Ep 231: Big Jay Oakerson

We Might Be Drunk

Sam Morril and Mark Normand

Comedy, Tv & Film

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on We Might Be Drunk, Mark and Sam welcome Big Jay Oakerson for a no-filter deep dive into the wild world of stand-up comedy. From dissecting racial punchlines and controversial ‘80s movies to chaos at Caroline’s and a full-blown comedy club meltdown, Big Jay brings the stories only he can tell. They also unpack the fine art of winning over hostile crowds, the rise and fall of podcast empires, and why JB Smoove might be the secret sauce to success. This one’s packed—grab a drink and enjoy. Watch Big Jay’s special They/Them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12kV8tPiLfE Follow Big Jay: https://bigjaycomedy.com/ Support the show and get your 1 month trial of Shopify for just $1 at https://www.shopify.com/DRUNK Support the show and get Lucy Breakers for 20% off with promo code DRUNK at https://www.lucy.co/DRUNK Subscribe to We Might Be Drunk: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToWMBD WMBD Merch: https://wemightbedrunkpod.com/ WMBD Clips Page: https://bit.ly/WMBDClips Sam Morril: YouTube Channel: @sammorril Instagram: https://instagram.com/sammorril Tickets/Tour: https://punchup.live/sammorril/tickets Mark Normand: YouTube Channel: @marknormand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marknormand Tickets/Tour: https://punchup.live/marknormand/tickets We Might Be Drunk is produced by Gotham Production Studios https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com/ @GothamProductionStudios Producer Matt Peters: https://www.instagram.com/mrmatthewpeters #WeMightBeDrunk #BigJayOakerson #MarkNormand #SamMorril #TheyThemSpecial #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #LegionOfSkanks #PhillyComedy #Shopify #LucyBreakers #FunnyPodcast #CrowdWorkKing #DrinkResponsibly #NYCComedy #PodcastRecommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, we're here. We might be drunk, folks. We're back.
0:09.5	We're talking right now. Is the thumbs up in text? Are you talking like when you
0:14.0	highlight the text and do the thumbs up? Yes. Just the big thumbs up. I think the big
0:17.5	one is worse. Big thumbs up. They're both passive aggressive. Yeah, but that I got a big one from a guy I want to like me and I was crushed.
0:24.5	Was it a comic?
0:25.2	Yeah.
0:26.1	With Jerry?
0:27.1	No, he doesn't know how to do that.
0:29.5	He's using a fucking landline.
0:31.4	But it was a comic we all love and know and he's been on the show but he gave me one of the I said like I loved your show
0:39.3	or your special and he went
0:40.4	thumbs up yeah but comics can't take a cop
0:42.8	my
0:43.0	ah
0:44.5	I got it and won
0:45.8	second guess
0:46.4	hey Mark
0:46.9	thank you
0:48.7	thank you
0:49.4	and it was the big yellow one too
0:51.5	thumbs up
0:53.2	yeah that's kind of mean.
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