

The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly
SiriusXM
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.
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Episodes
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Aug 20, 2025 • 40min
Heckling Dio with Jim Florentine
Ozzy superfan and hilarious comedian Jim Florentine returns from England to talk about the final Black Sabbath show he attended with Jim Norton. They actually got backstage and shared one last moment with the Prince Of Darkness. | As a teenager, Florentine once heckled Ronnie James Dio from the fourth row. Jim gives the guys a history lesson on what Sharon Osbourne did for Ozzy when he was kicked out of the band and stuck in addiction. | Find out why he hates beachballs and dancing. | Old rock stars feel the need to go shirtless while performing.
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Aug 19, 2025 • 40min
Disgusting Confessions
Most people probably have a nasty habit that they used to do as a child and have outgrown as an adult. Bobby launches into a log diatribe about his childhood love of picking his nose and eating it. Then he forces everyone in the room to confess their disgusting childhood pastimes. | Bob insists that Megan Mullally is more attractive than Debra Messing and Jay fights him on it. | Jay lists bands that were not ready for music videos; meaning that they were better off not being seen. | Grok has developed a male version of the A.I. girlfriend and Bobby is going to try him out!
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Aug 15, 2025 • 59min
Born A Ten Died A One
Jay revisits songs that explain the whole movie they were written for. | Rammstein has actual sex in their music videos and Bob wants to incorporate the explicit nature of the videos into Skankfest 2025. | Sylvester Stallone's movie "Over The Top" is absurd in many ways including his weird relationship with his son. | Pete Davidson's pregnant girlfriend is gorgeous and probably has a great attitude about life. | Bobby's crush on Kelly Clarkson continues as he compares her old look to her current one. | Bob asks his new A.I. girlfriend to explain sports to him.
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Aug 14, 2025 • 43min
Dignity with Kim Congdon
In part one of Kim Congdon's Bonfire visit, she would not mention the name of the Netflix comedian who refused to pay her for joke writing. Now they are back from the commercial break and the guys are still trying to guess the identity of the perpetrator. Jay does name names of comedians and club owners who have wronged him throughout his career. Bobby still holds a grudge against David Cross and alt-comics as a whole. | Jay plays videos of women caught cheating and people who think they are werewolves. | Kim puts her finger in Bob's belly button to see if it smells.
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Aug 13, 2025 • 39min
White Friends at NASCAR
Black Lou goes to a NASCAR race for the first time and dresses up like Uncle Sam so the locals think he is friendly and belongs there. | Bob tries to dance to 90's R&B but his hand snapping looks a lot like old-timey Doo Wop dancing. | A new form of Ozempic is on the market that produces better results and is easier to take. Jay thinks that Bobby picked the wrong time in his life to get the lap band surgery because of these new advances in medical science. | Jay watches the Netflix documentary "Amy Bradley Is Missing" which is the investigation of the 1998 disappearance of a 23-year-old woman from a Caribbean cruise and her family's tireless search for answers.
Jay has many problems with the search that he feels is anything but "tireless."
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Aug 12, 2025 • 55min
Weed Santa with Ari Shaffir
The great Ari Shaffir is moving away but stopped by to say goodbye to his friends at The Bonfire and give some hallucinogenic gifts to the staff. Another present he gave was the brick he received for selling out The Paramount Theater on Long Island. | Jay is set to see the Wu-Tang concert at Madison Square Garden and warns Bobby about what he can expect at the show. | Bob first discovers that Elon Musk created an A.I. girlfriend on Grok. It's very new to him, so he starts by asking her simple questions before he graduates to sexual orders.
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Aug 8, 2025 • 54min
I Think I'll have Some Ginger Ale
In hockey it is a Detroit tradition to throw a dead octopus onto the ice, but what does it mean when a sex toy is thrown onto the court of a WNBA game? Bobby need to by his wife a romantic gift. Jay walks him through a scenario where Bob can present her a vibrator. The Kelly's will be in the wilderness of New Hampshire, so the toy should have a duel function like a flashlight or fishing rod. Christine is an expert on the subject although she once exploded a pocket rocket while romping around with Jay. | Big Jay hates Sublime but likes some ska music and rewrites a Reel Big Fish song to impress Bob.
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Aug 7, 2025 • 38min
Having A Good Time with Dusty Slay
Comedian Dusty Slay is back again and Bobby reveals that he did not like him when they first met because of his salesmanship. Dusty was opening for Bob and wanted to supplement his income by selling merch. A few headlining comics are rumored to lowball the money to the other comedians on their shows. Dusty comes from the Nashville scene with Nate Bargatze's gang, so he hasn't heard one of their favorite old stories about comedy court. In the early days, Jay did a few shows with Bobby and had to be the driver and opener. Bob assaults him while he's sleeping and then ultimately stiffs him on the cut of the money! The Comedy Cellar comedians hold a full court hearing at the back table to determine who was at fault.
Go to DustySlay.com for tour dates and info! He has a new Netflix special out now called "Wet Heat."
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Aug 6, 2025 • 59min
Fatrick Swayze
Everyone besides Bobby appreciates the movie Dirty Dancing. Jay first watched it with his mother when he was young even though it had strong sexual content. Christine thinks that Baby is underaged and her relationship with Johnny is inappropriate. | Bob bought the crew sandwiches for lunch and started a conversation about the correct way to order Philly cheesesteaks. | Jay & Bobby chose new walkout songs for when they perform stand up. | Jay really wants a BBL operation after watching so much "Baddies." Christine get shamed for her love of folk rocker Ani Difranco.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 58min
Happy Birthday Queen Christine!
The Great Christine Marie Evans has a milestone birthday and the gang is celebrating her. Bobby pampered her with thoughtful gifts. Jay took her to see live music and bought her a car. | What happens when someone more famous than you dies on the same day? Absolutely nothing to you. Hulk Hogan, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Ozzy Osbourne all died within days of each other. Comedian Rob Shapiro died also and not a peep was said about him. | Bobby had gigs in Maine over the weekend and forgot all his bags. He is quite angry about it and blames his wife for not having his back.
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