The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly

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

June 13, 2025 61 mins
Bob gets accused of being a yes-man for Joe Rogan and he has to problems with that. He would love to do manly activities with Joe like hunting and cold plunging. Jay on the other hand, just wants to be in the Rogan Sphere. | Both Jay and Bob are taking testosterone and peptides to get buff for the summer. | Jay wants to buy guns and Bob tries to convince him to invest in bricks of gold. | Bobby takes his family on vacation to Aru...
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The movie "Sinners" stars Michael B. Jordan and his twin brother MBJ. Jay and the great Chris Stanley of Ron Bennington fame, give their poignant review of this cinematic try-hard. Sinners has everything Jay likes: evil, sex, and vampires. Actress Hailee Steinfeld has minor role that Chris enjoys because she is married to The Bills quarterback in real life, while Jay abhors her awful accent choice. | Chris schools everyone on th...
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June 11, 2025 60 mins
Loveable Andy Fiori returns with a fresh new haircut that prompts Bobby to lament about his own perfectly-shaped head. | Jay reminds the gang that his mother used to date cops who would shine the police light into her window as a signal. | Christine accuses Jay of petty and spiteful behavior even though he is currently wearing intelligent, professor spectacles. She sites examples during their fights about buying knives, eating in ...
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June 10, 2025 58 mins
Bobby is back from his Aruba vacation where he had the time of his life with his family. Jay is trying to learn lyrics to a Slipknot song to sing at the next God Damn Comedy Jam. | A caller from San Diego calls in to tell what it was like to be in prison for ten years. The guys learn about the history of The Stonewall Inn and the creation of the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. | Jay performs with Shane Gillis and gets to meet ...
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June 6, 2025 41 mins
During Part 2 of Tim Butterly filling in while Bob Kelly is away, Tim learns of a time when MC Hammer became gangster and gyrated in a tiny speedo. Jay wonders why wrestlers choose to fight in their underwear. They play a montage of John Cena rapping badly for his wrestling gimmick. | They analyze Trump's possible immigrant contest which sounds like American Idol for refugees. | Christine reads a story of a woman shooting her do...
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June 5, 2025 57 mins
Tim Butterly is moving to Austin next week and is going to hit up a few racist pizzerias in Philly before he goes. Tim is co-hosting today's Bonfire but before the show, he taped his own podcast on location from the black woman statue in Times Square. | Jay finds it hard to have a lover's quarrel while visiting the attractions at Universal Studios. He could not be upset with Christine because he was having such a gleeful time at...
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June 4, 2025 59 mins
Mike Finoia fills in for the vacationing Robert Kelly and tells a story of accidentally punching a person at a Phish show. Although he didn't mean it, retaliation was sought in a very un-Phish fan manner. Mike prefers taking mushrooms to acid and sites reasons why. Jay saw Marylin Manson perform in a small theater in New Jersey and was told to sit down because he was standing for the music. | Joe Rogan has a bunch of comedians i...
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June 3, 2025 43 mins
The Beastmaster himself Justin Silver took a nude selfie 15 years ago and Jay still shows it off to this day. In fact, he makes everyone in the room look at its healthy splendor. | Bobby mentions that he cannot win in a physical fight with his wife because she would outlast him. Justin punched a hotel television like a rock star. Jay remembers Christine taking a swing at him in a booze-filled stupor. This takes him down memory ...
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May 30, 2025 58 mins
The New Jersey transit strike causes Jay to be late again for the show and he enters while DJ Lou was trying to hook Jacob up with a date. It's up for debate whether Jacob was rejecting the girl or was the rejected. | Bob gives an impassioned speech about healthcare in America. | Bobby asks everyone in the room if they believe in God and everyone has their own relationship with their higher power except for Jay. Bob tries to make...
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May 29, 2025 40 mins
Angelique "Frenchy" Morgan is a French pornographic actress and reality television star. She is best known for her appearances on the VH1 series Rock of Love with Bret Michaels, Charm School, and I Love Money. She's in NYC for a sex chat show and stopped by the Bonfire to meet the guys. Frenchy shares her love for President Trump and has been to Mar-a-Largo many times. She also loves Korean men, especially the K-pop band BTS. F...
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May 28, 2025 41 mins
Bonfire favorites Greg Stone and Anthony Devito have a new podcast together and hang out for the whole show. Bobby insists that Michael Jackson's real voice was deep and menacing. | Greg loves his wife immensely but is having marital troubles in the bedroom. He asks for a free pass to cheat but his wife would only agree if it was with another man. Greg has his eye on a waiter named Garold and Bob gives advice on how to make thi...
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May 27, 2025 61 mins
Bob is upset that Jay doesn't know any names of his brothers and sisters, so Jay tries to guess what they are. | The P Diddy trial is in full force and the guys have questions: Was Cassie into kinky sex or a victim? Why was Jay Z hanging out with young children and hugging Diddy? Would you let a famous person watch your child? | Black Lou gets mistakenly identified as a vile criminal when he visits Philadelphia. | Jacob has a...
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May 23, 2025 56 mins
Jay plays a public domain song to open the show which triggers Jacob to wax about the nerdy books he's been reading. He admits his crush on the actress who played Supergirl on TV. "The Fappening" gets brought up and Jay reanalyzes certain private pics from it. | Bobby fills his addiction holes with designer bags instead of sex, drugs, and booze. He's a junkie for both designer and functional apparel and tries to explain his need...
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May 22, 2025 54 mins
America's favorite amigo Mike Finoia returns with a story of a gigantic serpent that chose to make a home in his backyard shed. Mike was on the phone with Jay when he first discovered this 10-foot reptile and Jay recorded the call. Jay plays the recorded call into the microphone so the listeners can hear the terror in Mike's every move. | Jay discovers that men lose their eyebrows as they grow older and compares young photos to ...
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May 21, 2025 42 mins
Comic Greg Warren joins the hang as Jay and Bobby argue about ghetto pizza and the best time-travel superpower to have. Also a friend of Nate Bargatze, Bob encourages Greg to ask him for a house. Greg tells the guys what an accomplished and talented magician Nate's father is. Bob once battle rapped his way out of a fight and displays his skills for Greg. Greg Warren will premiere his new special "The Champ" on the Nateland Enter...
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May 20, 2025 63 mins
This may be Tim Butterly's final appearance on the Bonfire for a while because he's moving to Austin. Jacob is sad about this, so to make him feel better, they perform a new episode of the hit sitcom "Jacob Loves Guys." Jay and Christine saw Kendrick Lamar in concert and Jay gives a full review. They are going to a Marylin Manson show tonight and a person claiming to be him calls Bobby's cell. More than a few wrestlers who appe...
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May 16, 2025 66 mins
The great Robert Kelly developed a new game show tentatively called "Race Face." Each contestant must guess what a singer looks like without seeing them, just by hearing them croon on Instagram. They get four guesses in the categories of race, body type, personal style, and a random adjective. So after hearing one song, Big Jay guessed that the singer was white, stumpy, overly made -up, and bland. Now that you know the rules, p...
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May 15, 2025 59 mins
The lead singer of Barenaked Ladies approaches Bobby before the show to let him know that he's a fan. Jay makes everyone sing their hit "One Week" but only thirty seconds at a time because of new broadcast rules about playing music. Jacob brags about his radio instincts and Jay puts those instincts to the test so he doesn't get jammed up with lawsuits. Ian Fidance has a problem taking off all his jewelry before sex. Jay insists...
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May 14, 2025 46 mins
The show starts with another group sing-along but Jay accuses Bob of not trying. Bobby then picks a Meatloaf song for everyone including guest Kerryn Feehan to sing. Jay expresses his love for Westside Story and has to explain the plot to Bobby. Westside story is a modern musical representation of "Romeo and Juliet". The sharks and the jets are rival gangs fighting for the same territory through dance. Jay has a joke about it dur...
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May 13, 2025 58 mins
Jay's childhood friend Glen calls in to corroborate his telling of a fantastic tale. Jay was performing in Denver and gave Glen's girlfriend's cousin tickets to the show. Her name was Breezy and she not only overstayed her welcome, but was not who she claimed to be. Jay gives a full account of how the night went down and got a little scary. Mike Finoia calls in to give his impressions of Breezy and her date. Bobby wants to fu...
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