The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly
The Bonfire is a live daily show on SiriusXM’s Faction Talk channel, hosted from New York City by veteran stand-up comedians Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly. With their trademark blunt humor and unfiltered honesty, Jay and Bobby invite listeners into hilarious, no-holds-barred conversations about life on and off the stage, the comedy scene, pop culture, entertainment, and sports. Regular guest appearances from fellow comedians, actors, and musicians keep the show spontaneous, and unpredictable. SUBSCRIBE NOW for the best of The Bonfire w/ Big Jay Oakerson & Robert Kelly and listen live every Monday through Thursday at 5pm Eastern/2pm Pacific only on SiriusXM’s Faction Talk, Channel 103. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Bonfire ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
Episodes
December 10, 2025 • 60 mins
A fascinating new documentary about Corey Feldman's musical journey is out next week and one of his former angels called the Bonfire to talk about it. Jezebel Sweet was an angel in Corey's cult-like group and is not shy about giving the details of her time with the actor turned musician. She tells of the bizarre lifestyle she had to endure living in the Feld-Mansion. Jezebel had strict rules applied to her because she didn't wan...
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December 9, 2025 • 35 mins
The crew is back from holiday break and everyone reveals how their Thanksgiving went. Black Lou had a very sad culinary experience due to his in-law's lack of soul food. | Jacob pays tribute to dead comedians by singing a haunting version of "Amazing Grace." | Bobby's producer Danny Braff is hanging in the background and has questions. | People who treat their dogs like babies. | A new documentary about Corey Feldman's music caree...
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December 5, 2025 • 38 mins
Corey Feldman's premiere episode of Dancing With The Stars is here and the guys have a sneak preview. A Bonfire fan snuck footage of Corey practicing his moves before the big night. Jay & Bobby speculate how long it would take the Feldog to break out his famous Michael Jackson moves. | What do you do when your Hollywood starlet wife is a hoarder? Denise Richard's ex-husband walks a camera through her messy living situation compl...
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December 4, 2025 • 45 mins
Two Thousand campers gathered in New Orleans to witness the beauty of Jay & Bobby performing a live episode of The Bonfire! Joe DeRosa surprises the crowd with an appearance and a possible liaison with a trans woman named Kerri. Philly greats Tim Butterly and Shane Gillis jump on stage along with the hilarious Yameneika Saunders. This is Skankfest's 9th year and the first time they have invaded NOLA.
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December 3, 2025 • 54 mins
Preston and Steve are an institution of morning radio in the Philadelphia area. Big Jay has sold out shows at Philly Helium this weekend. Jay overslept his appearance on Preston & Steve to promote his shows. Bobby contends that he purposefully disrespected them because he doesn't need morning radio anymore. | Paco does a gig with Bob and impresses him with his ability to talk to women. Jay and Bob draw pictures of what they thi...
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December 2, 2025 • 36 mins
Jay's beloved Philadelphia Eagles lose to Black Lou's Cowboys and Jay seems to take it in stride. | Skankfest New Orleans was a monumental success and the guys have their favorite memories. At Skank Fights, Jason Ellis showed that he's still a lethal opponent by demolishing comedian Uncle Lazor. There was a cinematic ending during Taser Wrestling where combatants had to fight to obtain a weapon. Tim Dillon was a surprise guest a...
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November 28, 2025 • 50 mins
Jay analyzes the videos of NSYNC in the years before Justin Timberlake ditched them. | Bobby discovers that NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani made rap videos for years before getting into politics. | The guys go through all of Eddie Murphy's wives and wonder what was really going on when he was caught with a trans prostitute. Bobby thinks Paco is beautiful and wants him to become a woman to work for him full-time as his lover and podcast p...
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November 27, 2025 • 56 mins
It's that time of the year again! The tri-annual lunch date with Dan Soder and his ex-coworkers on the Bonfire. Jacob and The Lou's meet their hero at Ted Montana's- Ted Turner's restaurant known for it's bison meat and endless pickles. Jay and Bob agree that it's a cheap place and Soder could afford to take the boys out somewhere classier. | Dancing With The Stars has some controversy. Jay contends that the scoring is rigged ...
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November 26, 2025 • 39 mins
Bobby details the challenges of working a certain New Jersey club because of the comedian owner. Jay works said club and a heckler questions his Judaism. | Jay is excited to get party lights on the bottom of his truck. | Bob explains the incident in which Rampage Jackson's son Raja, assaulted a professional wrestler. | A comedy alarm is played to let the listener know when they are going for jokes. | This episode never aired as a ...
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November 25, 2025 • 36 mins
In an episode never aired as a podcast, the list of comedians that are performing the Riyadh Festival in Saudi Arabia has just come out. This is news to Bobby and Jay, so they research Saudi Arabia and have questions. How are women actually treated in their culture? If Jay goes, should he bring Christine, or leave her behind? Bobby speculates on how opulent the accommodations will be.
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November 21, 2025 • 55 mins
Jacob is interested in getting a hair implant but only from a specific guy in Turkey. | Bob gets disturbing news right as he's about to go onstage. What he finds out later is even crazier. | Jay teaches Bobby about "The Gobbler" and Bob opens up about his gorging problem around Thanksgiving. | Skankfest starts today in New Orleans!
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November 20, 2025 • 57 mins
The men from "Are You Garbage?" are back for the second part of their visit to the Bonfire. The holidays must be hitting Jay hard because he reminisces about childhood photos where he looks ridiculous. Jay wants to get to the real story behind a photo of his mother and two strange dudes. So he calls his Mom on the air to see if she has answers. He revisits his living situation growing up in Philly that contained many people und...
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November 19, 2025 • 39 mins
Modern medicine has helped Big Jay and Kevin Ryan get skinny but their fat wardrobe problems are still service memories. Foley and Bobby have to stretch out their sweaters and shirts before wearing. Perspiration is a common enemy of all these big fellows. | Jacob doesn't think he dresses like a dandy, but prefers to be called a fancy gentleman.
Kevin Ryan and H. Foley's podcast is called "Are You Garbage" and they are on tour no...
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November 18, 2025 • 58 mins
On his way to Skankfest New Orleans, Luis J Gomez is back to have one last hurrah with the guys. | Big Jay had gigs in Tampa and found the humidity unbearable because of his burly fashion choices. His opening comic took him to an NFL game because the opener always wants to buddy up to the headliner. Bob remembers hating an opener because he was a flame thrower. | Jay professionally grooms his ears and checks everyone in the room ...
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November 14, 2025 • 58 mins
Jay goes on The Joe Rogan Experience and gets into his good graces by mentioning the comet that was in the news. | Bobby fancies himself a storyteller and wants to pursue that unfunny genre. Jay tries to discourage this cringy career change. | Jacob has always thought that he was an adventurer on the inside and wants a hat that reflects his inner Indiana Jones. Bob and Christine also want to adopt new headwear but not the persona...
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November 13, 2025 • 38 mins
Luis J Gomez is in studio promoting Body Brain Coffee, Skankfest, and his new special "You're Making This Worse." | Jacob records a man relieving himself on the subway platform which triggers Bobby's memory of having an accident while camping. | Luis reveals that he had a cool mother who sang karaoke and took him to a Poison concert.
Luis J Gomez "You're Making This Worse" is his new stand up special directed by Robert Kelly out o...
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November 12, 2025 • 36 mins
Kerryn Feehan and Bobby know a thing or two about bathhouses. Jay knows everything about the show "Baddies." He shows Kerryn all the many iterations of his favorite series. Baddies punch each other's wigs off in Africa, Russia, Atlanta, and the Midwest. Kerryn is horrified and entertained by the violence of these Bad Girls. | Jay and Kerryn were in the last season of Tires and are waiting to find out if they will be in the next...
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November 11, 2025 • 52 mins
Bobby starts a story about his Halloween weekend, and ends up telling an epic tale of love in early recovery. When Bob got sober as a teenager, he went to a conference of young people in Alcoholics Anonymous. There he fell in love and got his heart trampled on by an alcoholic who asked to use his shower. In the end he found himself naked and rejected. | Jay counters Bob's misery with the time he joined a threesome and was embarr...
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November 7, 2025 • 42 mins
Christine's hero is doing an interview in the lobby and Jay is denied entry. Furious that he can't walk into a space that he's employed, Jay devises a plan to test security. | DJ Lou is planning a Halloween getaway and Bobby teaches everyone what leaf peeping is. | Jay thinks he can sing the songs of TLC better than superfan Christine. A member of the Bonfire falls asleep during this show!
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November 6, 2025 • 39 mins
Jay is taking the news lightly, but tonight there is interstellar activity in the sky and it is either a comet or an alien ship. Long-time friend of the Bonfire, comic Sean Donnelly is on top of this spectacular event because his podcast "The Burbs Bros" deals with unexplained mysteries of outer space. Sean knows exactly what is causing this comet to come so close to the sun and what it really means. Bobby pretends to be an inte...
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