Love & Laughs with Jerry O'Connell

Summary

The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson & Robert Kelly

Episode: Love & Laughs with Jerry O'Connell

Date: July 17, 2026
Guest: Jerry O'Connell
Main Theme: Clearing the Air, Building Bridges, and Finding the Funny in Old Beefs

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly are joined by actor Jerry O'Connell for a hilarious, unguarded conversation that tackles everything from minor celebrity “beefs” and misunderstood DMs to the unique camaraderie and quirks of stand-up comics. The show revolves around an old, perceived tension involving Corey Feldman, the legacy of "Stand By Me," and the awkward art of reaching out to a celebrity crush. The three comedians and Jerry riff through social media mishaps, playful roast-style banter, and their affection for the offbeat corners of pop culture that connect them.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Jerry O’Connell’s Entrance & Jay’s Nervousness

• Host Antics: Jay and Robert playfully coach Jay on how to act for Jerry's arrival, makin an extended bit out of Jay’s nerves and fanboy energy.
  • “You’re not that little kid anymore. Don’t stand up. You want to stand up so you look thin on camera, right?” (Big Jay, 01:06)
• Physical Comedy: The hosts do a mock rehearsal of how to greet Jerry, poking fun at social awkwardness, stage presence, and overthinking body language.

2. Clearing Up the “Beef” via DMs

Jerry: “It’s so funny how I found out…I was like, ‘Sam, did I do something to The Bonfire?’” (08:36)

• The DM Saga:
  • Jay recounts sending Jerry a long, earnest DM late at night worried about a perceived grudge. Jerry never saw the message, which snowballed into a comedic saga on the show.
  • Jay reads the original DM aloud. The hosts tease Jay about how “romantic” and lengthy it was:
    • “This is like, did we date? Did I have sex with you and never call you again?” (Robert Kelly, 10:59)
  • Jay’s late-night, stoned sincerity and Bobby’s teasing frame the tone: comedy rooted in vulnerability and absurdity.

3. Corey Feldman, Juggalos, and Pop Culture Fandom

• Stand By Me Touring:
  • Jerry shares stories from his Stand By Me live tour that features Q&A with Corey Feldman, including an encounter with Juggalos.
    • “We have a really funny guy named Dan Pasternak…they sort of ask Corey, and he talks about all this trauma…Dan will say, ‘Jerry, how was your experience?’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t know what Corey’s talking about. I had a great time on Stand By Me.’” (14:18)
  • Feldman’s discomfort with “Juggalos” and his tendency to take things seriously are discussed humorously.
• Making Fun vs. Malice:
  • Jay explains how The Bonfire’s long-running jokes about Feldman’s music spun out into entire podcasts about Feldman, surprising both him and the hosts, but their intention was always comedic, never cruel.

4. Generational Divide Over Social Media

• Social Media “Immigrants”:
  • Jerry: “We’re social media immigrants…a lot of people who celebrate Corey online are social media natives. We don’t know what it is, so we think it’s automatically making fun of us.” (32:57)
  • Discuss notions of privacy, directness, and misunderstanding on social platforms, especially between veteran entertainers and today’s “always-on” meme culture.

5. Wendy Williams, Food, and Drops

• Unexpected Bonds:
  • Jay, a huge Wendy Williams fan, reminisces about Jerry’s stint as a guest host playing up “sassy black woman” energy and their connection through foodie segments with chef Nikki Dinky.
  • A fun moment with the show's custom “drops” (soundbites) from those TV appearances.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Jerry Navigates the “Beef”

• [08:36] Jerry O’Connell:
  • “It’s so funny how I found out…I was like, ‘Sam, did I do something to The Bonfire?’”
• [09:38] Jerry’s reaction to Jay’s DM:
  • “I didn’t read the text…I apologize.”
• [10:59] Robert Kelly:
  • “This is like, did we date? Did I have sex with you and never call you again?”
• [13:56] Jerry, ever diplomatic:
  • “It’s beautiful. I’m touched. What do you want me to say? I’m touched.”
• [19:18] Robert Kelly:
  • “Corey’s DMs are way more concise, bro.”
• [23:11] Jerry explains Feldman:
  • “He is a kind person who has had a lot of trauma in his life, and I kind of have to protect my friend.”

Social Media Generational Humor

• [32:57] Jerry O’Connell:
  • “We’re social media immigrants…a lot of people who celebrate Corey online are social media natives.”
• [33:51] Robert Kelly:
  • “Yeah, why not just an emoji next time, Jay? Like a thumbs up.”

Wendy Williams Nostalgia

• [34:23] Jay:
  • “When you came on, I was like, Jerry O’Connell came on and played a sassy black woman for two years. It was fantastic.”
• [35:13] Jay:
  • “I've never seen someone enjoy a broccoli cheddar crust pizza more in my life than you did.”

Jay’s Over-the-Top DM Redux (with Live Coaching)

• [42:07–50:48] Jay, Big Jay, and Bobby collaborate live on a follow-up DM to Jerry, cranking up the absurdity:
  • “Your body was on point, by the way, and your skin is like that of a young Asian woman.”
  • “Your natural musk did something to me.”
  • “No homo, but totally would.”
  • “All love and laughs, my close friend.”
  • The gang riffs on emoji choices, hashtags, and inappropriate compliments, capturing the show’s spirit of pushing jokes a step (or ten) too far.
• Watch for the full exchange for one of the episode’s comedy highlights (42:00–51:00).

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Emotional Resolution & Friendship Vibes

• Bridge-Building:
  • Jay expresses genuine relief and giddiness over finally connecting with Jerry—moving from awkward fanboy nerves to new friendship, with the hosts playfully nudging him to send a “just-a-little-too-much” DM.
  • Jerry offers to talk to Corey Feldman about joining The Bonfire, recognizing the value of not taking internet jokes too seriously.
  • As Jay puts it: “We made bridges of friendships. We’ve made commercials for people that need commercials. You got a big heart, kid. You should be proud of that.” (53:41, Big Jay)

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Important Timestamps

• [01:40] — Jay’s nervous pre-interview ritual, coached by Robert and Big Jay.
• [08:16] — Jerry O’Connell enters the studio.
• [10:59] — Robert reads Jay’s emotional DM and jokes about its length.
• [13:56] — Emotional resolution, Jerry moved by Jay’s message.
• [14:18] — Jerry’s Stand By Me Live/“Juggalo” story.
• [19:59] — More on the DM comedy, read receipts, and social anxiety.
• [22:36] — Juggalos genuinely come to see Feldman.
• [32:57] — “Social media immigrant” generation gap.
• [34:23] — Nostalgia for Wendy Williams and Jerry’s time hosting.
• [42:00–50:48] — Real-time, joke-packed crafting of Jay’s wild “let’s-be-besties” DM to Jerry.
• [51:51] — Show wrap; hosts recount the sweetness and awkwardness of the Jerry encounter.

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Overall Tone & Takeaways

The episode is a blend of raw, silly, sometimes deeply vulnerable comedy and genuine affection between old friends and new acquaintances. It provides an inside look at how comedians poke fun at themselves, their guests, and the weirdness of social media—all while prioritizing kindness and connection underneath their bravado. Anyone familiar with The Bonfire’s energy will recognize the signature blend of heartfelt chaos and cathartic laughs.

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Listen For

• Live “DM coaching sessions” that escalate into uproarious bits about fan letters and friendship.
• Honest behind-the-scenes insight into how celebrities and comedians deal with misunderstandings.
• Warm celebration of nostalgia and pop-culture oddballs.
• The ongoing saga of bringing Corey Feldman onto The Bonfire.
• The boundary where roasting meets actual love.

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For more, listen to the full episode of The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson & Robert Kelly, “Love & Laughs with Jerry O’Connell,” on SiriusXM Faction Talk, Channel 103.

Transcript

[Big J Okerson]

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[Robert Kelly]

And now the bonfire with Big J Okerson and Robert Kelly.

[Jay]

It's happening. Jerry O Garam.

[Big J Okerson]

It's the bonfire. We're waiting on Jerry. He's coming in. It's gonna happen today. Jay's boyfriend is gonna be a very soon.

[Jay]

I think it's time.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, he's here. Oh, here it is. Here it is. Dot, dot, dot. No, no, no, not that. Don't do that. Yeah, just no, sit. Regular Jay, you know, you put. Yeah, yeah, there you go. No, don't put your leg. Don't cross your legs. Be you right now. Just be you. Jay, look at me. Jay. Jay, look at me. You're not that little kid anymore. Don't stand up. You want to stand up so you look thin on the camera, Right? I get you. All right, let's both stand up. You want both stand up? We'll both stand up. Jerry's gonna be over there by you, Bob. Oh, he's gonna be over here. Okay, we'll both stand up. No, don't do this. No, get your hands off your stomach.

[Jay]

It's a power move. Standing.

[Big J Okerson]

No, stand up, but turn towards me. Put one hand on the desk. Like this is your place. This is your studio. Nine years Jay Bonfire. But don't do that. Don't put your hand on your chair. No. You look cute. Stop. No, don't do that. Stop. No, don't. Don't grab yourself. Pause, Jay. No, she'll pause. No pause.

[Robert Kelly]

No pause.

[Big J Okerson]

No pause. Put your one hand on you. One hand on the table. Like this. Like this. The way you lean. Yeah. Now get the other hand off the hip. You don't want a hand on the hip. Not that high. Get it off. Off. Put it right there. Put it. Put it right there over the water. Grab the water. That's your water. Grab that. Yeah, hold on to that. Yeah, stand like that. Now stop bending your knuckles so far down. You're getting nervous.

[Jay]

Okay. I just like to say that guy was peeking in. I guess wasn't to bring Jerry o' Connell in. I just got a message. Oh, God.

[Big J Okerson]

Coming. He comes. Here he comes. Here he comes. All right, all right. Jay. Jay. You remember who you are, Jay. Remember who you are. Who are you? Jay.

[Jay]

Jerry Connell's biggest fan.

[Big J Okerson]

No, no, no. You're Big J's biggest fan. No, I'm not.

[Jay]

No, no, no, I am not.

[Big J Okerson]

Who loved you on the Kevin Hart, huh? Who loved you?

[Jay]

Who loved you on the Kevin Hart Roast?

[Big J Okerson]

Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Here we go. Jerry. Here it comes. You ready? Take a big breath. Do a little box breathing. Stomach out. Breathe in through your nose. No, not that. Don't. You look like a ballerina. No, stop that. Get that hand.

[Jay]

But I keep this hand like this.

[Big J Okerson]

No, don't. Get that hand off. You can do whatever you want with that hand, but get that hand off.

[Jay]

Stop it. Should I pop?

[Big J Okerson]

No, don't pop. No pop. No pop at the end. If it goes well, you can pop at the end.

[Jay]

Come on, baby.

[Robert Kelly]

Should I.

[Jay]

Should I talk like this? Over my shoulder? I don't even care.

[Big J Okerson]

Here we go. Here we go, Jay. Here we go. Here we go, Jay. Here we go, Jay. Here he comes. Nope. No. Not happening yet. I got a pee so bad. Just take a breath. Take a breath with me. Look at me. Look at me. Do what I do. Ready? Breathe through your nose. Hold it. One more. Hold it. You feel better? No. Okay, great.

[Jay]

I'm vibrating a thousand miles per minute. Okay.

[Big J Okerson]

He's gonna come in with a lot of energy, Jay, okay? You gotta max that energy. You got to be there with him.

[Jay]

I thought you said hand on the table and hand on the water.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, that's good. But inside, let that. Hey, what's up? What do I do?

[Jay]

Do I lift the water with his hand when I do this?

[Big J Okerson]

Don't. No, don't lift the water. Leave the water there. Let go of the water. Yeah. Like, don't even put your hand up. You don't need to use your hands. What if he needs to clock it, though? What do you mean? Clock what? Oh, dude, do that. Oh. Anytime you say something funny, you should definitely. Little snap thumbs.

[Jay]

Okay. All right.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, you feel good? I feel good.

[Jay]

My hands.

[Big J Okerson]

We're good.

[Jay]

It's in the right spots.

[Big J Okerson]

We're good. We're good. We're good. This is great. This is what you want, glasses? Dude, you look smarter with the glasses? Yeah.

[Jay]

Is my hair a mess?

[Big J Okerson]

Guys, you have a hat on. It looks freaking out.

[Jay]

And I don't know if I look as good as I could look for him.

[Big J Okerson]

You look great. There's a little something on your shirt, though. Paco, get that off his shirt. Over by the end. Right there. This little white thing on his shirt. Right there. Right, right there. No, right where your hand is. Get that off. Swipe that. Wipe it off. No, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down. Oh, it's all right. Out. All right, it's good. You're good, you're good, you're good, you're good, you're good.

[Jay]

What's out?

[Big J Okerson]

The new movie. Here we go. You excited? You manifested this, huh? Your friend. You manifested this. He's coming to. You going to be best friends after

[Jay]

this sort of deal. This. He called him.

[Big J Okerson]

This is gonna be great. He's a great guy, right? We just got to get to it. We're gonna get into it.

[Jay]

Let's practice. You say hi.

[Big J Okerson]

Hey, what's going on, buddy? Queen. No.

[Robert Kelly]

What?

[Jay]

Hey, Queen.

[Big J Okerson]

What are you calling me that for, man?

[Jay]

Hey.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh.

[Jay]

How you from.

[Big J Okerson]

From. What are you doing?

[Jay]

How you doing?

[Big J Okerson]

What's he doing? Why are you doing that? Oh, no. Stop. Jake, do not react like that.

[Jay]

I don't. I'm panicking, all right? I lifted the bottle. I was gonna hit him with the bottle.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah. Don't throw anything at him.

[Jay]

Okay.

[Big J Okerson]

This is great. Ready? Hey, what's going on, man? Hi, Jay. How are you, buddy?

[Jay]

Sliders. My stepfather and me see my secret identity.

[Big J Okerson]

Great.

[Jay]

Got so muscly at one point.

[Big J Okerson]

All right, great. Thanks, man.

[Jay]

Crazy. All right, stand by me.

[Big J Okerson]

I gotta go, guys. Nice to meet you.

[Jay]

Okay, bye.

[Big J Okerson]

Check out my new book. Put the water down. Stop holding the water.

[Jay]

You said hold the water.

[Big J Okerson]

Hold the water, but don't hold it up. Don't clasp onto it. Loosen up on the water.

[Jay]

Bobby man at J.

[Big J Okerson]

I would be happy at Jay if you bomb this.

[Jay]

Bobby man. Bobby man at J.

[Big J Okerson]

Make me happy. If he walks out of here uncomfortable. You're going to be great, dude.

[Jay]

Why would you be uncomfortable? My hands are accounted for.

[Big J Okerson]

You're going to be great, dude. Your little tags hanging off. Don't get that off. That looks like you're an employee.

[Jay]

We are employees.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, but you're. No, you're not. You're a radio host of the Greatest employee. Yeah, he's not. You're. You're a host.

[Robert Kelly]

Dude.

[Big J Okerson]

Dude, don't. You're gonna after and get The Afron out of there.

[Jay]

Like I took it out.

[Big J Okerson]

Nobody wants to see that.

[Jay]

You took it out?

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah. Put it back in your pocket. Give it to Christine. Like, she takes it.

[Jay]

No way. She'll leave with it. And then I need it.

[Big J Okerson]

I gotta pee so bad. I hope I don't pee while he's here. We all have to pee.

[Robert Kelly]

Do you have to pee?

[Big J Okerson]

We all have to pee.

[Jay]

Charlotte. No, I smoke weed. Smoke weed.

[Big J Okerson]

Looks cool. Put it away. No, he can't get that away. I think you're emotionally stunted. Yeah, he is. Just put that away. That's how we got here.

[Jay]

Did I get nice?

[Big J Okerson]

No, that's why we're here. Put that away. Put the pink thing away.

[Jay]

I'm looking like this.

[Big J Okerson]

All right. Don't do that. Don't look under your brow at another man. No, stop. Why are you making a double chin? That's. Wow, that hurt. That was crazy. It was nuts. Now he's sitting down. Good job, Christine. We had him where he needed to be confident. I'm sorry. You did not. No. He was doing this? Yeah. It's up, Christine.

[Jay]

What was I doing?

[Big J Okerson]

You're doing this.

[Jay]

Let us see.

[Big J Okerson]

See if I do it? I make a double chin, too. If anybody does that.

[Jay]

You wish it was double. I saw at least three.

[Big J Okerson]

Well, whatever it is, anybody can make that happen.

[Jay]

You were three chins and two necks.

[Big J Okerson]

Have a double chin. You were giving yourself one for some reason. Jay hurt people. Hurt people.

[Jay]

That's up.

[Big J Okerson]

It's up.

[Jay]

I'd not have him come in now.

[Big J Okerson]

No. Would you? No. Jay, look at me. Don't look at her. Here he comes. Here he comes. Here he comes. Are we ready? Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Here we go.

[Robert Kelly]

Come on in.

[Big J Okerson]

Get in here. Jerry. What's up? There he is. Come on here. Over here. Jerry. Get over here. How you doing, Jerry? What's up, buddy? How you doing? Robert Kelly, buddy.

[Robert Kelly]

Guys, what did. What did I do? Listen, you gotta tell me what I did.

[Big J Okerson]

Nothing. You did nothing. Nothing. Jerry.

[Robert Kelly]

It's so funny how I found out. It was. It was in. I think I told Sam. I was like, sam, did I do something to. To the bonfire?

[Jay]

We heard. We heard the clip. Yeah, we.

[Big J Okerson]

We listened to it again and again. First of all, I want to let you know that was the bonfire. Dan Soda was here with Jay, and they were just. They were going over the clip. They love you, and it was awesome. They watched you every day. They thought you were hilarious. And then you had the food thing with.

[Robert Kelly]

What?

[Jay]

What are you talking about you're confusing him. Bobby.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, listen.

[Robert Kelly]

Oh, I mean, I'm not like I explained.

[Jay]

I explained all of this in a long letter I wrote to you.

[Big J Okerson]

A quick question. Did you, you. You read his DM to you back from your dm?

[Robert Kelly]

Oh, did you DM me?

[Big J Okerson]

Yes.

[Robert Kelly]

I'm so sorry, dude. I didn't. I mean, should I pull it up now?

[Big J Okerson]

Yes, yes.

[Robert Kelly]

I turn my phone off. I'm. You know what, I do have to tell you. I don't really, like. I don't really go on DMs. I understand.

[Big J Okerson]

Well, you know, read it to Jerry.

[Robert Kelly]

Is it personal?

[Big J Okerson]

Jerry. Jerry.

[Robert Kelly]

Okay, Read it out loud.

[Big J Okerson]

What happened was. Is he. You. He hit you up, then you hit him up, right?

[Jay]

No, no, no.

[Robert Kelly]

I actually did read your dm. I did. Because I could. Because I replied, right?

[Jay]

No, no, I followed you on the show. He. Bobby said, well, let's text him or message him and tell him that there's no kind of issue. There's no thing. So I went, sure. I go, well, I don't think he follows me, so he won't see it. And then we looked and you weren't following me. So Bobby said follow.

[Robert Kelly]

I said follow you.

[Jay]

I think you follow me.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, I said follow him and he'll follow you back once he sees that you follow.

[Robert Kelly]

That's. That's what happened. Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

And you did. And you responded with this very cool text back.

[Jay]

Very nice.

[Big J Okerson]

And he responded.

[Jay]

It was concise.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Jay]

And it was simple.

[Robert Kelly]

Oh, I didn't read the text. I'm sorry. I didn't read a reply. I apologize.

[Big J Okerson]

Well, nobody has that much time to read that much words anyway, so you

[Robert Kelly]

don't want to go in my DMs. It's a lot of nudies from people and like people being like, how am I hot? Do you like my feet and stuff?

[Big J Okerson]

Jerry, this was very sexual too, but it was worse.

[Robert Kelly]

Was it photos?

[Big J Okerson]

No, no, no, it was worse.

[Jay]

I will repeat again your very sweet concise texted everything. Hahaha. Big J. My Sam Roberts interview air yet. You did great at the roast.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, wow.

[Robert Kelly]

Yeah, that was pretty concise and good. Yeah, Positive.

[Jay]

At one o' clock in the morning, I come home.

[Robert Kelly]

Oh my God. I'm looking at the text now. It is so long. First of all, Big J, I gotta ask. This is a long text. Like, this is like, did we date? Did I have sex with you and never call you again? I'm just looking at the length of this. Look, this is not a roast, but the length of this I have like. I have like, impregnated people. Like, left them alone. I like, literally, like, done really bad things to people. And their texts to me have been way shorter than this. It's also looking at.

[Jay]

When you look at the context, the. The actual. The body of it really set you. It's. Yeah, you're right. It looks like we may have dated. Can I read it to you, please?

[Robert Kelly]

I mean, yeah. I mean, I don't want to get too emotional. I really. I have to tell you, I didn't really know about this beef until a couple weeks ago. And it was from a comment. I said it to Sam. How did I even find out about it? I don't even remember. But it was all in jest. I mean, I wasn't really. But. All right, yeah, let's. I write this.

[Jay]

I write at 1 o' clock in the morning, stoned. Okay. I've done this before. Unfortunately, this is his thing. Thank you so much. Yes, sir. We talked about Sam Roberts show on bonfire today. I was blown away. You knew who I was, comma. Genuinely. I felt awful that you thought there was any kind of beef. This is all earnest. I promise you. We're a comedy show and make fun of everything. Ourselves included, obviously. And I've been a fan of your work from up.

[Big J Okerson]

So it obviously was all caps.

[Jay]

No, it wasn't. No.

[Big J Okerson]

No, it wasn't.

[Jay]

No.

[Robert Kelly]

No.

[Jay]

Here's the problem with obviously. Ourselves included, obviously. But I've been a fan of your work from obviously.

[Robert Kelly]

That was a couple of them.

[Jay]

Stand by me.

[Big J Okerson]

I fucking love you.

[Jay]

Since obviously. Stand by me and also my secret identity. Lol.

[Robert Kelly]

You're not that old. You're too young for that.

[Jay]

Dude. Jerry O' Connell and Derek McGrath. Dude, me and my step.

[Big J Okerson]

No one even knows what you're talking about. None of us do.

[Jay]

But he does. I. Right. Would love to have you on the show. All caps. Anytime. I do get that could be weird because I don't want to cause any shit with you and Feldman because we've definitely had our jokes at his expense.

[Robert Kelly]

Okay.

[Big J Okerson]

And he

[Jay]

lot of ease. He doesn't take it well.

[Robert Kelly]

Interesting.

[Jay]

I could get. Okay, I get it.

[Big J Okerson]

Could make.

[Robert Kelly]

Now I know where. Now I know what is happening. Sorry. I'm gonna let you finish this.

[Jay]

It's from the heart and it could make a weird thing for. For you with him.

[Big J Okerson]

Right.

[Jay]

But open invite anytime. And I'd love to just shoot the shit anytime. All love and laughs over here, man. Hope all is well. Now, I thought we were thinking at this point Maybe this even showed it to your wife to be like this. And I said, I bet she would say it's really sweet and nice. Soder. And Bobby thought that it would be. She'd go, oh, that's a lot. Like, maybe stop talking.

[Robert Kelly]

I'll be honest with you. This is the first I'm seeing it. I'm so sorry, but it's. Yeah, it's, it's, it's. It's beautiful. I mean, I'm. I'm touched. I. I'm touched. What do you want me to say? This is a beautiful thing I do want to say. You know what I do have to say? And I say this with peace and love. Corey Feldman. If you're listening to this, I did, I did hear we've been doing this Stand By Me live tour, which is a lot of fun. Okay. I was in Stand By Me as a kid and we show the. By the way, you. You guys all work in comedy. We play like 3,000 seat houses. Like, it's like a big show. We show Stand By Me and then we have like a talk back afterwards. And it's really. Since Rob Reiner has passed, it's really sweet. And like, we really get a lot out, you know, it's. I mean, it's, it's. It's really pretty funny being there, you know? You know, Corey Feldman dealt with a lot of trauma in his childhood, primarily from his parents. And he talks about. He talks about being like a child slave. You know, his parents put him in the business when he was like two and like all that stuff. And it's, it's so funny. We have a really funny guy named Dan Pasternak who I'm sure you all know who, who sort of emcees the event. And they sort of ask Corey, and he talks about all this trauma and everything. And then Dan Pasternickels say, jerry, how was your experience? And I'm like, I don't know what Cory's talking about. I had a great time on standby, maybe, and it's kind of funny. But it's funny. We were doing a show in Chicago and a couple of. I hope this isn't derogatory, but like, juggalos. Juggalos came in. Is that a derogatory term?

[Jay]

I think that's what the fans are called.

[Big J Okerson]

He does the festival every year.

[Jay]

Yeah.

[Robert Kelly]

So a couple juggalos came in and I was like, whoa. Like, I'm from New York City. I. I don't really see juggalos. You don't see them in the City. You live in the city, right?

[Jay]

It's a Midwest thing for sure.

[Robert Kelly]

So I was like, well, I saw them and I went, whoa, Juggalos. Oh, shit. I'm sorry if I'm not supposed to call you that to your face. You know, I don't know if it's like, you know, a derogatory term. And they were like, no, no, no, not at all. And I was like, I want to get a picture with Juggalos. I wanna like, you're the first Juggalos I've met in the wild.

[Big J Okerson]

The more you say it, it does sound weird. You keep saying it over and over.

[Jay]

Can I touch your hair, Juggalo?

[Big J Okerson]

What are you, a big Juggalog?

[Robert Kelly]

I'll say this. I'll say the J word. How about that? Okay, The J word. And I went backstage and I showed Corey. I said, hey, there. There are J words at our show.

[Big J Okerson]

That sounds worse since you're saying Jews. That sounds worse.

[Jay]

There were some J words in the show.

[Big J Okerson]

Jacob is a J word. So you gotta.

[Robert Kelly]

There are Juggalos at our show. And I could see the hairs on Corey's neck go up and him say, juggalos are here. And I was like, yeah. And he was like, I have a problem with the Juggalos. And I was like, well, now I was like, is this like a bike? Like a biker gang, like, situated? Like, what are you talking about? And so I think. I don't know any of the details, but I think maybe he has a beef with you, Corey.

[Jay]

So way early. Bonfire days early. We've been doing the show for 11 years now.

[Robert Kelly]

Congrats.

[Jay]

11, 12 years.

[Big J Okerson]

Early.

[Jay]

Early, early topic on it. I was just saying we were talking about celebrities, actors who have done music stuff.

[Robert Kelly]

Sure. And it being Howard Stern show, Richard Bay show. I've seen all of his performances.

[Jay]

Right, right, right. So he's done a bunch of performances, and they were. His first thing was acting. From what I knew. Phenomenal. Love movies, and I think he does. So we started making fun of it again. You do it on the idea of never thinking. It gets back to the person, but then it does get back to the person, and we become his boogeyman, which I feel bad about because you're not

[Robert Kelly]

the first person to comment on his musical style.

[Big J Okerson]

No, he was. He was actually with the first people.

[Jay]

We may have been actually the first.

[Big J Okerson]

Well, now, you know, so created this whole genre.

[Jay]

What's so funny? What's so funny is there's actually. There's actually podcasts out there now. I want to call it Jim and them and a couple other pockets that are just Corey Feldman Talk.

[Robert Kelly]

Okay, hold on.

[Jay]

Exclusively.

[Big J Okerson]

Wow.

[Robert Kelly]

Really?

[Jay]

Yeah, yeah.

[Robert Kelly]

And they follow him around on tour and everything and.

[Jay]

No, no, no. It's just kind of like whatever content comes out of his. Like, they kind of like, laugh at and stuff, which is kind of what we used to do at the end of the day when we became the Boogeyman. But we all. We said also, like, we always wanted to kind of meet him and have him on, because

[Robert Kelly]

he should. Let me just interrupt you, Cory, this is Jerry here, your childhood friend. And I'm as close to Corey as it gets. Cory, you gotta come on this show. Like, it's crazy that you're not. And by the way, I say this to Corey a lot. Like when he was talking about the Juggalos coming and they're here to make fun of me and all that stuff, I was like, corey, they're here. They paid. We went.

[Big J Okerson]

We went to Cory's concert And we

[Robert Kelly]

paid $100 for these stand by me tickets. 100 bucks a pop. It's not a cheap show. And he was like, well, they're here to make fun of me. And it's. And I want to say, because I feel I can say this as a close friend of Corey Feldman's and mine.

[Big J Okerson]

Jay. Jay, we're not there yet. Stop. We're getting there, Jay.

[Robert Kelly]

Corey's DMs are way more concise, bro. He's not obviously three times.

[Big J Okerson]

Do you.

[Robert Kelly]

You're sure we never had sex, Jay?

[Jay]

All I thought about after that, I said that when they were saying. When we were reading it the next day, we had Soder come in to read it with the stand music behind it. While that was going on, I would go. All. It hit me when I got my hair stood up, my arm. I go, you know what? This is justice. Because this. They were like, do you think he showed it to Feldman the thing? I go, oh, my God. All I can see is him going,

[Robert Kelly]

really having a good time, laughing at it. Don't, like, get in your own head, because I never even. Didn't it show you. I never opened it. Like, I thought maybe you just turned

[Big J Okerson]

off your read because he followed you. You. You responded, and then he responded, and then you never responded back.

[Jay]

But.

[Big J Okerson]

But he did respond back again.

[Jay]

Here's what I thought. I should read you the next part.

[Robert Kelly]

Yeah, he responded again because, like, photos to this.

[Jay]

What happened? No photos.

[Big J Okerson]

Do you want photos, dude, I'll send you photos.

[Jay]

Bobby has some tasteful Stuff on his phone.

[Big J Okerson]

There'll be no text, just photos of my junk, if that's what you want.

[Jay]

This next one was constructed on the show here. It's a little more casual because I was weirded out. What I thought I did was. My concern was when I was sending this to the group to show them how bad my thing was, I click. However, the thing you click on disappearing messages somehow by accident.

[Robert Kelly]

Oh, so maybe it's not there. I didn't see it.

[Jay]

No, no, no. And then I turn off disappearing messages right away. But I feel you would see it says someone in the chat turn on disappearing messages now. They will disappear after 24 hours. But then I turn.

[Robert Kelly]

I'm not that tech savvy. I literally don't even go that deep into, like, I just figured out how to post a comment with a story. Like, I just figured that out yesterday.

[Jay]

I'm bad at this stuff too, but I did may have thought that I'd sent you a penis picture and retracted it. So on the show, the second one that I constructed says, hey, Jer. The dis. I went with Jer. The disappearing messages thing was a mistake. Rofl. I understand that is on the floor, rolling on the floor, laughing. I understand that is sus. I didn't send you a dick pic or nothing. Eggplant emoji, sideways crying face and twirly eyes. Hope I didn't give you the ick on God. No Cap. Low key. Still all love and laughs over here, bro.

[Robert Kelly]

Yeah, dude, I never read any of these. Is that a joke? Like, did you just add that, or did you really write that?

[Big J Okerson]

No, he wrote that.

[Robert Kelly]

You know, it just goes to show you, like, this is where, like, messages get, like, lost, especially on, like, social media. Like, you get so in your head about stuff. I didn't even. This is the first time even reading them.

[Big J Okerson]

No. After you heard it. That hasn't made you feel.

[Robert Kelly]

I think they're very. Actually really nice messages. I think they're well, well constructed. And I would like to say. I would like to come on here with Corey Feldman, please. I think it would be really major. And I got to tell you, this is like. This is. Hope he doesn't get mad at me saying this, but we're close friends. This is now Corey's issue that he's not coming on here. You know, like, these are people who are coming to see he's got a following, like a fan base.

[Jay]

Well, it's funny. Is that the Juggalos thing? That's not really. If they crossed over It'd be more with, like, my podcast, but I think that's actually. I don't know if he realizes he's done stuff with, like, the Insane Clown Posse before. Well, he said, Corey Feldman's done stuff.

[Robert Kelly]

I said to those guys. I was like, this is so cool. Like that. That Juggalos are into Stand By Me. And they said, we're here to see Corey. They were earnest. They were earnest. And like, he needs to. He needs to celebrate it a little bit. You know, I'll say this about my buddy, and I say this about my buddy. He's. He's been under a lot of pressure. I never saw that documentary that they made about him, but I think that was really. I think that really freaked him out a lot. You know, I can say I know some things were said in that documentary, and I believe all victims and everything. I do know him personally.

[Big J Okerson]

He is a.

[Robert Kelly]

He is a kind person who has had a lot of trauma in his life, and I kind of have to protect my friend.

[Big J Okerson]

I would like to say the same thing about my friend Jay to you.

[Jay]

Be gentle with my heart.

[Big J Okerson]

I just. He's had a lot of trauma. That's why he wrote that letter to you.

[Robert Kelly]

So he's. He's a little. He's. He's.

[Big J Okerson]

He.

[Robert Kelly]

He has trouble communicating his artistry, who he is, his personality, and it's.

[Big J Okerson]

He's.

[Jay]

He's lived in a strange world for a long time.

[Robert Kelly]

Tough go at it, man. It's been really tough for him.

[Big J Okerson]

Can I tell you something, though?

[Jay]

We.

[Big J Okerson]

I inherited this stuff from Dan. Dan left the show. I filled in for him. But he. Me, He. This whole, you know, Corey thing. But we went to the concert, and I'm telling you right now, it was. There was a lot of bands on that show. And the two bands that really got me excited was Corey and of course, Limp Bizkit. Yeah, we were having such a blast on Cor.

[Jay]

You know, it's funny, the people. The people from the show, like, people listening to the show kind of get it to a degree, too, because when we went to the concert.

[Big J Okerson]

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[Robert Kelly]

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[Big J Okerson]

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[Robert Kelly]

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[Big J Okerson]

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[Jay]

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[Big J Okerson]

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[Robert Kelly]

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[Big J Okerson]

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[Robert Kelly]

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[Jay]

feel bad when I hear this because I said, we've gone to a few concerts now, and we send fans the concert all the time with the caveat we always say, like, listen, I know we laugh at a bunch of it, And I go, but go enjoy the show. Like, you're gonna go watch the show to enjoy the show. Like, don't ever interrupt him. We've said, don't yell out show references. Don't fuck with him at all. Just watch the show.

[Robert Kelly]

Enjoy the show. He gets. I mean, I guess in your business, you call it clip. Get. He gets clipped out. Like, his, like, concerts. It gets clipped out. He's getting clipped out at these shows. You know what I'm saying? Like, so I. I think at this point, he needs to relax a little bit.

[Big J Okerson]

Embrace it.

[Jay]

Embrace it.

[Robert Kelly]

Embrace it and come on the show. And people are buying his tickets. And this is another thing. Like, the fact that we were kids and Stand by Me and now we're not only adults. We're like older men.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Robert Kelly]

Like, we made stand by me 40 years ago, man. Like, that's a long. That's longer than most of your staff has been alive, you know, and the

[Jay]

fact of how long Jacob's been alive.

[Big J Okerson]

Jacob's 82. I saw it in the theater.

[Jay]

Jacob's out in theater at an afternoon discount.

[Robert Kelly]

A cup of coffee was a nickel, but I go to Starbucks, 1971. Blend it. You do, at some point, have to, like, celebrate the fact that, like, here we are. I mean, and Corey's been doing this for 50 years. Like, here we are a half a century later, and we're still talking about you. He needs. I'm gonna say this to Corey. As your friend, you need to lighten up.

[Big J Okerson]

Can I make a suggestion? Maybe you show him that text message,

[Jay]

maybe let him have a good laugh.

[Robert Kelly]

Oh, no. I am gonna text Corey and say, I came on the bonfire screen, grab

[Big J Okerson]

what he Jay wrote, and show him what a sweetheart.

[Robert Kelly]

That'll freak him out.

[Big J Okerson]

I bet he gets a great laugh. I bet he goes, this guy, you

[Jay]

know, a critique, I think we've always said, because we said as we went through it, you know, we're kind of laughing at the performance, the music a little bit. But as we're going through that, we know the lyrics to the songs. We know the songs go. So now we find. So we go. We argue. We go. I think we're fans. But again, there's also, I think, our wall. We hit with the thing. I think it's a personality thing. I think if this would be fun and he'd be a friend of the show if it was said a little less serious, where it was like, oh, man, I'm having a lot of fun. He looks like he's having a ton of fun making music. The problem is when we get. Have a lot to make fun of, he comes and goes like, this is the greatest album that's ever been made. He kind of lays it out there really big time. And you're like, wow, you're setting a high bar there.

[Robert Kelly]

I will say this. And it's funny because we're talking about, like, dms and stuff. I think also Corey and I come from an older generation, which is not a social media generation. You know, we're. I'm not kidding. We're. We're social media immigrants. You know, Whereas I think a lot of people who celebrate Corey online are social media natives. And I think it's that we. We don't know what it is, so we think it's automatically making fun of us. And. And again, I would say this to Corey's face. He's like a defensive guy. You know, he's been through a lot, so he immediately gets into a fighting posture when someone says something about him. And listen, I've actually said this to his face that he shouldn't be like that. And, you know, I'm gonna. I'm gonna really text him after this, and I'll keep you posted and I'll open your DM and I'll write you a shorter reply.

[Jay]

Wager like a pink heart on it or something.

[Robert Kelly]

Yeah, why not just an emoji next time, Jay. Like, just Like a thumbs up.

[Big J Okerson]

They don't make an emoji.

[Robert Kelly]

Like a laughing cry. Laughing. Can I give you a reason emoji for obviously twice.

[Jay]

Can I give you. And we're gonna shoot the shit. I. I wanted to say. Oh, and then as far as when I first saw. When you're like, what's the beef with you? And I was like, there's no beef. What? That would be construed as there's no beef with you at all. We said, we make fun of everything. And we. We were huge. I've been a huge Wendy Williams fan for many, many years.

[Robert Kelly]

Yeah.

[Jay]

And when you came on, I was like, Jerry Oconnell came on and played a sassy black woman for two years. It was fantastic. But I said, when you thought there was a beef, I was like, no, you don't understand. I want to come on here and have like an mmm off with you. Like, that's the kind of fun I want to have.

[Robert Kelly]

Right.

[Jay]

Well, we became friends on the show with the chef Nikki Dinky, who was the celebrity chef guest on the show sometimes. And the emotion that you gave her for her food. Wendy Williams used to eat her food and she would put hot sauce on it.

[Robert Kelly]

That was her thing, though. That was her thing.

[Jay]

And just kind of one time, Wendy, we've had her on Nikki a bunch. She's the best and she loves Wendy. But we had.

[Robert Kelly]

I remember Nikki Dicky. Nikki Dinky did the cooking segment on the Wendy show. That's right. And you gave it up. Yeah.

[Jay]

I've never seen someone enjoy a broccoli cheddar crust pizza more in my life than you did.

[Big J Okerson]

We have the drop.

[Robert Kelly]

Well, they have.

[Jay]

Yeah, we have drops on the show. I forgot.

[Big J Okerson]

Let me hear it. Well, it's one of the greatest drops.

[Robert Kelly]

Let me hear some of my other drops. Any other ones?

[Jay]

Do you have any other. That.

[Big J Okerson]

Is that it?

[Jay]

Just the.

[Big J Okerson]

Whoa, whoa. I like it.

[Robert Kelly]

Yeah, Those are the Wendy drops. Oh, I miss Wendy, man. I miss her on tv. That was bu.

[Jay]

I never got to do it or see it.

[Big J Okerson]

We got to wrap it up, Jacob. No, but.

[Robert Kelly]

Okay, the next one is going to be. We're going to get Corey on here.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, yeah, we'll text son.

[Robert Kelly]

Cory is in New York. We got to get him on here.

[Big J Okerson]

But you and Jay right now.

[Jay]

Let's exchange numbers at some point. Probably just.

[Robert Kelly]

Oh, yeah, check my phone number. I got to warn you guys, that's how old I am. It's going to be green bubble.

[Jay]

And just so you know, I'm like, more of like a. I'm more of like an island vacation than like a Italy kind of.

[Big J Okerson]

I can't wait for your response.

[Robert Kelly]

Funny guys.

[Jay]

Absolutely. Jerry OConnell's new movie, Summer's Last Resort, now available.

[Robert Kelly]

Yeah, it's on Tubi is free to stream. You got to see it. I got a movie on there. It's really good. It's. I. I play a stepdad who tries to.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh.

[Robert Kelly]

Make amends with Sophia Bush. A lot like what we did here on Nice.

[Jay]

It was a big day.

[Robert Kelly]

I know you guys are big to be guys.

[Jay]

I was watching to.

[Big J Okerson]

We should all me, you, Corey and Jay. We should take our little sensitive friends on a date or like a dinner date, something. We can all talk it out. We have got.

[Robert Kelly]

By the way, it's going to be my mission in 2026 to get Corey on this show.

[Jay]

Please. Yeah, that'd be fantastic. Jerry o', Connell, thank you so much

[Big J Okerson]

for this movie on Tubi.

[Jay]

We'll be right back, everybody. It's the bonfire.

[Robert Kelly]

And now back to the bonfire with Big J Okerson and Robert Kelly.

[Jay]

What a dream boat. Am I right?

[Big J Okerson]

Wow, that was great. What a good guy.

[Jay]

Welcome back.

[Big J Okerson]

You.

[Jay]

Now I'm just starting to get soft now.

[Big J Okerson]

Do you believe that he never saw it or do you believe he looked at it and just ignored.

[Jay]

I believe he never saw it.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah. Okay. I believe that too.

[Jay]

I believe it.

[Big J Okerson]

I mean, he did. Can I just say something? If you look at the follow and then instant from him message to you. Right. But I. And then you.

[Robert Kelly]

I think he did that and just

[Jay]

never thought about it again. He's a celebrity with a celebrity life.

[Big J Okerson]

Like he said. He's from a different time. They really don't look at this stuff now.

[Jay]

He does not know about Corey filming is. He is quite social media savvy. He's all over it. We don't know because he doesn't follow us. I hope he gets him on here.

[Big J Okerson]

It's not gonna happen. No, no, it's not. No way day.

[Jay]

He's gonna be like, no, no.

[Big J Okerson]

There's no way you're gonna get him on here. There's no way he'll come back. We should have him come back. We will for something. But he'll. I. He'll never get.

[Jay]

We have to wait for Corey Feldman to burn him and then he becomes only our friend.

[Big J Okerson]

That was great. That was hilarious.

[Jay]

That was fun.

[Big J Okerson]

His shock of the amount of purple

[Jay]

he was right away turned off.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Jay]

When we showed it to him, I believe it was first time seeing It. And I believe he was concerned when he saw it. But remember, he said he was going to give me his number and then he just left.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, yeah, I'm still waiting for my tea from Young Blood. What are you talking about?

[Jay]

Oh, yeah, your Young Blood tea. Oh, his phone number is probably in the mail with Young Bloods tea. Yeah, I actually hear mail's been a thing lately. There's been a government shutdown, so a lot of stuff going on. Make sure you check out Jerry's new movie, Summer's Last Resort, available right now exclusively on Tubi.

[Big J Okerson]

It's funny, too, because he immediately said, no, we'll. We'll get numbers. And he goes, yeah, but I'll just let you know, I got a old phone that doesn't work.

[Jay]

Work. Yeah. He goes, I probably won't even get the messages. He said, it's an Android.

[Big J Okerson]

It's gonna come up blue. So I don't. It's a weird situation. It's his next tell.

[Jay]

I don't. Dude, you could try to call me, but I'll be honest, it's never gonna get to me.

[Big J Okerson]

The sad part is.

[Jay]

Is that an iPhone? Because I have the other comment.

[Big J Okerson]

He's never. You should text it. Listen to me really quick. You should damn him. Right now? Yeah, right now. Okay. Right now. You should.

[Jay]

Now, time. You're right, dude. You gotta jump. You gotta get what they get.

[Big J Okerson]

Because when you followed him that day, it was so fresh in his mind, and then it went away. So right now, it's fresh in his mind. You guys are pals. You should DM right now. And I think you should start it with something like, hey, pal, like a date.

[Jay]

That went well. You automatic text the girl immediately after. Yeah, you say goodnight.

[Big J Okerson]

Something like, what? What did you call him? You call him Jerry?

[Jay]

Second time, I called him Jer.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, you should call him Jer.

[Jay]

I assume by then he read my first text. We were friends at this point.

[Big J Okerson]

He's back. He's back. No, I'm kidding.

[Jay]

I go, oh, you want to see me again? You couldn't be without me.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, this is the same Adams toast.

[Jay]

Oh, yeah. Let's get to that in a second.

[Big J Okerson]

Hang on one second. Now let's just get to this dm. You should right now DM him. Okay, ready?

[Jay]

It's open.

[Big J Okerson]

Don't get mad at me. I'm just trying to help. I'm just trying to help. I'm sorry.

[Jay]

I'm doing everything you tell me to do.

[Big J Okerson]

All right? But, you know, you don't talk to Jerry, like this. So just settle down. I'm just trying. I'm your friend. I'm here. I return your messages. Okay?

[Jay]

Okay.

[Big J Okerson]

All right. Now look down. Hey, Jer.

[Jay]

Hey. Same as the other one. Doesn't matter.

[Big J Okerson]

I would change it up to hey, pal. Oh, how about this? Hey, Jeff, it's your pal J.

[Jay]

Hey, Jer, it's your pal J, comma. Yeah, it's your pal J

[Big J Okerson]

from the bonfire.

[Jay]

From SiriusXM. Is the bonfire, right? Sirius XMS. The Bonfire.

[Big J Okerson]

I can't express to you how much it means to me that you stopped by today.

[Jay]

Can't express. I have no words.

[Big J Okerson]

I have no words is better.

[Jay]

I can't express how I feel.

[Big J Okerson]

I have no.

[Jay]

I have no words for how I feel.

[Big J Okerson]

Mmm.

[Jay]

Can't express.

[Big J Okerson]

Can't express.

[Jay]

Remember, he's showing this to his wife.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Jay]

I can't express how I feel. Wait. How happy.

[Big J Okerson]

How. How. I can't express how happy you made me. How happy I am you came by the show today.

[Jay]

How happy I am you came by the show today. Can I suggest this be the part where I bring up his body looking really good.

[Big J Okerson]

I was gonna save that for the end, but you know what? You want to do it now? You can.

[Jay]

Your body was popping by the. Maybe. Parentheses. Your body. Y, O, U, R. Yeah, your body was popping.

[Big J Okerson]

Say something about his skin, too.

[Jay]

Maybe on point. Point. Your body was on point, by the way. On point.

[Big J Okerson]

And your skin is to die for.

[Jay]

By the way.

[Big J Okerson]

And your skin is to die for.

[Jay]

And your skin. This is all in parentheses.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Jay]

And your skin.

[Big J Okerson]

Or maybe you have the skin of an Asian woman.

[Jay]

How about your skin is flawless. Asian woman. And your skin is like that. This is a big parentheses. That of an Asian. A young Asian woman.

[Big J Okerson]

Young Asian woman.

[Jay]

It's a big difference.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, there you go.

[Jay]

A young Asian woman. Is that offensive, Paco?

[Big J Okerson]

No.

[Jay]

Okay.

[Big J Okerson]

They love that.

[Jay]

Asian. Asian's okay.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, Asian's good.

[Jay]

Okay, so far we got. Hey, Jared, your pal Jay from series six, M the Bonfire. So sorry. Hey, Jer. Com. It's your friend. It's your pal jay.do. from SiriusXM. The bonfire. I can't express how happy I am you came by the show today. Parentheses. Your body was on point, by the way, and your skin is like that of a young Asian woman.

[Big J Okerson]

Perfect.

[Jay]

Okay, close parentheses.

[Big J Okerson]

Now you have to put something like your. Your energy and your openness about everything.

[Jay]

I was going to compliment his smell.

[Big J Okerson]

No, nobody wants to know that you're smelling them.

[Jay]

I smell them, though.

[Big J Okerson]

Did You. What do you smell like?

[Jay]

Good.

[Big J Okerson]

What was it good? What? Like what? What are. What did it make you feel?

[Jay]

Smell like? Good. Smell like him. Like, good. Him.

[Big J Okerson]

Write something about. Dude, you smelled the way I thought you would smell. The way I hoped you would smell.

[Jay]

Your natural musk did something to me.

[Big J Okerson]

There you go. That's it. No, shut up, Christine. That's. That's it right there.

[Jay]

Natural.

[Big J Okerson]

We're never going to see Jerry again.

[Jay]

Something to me.

[Robert Kelly]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

Hope you guys are having fun now. Should write something about how he lit up your. You. You lit up the room. Your energy. Your energy or your aura. He did light up the room. Yeah. When you're you, you light up the. You lit up the room.

[Jay]

You light up any room you're in.

[Big J Okerson]

Right? That's good. That's perfect. I love that.

[Jay]

It's just coming to you any room you're in. Yeah, you're with the re. You're in. You light up any room you're in. And make no mistake, Sis. Make no mistake, sis. No, now.

[Big J Okerson]

Not sis. Girl.

[Jay]

Make no mistake, bro. Bro.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, bro's good.

[Jay]

You light up any room you're gonna. Make no mistake, bro. The studio today was lit.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, was.

[Jay]

And it's gonna be lit in capital lit. Jacob. Yes. What's your magnificent aura? I didn't give an aura at all. I went. So here's where we're at. Hey, Jared. Your pal J from series six into Bonfire. I can't express how happy I am you came by the show today. Parentheses. Your body was on point, by the way. And your skin is like that of a young Asian woman. End parentheses. Your natural musk did something to me. You light up any room you're in. You let up any room you're in. And make no mistake, bro, the studio today was lit.

[Big J Okerson]

There you go.

[Jay]

I like that.

[Robert Kelly]

That.

[Big J Okerson]

And then write something. The fact that. The fact that we have the potential to become friends is crazy to me.

[Jay]

How about the friendship we've started means a lot to me.

[Big J Okerson]

Make it happen. You're right. Any attempt to make this shorter than the last messages?

[Jay]

No.

[Big J Okerson]

No. All right. Bad edit. Bad note. Bad note.

[Jay]

Friendship we've started already Means so much to me.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Jay]

So much to me.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah. And can't wait to talk.

[Jay]

No, I wish. Do again. Like, no homo, but would.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah. Perfect. Perfect. Perfect. Write it. No homo and then no homo. And then put like a but wood and put a little smiley face or something.

[Jay]

I'll do the smiley face that I do. It's a colon with the thing.

[Big J Okerson]

Great. Yeah, Right.

[Jay]

The friendship we started already means so much to me. No homo, but would. Totally would.

[Big J Okerson]

Totally, totally would. Yes. Totally would.

[Jay]

Totally would. I think now we just figure out what. Hashtag blm.

[Big J Okerson]

I know. I think. I think we should end it like this. Can't wait to talk. Can't wait to shoot the shit.

[Jay]

Can't wait to shoot the shit. Officially.

[Big J Okerson]

Officially. Didn't get you something like. Didn't have a chance to get your number, but here's mine.

[Jay]

Here's my number.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah. And then put your number.

[Jay]

Almost giving the wrong number. Okay. Here's my number. Can't wait to shoot the shit. Here's my number.

[Big J Okerson]

Call anytime and put any. Twice in capitals. Oh, that second one.

[Jay]

Just put any.

[Big J Okerson]

Time.

[Jay]

Any. And I'll do it again. Call any. Dot, dot, dot.

[Big J Okerson]

And. And. I mean, yes, any. Any. Three exclamation points.

[Jay]

Time. Three exclamation points. And now hashtag blm.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah,

[Jay]

Hashtag. Me too.

[Big J Okerson]

Hashtag. Black people rule.

[Jay]

Hashtag believe. Some women believe most.

[Big J Okerson]

I say most.

[Jay]

Believe most women believe.

[Big J Okerson]

Hashtag. Black people rule.

[Robert Kelly]

And.

[Jay]

And.

[Big J Okerson]

Hashtag. And.

[Jay]

Oh, Hashtag. Black people rule. And then hashtag. Yeah. Hashtag. Come on. God damn it. Hashtag.

[Big J Okerson]

You're nervous. Relax.

[Jay]

I'm freaking out. Black people rule. Hashtag.

[Big J Okerson]

And. And remember to end it with all love and laughs.

[Jay]

We'll always have today. That's before all love and laughs. My guy. Okay. I would see if it's ready to go. I'm read it to you.

[Big J Okerson]

I would put. Instead of my guy. Okay. I would put. My new bestie.

[Jay]

My new bet. Let's see.

[Big J Okerson]

Oh, my bestie.

[Jay]

All love and lifts. My close friend.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah, that's it. That's it. Close friend.

[Jay]

All right, here we go. If I may. Let me take a little swig of

[Big J Okerson]

water here before I do this Very

[Jay]

nerve wracking for me. I feel like we're right at the. We're right at, like, the. I'm right there.

[Big J Okerson]

Fresh right now. He's right here. He's gonna look right now.

[Jay]

I'll probably be Rebel.

[Big J Okerson]

I bet he's. I bet they're asking, hey, can I. Can you. Can we read that thing again? He wrote right now, and something's gonna pop up. He's like, there's more. There's more.

[Jay]

Okay, here's what we got. Hey, Jer, it's your pal J from SiriusXM. The bonfire. I can't express how happy I am you came by the show today. Parentheses. Your body was on point, by the way, and your skin is like that of a young Asian woman. And parentheses. Your natural musk did something to as well.

[Big J Okerson]

I'm glad we're proofreading this.

[Jay]

Well, it's good. This is good. That's where we get to add words. Your mouse did something to me as well. You light up any room you're in. And make no mistake, bro, the studio today was capital lit. The friendship we've started already means so much to me. No homo, but totally would. Can't wait to shoot the shit officially. Exclamation point. Here's my number. My number. Call any. And I mean capital, anytime. All love and laughs, my close friend. Hashtag blm, Hashtag me, too. Hashtag beliefs. Most women. Hashtag black people rule black. Hashtag and shit.

[Big J Okerson]

Nice. It's perfect. Hit send.

[Jay]

Okay.

[Big J Okerson]

Send it.

[Jay]

Send.

[Big J Okerson]

Perfect. I hope you start getting prank calls from fucking Corey. Hey.

[Jay]

All right. That did it. I think by this point, I think pretty much now we're family. You're in. I'm in.

[Big J Okerson]

But he. If he could get Corey to come in here, take a little piss out of himself, really have a conversation with

[Jay]

him, how great that would be fantastic.

[Big J Okerson]

It would all be worth it.

[Jay]

Yeah.

[Big J Okerson]

And then you became friends with Corey, and he winds up staying with you and Christine. When he's in Jersey playing his gigs, he's like, do you mind if we stay this weekend? Me and two of the angels?

[Jay]

I let him rehearse. Rehearse wherever he wanted in my house. Full run of the place. Full run of the place. Do I get to hear him do that? I go, what's the song, Cube? Can you tell me what the song you're gonna be doing today? And he's gonna go, Well, that was a lot of embarrassing me today. Why don't we play Embarrass Ari? For the last five minutes of the

[Big J Okerson]

show, I thought it was beautiful. You guys made a beautiful connection today.

[Jay]

It was beautiful. Beautiful.

[Big J Okerson]

What a sweet guy.

[Jay]

Very nice.

[Big J Okerson]

Did he hug you? Did he give you a big hug?

[Jay]

A couple hugs.

[Big J Okerson]

Did he give you a couple hugs? That's nice. How'd that feel, buddy? You hugged the kid that was in that movie that you loved, Stand By Me? No, the other one. The TV show.

[Jay]

He's a TV show about a boy superhero.

[Big J Okerson]

I didn't see it. I never heard of. I know you're. You got to hug that kid. Never.

[Jay]

Guess my secret identity. Bobby Kelly. He's gonna be in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, one night only two shows, July 25th.

[Big J Okerson]

Yeah.

[Jay]

After that, Saratoga Springs, September 11th and 12th. Brooklyn, New York. On September 26th. For tickets and all of his tour dates, go to Punch up that live Robert Kelly. Make sure you check out his YouTube page at Robert Kelly Comedy. And of course, every 7pm every Tuesday night, the Fat Black Pussy Get Lounge at the Comedy Cellar. Jerry OConnell's movie One More Time, Summer's Last Resort, out now exclusively on Tubi.

[Big J Okerson]

Big J. I don't know where she's going. She's going the wrong way. Big J will be in Winnipeg for the Grand Outdoors Festival. That sound great. Sorry, grand great. Same thing. It sounds fun. That sounds like a good time. He's gonna go to Richmond, Virginia and then Long island for tickets and tour dates. Go to bigj.Comedy.com or YouTube.com/at big jokerson to see his live shows he put on. And all the standups up there, too. His specials are up there. There. What a show we had today. We, we, we. We made bridges of friendships. We've. We've made commercials for people that need commercials. We've really. You're really. You got a big heart, kid. You should be proud of that. You should be proud of that. You're a big mush inside. And you know what? That's why we love you. Thank you. The exterior looks like a hardened dude who rock and roll. But inside, you just a little, little, little chubby girl from Philly who wants to be loved.

[Jay]

Yeah. Who looks fat sitting down with terrible camera angles and a double chin. Let's go have cheese sticks.

[Big J Okerson]

Let's go fill the hole.

[Jay]

Enjoy the Pre record. This was the pre record. I hope you enjoyed this. We'll see you on Monday.

[Big J Okerson]

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[Big J Okerson]

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