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Jason Michael "Big Jay" Oakerson (born December 7, 1977)[1] is an American stand-up comedian, radio show host, podcaster and actor.[2][3]

Life and career

Oakerson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in West Philadelphia, where he attended Robert E. Lamberton High School.[4] During his senior year of high school, Oakerson moved to the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, New Jersey with his mother and step-father who worked full-time. His father was absent for most of his childhood. He enrolled at Camden County College but left after a month to pursue comedy. He worked as a chauffeur/bouncer for strippers and children's parties to make ends meet.[5] He has opened for Dave Attell and toured with Korn before touring as a headliner.

His television credits include

Louie, as well as an episode in the third season. On December 1, 2014, Oakerson headlined a free charity show for supporters of morning show Preston & Steve and radio station WMMR in Philadelphia for the annual Campout for Hunger which supports Philabundance.[6] On June 17, 2016, Oakerson released his first hour long special titled, Live At Webster Hall.[7] He also hosted Big Jay Oakerson's What's Your F@%king Deal?! on Seeso.[8]

Podcast and radio show host

Oakerson hosts a podcast called Legion of Skanks with fellow comedians, Luis J. Gomez[9] and Dave Smith. He also co-hosts the podcast The SDR Show on GaS Digital Network's station with Ralph Sutton (broadcaster) (who co-owns the network with Luis J. Gomez).

On July 27, 2015, Oakerson, along with fellow stand-up comedian

SiriusXM's Comedy Central Radio channel airing every Monday through Thursday (previously Mondays and Wednesdays) from 6-8pm EST.[10][11][12] As of March 1, 2021, the show has aired on Faction Talk from 5-7pm EST after Comedy Central Radio ceased production on all of its talk shows.[13] In 2023, Robert Kelly (comedian)
, replaced Dan Soder as the co-host of The Bonfire.

Personal life

Oakerson is separated from his wife Carla and they share custody of their daughter.

Jewish.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Big Jay Oakerson on Twitter". Twitter.
  2. ^ Leijn, Erik (July 21, 2011). Big and tall tales: There’s nothing small about Big Jay Oakerson and his big wild stories. Archived May 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Montreal Mirror
  3. ^ Zinoman, Jason A Blunt Yet Kindly Bedside Manner, Big Jay Oakerson, a Master of the Dirty Joke New York Times. April 30, 2015
  4. Newspapers.com
    . "I want it to be well-received and I want people from my high school (Overbrook Park's Robert E. Lamberton High School) to know I didn't just fade into obscurity."
  5. ^ Loeffler, William (November 25, 2009). Comedian Jay Oakerson's career path gives him plenty of material.[permanent dead link] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  6. ^ "Preston & Steve's Camp Out for Hunger Collects Record Food Donations". Greater Media Philadelphia. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  7. ^ Tomsic, Jeff (June 17, 2016), Big Jay Oakerson: Live at Webster Hall, retrieved July 21, 2016
  8. ^ "Big Jay Oakerson's 'What's Your F@%king?!' Deal Has a Trailer and It Looks Amazing". The Interrobang. February 23, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Legion of Skanks Podcast". Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  10. ^ Steinberg, Brian (July 27, 2015). "Jay Oakerson, Dan Soder To Host Live Comedy Central Show On SiriusXM". Variety. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  11. ^ "Comedy Central Radio - The best comedy skits from the CC Archives". siriusxm.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "The Bonfire Moves to Four Days a Week on SiriusXM - The Interrobang". theinterrobang.com. June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  13. ^ "SiriusXM's Faction Talk Adds the Bonfire; While Covino & Rich Exit for Patreon". March 2021.
  14. ^ "18 of the Hardest Hits From the Big Jay Oakerson Roast, And Who Said Them - The Interrobang". July 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "Big Jay Oakerson". January 31, 2020.

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