I Work In Radio

Summary

The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly

Episode: I Work In Radio
Date: August 5, 2026
Podcast: SiriusXM’s Faction Talk Channel

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Bonfire dives into the hosts’ experiences as radio and podcast personalities, their place within SiriusXM, and the sometimes-absurd realities of working in the comedy and radio industry. Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly—joined by regulars like Louis J. Gomez, Jacob, Jim, and Christine—bring their trademark irreverence to everything from internal company politics to milestone career achievements. The banter seamlessly shifts from brutally honest to hilariously inappropriate, with sharp jabs at themselves, their colleagues, and the business at large.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Celebrating Christine’s Birthday

• The episode kicks off with birthday wishes for Christine, immediately devolving into the group’s signature raunchy humor about what “gifts” to send her (00:58–01:51).
  • Quote:
    “Yeah, she wants penis, but with everything involved, not just the penis.”
    —Big Jay Oakerson (01:16)

2. Inside SiriusXM: Are We Part of “Radio”?

• The crew reacts to a SiriusXM “I Work In Radio” video campaign that left them out, prompting a debate about their status within the company (02:35–06:12).
  • There’s confusion (and some mock insecurity) over not being included in SiriusXM promos.
  • Humor and satire are used to process the perceived slight.
  • Quote:
    “Maybe they respect us too much. Maybe they’re like, we can’t ask them. That would be disrespectful to us.”
    —Big Jay Oakerson (03:52)

3. Radio vs Podcast: Who Gets the Cool Studios?

• The discussion pivots to which shows get preferential treatment and production resources—comparing podcasts and radio under SiriusXM (08:44–09:04).
  • Resentment laced with self-deprecating humor; “We do both. We do double duty. So they give shittier smaller things.” —Louis J. Gomez (08:53)

4. If The Bonfire Made That Video…

• The crew speculate what their version of the “I Work In Radio” promo would look like—naturally, their ideas are too dark and unfiltered for corporate use (10:52–12:13).
  • Satirizing radio stereotypes, from “dog whistles” to “show us your tits” shock jock traditions.
  • Quote:
    “I would have made sure I got something like a dog whistle to, like, white nationalist group or something.” —Louis J. Gomez (10:52)
    “I work in radio. Suck me off if you want me to play your request.” —Louis J. Gomez (11:34)

5. Feeling Underappreciated at Work

• The hosts share feelings of being overlooked despite years on air; musing on whether their continued employment is their only “pat on the back” (14:24–15:00).
  • Quote:
    “In our 10 years of a show, 11th now, right? I’ve never really felt, like, a good pat on the back... Your congratulations is you have a job.” —Jacob (14:24)

6. Jay’s Big Year: Roasts, Stadiums, and Comedy Milestones

• A centerpiece of the episode: Bobby lavishes Big Jay with praise for his accomplishments over the past year and a half (16:23–19:27).
  • Highlights include Jay’s comedy specials, the Kevin Hart roast, and opening for Shane Gillis at Eagles Stadium.
  • Touching moments: how Jay’s humility keeps him grounded, even after inspiring Dave Chappelle.
  • Quote:
    “You inspired one of the greatest comedians going right now. You inspired him.” —Big Jay Oakerson (19:30)

7. The Impact of Outlier Criticism

• Despite career highs, Jay admits that one negative comment from a Richmond audience member stings more than abundant praise—including Dave Chappelle’s admiration (26:08–30:03).
  • Their conversation explores why negative feedback stays with performers, no matter how successful.
  • Quote:
    “Dave Chappelle said you inspired me. But somehow a guy in Richmond, Virginia… stuck to you like glue.” —Big Jay Oakerson (26:49)

8. Behind the Scenes: Nerves, Family, and Producer Mode

• Christine discusses the behind-the-scenes chaos of managing friends and family during Jay’s stadium performance (27:10–29:24).
  • The overwhelming experience, the energy backstage, and feeling immense pride.
  • Quote:
    “I can't imagine how Jay felt… It was so big and so wild. To see Jay walk out, see the players introducing him… it was overwhelming.” —Christine (28:43)

9. Technical Notes: Performing in a Stadium

• Jay details the technical challenges of doing stand-up to 77,000 people—the echo, the need to enunciate, and how he adjusted to the space (32:13–33:33).
  • Quote:
    “I had to like pace myself slow… If you go, ‘You guys are fucking disgusting,’ everybody, you know, just kind of enunciate.” —Louis J. Gomez as Jay (33:08)

10. Manifesting (or 'Manifestoing') Dreams

• The team babbles (and riffs nonsensically) about “manifesting” guests or perks—slowly morphing the term into a Marvel-character-like in-joke, “Manifesto” (38:12–41:43).
  • A rapid-fire wish list emerges: Kelly Clarkson and Ryan Gosling as dream Bonfire guests.
  • Quote:
    “Can I manifest something? Manifesto. Repeat after me, Jay. Manifesto.” —Big Jay Oakerson (38:18)

11. On School Dedicating Buildings, Names, and the Legacy Bit

• The hosts joke about trying to get their high school libraries or gymnasiums named after them, poking fun at their pasts and lack of institutional recognition (36:52–37:49).

12. Comedy Industry Backstage: Missed Promos, Tickets, and Networking Fails

• Tangents on ticket mishaps, never getting enough passes or the expected perks, and gripes about celebrity interactions round out the back half of the episode (39:14–41:11).
  • Recurring theme: the difference between what people assume about showbiz perks and the often-humble reality.
  • Quote:
    “And people think that we get as many Youngblood tickets as we're promised.” —Big Jay Oakerson (38:13)

13. Pop Culture Gossip and Comic Con Awkwardness

• Commentary on a reportedly awkward Comic Con moment with Ryan Reynolds, Robert Downey Jr., and Paul Rudd—hosts dissect why the back-and-forth fell flat (42:21–43:23).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|---------|-------| | 01:16 | Big Jay Oakerson | “Yeah, she wants penis, but with everything involved, not just the penis.” | | 03:52 | Big Jay Oakerson | “Maybe they respect us too much. Maybe they’re like, we can’t ask them. That would be disrespectful to us.” | | 11:34 | Louis J. Gomez | “I work in radio. Suck me off if you want me to play your request.” | | 14:24 | Jacob | “In our 10 years of a show, 11th now, right? I’ve never really felt, like, a good pat on the back... Your congratulations is you have a job.” | | 19:30 | Big Jay Oakerson | “You inspired one of the greatest comedians going right now. You inspired him.” | | 26:49 | Big Jay Oakerson | “Dave Chappelle said you inspired me. But somehow a guy in Richmond, Virginia… stuck to you like glue.” | | 33:08 | Louis J. Gomez (as Jay) | “If you go, ‘You guys are fucking disgusting,’ everybody, you know, just kind of enunciate.” | | 38:18 | Big Jay Oakerson | “Can I manifest something? Manifesto. Repeat after me, Jay. Manifesto.” |

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Important Segment Timestamps

• [00:58] — Christine’s birthday antics
• [02:35] — Discussion of SiriusXM “I Work In Radio” promo and the crew’s absence
• [10:52] — "If we did the promo..." segment
• [14:24] — Sincere segment on not feeling appreciated by SiriusXM
• [16:23] — Jay’s whirlwind success: specials, roast, stadium show
• [26:08] — The outsized power of a single negative review
• [27:10–29:24] — Christine’s experience of Jay’s big night
• [32:13] — Technicalities of stadium comedy
• [38:12] — The birth of “Manifesto”
• [42:21] — Comic Con awkwardness commentary

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Takeaways

• The hosts balance humor and sincerity: Celebratory moments about career milestones are often immediately followed by self-deprecating jokes.
• Industry satire abounds: The episode skewers both radio tradition and corporate culture, poking fun at the realities of working in major media.
• Gratitude for fan support: Behind the jokes, Big Jay and Bobby express real appreciation for listeners who “get them through the day”—despite rarely getting the same affirmation from the higher-ups.
• Classic Bonfire: The show’s tone oscillates from edgy and wild to downright sweet, always keeping it unfiltered and real.

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For new listeners:
This episode is a perfect encapsulation of The Bonfire’s anything-goes spirit—deeply funny, occasionally heartfelt, always rooted in the camaraderie (and relentless roasting) of friends.

Transcript

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[Big Jay Oakerson]

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[Louis J. Gomez]

Happy birthday. Happy birthday, Christine. It's your birthday and you're 41.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Happy birthday, Christine. Make sure you guys send her birthday wishes today.

[Louis J. Gomez]

And penis pictures.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, she wants penis, but with everything involved, not just the penis.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I think she wants butthole from behind and then from behind with balls. And then penis hanging lower than the balls.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. Oh, and she wants close up of the areola. If you like, open the areola. I mean, not the areola, the. What's the P hole called?

[Louis J. Gomez]

The P hole.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, urethra.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, Sorry. Well, you can send her nipple picks.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You send nipple picks, too, if you want.

[Jacob]

We should send.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We should have callers, listeners send in nipple pics. And we have to guess if it's boy or girl. That'd be a good one.

[Louis J. Gomez]

What?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Just the nipple? Just the areola. And we have to guess if it's boy or girl.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I think we're gonna be all right on that one.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You don't know that. You ever see a Filipino girl's nipple?

[Louis J. Gomez]

How about this? Let's say who has a biggest dick contest. But here's the thing. It's all pussies.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's pretty good. I like that. I like that. But it's all pussies. All pussies. But seriously, though, send penis pics to Christine. She wants them.

[Louis J. Gomez]

She loves them.

[Jim]

Love.

[Louis J. Gomez]

That's the thing, I guess. You're naked. Your nudes. Is a woman. Also, if you want, she is on record bisexual.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We were talking about the. Oh, did you see the

[Louis J. Gomez]

Sirius xm?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Is this radio?

[Louis J. Gomez]

This is radio.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Is it? This is Louis.

[Grainger Announcer]

This.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

This is radio, Right?

[Jacob]

Sure.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Is serious, Jacob, Is this radio?

[Jim]

It is indeed.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's Radio.

[Jim]

Yes,

[Big Jay Oakerson]

we do radio.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, okay.

[Louis J. Gomez]

We do radio.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I thought we did radio.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah. We're not involved, though. Yeah, they don't involve us. I don't know. I'd be curious to find out. In the. Does anybody here go to Sirius XM meetings?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, these guys do. Every day. They go to. Twice a day.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Twice a day.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Twice a day.

[Jacob]

Not me. I'm a bad boy.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You're not invited to the meetings.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You go twice a day.

[Jim]

Not twice a day, but a couple of times a week.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

A couple times a week.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Do they say anything positive about our show?

[Jim]

Yeah, all the time.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What do they say?

[Jim]

I mean, they love you guys. They're actually. You're very popular hosts among all the upper management.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Could I ask a question? Maybe? Because sometimes you look at things through your perspective. Our perspective, maybe. We're so popular, we're so big. Do you think they would ask Howard Stern to do something, like some type of video to promote? No, because of why.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Too big.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

So maybe they don't respect Sam Roberts

[Louis J. Gomez]

is the thing you're saying?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Maybe. No, no, not that. Maybe they respect us too much. Maybe they're like, we can't ask them. That would be disrespectful to us.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I'm a. Okay. Not being involved in this whatsoever. It's just not being. Doesn't even come to us. We're like, well, we don't need to put these guys on this little trailer we have here. It's a little. It's a. What's it? Instagram post.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's a fun Instagram as an influencer. Because I'm the fluence. It was a fun little. Hey, I do radio. I do. And all the shows. And I. I mean, a lot of shows I love. Sam was in it and who else was in it?

[Christine]

Nicole.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Right? Yeah, I love her. All the shows. All the shows. All the shows on radio. Because it's about being on radio, and it was really cool. Can we watch it? It's really. It's really. I mean, as a course, they think I know every artist, and I have everybody's phone number in my cell phone. I work in radio. Of course, I don't wear real shoes to work. She's wearing slippers. I work in radio. Of course, everybody thinks I could get him a damn shout out. Well, this is the American dream. Shout out to you.

[Christine]

I work in radio.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Can you go back on this or not?

[Christine]

Everyone thinks I was at Taylor Swift's wedding.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I work in radio.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Of course, everybody in my family thinks

[Louis J. Gomez]

I'm the plug, grandma. Pause it for a second. I will say that's Terray, who's a host over on Rock the Bells radio. And I found out in this video that's not the toure I thought it was. I didn't think it was obviously too Ray from Philly. But isn't there a famous. Like, Torah is another. Like, he's got like an afro and he talks about hip hop a lot on things spelled exactly the same way. I believe Toray T O R A E and see if you recognize the other guy I'm talking about. Come on, DJ Lou, I believe in you. This is where our age comes right in together.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

While he's looking that up, I. Can I just ask a quick question to the staff, the people that do go to the meetings. Was this brought up to you?

[Jim]

I don't recall this one, Lou, do you?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, this was never even brought up to.

[Louis J. Gomez]

They never have time to bring stuff like this up. They're always constantly telling them how wonderful the show is.

[Jim]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Is that it?

[Louis J. Gomez]

That it never really trickles back to us?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, maybe it's that. Is it that they like us too much? They respected us too much. They were like, hey, it's possible. Is that what you think that would.

[Jim]

You think that would management decision not

[Big Jay Oakerson]

to bother us bother you with this thing? Okay, maybe it's that. Maybe it's that.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Nah, none of those guys.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Maybe it's that, Jay.

[Jacob]

Well, I don't recognize many of those people. Do you?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, they're on radio. How do you recognize you guys are

[Jacob]

bigger than them, you think? In my world.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What do you think, Jacob?

[Louis J. Gomez]

In my world, he goes, yeah, I would hope so.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Did you like the sandwiches?

[Jacob]

I liked it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, God, I liked it.

[Jacob]

The mood was. The mood was low. Like, it was like there was something off with the vibe.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. Because Jay took one bite and went ugh. With his face.

[Jacob]

I didn't see that. I just.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I was a vibe breaker. I thought we were all talking.

[Jacob]

No, I just think the vibe was better with the. With the Philly cheesesteaks. There was more of a Come on. Communal. We're having a great meal.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

So it was good.

[Louis J. Gomez]

So you're saying Bobby's food was destroyed the camaraderie.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Saying my food destroyed camaraderie.

[Louis J. Gomez]

No, there could have been camaraderie if the food was all.

[Jacob]

He's a grizzle and. And the consistency threw him off.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And then he had a face.

[Jacob]

We could all feel that vibe.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, you. You.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You felt my vibe?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I was eating and Talking with everybody's vibe of disappointment.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Bobby got upset.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, no, no. You felt his vibe. Don't throw me under the whole collective. Yeah, I had no vibe.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I was having a great time.

[Gabby Windy]

So what?

[Louis J. Gomez]

I got a weird piece of sandwich.

[Jacob]

That's right. Your fa. You're. You had a. A face on like everything was fine. Yeah, but Bobby didn't believe it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You didn't believe it either.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Of course he did. Lou, I've never lied to my entire life. He's the only person I've never lied to in my entire life.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You've lied to him all the time.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Never once?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

All the time.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Watch this. I thought those sandwiches were terrible. Lou.

[Jacob]

I believe you.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I never lie to Lou.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Why?

[Jacob]

Why? Why?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Why?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Just tell me to. Just tell me to. Tell Lou things. You want to know if it's true. I won't lie to him.

[Jim]

I can't.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Do you miss Dan?

[Louis J. Gomez]

No.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Tell Lou.

[Louis J. Gomez]

No. Thank you.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Wow, that scared the out of me.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You think it's gonna human lie detector and go. Because he's lying. He misses him bad.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Hey, we all miss him.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I miss seeing Dan.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I see him all the time on his new podcast.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You guys do a podcast together? Hey, he stopped doing this two broadcast with you?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, we all got bullied into it.

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, it's true.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. Well, it's okay. I mean, what are you gonna do?

[Jacob]

Did Katie Nolan do that promo thing?

[Jim]

No, I don't think so.

[Jacob]

Okay, so none of the big stars did it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Okay, maybe. Maybe that's it.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Well, she's not a radio.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's a podcast.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Podcast? No.

[Jacob]

Isn't it both?

[Louis J. Gomez]

No.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Is it both now?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Totally. A podcast deal, I believe, right?

[Jim]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

That's why she's in the good studios. It's just a podcast.

[Jacob]

That's right.

[Louis J. Gomez]

We do both. We do double duty. So they give shittier smaller things.

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

No plants or anything.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Or cameras that work or lights. Cool lights on the wall.

[Louis J. Gomez]

We are allowed to have cameras, though.

[Jim]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That are on there. There's a green light.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I see that green light. I know. That means it's functioning.

[Jim]

I don't believe her cameras work either, but I think for the upper hosts, Katie's.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Her cameras must work. It's a video podcast.

[Jim]

I thought when Dan was here, he said they didn't work.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, he would say that to protect us.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Hey, he's trying to protect our feelings. I think he's talking about these cameras not working.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He's like Jay with the sandwiches. He's trying to protect my feelings.

[Jim]

These definitely don't Work I'm protecting your feelings with.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Those were good sandwiches.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Let me ask you a question.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yes.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

So it's so we shouldn't even think about it. It's a good thing that we wanted

[Jim]

to think nothing of it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

All right.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, no. Yeah. No, we're completely left out of this. Could you want to play it? Did we play it yet? Yeah, we played the whole thing. No, I don't think we played it at all.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, you paused it.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, terray.

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You got sidetracked with a black guy you thought you knew.

[Jacob]

Is that another Two Ray?

[Louis J. Gomez]

That's the two Ray I'm talking about.

[Jacob]

This guy?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah.

[Jim]

Afro.

[Louis J. Gomez]

He's like a talking head on a lot of, like those shows.

[Jacob]

Journalist.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, journalist. Maybe for Rolling Stone or something.

[Jacob]

Yes.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

All right. Play it red.

[Louis J. Gomez]

No, what are you talking about? I gotta go.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I work in radio.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Of course.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I know all the tea and country music before anyone else.

[Christine]

Okay.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I can't show you this.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I work in radio.

[Jacob]

Of course.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I have an annoying amount of energy at 7 in the morning.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I work in radio.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Of course, everyone thinks I get super

[Grainger Announcer]

cool PR packages from the artists themselves.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I work in radio. Everybody thinks I know Jonas Brothers. Look at that. I work in radio. Of course, my board op is sweatier than most.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Sam, you work in radio. Lower those lights. He was glowing.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Is that. Is that his new board up?

[Jacob]

That's his wrestling board up.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, wrestling. So it's his wrestling thing, not the Sam Roberts show.

[Jim]

What would you have said, though? What would you have wanted to do for this bit?

[Louis J. Gomez]

I would have made sure I got something like. Like a dog whistle to like white nationalist group or something. Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I'm in radio. Of course.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I was like. And always remember the number 88 HH.

[Jim]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

And they're gonna be like, did he just hail Hitler in that thing? I go, I work in radio. So I've been here for 88 hours and I'll wink.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I would have been like, I work in radio. Of course I voted for Trump.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I work in radio. Ice is getting rid of the garbage.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, I work in radio. Don't believe all women.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I work in radio. Well, what was she wearing?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I work in radio. He hit her, but what did she say?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, I work in radio. Suck me off if you want me to play your request.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, I work in radio. You want to call in, show us your tits?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, I work in radio. You want to come in here and shove a wiffle ball bat in your snatch? I work in radio. You see?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I work in radio. Of course we all hate each other behind our backs.

[Jim]

No. I would have loved for this to been in the video.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, it would have been a fun video.

[Jim]

It would have been great.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It would have been a great video.

[Louis J. Gomez]

That would have been funny. That's a problem.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, that is a problem. It's a problem. It's a problem for radio.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah. Only Netflix is a joke over here. Everything else is mad serious. Mad, mad serious.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, what are you gonna do, you know?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Well, not to be in commercials.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We're not. We're not. It's. Yeah, we're not. We're not in it. But it's okay below.

[Louis J. Gomez]

But I did. We did hear retroactively in the meetings. They do enjoy us, you know.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's gonna suck though. They're probably gonna ask us to do one now.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Why does nobody ever give us the pick me up news that in the meetings everyone loves the show.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, nobody says that. How come you never tell us that?

[Jim]

No, I think Big Jim has told you that.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Nope.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We don't believe Big Jim when he says it.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You're in the meetings too though.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, we're not meeting big gym meetings.

[Jacob]

I'm.

[Jim]

I'm in the meeting he heads.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What?

[Jim]

What? There's meetings that I can't get close to.

[Louis J. Gomez]

So you're just getting third hand information that the people say they like us from Jim.

[Jim]

Comedy department meetings.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Lou, are you in those meetings?

[Jim]

I am.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And I think what Jacob is forgetting is that we are sworn to secrecy in those meetings. What? We cannot tell anybody what happens in those meetings. Why? Can't really divulge a lot of information from those meetings. What do you mean you sworn?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Because they knew that Howard Stern was going to one day a week, 17 months ago. It's crazy.

[Jim]

You did?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, they knew Benji was.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Do they really. Do they really say stuff to you that we should know maybe and that you can't tell us? I wouldn't say so, Jacob.

[Jim]

No.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, okay. And those sandwiches were great. I'm sorry. That was unrelated. That was unrelated. But I did not like that turncoat behavior.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. What are you gonna do? It's part of the biz.

[Jim]

Yeah. I don't know.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I would say outside shot that we're hated here.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I would say inside shot that we're hated here.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Inside shot.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I would say inside shot.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Like an easy, like inside shot. Or maybe like where we thought we got cocky and started rounding second base and they threw us out. How.

[Jim]

I'm sure that's not true.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, I mean, they like us, but, you know, I think they. They like us. But I don't think they want us on.

[Louis J. Gomez]

They clearly don't want us on camera.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I feel like they think that maybe we're just in case something does happen.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You know what I mean?

[Louis J. Gomez]

If Howard Stern decides to go down to, like, one show a month, maybe if he goes into one show a month, 12 shows a year, maybe then they'll be like, all right, let's bump somebody up a little bit. Yeah, let's bump somebody up here in the game a bit.

[Jacob]

I'd say in our 10 years of a show, 11th now. Right. I've never really felt, like a good pat on the back. Like, you guys are doing great. We're lucky to have you. It's just that we get to still work. We. You have a job. That's your congratulations.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jacob]

They don't. They're not. At least in our case, they're not one to pat us on the back.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Well, that's no way to treat people who are entertaining for your company.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I mean, I think that the show is a great show. I think it's a funny show. I think that it's a consistent show. It's. It's groundbreaking.

[Jim]

It's. Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

These are all words I've heard.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I think that.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Groundbreaking.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We're always trying to be fun and have fun time. And I, you know, from next level, the fans that reach out to me, it shows like, man, you get me through the day. If it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't be able to do with my job. I listen to you all the time. Crackle, crackle.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I've had 20 people tell me every day they put a gun in their mouth at 4.59 Eastern, and by 501, we make them decide to live another day.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

How many people? 20.

[Louis J. Gomez]

20 some odd. Yeah.

[Jim]

Wow.

[Louis J. Gomez]

So we save lives every day now. It started with 25. We did lose four. Because, look, every time we come in here, we're not. It's not a banger episode. Sometimes, you know, it's a daily show. So once in a while, we're gonna come in here and have a bit of a fucking dutter.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

But, dudes. Hey, let me say something, though. Some of those people might have been traveling out of the time zone and didn't realize it was not five o'. Clock.

[Louis J. Gomez]

That is true.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It was really.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Okay. Those people actually might not have been aware of the time shift for sure and went outside of the times when they shoot themselves. It's not our fault.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, they turned it on, and there was that other show on before us. What's that?

[Louis J. Gomez]

You know what? More likely. Eddie Trunk.

[Jim]

More likely.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

There you go.

[Louis J. Gomez]

More likely. More likely is that we never had a dud of a show and those people killed themselves with a time zone difference.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's it.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I never. Bobby, that was a wonderful self defense mechanism you just put there. And I'm gonna use it myself as well too.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Thank you.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Those people didn't kill themselves because of us.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, talking about, I mean, this, this is. They better start patting at least you on the back because the fact that the things you have done in the last year, I don't know if you take a second to stop and think, but you've had a very epic year. You maybe a year and a half. You put out specials a year and a half ago, right? Two years ago, right? Two specials. Not even successful. Successful, Highly successful. Then you went on to do the roast of Kevin Hart. You are highlight of the show. Most people say probably top one or two of the show because you did it. You wrote it yourself. You went out there. You were. You had a lot against you. You weren't the most famous. You didn't use any of the writers. There was a lot of things that could have went against you, but you stuck to what you know, and that's funny. And you killed it. As you, as a friend, you got Keith into the roast, which was amazing because he's one of Kevin's friends. You repaired a relationship and you murdered it. You went to the thing, you met a bunch of people and then if that's not enough, you went and you opened for Shane Gillis at the Eagles Stadium, which is epic. Once in a lifetime. Who's gonna do that again? I don't know.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Shane, probably.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Maybe not. Maybe, maybe not. You know what I mean? That's such a big thing. You went out and not only did you. Can I say something? I've heard this and I know you're not going to want to hear because you're humble and you don't like this stuff. You don't like it. You don't like.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yes, it's true.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You don't like it. You just. I heard you. The best of the night. Well, I mean, a lot, a lot of people said Jay. The rumor is that Jay had the set of the night. The set of the night. Look at me. Look at me. Put your phone down.

[Jacob]

Get off your phone.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I'll show you something.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Okay?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Keep talking. I'm. Nothing I have to do. I have to think about.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I thought you were shutting off emotionally because you can't take compliments because you still think you're a little fat boy from Philly on your belly watching tv. I know that I would say that you. You had that, and you got. Your dreams came true. You got an invite to the Eagles games when you want. When you want the thing you've been waiting for your whole life for somebody from a Philly sports team to give you the VIP treatment that you deserve, that you've always wanted. And you got it. You got it. You got it. You got it in the way you should get it to. Very organically. You earned it. Let me say that. You earned it. You earned it. You didn't get it because you're famous. You didn't get it because you know some. You're some big success, and you got it because of who you are, how funny you are. You got it before they even saw you do your show. And then after, it just confirmed to them that they made the right decision. You got it for Big J Okerson, that VIP pass to the Eagles games. And. And you got that.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Well, okay.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You did. You did. You made friends with people. Bam. You made friend. Dave Chappelle hugged your mother, hugged you and said. What do you say to you? He didn't say, see you later, man. Good seeing you, dude. He said, you inspired me. You inspired one of the greatest comedians going right now. You inspired him.

[Jacob]

And he said, radio host, is he hugging?

[Louis J. Gomez]

And he said, ridiculous.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And he said what he said to you? He didn't say, later, man. He said, I love you, man. Look at me, Jay. He said, I love you.

[Louis J. Gomez]

He did say.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And what'd you say back? All love and laughs, baby.

[Louis J. Gomez]

No, I didn't. No, I didn't whiff on that.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Thankful you didn't say black people. Black people rule, Dave. I've been saying it for a long time. Black people rule.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Black people do fucking rule.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And you want. Y'.

[Louis J. Gomez]

All.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Y' all ready to laugh now and shit and shit.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Ready to laugh now? Yeah, you guys already laugh now and shit.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's who you are, dude. So here's what I'm saying to you. The fact that you did this, and you go right back to just hanging out, it didn't affect you at all. It didn't change who you are. And here you are doing the bonfire, showing up on time, two shows Tuesday, killing it. You still. Jay, you didn't change. You didn't change. And that would have changed a lot of people, and it didn't change you. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. We talk about this company a lot. I talk about this company a lot and to a lot of people because it's amazing. You you've heard about therapy with BetterHelp, but do you know how much people love it when they use it? See for yourself. Check out an amazing customer reviews they have updated every [e-mail] reviews you'll find hundreds of people sharing how much better help has helped them. The feedback from people who have used BetterHelp speaks for itself. I mean that's it right there. Because BetterHelp has the average live therapy session rating of 4 0.9 out of 5 on over 1.7 million client sessions reviews, it's no wonder why more than 6 million people have used BetterHelp globally. Haven't tried it yet. BetterHelp makes it easy to get started. Just answer a few questions, get matched with a therapist. You're in good hands. BetterHelp therapists have at least 3 years and 1000 hours of hands on experience. See the reviews, see what stands out and see if BetterHelp is right for you. Visit betterhelp.combonfire that's B E T T E R h e l p.com bonfire

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[Louis J. Gomez]

Well, I'll tell you what I hear.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

And I'm having a hard time following the exact thing, finding the exact thing. I don't know how it works here, but a guy wrote a thing yesterday that, like, I'm the shittiest. He saw me in Richmond. Thanks for nothing.

[Gabby Windy]

Fuck.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I want to find it exactly. Because it was so wonderfully.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He said what?

[Louis J. Gomez]

It was so wonderfully vicious.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

How are you taking. How would you ever in a million fucking years take all the things, all the accolades, all the achievements, all the. Dave Chappelle said, you inspired me. But somehow a guy in Richmond, Virginia,

[Christine]

he's not even talking about the link.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Stuck to you. Stuck to you like glue.

[Jacob]

Why?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

How?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Just because this is. What. Because when someone does this, I go, oh, yeah, yeah. This is for sure. What. This is what I think. No, no, no, it's good. It's funny, for sure. No, you're being crazy.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Christine, I want to know how you felt when you saw him walk out there. Were you nervous for him?

[Christine]

No, I was really overwhelmed by the whole experience. And I said I was just overwhelming the entire time. I was really excited. I was actually happy that there were so many, like, guests and friends there because I had to run around and go back and forth and be all over the place.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Why did you have to do. What were you.

[Christine]

It's just family and friends and tickets and calls. It's like, you know, this is. They gave the wrong tickets. We need these tickets. We need this. We don't have this pass. Can you get me. But, I mean, I had people texting me, like, can you get me back? Can you get me back? I'm like, after the show, like, yeah, it was, you know, so you can

[Big Jay Oakerson]

never get out of producer mode.

[Christine]

Well, it was like. It was a lot of friends. You want to make sure people are taken care of. But it was a good place to put energy. I said, I can't imagine how Jay felt. I can't imagine how when you felt.

[Coop Sleep Goods Announcer]

When he.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

When you saw your. Your boy walk out there and he went on stage and he started killing.

[Christine]

What.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What was that feeling inside of you? Because I know if I. I've seen him go up in front of big crowds, I've seen him do a couple things, and I know that inside of me, it makes me. I don't know. I don't know, Proud. Maybe that's not the word.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Proud.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

But excited for his, like, where he's at successfully, like that. He can walk out in front of a crowd like that and murder.

[Christine]

It was really exciting. And I said, I was like, what is this? Are we in Rome? Are the gladiators coming out? It's nuts. It's a football stadium. I haven't even been in a football stadium that many times.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That was the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life. What the does gladiators in Rome have

[Jim]

to do with a.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What it.

[Christine]

Really. That's how it felt. It felt so. It was so big. It was so. It was so big and so wild. And it's like, I've seen football there. I've seen Metallica there. To see Jay walk out.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Christine]

See the players introducing him. And then he's like, coming through the link. I mean, it really. I. That's the word for it. It was an overwhelming experience.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And when he was blaming. When he said good night, were you, like, crying? Were you tearing up? Were you? No, I wasn't smiling ear to ear.

[Christine]

I was really. I was really smiley. And I wasn't. I was just. As I say, it was so funny with the roast, too. It's like, give a moment. I'm trying to film. And you're, you know, your. Your nerves are this and you're that. And then all of a sudden, like, you're just laughing and enjoying a show.

[Gabby Windy]

Yeah.

[Christine]

And you go, oh, like, that's perfect. Like, that's exactly what is supposed to happen here.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Not to interrupt.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

He writes, thanks for some lame ass show in Richmond. Literally only did some stupid crowd work. Like I give a fuck to hear what some dumb fuck does for a living in the front row. Thanks a lot, Jay. You just fell into the group of comedians, like Kreischer, who fucking suck. Middle finger emoji. I wrote, damn, I had so much fun. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the show. Smiley face. He went, no, it sucked. Not one joke. Fuck you and a smiley face. And I wrote back, geez Louise.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, Jay, let me tell you something.

[Louis J. Gomez]

But that's what I hear.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Boy, when you go on the roller coaster, you do have to come back down, of course. Yeah, you're on your way down. But you did get up to the top. You did get on the ride.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Listen to that. But that's a fun night. That was a fun night.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. Now, fuck that guy. That's crazy.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Well, let me see what his screen name is. I'll put it out there.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, we'll put it out there in case people want to compliment me. Maybe they. Maybe they agree with him.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Here we go. If you agree with him, maybe at Big J. Okerson.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, is you. You wrote yourself

[Louis J. Gomez]

it was a mirror stare. No, I'm not gonna give the guy's thing.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I'll give it.

[Louis J. Gomez]

He's in. He's angry. He's angry about something far beyond my crowd work, I have to assume.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I mean, dude, listen, the fact is, is that you. This night is epic. To see you walking out there, to see you walk on stage, and to hear all the. The accolades that I've been hearing from other people, other comedians saying that Jay had the set of the night. Jay was. And that's. That's Jane Shane is hilarious.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I mean, the thing was like, it's Shane show. They're there gathered for him. Fifteen minutes of like, my best stuff I have working now. Sure. Did I throw out something new I never tried before? Yes. Was that balls? No doubt. No doubt. But did that show a kind of stick to itiveness and self confidence? That is all not often seen.

[Jacob]

Sure.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, for sure. When you.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

When you're walking through the crowd, when you got off, because it. When you're walking in, people know you, but not everybody does. Right. But when you're walking back out after you had your set, how. How was that? How was.

[Louis J. Gomez]

That Was pretty cool. It's pretty short walks, weirdly enough, because, you know, we're on the 50 yard line essentially, and we're going right to a set of stairs on the 50 yard line at the sideline, so you're out of it pretty quick. But I mean, yeah, it was neat. I mean, but even before I went up, I said I was waiting out there for like five minutes or 10 minutes actually. And then people starting to look over the ledge and see and they were walking by. I took a couple pictures of people, but I think they wanted people to be more surprised. But, like, as they started, as they started to see me, it was kind of neat that people were going like, elbowing other people and they're like, yo, it's just. Jay's gonna go up.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, you're a hometown boy, dude. You're a hometown Philly.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, it was the right place for me to do it, for sure.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Hilarious Brittany McCusker person I saw in that whole sea of white stadiums. And she just walked by in that picture. Go back. Did you see that?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I go, who do you notice in this place now? You guys? Not this far back. But he goes, who the. There's a black security guard. And then Bernie McCusker.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

She's very pretty.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Brady's very pretty. Yeah.

[Jacob]

Jake, could you hear the crowd up there?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yes.

[Jacob]

The sound was fine. You did not need a sound check.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Sound was brutal. Which also again, like Matt. I had the benefit of being able to watch Matt go before and Jason, Kelsey and kind of saw what was happening in the bowl.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

That reflect. So like, it. It took like, again I had the benefit of being able to kind of realize that I had to like pace myself slow. Like talk.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, you gotta talk.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You gotta enunciate the words. So it's like it. They'll catch. Becomes clear if you almost like let the echo happen. So, you know, it's like you guys are disgust. It's just like that beat. Instead of going, you guys are fucking disgusting. If you go, you guys are fucking disgusting. Everybody, you know, just kind of enunciate. I don't know why I chose that sentence. You guys are fucking disgusting.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, it's. Yeah, you gotta wait for it to get to the top of the stadium.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Sound. Sound does.

[Louis J. Gomez]

But I mean, what an achievement. I mean, I could stand it up. Shane 77,000 tickets or something. What a thing. He's so funny. At the end, after Three 6 Mafia performs, he. The fireworks went up and Shane goes, guys, these fireworks cost like, like $150,000. So like, watch him.

[Jim]

Well, he.

[Louis J. Gomez]

He went back, they cost $150,000. So, you know, look at him. He said, look at them. So look at them.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What was.

[Jacob]

Did the.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Was it the Blue Angels?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Did he say it?

[Morgan Stewart]

So look at.

[Louis J. Gomez]

So look at them. I genuinely. I love you guys so much. This means literally everything to me. Hell yeah. What a night.

[Christine]

All right.

[Jim]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Jamie. That was Jamie. If she wasn't there, she was like. She texted me, but people were texting her or something. You know, she. She sent me some kind of like, kill her job. So she might have. I mean, there's so many people there I'm sure that I knew. Knew through Life. I mean, 77, 000 people in Philly, I'm bound to like people I went to high school with or whatever. Again, the interesting thing about like my lack of popularity in almost any place I was at school wise is that like how many people I probably went to school with who have. No, like, they don't be. They don't even put it together right. You know what I mean?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

The guy who was playing in the fishbowl today said he's my age, and he's from my neighborhood in Philadelphia. And I'm like, he doesn't know the I am. He doesn't remember me from anything for sure.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That is interesting that there's probably people that knew of you, knew you back in the day and have.

[Louis J. Gomez]

And aren't making the correlation.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And then all of a sudden you go up and like, is that that dude?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah. Is that the guy who wrote me notes all the time? He kept asking me out, but he smelled like hoagies.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Is that the guy that kept standing in front of the house on a bike that didn't fit him?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Is that the guy who sweat on the middle of his sides?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Is that the kid that was wearing a blouse with bangs in high school?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, dude, I recognize that guy. He's the one who wore a karate gi tucked into his jeans.

[Jacob]

Isn't that the guy they had an assembly for? Say he didn't sleep with that girl

[Louis J. Gomez]

who had to publicly come out as someone who nobody wants to have sex with.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It is funny, though, because all those people that did know you, you probably weren't the coolest kid in school, right? And. And now the coolest kids in school probably know of you. Maybe some of them were there, and it must have been, like, crazy for them. You never know who you're sitting next to. You never know who you're growing up with. You never know the potential of somebody or where they're gonna go.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And now here you are in Eagle Stadium performing crushing, killing, making people laugh. It must. That must be a real crazy feeling for people to have that know of you.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah. I bet in the. In the school I graduated from, I bet there is zero recollection of me. There's no picture of me in any of these schools. Like former alumni, blah, blah. Nothing like that at all.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, well, they're gonna have the same thing at Sirius, too, when you blow up and become a huge star.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Absolutely.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

They're gonna have no videos of you on social media. They're gonna have no photos of you around.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I wonder how much it would cost. In fact, let's look into this. Whatever our shitty school was growing up, mine will be Robert E. Lamberton High School.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Mine's Malden High.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Okay, let's. Maybe tomorrow we could try to figure this out on the show. And I like this because I know we got to go here in a few minutes. Yeah, I'd like to possibly get a hold of our high schools. Our schools, and ask them what it would take to get, like, the library Dedicated in our names. If I can get, like, the J. Okerson. The Big J Okerson, like, gymnasium. Yeah, whatever. Library, cafeteria, whatever. The thing is, how do we get a dedication in our school?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

The problem.

[Louis J. Gomez]

What do we have to accomplish?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

The problem with that is my name.

[Louis J. Gomez]

What?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

R. Kelly.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Well, don't do that. Make it Bobby. Make it the Bobby Kenny Kelly Kennedy Kennedy Center.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, I think they have that.

[Louis J. Gomez]

They do have that. They already have the Bobby Kelly.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

The Bobby Kelly gymnasium.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, Bobby Kelly. The. Make yours the library. That's funny.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Why is that funny? Because I don't read.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You can't read.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I can read, and I do read.

[Louis J. Gomez]

No, you read for pleasure.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I read for pleasure.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You can't read out loud.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I can read out loud. I just have your judgmental face staring at me over those luscious eyebrows that's

[Louis J. Gomez]

supposed to go away when you're, I don't know, 11. I work in radio. I work in radio.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I work in radio.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I work in radio. And people think that we get as many Youngblood tickets as we're promised.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, can I put. Can I. Can I manifest something to Manifesto? Yeah, I want to manifest something right now. Go ahead, Manifesto. Repeat after me, Jay. Manifesto.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Stop saying manifesto. That's a different thing.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, that's. That's manifesto.

[Louis J. Gomez]

No, manifesto is something a crazy person writes before they kill people. Yes.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No. Yes, Manifesto makes it happen.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Manifesting.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, I'm manifesting two. Manifesto. Who makes it? Who manifests it?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, it's like a DC Universe character. Yes, Manifesto.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Manifesto's listening now.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Mephisto Manifesto.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, man. Fisto.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Manifesto. A man who fisto who got us Youngblood.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Liam.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He's Manifesto.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, got you Manifesto.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He's Manifesto.

[Jim]

I like that. I think he'll love that.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He's Manifesto.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Man, I hope they Manifesto us. You know, for. We're gonna go do a whatchamacallit bonfire from Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie. We're gonna record one there on our zoom, walk around, have fun bringing the crew doing the whole thing and. Yeah, and that we. I bought 100 of the tickets.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You bought them?

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Why'd you buy them? You should have manifestoed.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Got us a section.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, okay. Well, you should have had Manifesto Manifesto it.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Manifesto couldn't Manifesto the five extra tickets we were promised by Young Blood. O.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, there was actually 20 extra tickets sitting right next to us.

[Louis J. Gomez]

It was non stop. No, I don't want to put that on Manifesto. Too many people.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

When you manifest, you have to manifest. We should have manifested out loud the amount of tickets we manifested we want to go to Youngblood. So he manifesto manifested that you have to be word for word what you want.

[Louis J. Gomez]

We thought when they said all you guys should come to the show, we're like, okay, so that's six tickets we were asking for. That seventh got cut down to just two.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

And then turns out we could have brought 60.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

We could have brought everybody we knew.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And I never got my tea.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You never got your tea.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

But I want to lose.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Never had a catch with Brett Michaels on the Shea Stadium field. City field.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And you didn't get Jerry's number.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I didn't get Jerry's number. The Riz in me haven't worked on any tracks yet. What else? Anthony Michael hall and me haven't redid the weird science scenes together on the Zoom call.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We are getting lunch next time he's in town.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Is that true?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yep.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Is it now?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No.

[Jim]

Okay.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I was gonna say your interactions are different. My Internet interactions? You fucking suck, kid.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I want to manifest. Manifesto. Manifesto, yes. Manifesto. You're not manifesto. You say? Oh, yes, say manifesto.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Manifesto.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Manifesto. If you're listening.

[Louis J. Gomez]

If you're listening, I would like to

[Big Jay Oakerson]

manifest something into reality.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I want to manifesto something into reality. Into reality.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Two things. Manifesto. I would like to get Kelly Clarkson on the bonfire.

[Louis J. Gomez]

That's going for his own thing first.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Asap. Manifesto, yes.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You're not manifesto.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, Manifesto.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I want to manifest one more thing.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I'd like to manifest one more thing.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I would like to get. I would like to get Ryan Goslet on the show.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Okay, if there's only two things, these are only end up being two things you're asking for.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

All right, what do you want?

[Louis J. Gomez]

You don't know.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I know what I want. I know what I want to manifest.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I'm sorry, you. As you're manifesting things.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, you can have your manifesting things. I'm just saying that I would. I. I am dropping Ryan Reynolds. I am no longer interested. I am interested in Ryan Gosling, please.

[Sugar Bee Apple Announcer]

Really?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

You know, you're more of a Ken than over Deadpool.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, not really.

[Jim]

Man.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Did you see? Talk about an amazing batch of actors who just crumble at the idea of pulling off this lot. You see, when Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds came into Comic Con.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I was like, what an. A shitty, awkward back and forth. They clearly worked it out.

[Jim]

It was.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I don't think they did. I think he just came out. I think Robert Downey Jr's ego is too much. Nobody else had. Knows how to fuck around. And I Think that Ryan Reynolds was playing it and. And then what's his name, Paul Rudd? Kind of threw a zing at him and hurt his feelings.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Did he?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, he did. He goes, what was it? He said something.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Oh, the Wrexham thing.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, the Wrexham line.

[Louis J. Gomez]

I don't think he heard his feelings. Made fun of his soccer team.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, he made. I mean, it kind of was like a, you know, a nice hot zing right in his face. And Robert Downey Jr. Was. I don't know. I thought they would be great together. Like, they would go back and forth. But I think sometimes when you have two guys that are very similar in back and forth, it just didn't work out. Maybe. Maybe he was too insecure around Robert Downey Jr. I don't know. But it was also.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Is it the lighting, or is that costume not red anymore?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, he came out in the gray. The gray. Black. Deadpool. Deadpool has different outfits, and that's the one. Maybe. I think maybe there he might be in the New Avengers at some point. He might do a cameo. I think that's what they were kind of hinting at that this version of Deadpool will be in there.

[Louis J. Gomez]

This was happening. He goes, well, who's this guy with the swords and stuff? They wouldn't have, like.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, but the actual interaction part. They might have been, oh, we'll do something.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Yeah, maybe, Maybe. Yeah, maybe. Yeah, like, we'll handle it. And then they just didn't handle it well.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's like, you know, going up with a towel. It's like, oh, this would be great. And it's not. Says something about your mother. You're like, all right, I gotta go. This is weird.

[Louis J. Gomez]

It'll be great. And then it isn't at all.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It isn't at all.

[Louis J. Gomez]

So wrap this up.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, we'll wrap this up. Manifesto, make that happen.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Manifesto, please, Manifesto, listen. But we've already got our own tickets. Manifesto, make something awesome happen at this concert.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Get us backstage. Big jokers. He's going to be a Governor's Long Island, August 7th and the 8th. Then he's going to Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, Michigan. The August 21st through the 23rd. After that, he's going to be in Albany, Virginia Beach, Baltimore, Cleveland. You got to get your tickets now because they sell out every weekend. He's selling out, adding shows. So make sure you get your tickets if you want to go see him on a certain night. Big Ch. Bigjay comedy.com to get those tickets. YouTube.com/@big jokerson and be sure to check out Legion of Skanks and Story wars, one of my favorite podcasts to do. It's so fun and hilarious. Make sure you check that out.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Bobby Kelly's gonna be in Saratoga Springs September 11th and 12th, and then Brooklyn, New York, September 26th. After that, Port Charlotte, Florida, Boston and New Orleans all on deck. For tickets and all the tour dates, Visit Punch Up Dot Live. Robert Kelly. Make sure you check out his YouTube channel at Robert Kelly Comedy. Every 7pm you can watch him live and in person. The Fat Black Pussycat Lounge at the Comedy Cellar. Make sure you listen to his OG Podcast, you know what dude, and of course, the Regs with Joe List, Dan Soder and Louis J. Gomez. And we'll catch you guys tomorrow on our Wednesday show. Last live show of the week. Get your asses ready.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Happy Birthday, Christine. Don't send those dick pics.

[Louis J. Gomez]

Send your dick pics. Everybody.

[Christine]

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