Jason Michael Oakerson

Jason Michael "Big Jay" Oakerson (born December 7, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, radio show host, podcaster and actor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he grew up in West Philadelphia and attended Robert E. Lamberton High School before moving to the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, New Jersey, during his senior year. He enrolled at Camden County College but left after a month to pursue comedy, working as a chauffeur and bouncer to make ends meet. He opened for Dave Attell and toured with Korn before touring as a headliner.

Oakerson's television credits include Comedy Central's Premium Blend and Comedy Central Presents, Inside Amy Schumer, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir, along with appearances on BET's Comic View, HBO's P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy and Crashing. He played Neil on the series Z Rock and appeared in the pilot episode of Louie. On June 17, 2016, he released his first hour-long special, Live At Webster Hall, and hosted Big Jay Oakerson's What's Your F@%king Deal?! on Seeso. In 2025 he was cast as a radio host named Dogman in the Netflix series Tires.

Oakerson is also a prolific podcast and radio host. He hosts Legion of Skanks with comedian Luis J. Gomez and comedian Dave Smith, and co-hosted The SDR Show on GaS Digital Network with Ralph Sutton until late 2024. In July 2015 he and fellow comedian Dan Soder launched the live radio talk show The Bonfire on SiriusXM, on which Robert Kelly replaced Soder as co-host in 2023. In 2024 he started another podcast, Story Warz, with Luis J. Gomez, a spin-off game show that originated as part of Legion of Skanks.