Big Jay Oakerson

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Big Jay Oakerson
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Big Jay Oakerson performing at The Stand in May 2016.
Born (1977-12-07) December 7, 1977 (age 46)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MediumTelevision, stand-up, radio, podcasting
Education Robert E. Lamberton HS
(Overbrook Park, Philadelphia)
Alma mater Camden County College
Genres Observational comedy, crude humor, off-color humor, shock humor, insult comedy, sarcasm, blue comedy, black comedy
Subject(s) Everyday life, current events, pop culture, human behavior, sex, race relations, self-deprecation
Children1
Website bigjaycomedy.com

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

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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 Comedy Central's Premium Blend , Comedy Central Presents , Inside Amy Schumer , Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn , and This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir , along with multiple appearances on BET's Comic View, HBO's P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy and Crashing . He co-hosted Movies on Tap on Spike TV. He played Neil on the series Z Rock and appeared in the pilot episode of 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 Dan Soder, began their two-hour live radio talk show, The Bonfire, on 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. [14] He has been in a long-term relationship with Christine Evans, a radio producer. Oakerson is Jewish. [15]

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  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. ↑ Eichel, Molly. "Q&A: Big Jay Oakerson", The Philadelphia Inquirer , June 17, 2016. Accessed June 22, 2023, via 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.
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  9. ↑ "Legion of Skanks Podcast". Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
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