Jay Oakerson

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Jason M. "Big Jay" Oakerson (born 1977) is an American comedian and actor.[1]

Life and career

Oakerson grew up in Philadelphia. He enrolled at Camden County Community College but left after a month to pursue comedy. He worked as a chauffeur/bouncer for strippers and as a children's party entertainer to make ends meet.[2] He has opened for Dave Attell and toured with Korn before touring as a headliner. He co-hosted Movies on Tap on Spike TV. He played Neil on the series Z Rock and appeared in the first episode of season 1 of Louie and episode 6 of season 3. His television credits include Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Comedy Central Presents and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, along with multiple appearances on BET's Comic View and HBO's P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy. Oakerson was the guest on episode 255 of WTF with Marc Maron.[3] He hosts a podcast called Legion of Skanks with Luis J. Gomez and Dave Smith .

References

  1. ↑ Leijn, Erik (July 21, 2011). Big and tall tales: There’s nothing small about Big Jay Oakerson and his big wild stories. Montreal Mirror
  2. ↑ Loeffler, William (November 25, 2009). Comedian Jay Oakerson's career path gives him plenty of material. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  3. ↑ Maron, Marc (February 20, 2012). Episode 255 - Big Jay Oakerson. WTF with Marc Maron

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