The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly
Episode: Skankfest New Orleans 2025 (Live Recording)
Date: December 4, 2025

Overview

Live from Skankfest in New Orleans, Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly bring the raucous, uncensored energy of The Bonfire to a crowd of over 2,500 die-hard fans. The episode captures the wild spirit of Skankfest: crowd banter, backstage secrets, stand-up scene gossip, and off-the-rails crowd work, all while poking at each other's insecurities and celebrating the tight-knit, dysfunctional comedy community. The show features many fan-favorite regulars and surprise drop-ins, with lots of candid discussions about festival debauchery, performer camaraderie, and personal quirks.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

Skankfest Atmosphere & Crowd Energy

• Opening at Skankfest: Jay marvels at the crowd size, immediately launching into irreverent crowd work.
  • “Boy, this crowd's hot. 25 Honda deep.” (02:13, Jay)
• Both Jay and Bobby riff on the clothing and “costume-level” authenticity of the New Orleans crowd.
  • “I love that dressed up at Skank Fest is just as characters...No one's wearing a suit. Yeah. Why would you wear a suit here? Dude, you're gonna get puking. Come on. You from somebody.” (05:03, Jay)

Festival Antics & Notorious Incidents

• Skankfest Shenanigans: They discuss wild happenings, including public nudity and boundary-pushing acts.
  • “Ellie Stockholm was just walking around with her tits out." (03:03, Jay)
  • “Zach sat with his tits on this couch for four and a half hours last night.” (03:09, Jay)
  • There’s talk of a comic (Zach) kissing another performer’s penis as a display of festival excess.
    • “He kissed another man's penis last night.” (03:34, Bobby)
    • “That’s not...When he did it...15 people in 2500 went ‘that.’” (03:42, Jay)
• Both hosts debate the social implications for the “kissee” versus the “kisser” in these festival stunts.

Crowd Interaction & Insanely Personal Banter

• Tattoo stories: A crowd member reveals a detailed Louisiana tattoo on her butt, prompting a string of filthy jokes about Katrina, geography, and local pride.
  • “You have a Louisiana tattooed on your ass?” (05:37, Bobby)
  • “Buyer pussy is the flood zone.” (06:13, Bobby)
• Jay and Bobby poke fun at regional stereotypes, crowd members’ professions, and even personal grooming.

Crew Introductions & In-Show Family Dynamics

• Introducing the Team: The hosts bring out their Bonfire crew, each one greeted with inside jokes and playful jabs.
  • Black Lou’s appearance, met with a quick and racy observational riff.
    • “Oh man, you guys didn't guess he was so black.” (08:13, Jay)
  • Christine Evans (producer and festival organizer), is pulled up, complimented, and then roasted for her fashion and festival role.
    • “Yo, it's like listening to two bitches talk.” (10:41, Jay)
    • “Christine, she bones you up nice...Jacob says festival Christine could get it.” (10:58, Jay)
  • DJ Lou honored for attending Skankfest sober for the first time (11:16).
  • Chris Rogers (live artist) and Paco (filmmaker, resident butt of jokes) introduced with references to their festival escapades and willingness for humiliation.
    • “Paco, why do you have such an iron stomach that you're able to sustain swallowing spit from another man and all of his innards?” (13:35, Jay)

Rides, Vomit, and the Skankfest Midway

• Festival rides are discussed, with plenty of gross-out stories from the past.
  • “I'll go again on the fucking Roundup.” (14:22, Jay)
  • Bobby recounts a childhood ride ending with collective vomiting: "It went and it went around and everybody got a little spittle of puke..." (14:39, Bobby)

Comedy, Sexuality, and the Festival “Line”

• Flirtations and Fidelity: Jay presses Bobby about his marriage’s limits regarding “flirtation” and festival temptation.
  • “Where's the flirting stop for you? Can you suck a tit?” (16:49, Jay)
  • Bobby admits: “I can't put two tits together and suck them, but one tit at a time.” (16:56, Bobby)

Nipple Preferences and Body Positivity

• A full segment is spent on breast/nipple typologies and sexual preferences.
  • “I like the nipple that just fades into the tit...A big, chubby girl nipple, you know what I mean?” (19:26-19:32, Bobby)
  • “I had a girl one time....She took them out and they unfolded.” (18:29, Bobby)

Festival Fight Recap

• The much-hyped Skankfest “fight” is recapped in detail.
  • Harrington wins handily.
  • “He was blocking with his face mostly...I'm gonna get him a dermatologist. I think for some of those, it's bad if they change, right?” (20:38-20:53, Jay)
• Physical comedy continues with quips about back moles and fight stoppages.

Skankfest’s Diversity (or Lack Thereof)

• Jokes about the racial makeup of the attendees:
  • “Is he the only Asian in this place?...There’s four guys getting together for a dim sum tomorrow.” (21:28-21:36, Jay)
  • “No, every year it's gotten less [Black attendees].” (45:59, Bobby)

Fan Participation and Paco’s Breakdancing

• Paco is goaded into dancing on stage, “Nothing drops panties for a disappointing Asian penis like breakdancing.” (27:38, Jay)
• The running joke about “Fat Paco” and ‘fatter you’ spins out.

Surprise Guests & Candid Interviews

• Joe DeRosa enters: He laughs about his history at the festival, hard partying, and wild on-stage sexual encounters, saying the key is to “just turn it on and trust the process.” (28:16, DeRosa)
  • Jay reminds him of being “jacked off by a trans [woman] last year...on a show two years ago. Two years ago. Sorry.” (29:50, Jay)
• “Trans Carrie” is brought on stage—unplanned, but ends up in a gloriously unfiltered discussion about comic crushes and sexuality.
  • “If you would a girl, would it be Joe DeRosa?” (31:02, Jay)
  • “So do you like...is there any comics you think are hot?...I love Jim Norton.” (31:26, Carrie)
  • “Why...What is the attract...Do you like worms that live in apples?” (31:38, Bobby)
  • “He looks like a post op vagina.” (31:46, Jay)
  • The group constructs an extremely detailed imaginary sexual scenario involving Carrie and DeRosa, complete with positional choreography and ‘game of Twister’ analogies. (34:55+)
• Carrie is grilled on her preferences: she ranks Jay “first,” Joe second, Bobby third (“Sorry, Bobby, I'd go with Joe.” 37:57, Carrie).

Onstage Friction and Behind-the-Scenes Conflict

• Jacob and Bobby’s “fight”: The running tension between producer Jacob and Bobby is aired aloud, including reports of a real argument in the hotel.
  • “I've heard more than one people outside of the hotel be like, Bobby and Jacob...” (39:03, Jay)
  • “Jacob gets very nervous and...he's like, ‘Bobby, when are we gonna...’ And I'm like, dude, we'll figure it out. We'll figure it out.” (39:29, Bobby)

Special Drop-Ins and Emotional Notes

• Shane Gillis, Tim Butterly, Yamanika, and others: The show balloons with additional comics and regulars on stage for spontaneous crowd bits and personal reflection.
• Yamanika jokes about being the only Black person and plans a “Black History Month show here one day.” (46:04, Yamanika)
• Bobby thanks the fans for the festival’s positive, welcoming atmosphere: “Even when we have to deal with the shit online, no one's ever come out and been disrespectful to me here. Nothing but love and kindness.” (45:48, Bobby)
• The hosts and guests reminisce about festival performances, rides, inside jokes, and how marginalized they are—yet find family in the Skankfest community.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Festival Excess:

  • “He kissed another man's penis last night.” (03:34, Bobby)
  • “That’s not...When he did it...15 people in 2500 went ‘that.’” (03:42, Jay)

• On the Skankfest Vibe:

  • “Dressed up at Skank Fest is just as characters...You're gonna get puking...from somebody.” (05:03, Jay)
  • “Riding that roundup ride. The fights have been great. The fights have been fun as...” (20:13, Jay)

• On Personal Boundaries:

  • “Where's the flirting stop for you? Can you suck a tit?” (16:49, Jay)
  • “One tit. Kiss it like a child.” (17:06, Bobby)

• On Crowd Diversity:

  • “Is he the only Asian in this place?...There’s four guys getting together for a dim sum tomorrow.” (21:28-21:36, Jay)
  • “No, every year it's gotten less [Black attendees].” (45:59, Bobby)

• On Crew Contributions:

  • “It's not just me and Bobby...where’s our...the reason we're all allowed to laugh in the room...Black Lou.” (07:59, Jay)
  • “Christine, she bones you up nice...Jacob says festival Christine could get it.” (10:58, Jay)

• On Wild Sexual Hypotheticals:

  • “How big’s your wienis?” (33:54, Bobby)
  • “Would you treat it like a vagina or would you treat it like a...?” (34:15, Bobby)
  • “A game of gay Twister.” (36:31, Bobby describing the sexual scenario)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• [02:00] – Jay and Bobby welcome the crowd, launch into Skankfest talk
• [03:00 – 04:00] – Tit sightings (or lack thereof) and recounting of onstage hijinks
• [05:00 – 06:00] – Riffing on crowd attire, “white trash” jokes, tattoo banter
• [07:59 – 12:28] – Introduction of the Bonfire crew and their roles at Skankfest
• [14:22 – 14:50] – Classic vomit-on-the-roundup story
• [16:49 – 19:45] – Open discussion of marriage boundaries, sexual hypotheticals, and in-depth nipple chat
• [20:13 – 21:14] – Skankfest celebrity boxing match recap
• [21:28 – 22:11] – Crowd demographic jokes; “only Asian in the place”
• [27:03 – 27:44] – Paco’s breakdancing moment
• [28:02 – 36:31] – Joe DeRosa segment, trans guest (Carrie), comic sexuality, and elaborate group sexual act-out
• [39:03 – 40:19] – Bobby and Jacob’s Skankfest backstage “fight”
• [41:26 – 49:58] – Guest drop-ins, Yamanika’s “Black History Month” riff, festival community warmth, more ride and puke stories
• [50:04 – end] – Show wraps with thank-yous, references to future rides, and last rounds with guests

Tone and Language

The episode is full of raw, raucous, irreverent humor. Jay and Bobby are relentlessly self-deprecating, irreverent, and inclusive in their own wild, anything-goes comedic style—putting both themselves and everyone else at the center of the joke. The language is blue, conversational, and fast-paced, true to their live-in-the-moment vibe.

Final Impressions

This episode of The Bonfire at Skankfest New Orleans is a quintessential snapshot of modern festival comedy culture: boundary-pushing, inclusive in its own wild way, and bursting with spontaneous live moments. For fans and newcomers alike, it’s a reminder that, inside the chaos and crude jokes, there’s a community of misfits creating catharsis through laughter and camaraderie.