Jay Oakerson on Fred Durst:

  "Fred Durst is an evil genius."
  [02:23]

• Critique of Corey Feldman’s Performance:

  "He's actually... way meaner than you or I have ever been."
  [11:40]

• Merchandise Mishap:

  "It's a wrong sign. So you fumbled the three word."
  [14:07]

• On Adam Sandler Movies:

  "All those Adam Sandler movies. Which is almost a bummer that they're gonna do."
  [17:20]

• Kendrick Lamar Story:

  "That's one of my favorite music stories."
  [09:27]

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This episode of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" offers an engaging blend of personal experiences, industry insights, and humorous anecdotes, making it a must-listen for fans and newcomers alike. Big Jay Oakerson's candid storytelling and sharp wit provide a memorable addition to Arizona's #1 Morning Radio Show.

Transcript

[John Holmberg]

All right, HMS Podcast, time again to let you know where to go for some great comedy in the Valley this week. Get out to the Tempe Improv on the east side to see Paul Versey on Thursday and Beth Stelling Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Desert Ridge Improv up North features Sarah Weinschenk this Thursday and Joe DeRosa on Friday and Saturday. And downtown at Stand Up Live, check out the very funny Lil Rel performing Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the complete lineups. And for tickets, go to standuplive.com desertridgeimprov.com and tempeimprov.com it's John Holberg here.

[Larry McFeely]

For the amazing people at the Core Institute, life can throw you a curveball now and again. One day you're trucking along, feeling great. Next day your dog smashes into your head and knocks you cold. Or like a KUPD listener told me this week, his dog did a sprint across the backyard directly into the side of his wife's leg and blew her knee up. She needed that need to get fixed and fixed right. Two years later, she's running like she used to again. And it's all thanks to the Core Institute. I went through it, too. And you can get rid of your pain and start saying, yes, I can to all the things you want to do.

[Big J Okerson]

And.

[Larry McFeely]

And all you have to do is trust the experts at the Core Institute. Head there right now. The Core institute dot com.

[Unknown]

You've been deceived by an agent of Satan himself.

He's evil. Sitting right here. Come on. No, no, he's not.

[Big J Okerson]

He's not evil.

[Unknown]

He's just a bit rude.

[Big J Okerson]

98 to you, PT.

[Unknown]

Our privilege to have Big J Okerson right here in the room with us at the 10pm Prov tonight and tomorrow. If you want to go 10pm Prov.com of course. Last time. Our addiction, which is weird. You've been doing it on your show for. I don't know how long we've been on this show. And worlds collided. We didn't know you were doing it. And. And you're probably still doing it, though.

[Big J Okerson]

Whenever it comes up.

[Unknown]

Corey Feldman stuff. And you went to the Limp Bizkit Corey Feldman deal.

[Big J Okerson]

We did indeed. And. And reaction. Well, it was. I mean, the show was world class.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

But everything I was hoping for. But we went to yes to the bonfire, my series show. We all went with a bunch of friends and had a bunch of fans go also to load up to say also. Let's make this the most packed.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

It's been for him. I mean he is the opening act.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

He went on. He was like six, six o'clock.

[Unknown]

Same here. Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

It was so like no one's supposed to be there. But we went there. And when we were all sitting in our seats and he starts to come out. First of all, we were getting ready for. And we got some. Where he comes out. Whatever glitch is happening. The band's at fault. He's pissed in that band.

[Unknown]

He will blame everybody.

[Big J Okerson]

The band is. And you. And he is not afraid to in front of the audience really give a good finger pointing.

[Unknown]

Right.

[Big J Okerson]

Sorry guys. This song normally starts off good, but I hired this moron, I guess. I guess it's hard to find a good guitar player. And you see these guys, they already hate him and hate the music. And then he's insulting them on stage. Like, why am I taking this?

[Unknown]

And I found out why. Jay. We did yesterday. No reason at all. Larry, our program director and I were sitting there and we have a big spring concert coming up. I'm like, we got space for a couple. I'm like, get Feldman. We did this last time. I think there were probably 6,000 people showed up because we wouldn't shut up about it. At 6 o'clock at the thing. And ended up selling out completely. But looking around, you could tell. Corey looked around like this. This is like I'm huge. He doesn't. He's so delusional. So we looked in to see how much he would cost for our festival show. What number do you.

[Big J Okerson]

Do you know how much it would cost?

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

No, we've never gotten that far because we've always asked. We've asked several times for him to be a part of anything. And they're like, no.

[Unknown]

Well, we did once I offered. I asked if he would do our Corey Feldman's our Christmas show. And I guess would be.

[Big J Okerson]

Go ahead 30.

[Unknown]

40 to $70,000.

[Big J Okerson]

What? 70.

[Unknown]

Somebody. Jesus put the 70 on that. So even if we're in the middle there.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

You've spent way too much money for what you're gonna get. Yeah. Oh. And encouraged more to continue and the price to rise.

[Big J Okerson]

So I offered you get seven dust at Skankfest for 40.

[Unknown]

Right. You can get seven. Seven. That shows up a lot.

[Big J Okerson]

A bunch of them though.

[Unknown]

But that I offered them 15000 on the spot.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

And they called like within a minute. Really. So I think the 40, 70 price sitting at the agents negotiable is very much.

[Big J Okerson]

Well, I mean, is it on a weekday?

[Unknown]

Yeah. When do I get to come. But since he went, he probably thinks he's huge now.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, well, and it's our fault. Except he was driving his own equipment truck, which I found very funny. Oh, that's fantastic. He was. I think Fred Durst is an evil genius.

[Unknown]

Yeah, me too.

[Big J Okerson]

Who was completely in on this joke and has to be, for sure. I mean, did you see the video? The best was. And that's what we were waiting for. Well, to get back to the concert. We go, and it's very fun. Everyone's excited that we're there, that we see walking around. And then when we took our seats, a guy comes up. Security comes over to us, and the guy goes. He goes, hey, I'm gonna need to ask you guys to leave. Oh. But it seemed, like, playful enough when he said. We were like, wait, wait. He goes. Now? He goes, I'm just kidding. My name is so. And I'm a big fan. He's like, I'm ahead of security. Oh, nice. Because I'm head of security here. I just wanted you guys to know. I thought you'd find it funny. Like, it's been a thing all day that you guys were coming. He had asked if we were coming, and he said. He said he's a fan. So he was like. He's like, yeah, they're coming.

[Unknown]

Oh, that's.

[Big J Okerson]

And he goes, well, can. He goes, can we keep them from coming? And he was like, well, we can't stop them coming in. They're not threatening you or anything. It's like, they're gonna. He's like, they're here to, like, watch the show.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

And he goes, well, can you at least, like, let me know? He goes, how can I know where they are? And they said. He answered them. I hope this is true. But he said. He said to him. He goes, the place. He goes, they'll be the place where the people are most excited for what's happening. And, I mean, he couldn't be wrong. We looked like. We looked like one plant growing out of, like. Like a desert. It was like everyone was sitting down and just like, there's, like 12 of us. Like, the dance. Knowing all the songs and the dance.

[Unknown]

The weird part is we start realizing that you're singing along. Just be. Just to be tongue in cheek or.

I kept yelling, I love this.

Yeah.

I love that you could hear it.

[Big J Okerson]

And he was. By the way, he's against. The beauty of his delusion is that guy said, it's going to be where they're most excited.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

He sees there's only one pocket of people standing, cheering, you know, like 30 rows back. I mean, excite singing the words, knowing all the words of the song. And in that moment, he knows what we look like. He's not looking over and going, like those guys. We're giving him the day of his life. Why do you not understand? We bring the happiness for you.

[Unknown]

You are getting a better vibe off of this because of us.

[Big J Okerson]

Whatever the reason, Josh, Adam Myers have.

[Unknown]

All the glitches you want. It's still a great show.

[Big J Okerson]

Josh, Adam Myers in the comic ran over, like, when he started going, like, working the sides, like the thrusts of the stage. Josh runs down an aisle to go high five him. Security uninvolved at all. They just let him get up to him. But you see, Corey Feldman at one point goes like, more nervous. And then. And then he like. And then he slap high fives Josh. Because, like. But just the idea of it at first, I'm like, man, you can just get to him. Yeah, like, what? You guys. You guys aren't Limp Bizkit.

[Unknown]

And nobody's going to attack Corey Feldman. If they do, what are you gonna.

At the end when he comes out for the finale.

[Big J Okerson]

Well, there was no. They didn't do that. Well, there was no with. Yes.

[Unknown]

Oh, I had to miss that.

And he does a free form dance.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, they didn't do that at ours.

[Unknown]

Oh, I missed that.

[Big J Okerson]

We didn't get that because they're supposed to open and close break stuff. Yeah, Limp Bizkit, which is also kind of weird.

[Unknown]

That is strange.

[Big J Okerson]

But they did do that. And he's supposed to come out for the last thing. They never got to the second break stuff. They had to cut their mics curfew wise. Oh, yeah, because I don't know. It was a very, like, Fred Durst. I like Lim Bis. They were fun. That he didn't seem to give anything a crap at all. Fred Durst. I mean, talking about a guy going through the motions. I mean, zero emotions. And then he killed a bunch of. This is New Jersey.

[Unknown]

Okay, okay.

[Big J Okerson]

So he. Yeah, Fred Durst way wasn't caring at all. Like, it just seemed like he was kind of phoning it. And then at one point in the middle of the show, he. Are there children here at all? Like actual kids? And then everyone that said they had kids there, if you were like 13 or below, he like, let you come on the stage and kind of stand on the stage, like, or sit on the stage, like around him in a circle while he, like, I don't know. It just wasn't, like, the idea was good, and then it just, like, slowed the show down, and they couldn't finish the show because.

[Unknown]

Scout leader.

Yeah. Is it a good idea, though? I remember the new.

[Big J Okerson]

It looked cool for, like, Jim Florentine, you know, Jim Florentine, Jim Florentine's son. Like, got to go up. So I was like. I saw in the moment of that. You're like, that's cool. I guess.

[Wayne]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

But at the same time, you're like, hey, can we start doing the show again?

[Unknown]

Right? Yeah, we. I went to see Stone Temple Pilots with our new singer and thought that would be a good idea because I'm like, let's see what they've got. The band is incredible. Like, let's see what they've got. And the kid in the front row was singing all the songs with the new singer, and he noticed and he goes, hey, this kid knows all the songs. And he knew all the new ones. Like, the stuff really off the album that. No. And so he grabs the kid's hand, the new lead singer, pulls him up there and gives him the mic. And then you hear the worst noise ever, which is, you know, I am smelling like, no, no, no, no. That's why I'm here. I paid for him to not child, though. Like, there's a reason I don't have kids. I don't want to go to recitals. He sang the whole damn song.

[Big J Okerson]

You gotta bring somebody on stage that has to make some impact. Remember when Kendrick Lamar brought the white girl on stage? Say the N word three times. That's. That's how you get somebody out on stage. Like, you set her up for failure.

[Unknown]

And then chastised her. And her school got involved that they wanted to kick her out of her sorority and stuff. That's the. That's one of my favorite music stories.

[Big J Okerson]

Why? For being too dope?

[Unknown]

Yeah. She went up there and said, you want it? I'll do it.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

And she was almost hot enough to pull it off. And Kendrick said, no, you're not supposed to do it.

[Big J Okerson]

She was, like, 30 pounds too heavy.

[Unknown]

She was 30 pounds away from getting the. The end card if she was hot.

[Big J Okerson]

Girl could have got away with that.

[Unknown]

For two weeks of her life. Hawk to a girl could have knocked.

[Big J Okerson]

One down for two weeks of her life. She could have put it in an album with all n words only. You want to hear me say it's 70 different inflections.

[Unknown]

I can do that. Like, she could have done it on black.com A couple of Times. Yeah, it would have worked out perfect.

[Big J Okerson]

What a great way for our society to prove you're not racist if you're a girl.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

Well, there's one. Listen, you can go make a public apology. You could go dip your little toe into black.com for a little bit.

[Unknown]

We are not going to call you a racist again.

[Big J Okerson]

You do that. How do you feel about a picture sitting on a couch with 18 of the biggest, blackest guys behind you, and.

[Unknown]

It'S because you said the bad boy.

[Big J Okerson]

What a great meme, by the way. That was when I was going around. You just put it whoever you wanted on the couch. Oh, and just a bunch of naked.

[Unknown]

Black dudes around it standing there. It took me a second to senior picture after this. After the search on pornhub, it literally took me a second to go, all right, here we go.

[Big J Okerson]

Dot com.

[Unknown]

I typed in the dot com. Like, here we go. We're going in.

[Big J Okerson]

We got it.

[Unknown]

Yeah. It was cold water, and I got. I mean, I'm watching this. I got to see how this ends. I kind of have an idea how it ends. But, yeah, something about America where we're just like, all right, I'm not going to ignore that.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, yeah. Well, to go back to the. The Corey thing with Fred Durst being an evil genius, too.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

Was. I mean, so the part we were looking, by that point we saw him, he had already been known for doing the shred solo.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah. Where he tears it up, shows you what's what.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

And. And then Fred Durst made the video. Do you see that? Where he goes on stage like, everyone says, you're not doing it. It's too good. Right. But I'm gonna stay here. And he just watches him do awful. And then when he goes, stop, now go fast again. Now stop. And he's just like. It's like a child smashing a guitar. And then he goes, nope, he's doing it for sure.

[Unknown]

Doing this.

[Big J Okerson]

He's doing it for sure. And Corey Feldman. Poor Corey Feldman. I say Fred Durst is a thousand times meaner than you or I have ever been.

[Unknown]

Completely 100%.

[Big J Okerson]

He's actually. Look, he's put some money in his pocket for sure, but far meaner, because there's nothing about him going, like, I need to let Corey people see Corey Feldman's got something.

[Unknown]

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[Wayne]

Hey, it's Larry McFeely here with Wayne from Amco. And Wayne, now that it's getting warmer, I turned on the AC in my car and the air's blowing kind of cool, but it really smells like a basement. What can I do about that, Larry?

[Unknown]

Your car's AC system should be checked and serviced every year. Plus, replacing the cabin air filter helps the air blow strong and takes away any nasty smell.

[Big J Okerson]

Nice.

[Wayne]

Is that a big deal to get done?

[Unknown]

Not at all. It takes about an hour, and in most cases, we can do it while you wait.

[Wayne]

That's awesome.

[Unknown]

I'll say. We're Amco.

[Wayne]

Google Amco for your nearest location. That's Amco double A MCO transmissions and a whole lot more.

[Big J Okerson]

Holmberg's morning sickness. He was laughing at it just along with.

[Unknown]

Have you guys tried to get Fred on the bonfire? That would be awesome to get that going. We can't. We've tried, but he's like, all he wants. He, like, has a set of rules because he had. They headlined one of our festivals here, and we're like, could he Come on? He's like, yeah, I'll do this.

[Big J Okerson]

But it's not.

[Unknown]

It's gonna be after, like, two in the afternoon. And he had like, don't ask me about this. And let's not go down that road.

[Big J Okerson]

And then he was pretty.

[Unknown]

I think Fitz did. It was.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

I just don't. So you couldn't really go, what are you doing with Corey? Like, how much are you in on this? Let's talk.

[Big J Okerson]

I know.

[Unknown]

Yeah. And then I sold or I bought one of the Feldman bobbleheads at that thing. He's got those Pop.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, yeah. Funko Pop.

[Unknown]

You got the box set, but no. Oh, I got the box set at the last show, which was a fantastic movie.

[Big J Okerson]

Does it have the original cover?

[Unknown]

No, it's got the one with the. The.

[Big J Okerson]

I can't breathe. I can't.

[Unknown]

I can't breathe.

[Big J Okerson]

Well, because there's a.

[Unknown]

Can breathe.

[Big J Okerson]

No, no, no. But it's a misprint. It says I cannot breathe.

[Unknown]

Oh, yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

That.

[Unknown]

I think it does say.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, yeah. If it has it at all, it's wrong. It's a wrong sign.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

I cannot breathe. I can not. I'm like. That's not what the line is. How did you mess up a line? That's. So you fumbled the three word.

[Unknown]

Yeah. Yeah. You dropped the three word.

[Big J Okerson]

Just. I think Floyd George said it best. No, it's. You're so close, Corey. You're like, right there.

[Unknown]

We're going to do it one more.

Time in the mix of the theme, too.

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

I cannot breathe.

[Unknown]

It does say that.

[Big J Okerson]

I cannot breathe. Breathe.

[Unknown]

But then it's got like. Like the. Whatever. It's the love. Whatever. 2.0. And it's got, like, the angels and hearts. And then a cop with a cop.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, yeah. Holding against. I cannot breathe. Yeah. And then, like. And then, like, a hippie chick, like, strumming a guitar. It's like, none of it adds up.

[Unknown]

It's got a devil's tail. It's the weirdest.

What's his number again?

[Big J Okerson]

Is it 22?

[Unknown]

22.

Two is the big one, but that's what he did.

[Big J Okerson]

Well, 222 is the three. The two of them together. That's Corey.

[Unknown]

That's right.

[Big J Okerson]

That's Corey Haim and Corey Feldman together. Two, two, two.

[Unknown]

It's so weird. It's.

[Big J Okerson]

They are.

[Unknown]

Have you ever had anything like that in your life? That you' is. There's 2.1, but it's still. That's the one I've gotten. That's got the cop with.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, but that one says, I can't. They fixed it. If you look it up, I have the.

[Unknown]

I cannot breathe. I. You're right.

[Big J Okerson]

I cannot.

[Unknown]

Because we did. We did laugh about that.

Mine when he went to buy it. Like, are you sure?

Well, yeah, when I bought it, the lady at the thing said, It's $270. I'm like, okay. And she goes, are you sure? And I'm like, you're selling his merch. Like, you can't be in on it, too.

[Big J Okerson]

By the time they were here. Did you see if there is. There it is. I cannot breathe.

[Unknown]

Oh, that's on vinyl, too.

[Big J Okerson]

When we went to. When we went to buy merch, we went to the merch booth. Corey Feldman himself, His time is merch at the table. A handwritten sign that says 200 meet and greet.

[Unknown]

Oh, yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

You buy it right now? Yeah, like, that's how desperate it was.

[Unknown]

Like, you give them the 200 and meet him, right?

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

Hey, just in a booth. The Funko Dunk me for five Hondo.

[Unknown]

They sold out of the one Funko. And I got the other one. And I realized when I looked at it that it's the one you can make online for friends birthdays.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, really?

[Unknown]

It's not anything. It just had his name on it.

[Big J Okerson]

We have the real one of it. It's like glittery. Yeah.

[Unknown]

It's got a little.

[Big J Okerson]

There's the glory one that's just gray. Yeah.

[Unknown]

Like a diy. And he. And that's the one I ended up with because they sold out of the glitter.

Corey makes it himself.

Do it online.

He's got a problem.

I can go online right now and make the same one and just put my name on.

[Big J Okerson]

How about his new poor, new poor girl who has to be there just.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

Eating crow every day.

[Unknown]

Every day. That in a 2012 laptop that she's got.

[Big J Okerson]

That is just.

[Unknown]

And he blamed the heat.

[Big J Okerson]

Why?

[Unknown]

The Internet wasn't working. He couldn't blame the band. So he said, yeah, I don't even know how you guys have Internet in this heat. And I'm like, it works in the heat.

[Big J Okerson]

We don't. Like, how do you have Internet? Things don't go together.

[Unknown]

How do you think I'm filming you right now and putting it online? I am. You're an idiot.

[Big J Okerson]

Like, how many guys have electricity at this elevation?

[Unknown]

Oh, it's crazy. You've never had any, like, it's not hate watching like any fascination with something like that before where you're just addicted to something you know isn't good and you can't. Like. I just want to place.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

I want to place my brain in there and. And know what being that delusional feels like. I just don't know them putting the.

Amount of years that he's put into that.

Yeah. I had it for Sandler's grown ups movies.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Because they're so incredibly lazy.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Like the script and stuff. And it's.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, they stop caring.

[Unknown]

They didn't care midway through that. There's like, they have like four meals in one day just to send. Like, they don't even.

[Big J Okerson]

Cash grabs.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

All those Adam Sandler movies. Which is almost a bummer that they're gonna do.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

They're doing Happy Gilmore too. It's like, it can't be good.

[Unknown]

No, it cannot.

[Big J Okerson]

It just won't be. I'm not even saying there's not an ability to write a good script for that. It won't be executed well.

[Unknown]

No. Because they're hurrying.

[Big J Okerson]

Nobody cares.

[Unknown]

We're gonna do the fart scene here.

Yeah. That's the Big thing. It's like, all right. And I have a deer piss in.

[Big J Okerson]

My face and we'll be all done.

[Unknown]

I don't know. Like, I'm just sitting there like, the kid broke his leg and now he's at a party like an hour later. Like, this day is the longest day ever. And it's also the grown ups too thing. I broke this down because it was my real Corey Feldman moment. I knew I was capable of. This is that I got a notebook and I started to keep notes of, like, the mistakes. It's the last day of school and they enroll a new kid and he gets a job. Yeah.

Like, why shift off?

Just lazy like that.

[Big J Okerson]

And then your footloose happened in a.

[Unknown]

Day and they're worried about getting kicked. Kicked out. I'm like, you're tomorrow's it. You don't even. Don't worry about it. I don't know.

[Big J Okerson]

I hope I make friends or. It doesn't matter.

[Unknown]

Right? It just does not matter at all. Get through your hour. I don't know why they enrolled you today.

[Big J Okerson]

We used to do the funniest things, like one slight decision of reality changing a movie completely.

[Unknown]

Oh, yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

For what it was we did one time. It was like Rambo. It was like, what if Rambo, in the first movie, First Blood, if he just accepted the ride from the police officer, thanked him and went on his way. He's like, all right, got you to the edge of town. He goes. He goes, man, you just saved me about a good three hours of walking. Much appreciated, officer.

[Unknown]

And some lives.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, we were doing a. We were getting the car ordered. If he just took a battery. He goes, yeah. He goes, I just got back from Nam and it turns out all my friends are like, passed away. And the cop just went, you like roast beef? How do I take you for the best? After three hours later, the other cops are coming. He goes, guys, you gotta meet Johnny Rambo over here. This guy's got the craziest stories.

[Unknown]

I had one the other day where I kind of wrecked Squid Games. The new Squid Games too, because they're. Look, have you watched it at all?

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

So they're all searching for the island on the boat. And I'm like, they don't need these boats. There has to be like a contractors that know where they're building and material that had to float you. All you have to do is just. There's somebody telling the story.

Follow the bar.

[Big J Okerson]

One family's been building it for two centuries.

[Unknown]

Like, where are they? Where's the Home Depot that's floating. All of the massive merry. Go around. All the Internet and technical TVs and all this stuff. Yeah.

Bunk beds.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah. Cuz somebody just had to believe they were creating this really fun wacky Playland or something underground.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

Cuz you don't know why. Because why are we making these pink rooms with this weird racetrack?

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

I guess it's like a daycare or something. It's like, no, no adults are going to murder each other.

[Unknown]

It's got snipers nests though. Okay.

Interesting design.

It's just ridiculous to me. And so I kind of wrecked it for myself. While they're searching and I'm like, well, this is dumb now because just hang around the mainland and eavesdrop. Eventually somebody's gonna say, did I ever tell you about that job? Where were you the last year?

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Go to that island again. They're doing it again. I'm building this massive MC Escher staircase. I don't know what it is. You would take one picture on your phone, someone would get fired. I gotta show somebody what we're building.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah. There really wasn't. Yeah, I know. I take that to the realistic nature. Taking things out of movies completely.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

This would never ever happen.

[Unknown]

Right.

[Big J Okerson]

Even horrors. You have to get over the fact, man. Very blind acceptance of vampires. That's what I used to always love about the show. Fear Factor.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

Was because that really would show to me. Do you remember that show at all? I mean, I know it's back, but when they used to do it, it was almost illegal when it first came out. Now it's so dialed back. They even do new ones now. I watched.

[Unknown]

I haven't seen that.

[Big J Okerson]

And I mean they almost essentially go, have you met my vampire friend? And then. And then the person go, what? And they go, we're just kidding. Scare tactic. Like they get you so early. There was one in the early days of it I was watching. They were in Ogden, Utah.

[Unknown]

Okay.

[Big J Okerson]

So middle of nowhere there. Why would you think that's the other thing too I got now the show is always like the new scare tactics too. It's all LA or wherever they, you know, the production's built based at.

[Unknown]

It's the same.

[Big J Okerson]

The original thing used to go to you. Yeah. They used to go to wherever you. So it would always say a thing. You know, it was like, you know, bum wherever, Minneapolis or so. It was never like a place that made like it wasn't like, you know, places where people would go, is this a reality show?

[Unknown]

Right.

[Big J Okerson]

Ogden, Utah. Two in the Morning or midnight or something. They're going to. They said they're going to a party. Everybody's in on it except the one girl in the passenger seat, the guy driving. All of her friends are on it in the back seat. And the guy driving is a stunt driver slash working for the show, so he's in on it, too. And they pull up and there's cops blocking the road. And they say, you guys can't go through here. And the drivers go, it's the only path I have. You know, it's the only path to get to this party. And the cops like, I'm sorry. And, like, you got to find another way. And then the guy just goes around the cop and drives past him. And even the girl in the passenger seats, like, whoa. Okay, that's, like, weird. But the rest of them, you know, they're all gay. Where are you? The guy's like, screw, we're going to this party. We're getting to get you guys to that party. Then they get up the road, and you see what they stopped it for. There is a police officer on the ground looking dead while the cop car is going. And a vampire eating them. And the vampire looks. And watching this girl process. Not only that we're in danger. We've hit a scary situation, like. And also vampires. This has been a thing the whole time.

[Unknown]

Yeah. She had to open her eyes to a whole new world.

I've seen this before.

That's hilarious.

[Big J Okerson]

Full acceptance of that. He goes, I think we're dealing with a vampire here. Excuse me.

[Unknown]

I'm gonna run with it.

[Big J Okerson]

Okay.

[Unknown]

Big J OKERSON'S at the 10pm Prov tonight and tomorrow. It is. Your show is so great. It always has been. But, man, it's just every time I've seen you, and I've seen you a couple times now, it's been like. It's. It's a ridiculous night. And the fun thing is it's like the guttural laughs from. From guys sitting next to their wives that is like, you can't. Like, there's laughs that they should not be doing, and they know it, and they just don't care.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, it's the. It's the. The only thing they can dull in the sound of male laughter is a woman's gleam. It's so true. I do also set the crowd up for a lot of going homes, where your wife or girlfriend's gonna say this. Like, that was funny, but, like, I don't do that.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

I don't do that.

[Unknown]

Yeah, you're right.

[Big J Okerson]

No, I can laugh at it because I know he's talking about other girls.

[Unknown]

Give us words of wisdom. Leave us with It's a brand new year. Change the world. World for us.

[Big J Okerson]

Something Manjaro works.

[Unknown]

Oh, all right. Are you feeling good about that?

[Big J Okerson]

Feeling pretty good about it.

[Unknown]

All right, there you go. That change in the world is just an endorsement.

[Big J Okerson]

Who thought a needle in your belly could turn it all around? Science, that's who.

[Unknown]

Big J Okerson. Thanks, man.

[Big J Okerson]

Thank you for having me.

[Unknown]

98Kupd it's not weird.

[Big J Okerson]

It's pretty cool actually.

[Unknown]

No membership fee. I have heard enough of this.

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