I sit down with comedian, Big Jay Oakerson. We talk about his new special, fixing yourself, painters, what we would do if we had 6 months to live, and much more! Check out his new special “THEM” on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T12MMZ69Z2Y Follow YT: https://www.youtube.com/@bigjayoakerson IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigjayoakerson --------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Ridge Wallet - Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code BERTCAST at https://www.Ridge.com/BERTCAST #Ridgepod Rocket Money - Go to https://rocketmoney.com/BERTCAST to cancel your unwanted subscriptions. BlueChew - Make life easier by getting harder and discover your options at https://BlueChew.com! Try your first month of BlueChew FREE when you use promo code BERTCAST -- just pay $5 shipping. True Classic - Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at https://trueclassic.com/BERTCAST! #trueclassicpod Visit www.cigarsinternational.com/BERT or use code BERT at checkout for 20% off PLUS free shipping on your entire order --------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a video https://bit.ly/3DC1ICg For all TOUR DATES: http://www.bertbertbert.com For Fully Loaded: https://fullyloadedfestival.com For Merch: https://store.bertbertbert.com YouTube▶ http://www.YouTube.com/user/Akreischer X▶ http://www.Twitter.com/bertkreischer Facebook▶ http://www.Facebook.com/BertKreischer Instagram▶ http://www.Instagram.com/bertkreischer TikTok▶ http://www.TikTok.com/@bertkreischer Text Me▶ https://my.community.com/bertkreischer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What does Big Jay Oakerson's new special focus on?
Las Vegas. I'll be at Resorts World Theater March 21st and 22nd. My special drops March 18th.
Let's get lucky. And your graphic shirts that say, I'm in full ketosis. Like, what are you, a fucking jerk-off? Who wears that, you asshole? Are you ever shocked you didn't get AIDS? Uh, no, not really, but... I thought I was getting AIDS. I had a girl tell me after we had sex that she... that she had hepatitis C and that's why she told me to do anal.
And it was much to her surprise to find out that I think that's more dangerous. Oh yeah, anal is.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on. Blood and poop? Where blood and poop lives? Wait, wait, have you got, when was the last time you went to the doctor?
A couple months.
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Chapter 2: What surprising health information did Jay and Bert share?
Okay. I have always tested positive for one of the hepatitis. Really? Anyone else? Nope. All right. Edit that out. It's pretty serious. No, no, no. There's always like a hepatitis like W or something. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hang on. My sister tested positive for it too. We've all tested positive. Have you ever tested positive for one of the hepatitis, Pete?
I've never tested for that.
Hello?
Hey, do you remember getting tested positive for one of the hepatitises?
Yeah.
All right, which hepatitis was that? Hepatitis B. You're live, by the way. Oh, yeah, we're on the podcast. I'm sorry.
Well, I mean, I don't know how locked in it was, but it was one of them. Yeah, remember? And I was like, oh, my God, was I drinking like puddles?
Oh, yeah. Oh, it's basically it's just attacks the liver. It's fine. All right.
Don't worry.
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Chapter 3: How would you handle knowing you have six months to live?
And by the way, Ari Shaffir and Tom Segura. Ari Shaffir and Tom Segura. Ari Shaffir and Tom Segura. Those fucking, you know, Ari fucked me up. Ari fucked me up where he goes, you make everything about yourself. And I was like, we're comics. We make everything about ourselves. You fucking asshole. Why would you stand on stage for an hour and speak? and not listen to other people.
You made it all about yourself. God damn it, Jay. Thank you.
Here's the thing. You do have a different gene than somebody in a sense. I saw that thing you're talking about, you and Tom talking. And Tom's like, when I'm offstage too, I also... It's very different. Offstage, I'm not a big hold court, especially with strangers. I'm not good around other celebrities at all. Meeting celebrities, I'm still like... Okay, hi, bye.
Like, so you have a thing with that, which isn't a bad thing either, but it's like you have a much better social bug thing. But in the context of broadcasting, what difference does it make? How many guests do you have on, too, that just kind of come and aren't saying shit and fucking whatever, and you got to, like, carry a conversation as much as possible? Not everyone's Bobby Lee.
I take the thing, I take the advice as much, I try to watch out for it too. But like, when I even hear things like, like Gavin Rosdale is going to come on the show, I go, I can't wait to tell him about this one thing about Bush in my life. Jay? And then when I ask him a question, I go, hey, I heard you fucked Courtney Love for a while. How was that? That'd be bat shit, huh?
And he was like, whoa, man. And I was like, well, then you got to say something. That's what I wanted to ask you about.
Jay, I am so glad you said that. I guess, how was Bush? What's Bush like? Do you know how much it's bothered me that I allowed it to affect me. And it changed me a little bit in interviews where I was like, someone would say something and I'd go, that's so cool, I did something similar. And then I was like, so wait, what's our point as comics?
Are we supposed to like... Am I supposed to be a broadcaster? Can I give you third-party advice?
Maybe you could take or leave. Buddy, you're the only one I'll take. I gave similar advice to Justin Silver a long time ago when he had a set... And Steve-O, I think, had to figure this out when he started doing comedy. Tell the stories as much about the difficult times. Do you know what I mean? Yeah. Because they're hilarious stories always.
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Chapter 4: What are the consequences of ignoring health warnings?
Hang on. Stop. You've said that to me. A number of times, and I don't hear it. You've said, buddy, you're going to be okay. But you don't hear it if it's you. I still think, like, I still think, what do my friends think about me? Like, you know, look at the whole thing about, like, Ari lighting me up about not... making everything about myself as if Ari doesn't make everything about himself.
You know what? In retrospect, I wanted to say to Ari, and you know I love Ari and I've been friends with him forever. I was like, so you shitting on a pizza box or whatever to promote your special, were you making that about yourself? Where is the introspection?
Yeah, he made skank fest about himself in that moment. It was all like, it's like... He pushed a boundary past maybe what we were even allowed to do to do a stick.
Or him getting Tony fined at Madison Square Garden, $100,000, where he pulled his dick out. Did he really? Yeah. You didn't make that about yourself? But my thing is, like, I don't see the world like that. I don't see the accuse you of, like, you make everything about yourself. I just go, well, yeah, that's who I am. I'm a little bit that guy. I was going to say, it's that.
It's what you just said right there. It's like, well, that's Ari being Ari.
Yeah. I never sat back in the cut and was like, Ari makes everything about himself. What the fuck?
He's Ari. That's why I like him. If you invite Ari, he might shit on something. If you don't like me, then say that out loud and I won't be around you. But that's my question almost. You have to question that at this point in your life.
I'm in couples therapy. I'm in every therapy you can be in. And I'm off the road since July. And I'm trying to figure this out because I go... I like me a lot. Like I like me. I get, if you're just talking about Bert and me, we get a, we have a great time, but these notes I get sometimes, but that's like, I'm saying like, but how are you going to take personality notes at 50?
Like the person, the personality you've had is like, you're here, man. It's like, it's going to be, that's what I'm saying. Like, Ari could be Ari, and you could be him. What's wrong with me then? Why do I listen to people? One thing about my friends, I am sure, and I mean this, Dave and Louis, have had bitching sessions about me over 13 years many times, and I'm doing this and that, as me and
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Chapter 5: How does fame affect comedians' mental health?
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And I would never want to talk shit about him, but like... You should gain weight in his face again. Just a little bit. Like a little bit. He looks really aggressive. Yeah, John Goodman looked like they fucking let the air out of him.
I mean, it's like... By the way, it's like... Oh, you know what, though? Actually, he may have gotten a little bit of surgery or something because it's actually coming together a little bit nicer.
Billy looks... I'll tell you what. Billy's got great hair. He's got the glasses. He's got money. And I'll tell you what. He gets to see his son graduate college. So it's like, all right, so what do you want? He's got all the money. 18? He's got to be 18, I'm guessing. I think he's Isla's age. He would have made it to that. No, he would not have. No. Four more years? No, hang on, hang on.
Let's talk about, let's hang on. No.
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Chapter 6: What lessons can comedians learn from each other's experiences?
because howard's kind of asking it's like this is new for you you know you did the roast and everything's blah blah blah and things are going great and she was like yeah she goes and she was talking about back in the life she was it was just crazy like one day like i had these friends for like three you know so many years that were hanging out and like you know we're all splitting a tub of popcorn at the movies because we're broke as shit and we're this and we all hang together every night we're all grinding and out and then i popped and like those people are somehow now angry at me
And I was like, wow, I've done that with people almost. It's not even like an outward anger, but you're just kind of like, without even listening to their shit, you know what I mean? You go, all right, man, I'm not even that good. You know what I mean? And I had to do that with like Kev, not like outwardly, but it's myself.
It's like, I'd see a Kev thing and I'd be like, but versus watching it when I could watch any of it now and be like, no, Kev's a good comic. He does a good job. Yeah. It's like, he makes me laugh. Everything he does.
What are you supposed to do in my position where you hear your friends criticize you in a way? This is a, by the way, my favorite podcast I've ever done.
But what, what, for what friend does pod or what friend is attacking? But I mean like, but Ari or Joe, Ari being Ari.
Joe said something.
Joe's in a bubble.
But Joe said to me, he goes, you make everything about yourself. And I heard that and I didn't understand it. So I was like, yeah, but I'm a storyteller. Like in my head, I was like justified it. And I was like, well, I mean, I don't have, I'm not like a sniper comic where I just sit back and go like, you know, you know, kind of thing that chimes in.
I mean, I can do that sometimes, but that's not my strength. I'm not like Theo who can kind of drive his own narrative and make it fun for everyone. You know, I'm not like Tom who really genuinely, and I love Tom, but he doesn't care. If he doesn't talk, he doesn't talk. He doesn't bother him.
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Chapter 7: Why do viewers react differently to various types of comedy?
So first half out now. And the next one, April 20th. Are you serious? Yeah.
You know, this is one of Leanne's favorite specials she's ever seen. Oh, really? Oh, that means a lot. Oh, buddy. There's the poster. So this is your American tour. Do you know what? Coming on a city near you. What a fan of Peter North and his work I am today. Peter North, the porn star?
Yeah. Get it? You didn't get it.
No, I read it and I was like, wait, Peter North?
Yeah, Peter North, porn star. By the way, you know, the guy does the humongous facial cum shots. The guy's got bottomless cum. That's the face.
Go back to today's tour dates. So wait, can I tell you, I just want to give subtle props to people that deserve props. Justin is one of my favorite human beings alive. Ed Brook. Ed Brook, yes. Justin Ed Brook, your agent over at CAA, signed you how long ago? It's been a long time now.
It's been probably over a decade, 13 years. I would say 15 years, almost. I'm guessing. At least by 13, I'd say. I mean, he... You know, I always give Justin his props, too. Our story is pretty great.
Tell the story. I want to... I have a bad rap over at CAA, and I want to give props to CAA because of Justin, and he is a fucking... And I love him to death, and I've always loved him.
Yeah, dude, he's the best. He... Ari, again, Ari is like the guy... As I said, the undercover mensch, that's what I call him. For all the evil chaos, he just does things. He goes above and beyond for me sometimes. Every now and then. You need him. He's like chemotherapy.
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Chapter 8: How does Big Jay's experience in the comedy scene shape his perspective?
But we... I think I was still dealing with Mark's fart. God damn it. But Leanne... I wish I thought farts were funnier. Me too. I wish I did. By the way... Audibly and visually on film, maybe nothing funnier. I'll argue that you couldn't write a joke funnier than the funniest fart. I go, I just... There's something attached to farts, so I don't want to be around them when you do it.
Have you seen Mark fart on David Cross? After we did the show, you guys were telling the story. Oh, my God. Then I watched the actual thing, and David Cross, it got snippy. He did not like it. He did not enjoy it. But I have a feeling David Cross is not an awesome hang. I'm sure your friends would. I'm sorry I said that to cut it out. No, he's great.
I don't want to be there for you, him, and Hannah Gadsby's tea parties.
No, he's pretty regular. I think it's his, he's pretty regular. Yeah. He is. He's a comic. He's a normal guy. Yeah, I'm not going to say anymore. Leanne, I'm telling you when I say this, my family's favorite comic is Big Jay Oakerson. Oh. Well, you know that. The girls love you. The girls feel like you're like an uncle. They love you to death. Isla dresses like you.
I have a joke in my special about Isla being dressed like Big J.O. I have that in my special. Isla is, you and Isla have connected like fucking family. So please check out the Them special dropping February 20th and the They special dropping April 20th. I love you like a brother, man. I love this episode. And I hope they edit nothing out. And if you hate me, I love you too. Yeah. Suck dick.
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