Midday Temper Tantrums w/Yakov Smirnoff

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Midday Temper Tantrums w/Yakov Smirnoff"

Introduction

In the June 17, 2025 episode of The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly hosted by SiriusXM's Faction Talk channel, Big Jay Oakerson and Bobby Kelly dive into a vibrant mix of humor, innovative segments, and an engaging guest appearance by the legendary Yakov Smirnoff. The hosts maintain their trademark blunt humor and candid discussions, ensuring listeners are entertained from start to finish.

Midday Temper Tantrums: A New Segment

One of the standout features of this episode is the introduction of the new segment, "Midday Temper Tantrums" (MDTT). Big Jay introduces the concept as a cathartic outlet for listeners to release their midday frustrations. The segment operates on a unique format where a 30-second burst of high-energy music (inspired by Rammstein) signals listeners to unleash their anger in productive—or hilariously destructive—ways.

• How It Works:
  • Jay: "At 30 seconds of that song, Lou is when he starts saying 'duas,' the music drops out again. You're being perfect."
  • Bobby: "That's exactly when you should just have your fucking midday temper tantrum. Hashtag, MDTT."

Listeners are encouraged to engage by smashing objects, shouting frustrations, or simply letting out a good yell, all timed precisely with the explosive music cue. The hosts humorously warn against directing tantrums at inappropriate places, ensuring the segment remains fun and safe.

Engaging with the Show's Dynamic

Throughout the segment, Jay and Bobby engage in playful banter, demonstrating their chemistry and ability to riff off each other's jokes seamlessly. They even simulate having a temper tantrum live on air, showcasing the segment's potential for spontaneous humor.

• Notable Exchange:
  • Jay: "We should be a destination show."
  • Bobby: "We are."

This back-and-forth highlights their commitment to making MDTT a core part of the show's identity.

Guest Appearance: Yakov Smirnoff

The episode features a special guest, Yakov Smirnoff, a legendary comedian known for his sharp wit and memorable performances. Yakov joins the hosts to discuss his illustrious career, experiences in Hollywood, and his recent triumphs, including appearances on prominent shows like The Tonight Show.

• Career Insights:
  • Yakov: "I performed in over 6 million households and adapted my comedy to resonate with American audiences over the decades."
  • Bobby: "You've only done it with Johnny Carson? Yes."

Yakov shares anecdotes from his time in the comedy scene, including his interactions with icons like Robin Williams and Richard Pryor. He delves into the challenges of breaking into the American market post-Soviet Union collapse and the perseverance required to sustain a long-standing career in comedy.

• Breaking Barriers:
  • Yakov: "After being erased from the media, I honed my craft and eventually found my stride with persistent efforts and meaningful connections."

The conversation also touches on Yakov's personal journey, including his achievements in expanding his comedic reach and his recent ventures that have brought him back into the limelight.

Humorous Interludes and Listener Engagement

Throughout the episode, Jay and Bobby intersperse their discussions with humorous interludes, often involving fictional characters like "Paco," who adds a layer of slapstick comedy to the show. Their interactions with YC (Yakov) are laced with jokes about comedic timing, personal quirks, and playful ribbing, keeping the energy high and the laughter flowing.

• Funny Banter:
  • Bobby: "How you doing, buddy? You're in town. You're doing the Tonight show tomorrow night."
  • Yakov: "Good to see you again, sir."

Their dynamic interaction not only entertains but also fosters a welcoming environment for guests and listeners alike.

Upcoming Events and Promotions

As the episode wraps up, Jay and Bobby highlight Yakov's upcoming performances, including appearances at the Great American Comedy Festival and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. They encourage listeners to support Yakov by attending these events and tuning into his podcast, The Comedy Couch.

• Event Highlights:
  • Jay: "Make sure you tune in tomorrow night to tonight's show. He'll be on it for the first time."

Additionally, the episode briefly touches on promotional content, maintaining the balance between entertainment and necessary advertisements without disrupting the listener experience.

Conclusion

This episode of The Bonfire successfully blends humor, innovative segments, and meaningful guest interactions to create an engaging and memorable listening experience. The introduction of "Midday Temper Tantrums" adds a fresh dimension to the show, while Yakov Smirnoff's appearance provides insightful reflections on a storied career in comedy. Jay and Bobby continue to showcase their unique ability to entertain and connect with their audience, making this episode a standout addition to the series.

Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• [02:36] Bobby Kelly: "We should be a destination show."
• [07:03] Big Jay Oakerson: "When that music kicks in, drive your fucking car into the person in front of you."
• [12:34] Big Jay Oakerson: "If you have a fucking midday temper tantrum, you want to get out, this is the place to do it."
• [37:03] Bobby Kelly: "How are you excited about it? How many times have you done the Tonight Show?"
• [55:35] Bobby Kelly: "He's old Hollywood. You can't."

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction and execution of the "Midday Temper Tantrums" segment encourages listener participation and engagement.
• Yakov Smirnoff's deep insights into his comedic journey add substantial value and historical context to the episode.
• The hosts' chemistry and humor maintain a lively and entertaining atmosphere throughout the show.

For those who haven't listened, this episode offers a perfect blend of innovative content, humor, and heartfelt discussions, embodying the essence of The Bonfire.

Transcript

[Bobby Kelly]

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[Big Jay Oakerson]

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[Bobby Kelly]

Okerson and Robert Kelly. Are they only in. Do they tour or is this just one?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

They tour.

[Bobby Kelly]

But it might. It might say oh my God, there's so much that goes into there tour, it's insane.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I've seen them like two or three times. They're. It's a nutty show.

[Bobby Kelly]

Probably better.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Just the first time I stay in.

[Bobby Kelly]

One place and be a destination band.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Maybe.

[Bobby Kelly]

Is that a thing? Did I just invent something?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

A residency?

[Bobby Kelly]

A destination band.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

A residency.

[Bobby Kelly]

No, not a residency. A destination band where you go to a country. You only can go to Germany to see them.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Right.

[Bobby Kelly]

Five times a year.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's a residency.

[Bobby Kelly]

Well that would be a destination. A residency.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I don't have a good argument against that.

[Bobby Kelly]

Okay, maybe.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Bobby Kelly]

I mean the residency. You're there all the time for months or a year.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well no, because I consider Billy Joel's things a residency and it's once you.

[Bobby Kelly]

Didn'T have a thing for it. I thought you just conceding.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, you're over explaining and you brought me right back to saying it is a residency.

[Bobby Kelly]

I apologize.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

But he's also. His residency is in one building. You're saying they perform all over Germany but you can only see them in Germany?

[Bobby Kelly]

I just. You know what? I wasn't saying that. But now I am.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's a better way to say it.

[Bobby Kelly]

Okay.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And that would make sense. That would be a destination band. You have to go to Germany.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No matter what.

[Bobby Kelly]

We should be a destination show.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We are.

[Bobby Kelly]

Okay, maybe that's where I got it from.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We tour once in a While as a show at a festival here and there. Rammstein's awesome live. Well, it was funny. I was driving in thinking in the car. We have a legend coming in today. Yakov Smirnov.

[Bobby Kelly]

I thought you talking about Jacob.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Jacob's.

[Bobby Kelly]

Jacob's back.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Jacob is back.

[Bobby Kelly]

You're a legend.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You're a living legend. Jacob, Jacob, Jacob, Jacob.

[Bobby Kelly]

Nothing makes you. Nothing makes you feel better than a nice German band, right? I really.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, Bob, here's the thing. I was like, what music can I play to you for Yakov Smirnoff, right?

[Bobby Kelly]

Yes.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And I was like, oh, of course, Russian Ramstein. And then two listens through of this song. I was like, oh, wait, they're German. That doesn't make any sense at all. Realize that five or you would have.

[Bobby Kelly]

Been better off playing the soundtrack to Red Dawn. Or what's the one with Schwarzenegger? What's that one?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Or the Rocky 4 speech.

[Bobby Kelly]

Rocky 4 speech would be great. We should do that.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Just. If I could change. You could change. Everybody could change.

[Bobby Kelly]

You should recreate it with him.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It does affect people a lot. If I could change. You can change. Everybody can change. And you know, when I come here, I didn't like you too much neither.

[Bobby Kelly]

How funny would be if he's.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And you don't like me too much no more. If I could change. Oh, you're not gonna give me the Russian. Then you can change. Everybody can change. How about Drago, huh? They just, like, sent him on like, all right, you're done. Hey, you were a national treasure five seconds ago. Now we're done with you. You're disgraced.

[Bobby Kelly]

Is there anything that makes me happier than seeing DJ Lou hit the note the button and pull his hand off at the exact time and go. Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I don't get to see it.

[Bobby Kelly]

I mean, buddy, it really just gets your juices going. He. When he hit that last one and he had the applause on that one, and then he did that and he pulled his finger off and you did. Oh, Jay, look at him. Look at. He's still smiling. It's my life's work, Bob.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I give D.J. it is your life's work. I give D.J. lou a lot of. I was trying to tell him outside. I was describing what he does whenever there's like a. Like, his mind, how it works. If we're talking about something, like a fight that happened or something.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That DJ Lou, like, is prepared for the moment when the first time I assume what you're listening for, because it catches me every time, makes me laugh. Is the first, like, shit talk, and then you play the Rocky. And I don't even know what to call that sound. I'm trying to describe to people. He goes to boom. Yeah. The way. I mean, it's a bell, obviously, but it's hard to describe what it sound. It makes me laugh every time when you go, so then I got out of my car. Yeah. I mean, that is the funniest thing. This way, when a fight's getting ready.

[Bobby Kelly]

To start, it's great.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, Suck on that.

[Christine]

Suck on that.

[Bobby Kelly]

If Lou fell and hit his head and lost all his abilities.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, my God.

[Bobby Kelly]

He just came in and he had. He just did the same drop.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I would tape his fingers to the board and assume that like. Like awakenings. He would just, like. He would just feel it and know what to do. Just drool coming out of his mouth, but his hands move. But that's what I was. Paco. Paco.

[Bobby Kelly]

You did call him. Oh, that. We said outside it'd be great to have Paco in today.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, so when I was listening to Ramstein on the way in, it really is. That is a great song to, like, get it out to. Just to get it out to. You know what I mean? Punch a roof of your car.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And what I learned in the car staring at the radio is that we are technically allowed to play 30 seconds of music here on the talk stations. In 30 seconds of this song that opens up, you get started over even again, Lou. You get this build up, 18 seconds of this buildup where you can really give your grievances. And then at 18 seconds in for the next 12 seconds exactly, it explodes with furious guitar drums and anger.

[Bobby Kelly]

Right?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And that's when you should just have your fucking midday temper tantrum. Hashtag, mdtt. I'm starting a hashtag.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, that's good.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Midday temper tantrum. Wherever the fuck you're at. At work, throw something. Break it. Break some shit. Lou, start the song over.

[Bobby Kelly]

That was 30 seconds.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah.

[Bobby Kelly]

So this is. You have your MDTT at when the music kicks in.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. No, I'll tell you what's going on. I wash my car. And every time I wash my car, it fucking next day. And then I parked under a tree and it got these weird little pine cones on it. That's why I joined a membership at a goddamn car wash. You.

[Bobby Kelly]

Wow. Can I try it, buddy?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Not only do I want you to try it, Wow. I want you to embrace it. I want people to call in with their midday temper tantrums.

[Bobby Kelly]

This is fucking genius.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And just Listen, it makes you feel better.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah. See if I. I don't know if I. Let me see if I got it, because I'm pretty happy today, you know? You know, I. I mean, I lost the weight. I got the surgery, and I thought maybe we'd start having sex again. And then all of a sudden, you know, you're like, hey, I'm gonna get my boobs taken out. And then I gotta take care of it. I gotta empty little things of blood and stuff like that and help you bring stuff, and I gotta clean everything and. And now I'm just alone, jerking off.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

By myself in a sauna, trying quietly not to break something out.

[Bobby Kelly]

I hate it. Where's your boobs?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Where's my sex?

[Bobby Kelly]

30 seconds. I don't want to jam you up.

[Christine]

God.

[Bobby Kelly]

Thank you, Lou. Wow, that felt fantastic.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

At 30 seconds of that song, Lou is when he starts saying duas, the music drops out again. You're being perfect.

[Christine]

Wow.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We have no licensing issues. And listen, we're probably gonna have to pay for some minor repairs in the.

[Bobby Kelly]

Studio a little bit, maybe a tissue box and.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

But if anybody's out there, everybody. 8, 6, 6, 9, 6, 9. 1969. If you got a fucking midday temper tantrum, you want to get out, this is the place to do it. And I'm telling you, when that music kicks in, drive your fucking car into the person in front of you. Do something. But you get. You get 12 seconds. Am I right, Lou? Am I doing that timing about right?

[Bobby Kelly]

Just enough.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You get 12 seconds of rage.

[Bobby Kelly]

It's literally perfect. Uncork Christine. Do you have one?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Christine keeps all her rage inside.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, well, I believe.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Takes it out with her ever growing drawer of dildos.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, I like feeling it deep in my wet. You said one time, I don't know, that's AI. Wow.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, there's no AI. It's a myth.

[Bobby Kelly]

Jacob, do you have one?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I don't have one in me now. No fury.

[Bobby Kelly]

No fury.

[Christine]

Fuck.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Do you not have fury today? I could just conjure it up if I need to.

[Bobby Kelly]

Let me see another one.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Shit. What do you want me to do? I'm just looking left. I'm thinking, Christine, hi.

[Bobby Kelly]

Let's hear it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

This bitch says that she has no rage inside of her, but I see it. She's stewing around, living in a house that I paid for not wrapping up the hose today, by the way, and goes, hey, I'm not going to wrap up the hose. And I just got to fucking accept it because she fucking knows how to pay the fucking Bills with my money, you cocksucker.

[Christine]

Wow.

[Bobby Kelly]

Wow. It feels good when you do it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's amazing.

[Bobby Kelly]

It's nuts. I haven't.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Look, these stupid things are made of steel that we're sitting under.

[Bobby Kelly]

Can I try one? Another one? I have another one.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It belongs to the show now.

[Bobby Kelly]

Great. Here we go.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You do whatever the fuck you want.

[Bobby Kelly]

Let's see if it works twice, maybe. You know, I started the show and I got Dan and Joe and Lewis just to help them out, and then it became a thing, and then they left when they became famous. And then we did the regs once or twice a year, but then Louis wants to do it once a month. Now twice a month, every fucking day. I don't have fucking time in my life to fucking do it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Fuck you.

[Bobby Kelly]

I don't want to do it. It was supposed to be fun. We're friends, and now you're ruining it. It wasn't fun anymore.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, it's over.

[Bobby Kelly]

It's done.

[Christine]

So cathartic.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Wow. It's crazy. Cathartic.

[Bobby Kelly]

That's too. Almost too.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I feel you might cry. I'm telling you, it's good. To the Midday Temper Tantrum.

[Bobby Kelly]

Dude, mdtt. I love it. Do you have somebody. Wow, this is.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, no. Here's the thing.

[Bobby Kelly]

This is viral.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We have to explain to them, Lou, the midday temper tantrum. When you call in. This isn't an interview. This isn't a thing. We're going to say, hey, we have so and so on the line from someplace. And then, Lou, I'm going to go, where's your midday temper tantrum? And then Lou is going to start playing that music, and then you have 18 seconds of complaining and 12 seconds of fucking up wherever you are. That's great, but don't attack people.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, please don't. We don't have gunshots.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I don't care if there's gunshots. No. Well, just lick them off in the air, dude.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, just not in a mall or at a school.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Not at a mall. Certainly not a school. And certainly not anywhere in public, honestly. But if you just want to, like, if you live alone, and that's one of the things that's frustrating. You shoot into the floor. Who gives a fuck? No one loves you.

[Christine]

First floor.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Floor.

[Bobby Kelly]

First floor house. Not an apartment building.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What if Yakov Smirna comes in and we only talk to him for one full hour about the Ukrainian Russian war? We give nothing. Like about his past or night court or anything fun. He's awesome. I'm excited for him to come In.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yakov is coming in today.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Story wars twice now. It's been absolutely great. Does. Does Mike on the phone here have a. Does he have his own thing? It looks he's feeding me one. Yeah, he's, like, agreeing with you. Yeah. That she can pay for her own damn lunch at Iron Cactus.

[Bobby Kelly]

I did pay for my own damn lunch at Iron Cactus, thank you very much.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Did you?

[Bobby Kelly]

Well, maybe I did.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Why'd you walk off to do it?

[Bobby Kelly]

Remember I got up and I went and found him, and I gave him my card, and I told him to pack it all to go. Christine, maybe you have.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

By the way, she just said she doesn't have one.

[Bobby Kelly]

Maybe you have one. Why don't you try, Christine? Just try it, Christine. I have to keep my Ragin side body. We all know this. Christine. If she.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

She doesn't keep her raging part of.

[Bobby Kelly]

The show, fireballs form in her hands.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. Yeah. She's a fire starter.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah. The room starts to shake and the glass breaks.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Christine, you have a. You have a Rammstein raging. You have a midday temper tantrum menu.

[Bobby Kelly]

You got an MDT.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I could do 15 on just you. You have to have one on me. You want to talk. I'm gonna do 18 seconds of why I'm so annoyed Every time I walk in, you're watching Shit's Creek. Oh, my God.

[Bobby Kelly]

I do love Shit's Creek, though, David.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's not how I feel though. The work of Eugene Levy. In today's comedic world, there's so many fucking better shows to watch. She re watches shit. There's movies that I tell her about to watch. Well, I'm glad I've already seen it, but you should watch this. No, I'm gonna rewatch Sex in the fucking City again, you dumb c.

[Bobby Kelly]

Wow. God damn it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And now it's fine. Watch Shit's Creek.

[Bobby Kelly]

I don't give a. I mean, yeah, I mean. God bless you, Don. I love you. I love you. New. Your old. New titties are fine now.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

The new old ones, you took it out, dude.

[Bobby Kelly]

You.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You took it on that chair next to you. Let me tell you something. You can kick the living out of these consoles.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, yeah. They'll just fall apart.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

They're already broke.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, they have Velcro.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I think my aggressive kicking is almost keeping it up.

[Bobby Kelly]

I think you fixed my microphone.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's very possible. Well, dude, what if our midday tamper tantrums actually fix the equipment here? The cameras just start working on their own. Paco vanishes like Back to the Future. We never Needed a Paco. We changed the. We changed history.

[Bobby Kelly]

Everybody needs a little Filipino boy.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You always do.

[Bobby Kelly]

We always do.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We do. But yeah. Colin, we have a phone number. It's on the floor now. Because I trashed everything in this table.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh. I'll tell you right now.

[Christine]

You ready?

[Bobby Kelly]

Here it is. Wow. 8, 6, 6, 9, 6, 9.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

1969. 1969. If you have a midday temper tantrum. Hashtag midday temper tantrum too. I guess you could do it online, I suppose.

[Bobby Kelly]

Hashtag mdt.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Mdtt. If you have a midday tamper tantrum, call and listen. Maybe this doesn't catch, but when I was laughing at the idea of it in the car pretty hard. You get 30. A perfect 30 seconds of licensed music. Hey, how.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, Jay, I think you have one now.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, my fucking Christ, dude. Really? Paco? In the middle of a sentence? Every goddamn light goes on the room. You know, I like it dark to have the vibe of funny. And Yakov Smirnoff isn't even coming in for 15 more fucking minutes. We have to have the light on for 15 minutes before he comes. You know the lighting puck.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yes. God damn stupid Asian cute son of a. You don't know better. We do.

[Christine]

Also.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Let me warn you guys.

[Bobby Kelly]

Paco, thanks for coming in.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You guys are going to start calling in with your midday temperance. Yeah, thank you, Paco. I'm. I'm fine with you. I understand you have to turn the lights on.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, we understand you're Asian and this is. The things you do. It's just in you.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You love cameras, you love lights, you.

[Bobby Kelly]

Know, light lens lighting and then gear. We know how it is.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. Fear.

[Bobby Kelly]

You don't want to drive around on a moped. You have to.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You fear.

[Bobby Kelly]

You have to.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I know you have two fears. Water and radioactive monsters. As a Japanese boy.

[Bobby Kelly]

And we. We know you have two loves. You have tucking your penis back, making vagina and mayonnaise.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You do. You love making your own mayonnaise. This is one thing.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, God. Guys, we have a new app. A new thing on the app where you just tap the app. It says call the show. You tap on it and you call right in. That's amazing.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Really?

[Christine]

Wow.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah. Is that. They put that just for us? Well, they put. They gave it to everyone else besides us. We complained and now it's ours. Holy shit, dude.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What the fuck with this place?

[Bobby Kelly]

That is the backwards way that I thought it was going to play out.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Beta tested with us.

[Bobby Kelly]

Can I ask you a question, Lou? You know, you don't have to tell the people, that they would just assume that it was.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He knows. I like to live in the anger, dude. It's better for me because then I get to process it. It's very simple. Every time something happens. Good. At Sirius xm, we get pushed back a rung. We don't get lifted up a rung. We get pushed back a rung. We always think, hey, someone's leaving. We're gonna move up. No. Someone else moves over us.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And then we get pushed back a fucking thing.

[Bobby Kelly]

Millions of dollars.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I don't know how many decades I have to fucking work here. I still walk a mile and a.

[Bobby Kelly]

Half to get this. What was that? I love it. Your anger dance is the cutest angry thing I've ever seen.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I just picked one spot and I kicked the out of it.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, man. Well, that is. Let me tell you something right now. This is gonna be the new thing. We have somebody on the line. Louis.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, it looks like we do. We have Nick in Ohio. Nick, is it? So we have him on. Nick in Ohio. Start your midday temper tantrum right now. Look, I just started this new job. I got people calling out already. People getting fired, taking vacation, all at the same time. I'm picking up all the slack. I have no fucking time. Do anything I need to do. I'm working 90 hours a week.

[Christine]

Drive me insane.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

All I want to do is sleep in. I'm losing it. Smash something, hit something.

[Bobby Kelly]

Scream.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He's dead. Oh, good. I think he just hit a woman. It's okay. It's okay. I respect. Do you feel better? Do you feel better, Nick?

[Christine]

A lot better.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yes. Thank you, Big J. We just saved a job from getting shot up.

[Bobby Kelly]

Mdt.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Hashtag, mdtt. Midday temper tantrum.

[Bobby Kelly]

Did you hear his voice? How. How much better he sounded?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He went. It does.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, Jacob. You don't have one, but you're gonna have one someday. I know you want one. You got things right now, Jacob.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

The thing is, if you don't.

[Christine]

Bobby. I'm always angry.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, also, keep in mind this. Me and Bobby are on copious.

[Bobby Kelly]

My stomach. Or is that the Hulk?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's the Hulk. Me and Bobby are also on copious amounts of testosterone, so if we don't get. I'm very worried with the. The rage that we have inside of us.

[Christine]

Yes.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That if we don't get this out in midday. Temper tantrums, it's gonna explode into a much bigger thing.

[Bobby Kelly]

J.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yes.

[Bobby Kelly]

J. J. It's okay, Jay.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Hang on, T. I can't control the.

[Bobby Kelly]

T. You need a. You Need a midday temper tantrum. I can't control the T. You need a midday temper tantrum, Lou. Hit it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Okay, well, let me go back to Christine again. Shit's creek. I wish that was the only problem. The new episodes of Sex and the City, the ones that no one even likes. The ones that fucking Kim Cattrall would even show back up for. This dimwit spends half her fucking life watching you.

[Bobby Kelly]

His anger, dad. His anger, Dude. Oh, your anger dance makes me happy. Holy. I did watch Peewee as himself. What'd you say?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Did you watch the peewee documentary?

[Bobby Kelly]

Didn't have a Tums. You know, this. This midday temper tantrum, it gave me acid reflux.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Supposed to be helping those.

[Bobby Kelly]

What's that?

[Christine]

You want?

[Bobby Kelly]

No, not right now. Maybe an almond. Doesn't an almond work just as well as Tom's or Pepsit?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I don't know if a chili roasted almond is.

[Bobby Kelly]

All right, well, we'll hold it off then. Did you throw us?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, Luke's just giving me more things I can peg around on the wall. I appreciate that.

[Bobby Kelly]

Look at this.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. Take some Tums and then chuck it hard as you can with your next rage.

[Bobby Kelly]

Have a old alcoholic in the room.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Someone jot down Nick in Ohio as our first ever midday temper tantrum. First ever. Even Christine, who's worked here forever, didn't have the balls to have a midday tamper tantrum, causing me to have yet another midday temper tantrum.

[Bobby Kelly]

Wow.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Thank you, Lou Blue. Black Luke, that'd be. Part of your job now is to supply us every day with different. Various weapons we can throw at things. We need some Nerf in here. I like being your muse for your midday temper tantrums. Oh, Christine, you dominate the midday temper tantrum. Okay, did I turn you on with. Oh. Oh, you're picking something up for me.

[Bobby Kelly]

Well, it's funny. It is funny.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It is funny.

[Bobby Kelly]

It is funny. Well, you know, because I had a. I had a. I was gonna have a good weekend, but, you know, Dawn, Don had to get that surgery last week, and I did have to take care of her, but I didn't put. And take into account that, you know, I was gonna have to also do all the. That she doesn't do.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, I think the gross stuff.

[Bobby Kelly]

No, dude, the gross stuff was gross. Okay, I don't mind the gross stuff, but I didn't know you wipe up every time. And if I'm gonna do this stuff, don't stand over me and watch me and correct me while I'm doing the dishes because I'M doing them wrong. And tell the trash. And I gotta put this in there because I'm doing it. I'm doing it my way, not your way. You son of a bitch. Son of a crab mother. How do you do the anger dance? Ow.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Just a series of violent kicks to the console.

[Bobby Kelly]

God damn, I feel better.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, look at that.

[Bobby Kelly]

I'm gonna go.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I'm gonna love your wife. You love your wife.

[Bobby Kelly]

I love my wife. I love Dawn. I'm glad I could be there for her.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Take care.

[Bobby Kelly]

So glad I was there for her.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And Max, I feel better. But I do not enjoy Schitt's Creek.

[Bobby Kelly]

I mean, David.

[Christine]

You shouldn't have to go through that.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I shouldn't have to go through that.

[Bobby Kelly]

Dude, I have to take her side.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, my God.

[Bobby Kelly]

I have to take her side.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Canadians, second most funniest group.

[Bobby Kelly]

Hang on one second. I have to take her aside because Kathleen o' Hara in that show, Katherine, that one.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That a lot of people call her that, but I think Kathleen does get said a lot.

[Bobby Kelly]

Okay, well, here's the thing, Jay. Bravo.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Thank you.

[Bobby Kelly]

Bravo. I almost had another midday time tangent.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Not. Not because of me. I'm not causing temperance.

[Bobby Kelly]

No, you didn't. But you.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I almost did.

[Bobby Kelly]

It came close because your eyebrows went up when I made a mistake.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I did.

[Bobby Kelly]

And your eyes went wide. Oh, I got another.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

But I immediately.

[Bobby Kelly]

You like it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Calm, breathe, breathe, breathe. Okay, okay, okay. We pulled him down. We pulled him down. Okay.

[Bobby Kelly]

Anyways, I would have to say that I do. Cath ran. There's nobody funnier. Dude, there's no. It's just Catherine o' Hara in this show is hilarious.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, she.

[Bobby Kelly]

Dude, it's really funny. It's a funny show. I'm sure now is it cheesy? Yes. But you know, I love cheese like a nice cheese. I like a nice USA network show.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Did you not enjoy is good? Speaking of cheese, did you not enjoy the. I sent it to the group, didn't I? Christine, can you please bring it up? What the new this is, by the way, for the record, I promise on the air when I'm excited about anything. Eagles no more. No more fly, Eagles fly On the road to victory. It's the last time you're have to hear that song. Bobby on here now. Whenever the eagles do good, there's a new song that I'll be singing front to back. I hope we all get involved. Paco, I showed you this. Yeah, this is the. This guy should be hired by the team. This Song is so great. Do you have it? Christine?

[Bobby Kelly]

I'm getting it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You found it, though. It's so. Oh, it makes me happy.

[Bobby Kelly]

What is it? It's a new. Is it an official.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, no, but they should. They should hire this guy to make it official. It's got to start from the beginning.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, my God. Super bowl champions. The Eagles from Philadelphia. I want the ones high. Jalen hurt.

[Christine]

So yummy.

[Bobby Kelly]

It should be illegal. Eagle. So I say go birds and fly. Eagles fly. Cool, cool like an eagle.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Fly, fly like a man.

[Bobby Kelly]

As hard as you can. Devonte Smith has my heart in a room.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Tonight.

[Bobby Kelly]

Jesus Christ.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Tonight.

[Bobby Kelly]

I know.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Then it's the truth. Tub comes in at the end and ruins everything.

[Bobby Kelly]

What was that sheehy thing? That thing just stepped in.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Just let this guy have his moment. It is the new Eagles anthem. Philadelphia Eagles. I hope any of you are listening.

[Bobby Kelly]

His mother yelled at him. Have your sister be in the video.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Put your sister in. She'll be fat in the background with an Eagle shirt on.

[Bobby Kelly]

Look at. She hasn't done anything all day going, you want to sing your song? Get your sister in.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, you know what, though? He's gay. And this probably could be like the girl who hangs with him all the time. And she likes the Eagles because she's clearly a butch lesbian and he does not care for the Eagles at all. But the two. Jalen hurts, clearly. And devontae Smith, he'd like to get to know them better. And he lets them know that. And I be honest with you, even though I am not a gay man. Okay.

[Bobby Kelly]

I mean, close even.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Stop.

[Bobby Kelly]

I mean, like, look it. If he didn't speak and we didn't hear you.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Okay, you're saying just coming down the street.

[Bobby Kelly]

I'm saying coming down the street, this guy is a fucking Twizzler stick.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What would be my thing? Like a unicorn otter. What is it called?

[Bobby Kelly]

I don't know. But you definitely a tit slapper.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I'll tell you what. I kissed this guy around the goddamn mouth for writing this song. Because Christine started. Every time I go, oh, my God, they just won season week one from Philadelphia. Start over.

[Bobby Kelly]

You look like the guy who. You would have your own clothing store in Melrose. Come on in Tuesdays. I'm here, Big J Okie. I have leather pants for all sizes. And I have shawls for the men and women. If you're protesting, I got Palestinian s. They just came in.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Christine. The Eagles just won week one.

[Bobby Kelly]

Ever heard of the super bowl champions? The Eagles? I'm Philadelphia I went there once high.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It hurts so yummy. It should be illegal. Say go birds and eagles fly Coo coo like an eagle fly Fly like a man flew, flew like a monster.

[Bobby Kelly]

As hard as you can.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

My heart and a romance can stop Tonight tonight.

[Bobby Kelly]

Tonight I know that's Christine.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Tonight get away from me.

[Bobby Kelly]

You rehearse this.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I've said I haven't stopped singing since it came out, but Christine started over again. You want to hear it one more time? Let me start a little lower. Let me clear my throat too.

[Bobby Kelly]

If you don't hit the tit slap on this, the tit slap drum, I'm going to be very disappointed.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

When's the title drum, buddy? He. I've been listening. I've been watching enough.

[Bobby Kelly]

He right in there.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Boom.

[Bobby Kelly]

First there's a click, there's a snap, and then there's.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Ever heard of super champions? Is that.

[Bobby Kelly]

That's it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Let me see.

[Bobby Kelly]

Ready? Ever heard of the super bowl champions? The Eagles from Philadelphia are going through.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Start it over. I'll do it for you. So we got the cameras going too.

[Bobby Kelly]

It doesn't work without the title.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Here we go.

[Bobby Kelly]

Ever heard of the super bowl champions? The Eagles from Philadelphia. I want the ones high, Jim. It hurts to kill me. It should be legal so I say go birds and fly Eagles fly coo coo like an eagle fly Fly like a man Some eagle flow like a.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Monster pigeon as hard as you can DeVontae Smith has my heart in a romance can start tonight Tonight, tonight Get.

[Bobby Kelly]

A grip here and show some manliness. Where is Yakov here?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He's in the building. Go get him. Let's go get him.

[Bobby Kelly]

Get him, everybody.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

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[Big Jay Oakerson]

Get yuck off. Smear enough in here.

[Bobby Kelly]

Dude, that song is kind of addictive.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I got Christine. Start it over again.

[Bobby Kelly]

No, you gotta get the tit slap though.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I'm gonna learn it. It's wait. It's the second I heard a Super bowl champion. The Eagles the third because I went there once. No, Eagles from Philadelphia. Oh, the Eagles from Philadelphia. I went there once.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Okay. All right, let's go.

[Bobby Kelly]

Hurry up before you come Philadelphia.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I went there once.

[Bobby Kelly]

Go birds and fly Eagles fly Coo coo like an eagle fly fly like.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

A man Flow like a monster as hard as you can has my heart and a romance can stop.

[Bobby Kelly]

Tonight.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Tonight.

[Bobby Kelly]

Wow, that ghoul really steps in in the background. That flat footed fucking dyke really comes in like an eagle.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Come on tonight this song better than any song I've been written for the eagles so far.

[Bobby Kelly]

But how happy like an eagle how happy is this pan, this flat faced person in the back when she steps in.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, my God.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, he is. You think he's gay?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Huh?

[Bobby Kelly]

You think he's gay?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

To find out, Bobby.

[Bobby Kelly]

No, I'm asking Jacob about you. Oh, do you think he's gay?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What? Why? Because I appreciate good music.

[Bobby Kelly]

There he is.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, Joining us.

[Bobby Kelly]

How are you?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

In studio. Good to see you again, sir.

[Christine]

Small world.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Joining us on the show, everybody, it's going to be at the Great American Comedy Festival in Johnny Carson's hometown, Norfolk, Nebraska on June 14th. And the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on June 25th. And his podcast, the Comedy Couch is available on YouTube, YouTube and wherever you get your podcast. It's the legend, everybody. The great Yakov Smirnov in the house.

[Bobby Kelly]

How you doing, buddy? You're in town. You're doing the Tonight show tomorrow night. Oops, sorry about that.

[Christine]

That's correct.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yes.

[Bobby Kelly]

How are you excited about it? How many times have you done the Tonight Show?

[Christine]

Seven times, but only with Johnny Carson.

[Bobby Kelly]

You've only done it with Johnny Carson? Yes.

[Christine]

Wow. Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Did you, did you get the band from Jay Leno? Like, I didn't get Joan Rivers. Joan Rivers says she was banned by.

[Christine]

I didn't get an official band, but it was never an invite either.

[Bobby Kelly]

Did you know Jay Lee? You guys came up together at the same time, right?

[Christine]

I like Jay very much. And so here's the, the reason that this was happening. Because the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and David Letterman had a top 10 list of things that will now change. I made number one on the list. Yakov Smirna will be out to work. That's getting a pink slip on national television.

[Bobby Kelly]

I think somebody did that with me in 2007, I think. Well, but did that really did that?

[Christine]

Totally. Six months later, none of my contracts, Vegas, Atlantic City, Reno, Tahoe, none of them were renewed. So I started looking for a place where they did not know that the Soviet Union collapsed. And I ended up in Branson, Missouri. They still don't know. It's been 32 years and I'm not gonna tell them, so.

[Bobby Kelly]

Well, you did. You opened up this, I mean, ornate, beautiful theater.

[Christine]

Yes.

[Bobby Kelly]

Because when I, I heard this.

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Bobby Kelly]

Back in the day. Oh, Yakov went open up his own theater.

[Christine]

Yes.

[Bobby Kelly]

But I, I've seen it. It's beautiful. Like it is. Like what? They used to make theaters back in the day.

[Christine]

Yeah. I wanted Catherine the Great to be proud of me. That's how grand I wanted it to be. Yeah, it's. Yeah, it's Really a very cool, cool place. And I performed there most of the time. I entertain over 6 million people. And that.

[Bobby Kelly]

In that town, would you say you're a destination show?

[Christine]

Someone told me there's. There's a. I. I would say it's kind of like that.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, I want to go see you. I go to your theater.

[Christine]

They associate me and Brett. Yeah. Russian comedian in Branson. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. But. But Daniel Roberts, you know, the agent, Danny Roberts, he'd been around for a long time. He was an apa. He said to me, yakov, people know normally when somebody lives in the east coast or they live on the west coast. You created your own coast, Right. I said, okay. That's what happened. Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What made you fall in love with that place, particularly?

[Christine]

I needed money. And no, literally, there was no. I'm not exaggerating. I tried to do club dates after the Soviet Union collapsed, and I was, like, erased from media completely. It was like I represented the Soviet Union, and I was. You know, I was released, relieved, detention of Americans that have. About the Soviet Union and the nuclear attack and all that. So I was kind of directly associated with that. And that was when it's like, I was like Preparation H to a pain in the butt to America, which was Soviet Union and I. And Preparation H only works, you know, when the swelling and. And the itching and jam it in.

[Bobby Kelly]

There with your finger.

[Christine]

You don't. You don't need it anymore.

[Bobby Kelly]

Okay. Yeah.

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

But why wouldn't they believe that you would now have material, like, as your material kept going, that it would be about the fall of the Soviet, like, you know, I mean, like, the. It would have been interesting to hear your take on that rather than just say, well, you're gone. You're gone with Gorbachev.

[Christine]

Yes, it seemed like that would be a good idea, but unfortunately, once you pitch and hold, the story comes to mind. I had a manager that managed Cher at one point, and he said, when she was a singer and wanted to act, everybody was saying, she's a singer. She can't act. She wins the Academy Awards. And then he wants to go on tour as a singer. And everybody says, you're an actor. No, you're an actress. You're not a singer. So it takes that. It took me 32 years kind of to be in that environment. And then finally, I just kind of looked at what's going on in the comedy scene right now, which is Nate, in my opinion, woke me up out of, like, deep sleep of my hibernation and Nathan Bergazzi, kind of. I saw that success and I went, wait, I used to do that in the 80s.

[Bobby Kelly]

That's so funny, because he put me into a suicidal. His success really makes me want to kill my nuts.

[Christine]

Oh, no, no.

[Bobby Kelly]

I came up with. I love Nate. He's the best. I'm very happy for him. No, he's a multi million. I mean, what the. He opened for me at a call. I was gonna say he didn't even do good. I mean, now he gets.

[Christine]

He gets me feel good.

[Bobby Kelly]

He could buy my family.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, Nate is such a funny situation because I've known Nate for many, many years. Very close friend of mine and him and his wife. And it is so funny. Like knowing Nate, the rube that he is under these Esquire magazines is so hilariously still there, but he has just been money thrown on top of him with dump trucks.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, no, but he's, he's, he's fantastic.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And he's a brilliant comic and squeaky clean.

[Christine]

But here is. Here is what I believe is going on, and he's definitely hilarious. He's definitely earned everything he. He gets. Except of your show. Exactly. But. But what I think is also happening, there's a wave of clean comedy need. Just like what I was meeting the need for America was scared of. Of the Soviet Union. I met that need. And that's what got me like into.

[Bobby Kelly]

Stratosphere and Ask a question.

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Bobby Kelly]

How fast did. Was your rise? Was it a long. Was it 10 years? Or was it just, you know, you. You did it, you caught a hold of this and they just found you and you skyrocketed. Was it that fast?

[Christine]

No, no, I. I would say, you know, I started. I didn't speak English when I came to Hollywood in 77 81. I did a movie with Robin Williams, Moscow and Hudson, which didn't require a lot of English, but it was just slowly getting. And then I did the movie with Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson and Richard Pryor, those things. I had small parts in those movies, but they were kind of building me up. But I couldn't get in tonight's show to save my life. I mean, Jim McCauley was the. The gatekeeper on that show. And he said six times I auditioned for him every year, he would say, yaakov, Johnny's just not gonna like you. Not gonna like you. And. And last edition I did, he said, yaakov, let's just save each other time, why don't we? You'll get on that show when the hell freezes over.

[Bobby Kelly]

Wow.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Geez.

[Christine]

Yeah. And I start watching Weather Channel because I'm thinking maybe. And so I kind of moved on and did whatever. I did Night courts, I did Miller Light commercial. That's where Johnny saw me. And he said to Macaulay, why don't we have this guy on? He's good. And Macaulay said we were about to.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, wow.

[Christine]

Yeah. And that's when it all kind of changed.

[Bobby Kelly]

That guy's dead now, right? Hopefully. Oh, good. Okay, good.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Did you. Do you. Did you have to learn through your career to like, kind of like, I find that happening, so you have to like, let. Bygones. I would hold grudges for a long time from things that happened. I was young, very young in comedy. And then there's years go by where you're like, who care?

[Bobby Kelly]

It's like, I just want to say something. If you say something smart again and do this with your glasses, I'm gonna jump over this table and smash those glasses.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

The headphones, I'm gonna.

[Bobby Kelly]

I'm gonna take them and smush them. Okay?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I don't want you to.

[Bobby Kelly]

I mean, because it's really with my self esteem. Let me ask you a question. Let me really seriously do it again. I swear to God, I wanna.

[Christine]

I wanna watch this.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

This is kind of midday Tamper Tantrum by Bobby.

[Bobby Kelly]

I can't. If he plays that song, he'll kill me.

[Christine]

So the answer is that when I got a phone call from Mitzi Shore, at that time, there was no cell cell phones. So she left a message for me at the Charlie Goodnights Comedy Club in North Carolina or South Carolina, whatever.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

North.

[Christine]

North. Yeah. So I. I get that message. Call me. So I call Mitzi and I go, what's going on? And she goes, guess who called? Jim McCauley. He's such an ass. You know, he now wants you. Johnny likes you. He wants you on the show right away. And talking about grudges, right? My first reaction was, why don't you shove it, right? And that grudge lasted about half a second. And then it was like, forget Macaulay. I'm doing the Tonight Show.

[Bobby Kelly]

I love that everybody has a Mitzi impression.

[Christine]

Expression of nitzy.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, don't forget. It's going to be okay.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

But still, I mean, you can still have like the bad feel. I mean, obviously you do the show still, you take your opportunities. But I mean, do you still have like a Jim McCauley's a dick, like for years, even if you do the show or do you just kind of let it.

[Christine]

Well, I tell the story. So I guess him.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Him. You heard it here.

[Bobby Kelly]

You want to borrow Jay's glasses so you can do this. I tell this story.

[Christine]

So. So. But that was an interesting thing. I did the Tonight show first one, and Carson called me over, which was kind of unexpected.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's the thing. That's when you're getting anointed, right?

[Christine]

Basically, in a way, yeah. But I was, like, going, it's not gonna happen for me. And he calls me over, and I sit down and I. Jimmy Brogan is, you probably know, he's a great comedian and good friend, and he was there with me for. To. For Tonight show there. And he said, yaakov, if it might. If it happens, sit down and just tell a joke. Don't wait for him, because he has no. He doesn't have any questions for you, so just do it. So I. And when he called me over, I sat down, I said, johnny, you know, I love America because you have things we never had in Russia, like policemen have warning shots, and you almost fell off the chair. This is when the Macaulay comes over, sits between me and Johnny during the break, and goes, can you do another set like this a couple of months from now? I go, does hell freezes over? Sound familiar? And he goes, touche, touche.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, no.

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, that's good that you called them all.

[Christine]

I did it seven times after that.

[Bobby Kelly]

That's amazing. That's great. I mean. And is that where your career really ended?

[Christine]

That's ended. Well, the last Tonight show is when the Soviet Union was collapsing already and it started. Basically, it took off. I think Miller Light commercial was bigger than anything for that. I've done movies or television because it was in everybody's house and during, you know, super bowl or whatever. So all of a sudden, I was that guy and that, you know. And I remember, like, I, you know, got invited to the White House to. And it was a funny scene, actually. The guy who invited me, he said, I'm having dinner with Reagan and. And Nancy. They're coming to my house, and I'm going to. This guy's off the rocker. But he was true. And he invited me to be a guest. 18 people guest. And his. In his house, and. And I went there, and there's all this. Two helicopters are hanging over his house, the barricades everywhere. Right.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

This is what it's like to have dinner with Nate Bargazzi now, though.

[Christine]

I'm looking forward to it. I have the experience.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, it's Just every. Helicopters.

[Christine]

So I'm, so I'm, I'm.

[Bobby Kelly]

I wish you had the glasses for that one. I'm sorry.

[Christine]

You'Re asking for it. That's egging him on. That's not fair. So anyway, so I feel like here I am with, you know, I'm sitting in the car with the owner of the house that the Reagan's are going to be in. And I'm in the, on the passenger seat and there's FBI guys and they're like mean to him. They take him out of the car, they frisk him, they ask him for IDs. I'm going, I'm a dead meat here. Russian going to see American President. That's not gonna happen. And the guy, I'm sitting in the passenger seat and he gets the flashlight flashes on me and goes, Miller Light commercial. Right. Go in.

[Bobby Kelly]

Really?

[Christine]

That was, I knew the power. The, the Miller Light opened more doors for me.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah.

[Christine]

Than anything else.

[Bobby Kelly]

And that's where you got all the information for the kgb.

[Christine]

I have to do what I gotta do.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

A lot of loose talk that night. A lot of loose talk.

[Christine]

A lot. And it was the night when Reagan sent a helicopter. Military helicopters to. To scare Amar Gaddafi in Libya. And, and I'm sitting across. So it's like a big table and 18. So nine people on one table and another nine people and this table. And I'm sitting like this with the President and behind him there is this Marine with a football. Which has all the nuclear codes.

[Bobby Kelly]

Right.

[Christine]

And I'm telling jokes and we're laughing the whole, the whole evening. The Marine is trying not to laugh. But he is having tough time with this. And I'm going, if I, if I bomb, that's one thing, but if he does, that's a different story there.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's got to be a intimidating thing. What were you thinking?

[Bobby Kelly]

Do you know how bad me and him would bomb if we had dinner with the President?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh my God.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh God. We'd have to, we'd have to leave the country.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah. I wouldn't do well at all. Did you, when you came to Hollywood, you didn't speak?

[Bobby Kelly]

I got the laugh. High five. What a country.

[Christine]

What a country. Yes. When you got the whole roster now.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Without speaking because, because you went from such a short time not speaking English to like in Hollywood.

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Technically. What was like the like craziest thing you were thrust in like. Was there crazy like Hollywood parties? You just weren't ready for like the drugs and the, and all the kind of partying like that because they did.

[Bobby Kelly]

Name you in the Diddy party.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Did you know that?

[Christine]

No.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, dude, I'm sorry. Yeah, it came out today.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I saw today it was Jay Z. Yeah. Yakov smirnoff.

[Christine]

Oh, no.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

50 Cent, Ellen DeGeneres.

[Christine]

Oh, no.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's all over the place. Alonzo Hamburger Jones and Steve Byrne. And Steve Burn.

[Christine]

Well, mine, Mine was a little different. I. I lived in a comedy house that Mitzi owned and Andrew Des Clay was my roommate for, you know, three years. And then there was a bunch of comedians. Sam Canison would live there. I mean, they were just rotating and they. Andrew never did drugs, but the other guys, they would do a lot. So they would have Richard Pryor and Robin Williams there all night long. And I. Mitzi gave me a job as a carpenter because I didn't speak English well enough to perform. So I would have to go to bed early to get up, like at 8 o' clock to go work, fix tables or whatever. Polish shore destroyed. And I would just go there and. And these guys would just come, like at 1:00 clock in the morning and they start partying and it was loud.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

You know, hey, yucka. Yeah, Richard Pryor's gonna eat your peanut butter.

[Bobby Kelly]

Hey, you're a crazy. Come on here and do coke on my dick. Is that a good.

[Christine]

What was that?

[Bobby Kelly]

That was. That was Chris Rock, Richard and some. I don't know.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Hey, Yakov. Sam Kinison in the tub. Just pay attention.

[Bobby Kelly]

When you get in, wake up. Oh, oh, oh, he's rushing. Oh, look at his dick. Like it's uncircumcised. Oh, no.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Can you imagine having to be really nice to a young Pauly Shore too, because you're living in his mom's house and he's like, hey, buddy. And you're like, get this. Get out of here.

[Christine]

True.

[Bobby Kelly]

That's such an amazing pedigree to come up with. That is insane that you came up in that era of comedy.

[Christine]

Yeah, yeah, it was.

[Bobby Kelly]

And you're still, you're still killing it. I mean, you've actually adapted. You. You, you were on Story Wars. I was there that night. You killed it on that, which is great. You want it twice. You're kind of getting back in the mix. You're doing the Tonight show again. This is like a renaissance of what's happening.

[Christine]

I'm excited about this and I, I give credit to Nate Bergatsi, even though it's. We're.

[Bobby Kelly]

I mean, we're helping you too, this show.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's why I'm here, mostly us Mostly us. Little bit of nip.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, it's mostly bonfire and a little bit of.

[Christine]

I appreciate it, but it does help me. And I'm married to a very beautiful young woman. That. And we're. We're just. We're. We're expecting a baby.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What?

[Bobby Kelly]

I'm sorry, what?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

How old are you, Yakov?

[Bobby Kelly]

He's old. He's old Hollywood. You can't.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Can't ask that.

[Bobby Kelly]

That's old Hollywood.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's fair. 47. I'm 47.

[Christine]

Yeah, I'm a little older than her, but she is a young, beautiful woman. And is she American?

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, my Lord.

[Christine]

She's Ukrainian.

[Bobby Kelly]

Wow.

[Christine]

And. Yeah, I'll show you.

[Bobby Kelly]

So you're on that side.

[Christine]

That's debatable. Yeah, yeah. But. But overall, this has been a very interesting journey. So yesterday we did a photo shoot with.

[Bobby Kelly]

Just don't show jd.

[Christine]

He'll be doing this in no time.

[Bobby Kelly]

That's your wife?

[Christine]

That's my wife and she's pregnant.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

These full nudes or something. Why are you getting so excited over there?

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, don't show them the other ones.

[Christine]

Oh, it's beautiful.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, good for you. Good job.

[Christine]

I still got it from Missouri. She lives in Missouri. Day we lived there together.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, that's not where she's from.

[Christine]

She's from Ukraine.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, she's from New York.

[Bobby Kelly]

Did you meet her? Where'd you meet her?

[Christine]

Online in Ukraine. Oh, no, I see. I. I went through divorce in. And I have two kids from the first marriage, and I didn't really know anybody who had divorced in the Soviet Union, so I was really bummed. You know, I didn't know what I did wrong or she did or something. And so I went.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It was her.

[Christine]

No, you're here.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We're on your side. It was her. She probably made you cheat.

[Christine]

I didn't cheat, and neither did she.

[Bobby Kelly]

Then. Yeah, you have your own.

[Christine]

Don't judge everybody by your measurements.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's fair.

[Bobby Kelly]

You have your own theater. But you didn't cheat. We got you. Hey, we got you, you guys.

[Christine]

No, but what happened is we. We went our separate ways, and I decided. So I. I started figuring this out. So I literally went on a quest to figure out why did laughter die in the relationship? Because that's. As a comedian, that became my kind of quest.

[Bobby Kelly]

Did you have a sword on the quest?

[Christine]

Of course.

[Bobby Kelly]

Okay.

[Christine]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I always have a sword on a quest.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yes, yes.

[Christine]

Yeah, yeah, Definitely. I'm still. I still have it. They wouldn't let me for security, but.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

No, yeah, somebody on shade 45 hip hop station got stabbed. So.

[Bobby Kelly]

But they were on a quest, but not different.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

They were quest too, but it's got a little dicey with the sword play.

[Christine]

And so I went and I went and started doing scientific research and laughter. So I went to University of Pennsylvania, got my master's degree in psychology, and then I went to Pepperdine University. I got my doctorate degree. I was really into understanding why does laughter die. And it's, it's fascinating because it's very simple. We, as comedians, we meet people's needs, they need laughter, we need money. And it's an exchange basically every time. And America, I realized that America needed me in, in the 80s because I was doing, I was providing this relief. And, and, and then I, I said, well, what, what can I do? And so I started learning about this and then I couldn't find anybody who wanted to have a baby with me in my age in, in America. So I went to Ukraine and I.

[Bobby Kelly]

And they're all over the place over there.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Well, it wasn't that easy to get pregnant over there.

[Christine]

It wasn't easy. It wasn't, no. Because I was looking for very specific. As you can see, I'm pretty. Yeah.

[Bobby Kelly]

You didn't want to marry an old Ukrainian lady your age.

[Christine]

No.

[Bobby Kelly]

You wanted.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

She's.

[Bobby Kelly]

I mean, she's beautiful.

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, I just went to New photo.

[Christine]

Sorry about that. Wow.

[Bobby Kelly]

Oh, go, you creep.

[Christine]

So.

[Bobby Kelly]

God. Wow, you are. Now I know why you got a young girl. High five.

[Christine]

So. So I, I feel very lucky that I met her. But I, I went to Ukraine, I, I hired like three agencies that would introduce me to women, and two weeks I had 51 dates.

[Bobby Kelly]

Wow.

[Christine]

And none of them I like. And so I decided now I have a doctorate degree, maybe I can be that American professor who comes in and does a seminar to. About relationships.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And that's a student.

[Bobby Kelly]

Nice.

[Christine]

No, I. Well, she wasn't a student. She was promoting it.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yes, the promoter. Yeah.

[Christine]

He boils it down.

[Bobby Kelly]

Put your glasses back on.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Put your glasses. You know what this is? This is not glasses talk.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, this is. That's my fault. Put the glasses back on. Ask the question again, Joe, with the glasses. So you, you got, you, you came back here, you're going to be a teacher, a professor, so you could I.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

A student.

[Christine]

That's not. It sounds very similar when you had glasses off.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, you know, try it one more time, Bobby. Let me see this.

[Bobby Kelly]

So you, so you came back here, you were going to become a professor with your new doctor and so that you could sleep with your students.

[Christine]

Thank you so much, Jay, for cleaning it up. That's about time. Yes. Nate Bergazzi would be proud of you.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

That's why it is funny how much people are surprised whenever me and Nate do anything together or there's something online with it.

[Christine]

They go, are you kidding me?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Are you guys. Yes.

[Bobby Kelly]

But that's why you're a thousandaire.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yeah, that's why I'm a thousandaire. I'm gonna be working the door at Nateland.

[Bobby Kelly]

You have a pool that's only 4.4ft high the whole way through.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It's true. It is true. But it's great for pool, basketball.

[Bobby Kelly]

It's the best. And for drowning your wife also.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Yes. It's that kind where you can keep putting her down and pulling her out and telling her why you're doing it to her and then tell her that she's making you do it to her. You're making me do it.

[Christine]

What are you guys talking about?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Killing our wives. We fantasize a lot here. We don't have young, hot, pregnant wives. We got a dawn and. Yeah, this one over here.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah.

[Christine]

Okay. Okay.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah. He's got an A cup. I got a beep clip, and we're done. Okay.

[Christine]

Yeah, yeah, you need.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

And although they don't look it, both of our girls look pregnant.

[Bobby Kelly]

Don't mark that.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Guys, you know what? Take that out of the post. Take that cut out.

[Bobby Kelly]

That's the one. That's the clip.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Is this live? This is going live, right?

[Christine]

Yeah. So you need. You need my course on the relationship.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

This is very possible.

[Bobby Kelly]

So did you come back and actually teach a course on religion?

[Christine]

Yeah.

[Bobby Kelly]

Is that what you did?

[Christine]

But. But. But I needed somebody to promote it, and she was a promoter, and so I reconnected. I didn't see her at first. We just talked online. And then. And then when I saw her, I said, I really don't need to do this seminar anymore because I really like her. But we already were committed. So we had a couple of hundred other women came, and she kept wanting to get me hooked up with them because she didn't think that. That I was interested or, you know, I was, too. I wasn't young enough. Right. And then, little by little, she kind of liked me. I. I think she has a bad eyesight, honestly. Yeah, that's what's going on.

[Bobby Kelly]

I'm gonna tell you, dude, You. You kept your tight.

[Christine]

You know what I mean?

[Bobby Kelly]

You really.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Does she get you to do things out of your comfort zone, like eat Healthy food.

[Christine]

Yes.

[Bobby Kelly]

No, he's talking about ass play.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I mean, I'm not. I don't mean. Oh, I'm sorry, Bobby.

[Bobby Kelly]

I don't. I'm sorry.

[Christine]

I messed up. Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I did not mean ass play. Oh, you. No, I mean like, like, like newer concerts that you. Maybe it's like music you wouldn't be into or stuff like that. Dancing or things that you would just be like, you know, where you'd feel like out of place being the older person.

[Christine]

Yeah. I. I don't know if she is as familiar with the American culture as much as. But she does.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

She's happy for indoor heat and plumbing, probably. You're right. That was the right move.

[Christine]

Yeah. She likes a nice hot stew I can throw.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I got this guy. I got this one over here who's had indoor plumbing her whole life.

[Christine]

You have.

[Bobby Kelly]

You have bread with dinner.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Absolutely. God, she's had it so good for so long.

[Bobby Kelly]

I know.

[Christine]

So we've watched a lot of Russian television, Ukrainian television.

[Bobby Kelly]

What's a Russian show that we should watch that's funny? Is there any funny ones?

[Christine]

But you wouldn't understand that. You know, there's nothing like physically like Benny Hill from Britain, you know, none of that.

[Bobby Kelly]

Right.

[Christine]

That I know of. But we watched, like, she is into movies and they're kind of romantic. They're more like Hallmark movies. They're. Everybody's sweet and nice and she likes it and I like hanging out with her, so that's what I'm doing.

[Bobby Kelly]

Do you like Schitt's Creek? The show Schitt's Creek?

[Christine]

I don't know. I don't. I. I live in Branson. I. We don't get that.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He loves his wife. She clearly doesn't watch Schitt's Creek. They don't have any marital problems because she doesn't watch Schitt's Creek.

[Christine]

What is shit's sheets?

[Bobby Kelly]

It's what I am for bringing it up.

[Christine]

Got it. Okay.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

What do you say? It's Canadian humor, so it's. It fits the need for. We think Canadians are a bunch of stupid tree chopping snow idiots. And then Christine proves it with the comedy of Eugene Levy.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah, it's a number one show that literally was number one for, I believe, eight years.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

So was Trailer Park Boys.

[Bobby Kelly]

All right, well, I mean, it was a hit show.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Canada doesn't understand comedy. It's why it's ridiculous. They always had Just for Laughs festival in stupid Montreal, a terrible place for it. Yeah, he knows because he was speaking English, their third language. Now like it's the crazy. Every time we'd go back. Every year we'd go back to just for layoffs. It was another year. They'd go next year. If you speak English at all, they're gonna kick you out of the country. They keep moving to like you have to. Everything's gotta be French. Why is the biggest festival in the world with all the agencies coming from America and it was because the agents and managers want to go to daytime strip clubs where the girls get fully nude. That's what it is. It's. There's. Because it's a party city.

[Bobby Kelly]

Yeah.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

There's nothing. The comedy was always terrible there.

[Bobby Kelly]

Did you. You've been to Montreal just for life.

[Christine]

Yeah, I opened it. That was.

[Bobby Kelly]

You did the first one?

[Christine]

Yeah, me and Jerry Seinfeld. Yeah.

[Bobby Kelly]

Wow, that's great. Now are you still friends, like the. The comic friends you had back in the day? Are you still friends with them or did some of them. When you fell off, did they dump you too, or.

[Christine]

I don't think we were. I would like with Andrew, I still. I'm doing his documentary. They're doing documentary on him. So they asked me to do that this trip. And so I stay friends with him. A lot of friends are no longer alive.

[Bobby Kelly]

Right.

[Christine]

A lot of people, you know, or so. So I. I continue when I see Jerry or, you know, he goes, jakob, do you realize we're the only ones who were very few of us still doing this out of the group of the class that we started with.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

I didn't even think about the fact on Night Court, the two stand ups, Marshall Orfield and Harry Anderson, both passed.

[Christine]

And was he a magician?

[Bobby Kelly]

More of a stand.

[Christine]

Yeah, it was.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

It was stand up.

[Christine]

It was funny. Yeah, it was funny, yeah. Can I ask? Yeah. You knew Robin from the Comedy Store, but did that help you? I love Moscow on the Hudson. Yes. So did that. Is there a connection there how you got. Absolutely, absolutely. I was. Was still being a carpenter there and. But I would do like once in a while she would put me up like on the open mic night or something. And then Robin saw me and. And when he. They were casting the movie Mask on the Hudson, he brought Paul Mazurski to see me. Paul. Paul Mazerski wrote the movie and produced, directed. And so they casted me on this. And when I came to New York to do the movie, Robin was here a little bit earlier and I said, Robin, the scene that we have could be punched up a little bit. What do you think? And he goes yeah, it's a good idea. Let's do it. So we improvised a bunch of stuff, and. And we stole your jokes. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. And no. No. Do I need to wear glasses, too? Is that what I need?

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Sorry.

[Bobby Kelly]

Listen, he's got to put them on. He gets inappropriate nature when he doesn't have the glasses on.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

He borrowed your materials.

[Christine]

He did not. No, not. So we improvised a bunch of stuff, and then next morning, we're shoot. Supposed to shoot the scene, and Paul Mazursky goes, okay, guys, let me see what you got. And so we did our version of what we were trying to do, and. And Paul Mazurski sat there for a second, and he goes, let me get it straight. You changed my script? And I go, yeah. And Rob. Yeah. And. And we're like, do you like it? And he goes, I'll give you five minutes to put it back the way it was, or both of you are fire. What? I didn't know. And Robin forgot to tell me. He loved improvising. He loved winging it, you know? And Mazursky made him sign the contract that he is not going to go off script at all.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

We have to let Yakov go. He's got a show tonight.

[Bobby Kelly]

He's got a show tonight, and tomorrow. He's doing the Tonight show tonight. So make sure you tune in tomorrow night to tonight's show. He'll be on it for the first time.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Triumphant return.

[Christine]

35 years.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Are you doing Stand up on it?

[Christine]

Yes. Orlando Bloom is the headliner.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, yeah, Bloom. Let's smell his fingers.

[Bobby Kelly]

He's gonna be in Nashville on June 25th. Here he is right here. The Great American Comedy Festival in Johnny Carson's hometown. North fork, Nebraska, on June 14th. The Grand Old Opry in Nashville on the 25th. June 25th. For tickets and all the tour dates, visit yakov.com the Comedy Couch with Yakov Smirnoff is available on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. And go ahead, Jay, finish it off.

[Big Jay Oakerson]

Oh, he's gonna be on the Tonight show tomorrow with Jimmy Fallon. Tuesday, June 10th. Make sure you tune in, set your DVRs, watch it for sure, and we'll be right back. It's the bonfire.

[Bobby Kelly]

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[Big Jay Oakerson]

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[Bobby Kelly]

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[Big Jay Oakerson]

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[Bobby Kelly]

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[Big Jay Oakerson]

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