Story Warz – Episode 063: "Stupidity"

Guests: Jeff Dye, Sarah Tollemache, Naim Ali

Date: October 17, 2025
Host: GaS Digital Network (Big Jay Oakerson & Lewis J. Gomez)
Recorded live at The Stand Comedy Club, NYC

Episode Overview

This hilarious episode of Story Warz revolves around the theme of “Stupidity.” Comedians Big Jay Oakerson and Lewis J. Gomez face off with their guest panel—Sarah Tollemache, Naim Ali, and Jeff Dye—in the ultimate improv storytelling game. Each contestant sneaks a personal (or completely made-up) embarrassing story past the panel, hoping to fool everyone else and rack up points. Tonight’s episodes are loaded with car accidents, racial chat room mishaps, dumb mistakes, and the return of Story Warz’ most victorious guest.

Key Discussion Points & Story Highlights

Game Format & Stakes

• Rules Recap (06:11):

  • Each panelist submits three to five stories on the theme (Stupidity for tonight).
  • Alex (the producer) selects eight stories, displays them anonymously.
  • For each round, guessers try to suss out the storyteller; writers play defense.
  • Points for correct guesses and fooling others.
  • Prize: Tonight’s champion wins a copy of "Conversations with a Pedophile" by Dr. Amy Zabin, lampooned for its bizarre and dark subject matter.

• Atmosphere:

  • Packed NYC room, raucous energy, lots of ad-libs and crowd interaction.
  • Comedic chemistry between regulars and newcomers creates a roast-like, ultra-candid vibe.

Round-by-Round Breakdown

1. Trading Nudes for Car Repairs

Story: Used dirty pictures of a girl to pay for car repairs; the mechanic spilled the secret.

• Panel’s Reaction: Immediate elimination of Sarah as culprit, joking about nudes and legality.
• Memorable Banter:
  • “Ladies, never give us nudes. We show them to all our friends.”
    — Jeff Dye (09:33)
  • “Jeff Dye, probably has a lot of dirty pictures... way higher numbers than your little pedophile book.”
    — Jay & Lewis (09:45)
• Reveal: Big Jay Okerson was the culprit.
• Anecdote: Jay details 1990s-era photo debauchery: “I was 19... this is before cell phone pictures. This is photographs.” (15:55)
  • Hilarious fallout: threatening calls from the girl’s boyfriend and panic-stricken evidence destruction.
• Timestamp: [08:40–21:00]

2. Stealing the Family Car—Twice in a Row

Story: Stole brother’s car two nights in a row after being caught and grounded the first time.

• Panel: Assumptions and teasing about which cultures/ethnicities even get "grounded."
• Memorable Banter:
  • “I ain't never been grounded a day in my life.”
    — Naim Ali (26:21)
  • Sarah jokes about African origins: “We rode zebras.”
    — Sarah (26:06)
• Reveal: Sarah Tollemache.
  • Story: Used to push brother’s car down the driveway to sneak out to Denny’s for cigarettes. Was rewarded with the nickname "Knight Rider."
• Timestamp: [23:18–30:07]

3. Hit & Run, Bankruptcy Follows

Story: Hit a car while uninsured, fled, but got caught and had to file for bankruptcy.

• Panel: Assumptions about who would know how to file bankruptcy, white trash stereotypes, admitting to being “a piece of shit.”
• Memorable Banter:
  • “Don’t let my face and clothes and stupid hair deceive you. I come from a long line of white trash.”
    — Jeff Dye (35:05)
  • “Whoever this is, ruin their life over a car accident!”
    — Lewis (31:37)
• Reveal: Jeff Dye; describes panicking and leaving the scene, later caught due to evidence and witnesses.
• Timestamp: [31:13–36:29]

4. Racial Slur in AOL Chat Room

Story: Got suspended for calling a biracial girl a racial slur in an AOL chat room, with teachers and classmates present.

• Panel: Roasting about who would use AOL, what slur it could be, and racial wordplay.
• Memorable Banter:
  • “I don’t do that. I’m a nice guy… until you get pushed over the edge by some… dirty sand N-word.”
    — Big Jay, roasting Naim (41:38)
  • “Women get all the breaks!”
    — Jay, on why the girl didn’t get in trouble (45:19)
• Reveal: Naim Ali; story involved being provoked and firing back, leading to suspension.
• Timestamp: [40:07–45:25]

5. Frozen Tires or Black Ice?

Story: Mistook black ice for frozen tires, was corrected by his 7-year-old son.

• Panel: Universal pile-on that this is the dumbest story yet, lots of mockery.
• Memorable Banter:
  • “Whoever this is, is the stupidest fucking person on this panel.”
    — Jay (56:02)
  • “He tells that story to every adult he meets, and he goes, ‘I'll tell you the moment I realized I was smarter than my dad.’”
    — Lewis J. Gomez, on being one-upped by his son (60:18)
• Reveal: Lewis J. Gomez.
• Timestamp: [54:33–60:29]

6. Walkie-Talkies...Underwater

Story: Used new walkie-talkies underwater at a friend's suggestion. Immediate destruction.

• Panel: Stereotypes about gifts for boys/girls, black kids not getting walkie-talkies, and immigrant upbringings.
• Memorable Banter:
  • “Girls don’t get walkie-talkies either.”
    — Lewis (64:13)
  • “That’s very African, bro.”
    — Jay/Naim, referencing Sarah’s South African background (64:48)
• Reveal: Sarah Tollemache; a neighborhood frenemy set her up to ruin her new birthday gift.
• Timestamp: [62:49–67:16]

7. Misgendered (and in Tears) at the Carnival

Story: Tried to impress family at a carnival; girls misgendered him, leading to tears on a ride.

• Panel: Hypothesizing about chubby boys, childhood trauma, Jay’s love of carnivals, and general meanness.
• Memorable Banter:
  • “You probably had cotton candy in your face... they couldn’t see anything but the top of your head.”
    — Lewis J. Gomez (70:40)
  • “Excuse me? ... are you a boy or a girl?”
    — Big Jay, reliving the memory (74:31)
• Reveal: Big Jay Okerson, sharing a childhood wound and how it embarrassed him in front of his stepbrothers.
• Timestamp: [69:35–76:36]

8. Cat vs. Baby: Grandma’s Superstition

Story: Grandmother threw a cat against the wall because it was in the crib with the storyteller as a baby—afraid cats would “take a baby’s breath away.”

• Panel: Deep dive into “grandma” nomenclature across cultures, discussions of cat superstitions, and more black family stereotypes.
• Memorable Banter:
  • “How you got a grandma? Grow the fuck up, you grown as fuck.”
    — Naim Ali (81:55)
  • “She literally grabbed the cat by the tail and like slammed against the wall. Cat was not okay… She kept defending herself like ‘it takes a baby’s breath away!’”
    — Jeff Dye (84:04)
• Reveal: Jeff Dye; told as a family legend about his wild grandmother.
• Timestamp: [79:11–84:38]

Notable Quotes

• “If you sent nudes to me, I’d be trading them for goods and services. House cleaning, a dreamcatcher...”
  — Big Jay Okerson (10:43)

• “I come from a long line of white trash. A rapscallion of sorts.”
  — Jeff Dye (35:05, 35:17)

• “This person is an idiot. Whoever this is, whoever this is, is the stupidest fucking person on this panel.”
  — Naim Ali, then echoed by Big Jay (56:02, 56:08)

• “She gave me the nickname Knight Rider... had to get to Denny’s to smoke cigarettes, it had to be done.”
  — Sarah Tollemache (29:23, 29:28)

• “Women get all the breaks.”
  — Big Jay Okerson on who got suspended (45:19)

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Game rules and intros | 02:47–07:13 | | Round 1: Trading nudes for car repairs (Big Jay) | 08:40–21:00 | | Round 2: Stole family car twice (Sarah) | 23:18–30:07 | | Round 3: Hit & run bankruptcy (Jeff Dye) | 31:13–36:29 | | Round 4: Racial slur suspension (Naim Ali) | 40:07–45:25 | | Mid-show banter and sponsor reads | 21:18, 38:51 | | Round 5: Frozen tires (Lewis J. Gomez) | 54:33–60:29 | | Round 6: Walkie talkies underwater (Sarah) | 62:49–67:16 | | Round 7: Misgendered at carnival (Big Jay) | 69:35–76:36 | | Round 8: Grandma throws cat (Jeff Dye) | 79:11–84:38 | | Final scores, champion crowned, plugs | 84:38–86:21 |

Final Outcomes

• Winner: Sarah Tollemache – now the two-time champion and “winningest guest” in Story Warz history.
  • “Give it to me. I must learn the ways [of the pedophile book].”
    — Sarah Tollemache (69:18)
• Runner-ups: Big J, Naim Ali, Jeff Dye, and Lewis J. Gomez (final order: see scores below).
• Notable: Sarah’s strategic play, quick wit, and increasingly confident (and mischievous) gameplay earned admiration and solidified her rep as a fan favorite.

Final Scores

| Place | Name | Points | |----------|-------------------|--------| | 1st | Sarah Tollemache | 22 | | 2nd | Big Jay Okerson | 16 | | 3rd | Naim Ali | 15 | | 4th | Jeff Dye | 14 | | 5th | Lewis J. Gomez | 8 |

Tone & Takeaways

• Raucous, unfiltered, and comically mean-spirited—guests spare no one (least of all themselves).
• The stories blend stupidity with relatability, with plenty of self-deprecation.
• Sarah’s dry wit and willingness to own ridiculous childhood mistakes give her the edge.
• Great chemistry among the panel, punctuated by recurring live audience energy and a running in-joke about competing for a “pedophile book.”

Standout Moments

• Jay’s 90s photo-for-auto-parts caper with panicked photo disposal.
• Lewis’s son realizing—at age seven—that he’s already smarter than his dad.
• Naim’s childhood AOL racial slur debacle: “Shut up, you ___.”
• Jeff’s white trash family lore: from uninsured hit-and-runs to a grandma who attacks cats and children at the dinner table.
• Sarah’s “Knight Rider” car theft, and falling for the infamous underwater walkie-talkie trick.

Anyone who missed this episode but loves cringe, confessions, and competitive comedy need look no further.