

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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Jun 17, 2025 • 1h 4min
Midday Temper Tantrums w/Yakov Smirnoff
Legendary comedian Yakov Smirnoff owns a comedy club in Branson Missouri that bears his name and is appearing on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon this week. He tells a story of working on a film with Robin Williams and his career talking a fall along with the Soviet Union. Yakov started out at the Comedy Store working as a handyman because he didn't know much English. He roomed with Andrew Dice Clay and had to deal with Pauly Shore wrecking the place. | Jay discovered a fun way to blow off steam. He starts complaining to Rammstein's "Du Hast" and trashes the place when the song gets heavy. Bobby and the listeners join in the "Midday Temper Tantrums!" It was a musical weekend for Jay because he also discovered a new theme song for his Philadelphia Eagles.
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Jun 13, 2025 • 1h 1min
Bootlicking Bobby
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 Aruba for a week and has the time of his life.
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Jun 12, 2025 • 52min
Sinners with Chris Stanley
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 the written history behind the movie "50 Shades Of Gray" and reveals that he pleasures himself to romance novels.
The Bennington Show is live weekdays at noon eastern on SiriusXM.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 1h
Pettiness & Spite with Andy Fiori
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 Austin, and placement of home gaming systems. | Andy believes there is a town in New Jersey that only little people reside.
Andy Fiori will be on tour with Tom Papa this summer. Go to @andyfiori on socials for tour dates!
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Jun 10, 2025 • 59min
Boy Jail
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 celebrities backstage. He talks to Charlie Cox, the actor who plays Daredevil and couldn't tell if he was blind like his character. Then he has an awkward encounter with two members of his beloved Eagles and totally embarrasses himself.
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Jun 6, 2025 • 41min
Pumps & A Bump
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 dog and Jay's mom claims she was raised on a farm, although he can find no memory of this. | Before Tim moves to Austin, Jay asks him to be a part of the "Oaker-Sphere" not to be confused with the rival "Rogan Sphere."
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Jun 5, 2025 • 58min
Jabbawockeez with Tim Butterly
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 Jabbawockeez. Another time they squashed their differences as soon as Kiss erupted on stage and Paul Stanley gave cheeky speeches to the crowd.
You can find Tim Butterly's Show on YouTube and anywhere you get your podcasts.
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Jun 4, 2025 • 59min
The Rogan Sphere
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 in his orbit which is called "The Rogan Sphere." Jay is appearing on Rogan next week and badly wants to be in that sphere. He has started his own sphere called "The Oaker-Sphere" that includes just a few Bonfire crew members.
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Jun 3, 2025 • 43min
The Pic with Justin Silver
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 lane of Christine's many drunken misadventures. Christine shares chocolates with everyone to smooth out the aggressive vibe of all the fight stories. | Enjoy an encore episode of Jacob Loves Guys!
Justin Silver on Instagram @iamjustinsilver
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May 30, 2025 • 59min
Nu Metal Jesus
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 Jay pray from the heart and he has trouble, so he quotes lyrics from Nu Metal bands. They research Dante's Inferno which is the nine circles of hell representing different sins and their escalating punishments.
For tour dates go to Bigjaycomedy.com & Robertkellylive.com.
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