Jay Oakerson
| Big Jay Oakerson | |
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 Big Jay Oakerson performing at The Stand in May 2016. | |
| Born |
December 7, 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Medium | Stand-up, radio, television |
| Website |
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Jason M. "Big Jay" Oakerson (born December 7, 1977)[1] is an American comedian and actor.[2][3]
Life and career
Oakerson grew up in Philadelphia. He enrolled at Camden County Community 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.[4] 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, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir, along with multiple appearances on BET's Comic View and HBO's P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy. He co-hosted Movies on Tap on Spike TV. He played Neil on the series Z Rock and appeared in the Pilot for Season 1 of Louie and Episode 6 from Season 3. Oakerson was the guest on episode 255 of WTF with Marc Maron.[5] He hosts a podcast called Legion of Skanks with Luis J.[6] Gomez and Dave Smith. He also co-hosts the podcast The SDR Show on Gas Digital Network's station with radio personality Ralph Sutton. 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.[7] In January 2015, Oakerson took part in a performance in aid of eliminating Parkinson's disease. On June 17, 2016, Oakerson released his first hour long special titled, Live At Webster Hall.[8]
"Big Jay" currently co-hosts The Bonfire on Sirius XM's Comedy Central station alongside Dan Soder. "The Bonfire" airs Mondays and Wednesdays at 6pm. He also hosts Big Jay Oakerson's What's Your F@%king Deal?! on Seeso.
Personal life
Oakerson is separated from his wife Carla; they share custody of their daughter, Izabella.[9]
Oakerson is Jewish and has family members who survived the Holocaust.[10]
References
- ↑ "Big Jay Oakerson on Twitter". Twitter.
- ↑ Leijn, Erik (July 21, 2011). Big and tall tales: There’s nothing small about Big Jay Oakerson and his big wild stories. Montreal Mirror
- ↑ Zinoman, Jason A Blunt Yet Kindly Bedside Manner, Big Jay Oakerson, a Master of the Dirty Joke New York Times. April 30, 2015
- ↑ Loeffler, William (November 25, 2009). Comedian Jay Oakerson's career path gives him plenty of material. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- ↑ Maron, Marc (February 20, 2012). Episode 255 - Big Jay Oakerson. WTF with Marc Maron
- ↑
- ↑ "Preston & Steve's Camp Out for Hunger Collects Record Food Donations". Greater Media Philadelphia. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Tomsic, Jeff (2016-06-17), Big Jay Oakerson: Live at Webster Hall, retrieved 2016-07-21
- ↑ "18 of the Hardest Hits From the Big Jay Oakerson Roast, And Who Said Them."
- ↑ "Sit Down Series: Big Jay Oakerson." Journey of a Frontman. Accessed October 2015.