Story Warz Ep. 076: Shane Gillis, Brad Williams, Joe List | “Small Stuff”

Date: January 16, 2026
Location: The Stand Comedy Club, NYC

Episode Overview

This raucous and irreverent episode of Story Warz brings together comedic heavyweights Big Jay Oakerson and Luis J. Gomez, joined by guests Joe List, Brad Williams, and Shane Gillis. Recorded live at Skankfest, the show is a high-energy game of comedic storytelling, deception, and deduction centered on the night’s theme: “Small Things.” Each panelist submits stories on the topic, and the group tries to guess who wrote which ones—all for the prize of a single book. Packed with roasts, wild anecdotes, and rapid-fire punchlines, this is classic “comics-talking-shit-with-no-filter” at its funniest.

Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Game Rules & Introductions [04:41]

• The Setup: Each comic submits 3-5 short stories about “Small Things.” Producer Alex selects 8 at random and reads them anonymously. If panelists guess the correct author, they win points; if the author fools them, they get even more.
• What's At Stake: The winner takes home The Weight of All Things by Sandra Benitez—used as a running bit, with Jay reading the blurb in overwrought tones throughout.
• Notable Banter: Stories can be as low-effort or as wild as the comics want, frequently bending the prompt for laughs.

2. The Panel’s Chemistry Present throughout

• Roasts & Friendship: Decades-long relationships mean lots of inside jokes and brutal jabs (especially at Jay’s romantic exploits, Joe’s thriftiness, Lewis's over-the-top personality, and Brad’s stature).
• Live Energy: Multiple jokes about the crowd, Skankfest, and running gags about merch and failed foam finger sales.

Story Rounds & Memorable Moments

Story 1: “A friend showed me a picture of his very small penis.”

[07:59]

• Wild speculation leads to a roast battle about penis size, friendship, and “valor” among comedians.
• Quote (Shane Gillis, 08:18):

  “It’s Brad. None of you would write it that way. Yeah, that’s Brad.”

• Actual author: Big Jay Okerson. The group is both shocked and disgusted.
• Callback: Jay describes the penis in surreal colors:

  “It’s like a Neapolitan rocket pop. Excessively darker as it goes down…” [13:13]

Story 2: “Someone broke into my house… chased the burglar out with two small swords.”

[14:14]

• Everyone riffs on Brad’s height and the image of a “ninja midget” with swords.
• Brad Williams:

  “I do have a complex ladder system in my house.” [15:13]
  “In his mind, he broke into a house, alarm went off, and a midget with swords just ran down the stairs.” [18:28]

• Actual author: Brad Williams (the swords were actually just knives).

Story 3: “Saw a homeless midget out the car window—couldn’t help but think about it.”

[23:35]

• The comics play detective—when were the stories written? Who drove to the festival?
• Shane Gillis (28:00):

  “I needed another story. It was last second. I looked out and there was one standing there… It’s like seeing a homeless Asian.”

• Actual author: Shane Gillis. Group explodes at the rare sighting and Shane’s “minimal effort.”

Story 4: “A stripper did a small line of cocaine off my penis—then I couldn’t perform.”

[31:04]

• The group immediately suspects Luis, riffing on his reputation and lifestyle.
• Shane (33:01):

  “It is so obviously Lewis that I’m starting to…”

• Actual author: Brad Williams, who clarifies it was at New Orleans' now-closed Scores strip club.

Story 5: “Put a pube in my own food to get a free meal.”

[43:47]

• Group accuses Joe List of being a cheapskate; Joe and Lewis argue convincingly it’s the other.
• Joe (45:23):

  “It’s a small price to pay for a free meal.”

• After big-money side bets that almost happen, actual author: Luis J. Gomez.
• Luis:

  “I did this at least half a dozen times… pull my [pubes] out, put them in pizza, then go nuts for a free slice.” [49:43]

Story 6: “Accidentally put my finger in my mother’s period blood.”

[51:42]

• Morbid fascination—how is this ‘small stuff’? Comics debate whose household would allow such a disaster.
• Joe List: Tells the gnarly story about accidentally dragging his penis through “remnants” in the toilet as a child. [57:32]

Story 7: “Almost hooked up with a large woman with small boobs and hairy nipples.”

[63:13]

• The group mercilessly roasts Jay about his standards and dating life.
• Luis (66:08):

  “This is a Big J type story. He hooks up with gross women and that’s crazy.”

• Actual author: Big Jay Okerson, who admits to cutting and running when the “energy got weird.” [67:59]

Story 8: “As a small child in YMCA basketball, I airballed a shot, ref chanted AIRBALL, was fired.”

[71:34]

• The room breaks down trying to parse whose childhood was pathetic enough for this story.
• Brad Williams:

  “I was actually a decent player—hoops were only 8 feet tall—but one time I airballed and the ref started chanting. Both sides freaked, and he was fired.” [79:01]

• Actual author: Brad Williams

Finale & Overtime Showdown

• After 8 stories, Jay and Joe List are tied with 20 points.
• Tiebreaker (Jeopardy-style wagering): They each wager secret points on a final anonymous story.
• The tiebreaker story is about “working as a bodyguard for theme park characters; a mom throws her baby at Mickey for a photo.”
  • Actual author: Brad Williams, drawing on prior Disneyland work experience [84:53].
• Jay wagered 15 points (down to 5 if wrong), Joe wagered 18 points (down to 2 if wrong).
• Both guessed wrong, but Jay’s lighter wager means Big Jay Okerson is crowned champion! [85:22]

Best Quotes and Crowd Highlights

• Jay (on winning):

  “This book is gonna have a good home. You guys mean the world to me. Thank you to the panel—Joe List, Brad Williams, Shane Gillis. Story warrior once again!” [86:07]

• On Brad’s “ninja” home defense story:

  “If I saw a little person coming at me in the dark with two small swords, I would shit myself.” —Luis J. Gomez [17:09]

• On minimal effort stories:

  “This feels like Shane is doing you a massive favor being here… wrote down the quickest thing he could.” —Joe List [09:32]

• On pubes-for-food scam:

  "It's a small price to pay for a free meal." – Joe List [45:23]

• On Big Jay’s romantic resume:

  “He hooks up with gross women and that’s crazy.” —Luis [66:08]

• On bodily misadventures:

  “I took a shit... had to push my dick down ‘cause I have a little dick. Scraped the toilet bowl, and when I pulled it up, it was bloody.” —Joe List, sharing his period story [57:32]

Timestamps & Story Index

• [07:59] Story 1: Small Penis Photo (Jay)
• [14:14] Story 2: Sword-wielding Break-in (Brad)
• [23:35] Story 3: Homeless Midget Sighting (Shane)
• [31:04] Story 4: Stripper/Drugs Mishap (Brad)
• [43:47] Story 5: Pube-for-food Scam (Luis)
• [51:42] Story 6: Mother’s Period Mishap (Joe)
• [63:13] Story 7: Hairy Nipple Almost-Hookup (Jay)
• [71:34] Story 8: YMCA Airball Shame (Brad)
• [81:43] Overtime: Theme Park Baby Toss (Brad)

Conclusion & Takeaways

• Big Jay Okerson wins the night—at last—amid cheers, and hamming it up for the crowd.
• The episode is a hysterical celebration of gross-out stories, competitive wit, and classic comedy camaraderie, with undercurrents of warmth beneath the relentless roasts.
• For new listeners or diehard fans, this is Story Warz at its best: anti-pretension, unpredictable, filthy, and fun.

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“We are the champions, my friend…” — Brad Williams, singing Jay to victory
[85:42]