Jason Michael "Big Jay" Oakerson (born December 7, 1977) is an American

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, radio show host,

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er and

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.Leijn, Erik (July 21, 2011)
Big and tall tales: There’s nothing small about Big Jay Oakerson and his big wild stories.
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Life and career

Oakerson was born in

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and grew up in West Philadelphia. Oakerson moved to the Blackwood section of

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with his mother and step-father who worked full-time, in his senior year of high school. His father was absent for most of his childhood. He enrolled at Camden 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.Loeffler, William (November 25, 2009)
Comedian Jay Oakerson's career path gives him plenty of material.
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'' He has opened for

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and toured with

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before touring as a headliner. His television credits include '' Comedy Central's Premium Blend'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir'', along with multiple appearances on BET's

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, HBO's ''P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy'' and '' Crashing''. He co-hosted ''Movies on Tap'' on

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. He played Neil on the series ''

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'' and appeared in the pilot episode of ''

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'', 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''. On June 17, 2016, Oakerson released his first hour long special titled, ''Live At Webster Hall''. He also hosted ''Big Jay Oakerson's What's Your F@%king Deal?!'' on

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Podcast and radio show host

Oakerson hosts a podcast called ''Legion of Skanks'' with fellow comedians, Luis J. Gomez and Dave Smith. He also co-hosts the podcast ''The SDR Show'' on Gas Digital Network's station with Ralph Sutton (who co-owns the network with Luis J. Gomez). On July 27, 2015, Oakerson, along with fellow stand-up comedian

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, began their two-hour live radio talk show, ''The Bonfire'', on

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's Comedy Central Radio channel airing every Monday through Thursday (previously Mondays and Wednesdays) from 6-8pm EST. 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.

Personal life

Oakerson is separated from his wife Carla and they share custody of their daughter. He has been in a long-term relationship with Christine Evans, a radio producer. Oakerson is

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References

External links

*
Big Jay Oakerson official site"Men Seeking Men"
bit on

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