Dreamcatchers
38 min
•May 1, 202630 days agoSummary
The Bonfire hosts Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly discuss personal anecdotes, restaurant preferences, and comedy experiences with producer Christine. The episode features banter about gift-giving, steakhouse culture, and Christine's early comedy performances, interspersed with sponsor reads for energy provider Eonnext and bedding brand KikiCo.
Insights
- Loyalty and generosity in creative teams drive retention and morale, as evidenced by the hosts' competitive gift-giving and ongoing efforts to maintain friendships despite success disparities
- Early comedy performance anxiety and bombing experiences are formative but not determinative—Christine's decision to pivot to production after 20-30 stage attempts reflects realistic career assessment in entertainment
- Venue and service quality significantly impact social bonding; the hosts debate restaurant choices as proxies for respect and investment in relationships rather than mere dining logistics
- Audience relatability increases when hosts discuss personal struggles and failures; the Paco family story generated engagement despite (or because of) its sensitive nature
Trends
Podcast hosts leveraging personal vulnerability and family stories to deepen audience connectionCompetitive generosity as team-building mechanism in creative industriesDebate over casual vs. upscale dining as cultural signifier and relationship investment metricComedy production and curation emerging as viable alternative to performance for creatives with performance anxietyNostalgia-driven content about early comedy experiences and venue culture
Topics
Comedy Performance and Stage FrightTeam Dynamics and Loyalty in Podcast ProductionGift-Giving and Generosity in Creative TeamsRestaurant Culture and Social BondingEarly Career Decision-Making in EntertainmentSteakhouse vs. Casual Dining PreferencesProducer Roles in Comedy IndustryFamily Stories and Audience RelatabilityCompetitive Generosity Among PeersVenue Selection as Relationship Investment
Companies
Eonnext
Energy provider offering tariff updates and smart tech; sponsored the episode with TrustPilot rating mentioned
KikiCo
Bedding/home goods brand; hosts extensively discussed the softness and comfort of KikiCo blankets/bedding products
TrustPilot
Customer review platform; Eonnext cited their excellent rating on TrustPilot as credibility marker
Ted's Montana Grill
Casual restaurant chain; primary venue for recurring 'Dan Day' dinners; criticized by hosts as low-rent choice
Smith & Wollensky
Upscale steakhouse; recommended by hosts as superior alternative to Ted's Montana for special occasions
Keen's Steakhouse
High-end steakhouse in NYC; mentioned as alternative venue with quality mutton chops
Del Frisco's
Steakhouse chain; referenced as previous dining venue and suggested upgrade from casual restaurants
Compound Media
Media platform; mentioned in context of podcast hosting and content distribution
Legion of Skanks
Comedy podcast/show; referenced as platform where guests appear and perform
Comics Comedy Club
Comedy venue where Christine was hired; prompted her decision to transition from performing to production
Catcher Rising Star
Comedy venue in Harvard Square; location of Christine's first produced show with bringer audience
Raw Dog Comedy
Comedy platform; mentioned for Dan Soder's grandmother run special
McCurdy's Comedy Theater
Comedy venue; mentioned for Robert Kelly's upcoming performances
The Comedy Cellar
NYC comedy venue; referenced as regular performance venue for hosts
Warner Brothers Studio Tour
Theme attraction; advertised at episode end as immersive Harry Potter experience
People
Big Jay Oakerson
Co-host of The Bonfire podcast; primary speaker discussing comedy, restaurants, and team dynamics
Robert Kelly
Co-host of The Bonfire podcast; engages in banter about generosity, dining, and comedy experiences
Christine
Show producer; featured discussing early comedy performances and decision to transition to production
Jacob
Show staff member; participates in banter about restaurants and Dan Day dinners
Paco
Recurring show contributor; subject of discussion regarding compensation and family story
Dan Soder
Successful comedian who hosts recurring 'Dan Day' dinners with the crew; subject of loyalty discussion
Keith Robinson
Mentioned in context of Christine's early comedy career decision-making
Mark Marin
Referenced as performer at Catcher Rising Star comedy venue in Harvard Square
Leslie Jones
Mentioned in context of Raw.com content promotion
Sal Vulcano
Referenced as reliable guest who appears on Legion of Skanks; subject of TikTok audio incident discussion
Ari Shaffir
Christine mentioned appearing on his podcast discussing threesomes early in her podcast experience
Tim Poor Bay
Friend and collaborator who produced shows with Christine and provided live music
Quotes
"I have to give them more than I give my family."
Big Jay Oakerson•Mid-episode
"It's like getting masturbated by 100 mermaids."
Robert Kelly•KikiCo discussion
"I thought being a comic would be a really lonely life. I knew how hard it was."
Christine•Career decision discussion
"First time doing well is important for a quitter. I'm a quitter so that first one would have went bad I would have never tried it a second time."
Christine•Comedy performance reflection
"This is a place you take friends. This is a place where you sit down. You're going to catch up. You're going to laugh."
Big Jay Oakerson•Restaurant discussion
Full Transcript
When life gets hectic, energy ups and downs are all you need. If you're seeking energy reassurance, Eonnext can help. From regularly updating our tariffs to get you our best value, to smart tech that helps you take control of your energy future, we're here for whatever's next. Just one of the reasons why we're rated excellent on TrustPilot by our customers. Find out more about how we can help at eonnext.com. Eligibility and T's and C's apply. TrustPilot February 2026. And now, The Bonfire with Big J. O'Crossen and Robert Kelly. Let it play out, Lou. Turn it up, dude. She's the best. You are so... Why they don't give you your own channel on here for music is beyond me. Oh, yeah, maybe oceans away. Probably because you'd sing through every fucking song you feel. You're right. I hear what you say. I love the channel. Can the guy stop ruining the songs? But if there's ever a life... Is this the song you play when you take your tub? Yeah, dude, I get sass. I promise you right now, there's a bunch of people listening to this who are guys you wouldn't expect the way they look that are like, if they don't know it, they went, that's a pretty good song, though. Yeah, no, the absolutely great song. There's a lot of guys listening too thinking, what the fuck is happening right now? Is this the wrong channel? They kept checking the channel? They move the channels? Is this Yacht Rock? They should give me my own channel here. Big J Radio. Oh, Big Gay Radio. No! It's Big J Radio. And you're right. It's all of your favorite hits from, who knows, it could be from the 60s all the way to right now. Only catch, I'm gonna sing all of them over it with a live mic, with a hot mic. You can't help yourself, dude. He goes, dude, did you ever hear that heart song where she hits that song on a loan? You haven't heard it until you've heard Jay sing poorly over it. Goddamn. Oh, goddamn. Well, the guy's trying to find the bear bears, and I accidentally found official daddy bears, which is a way different thing. Same guys. Same guys. Bear bears. Same, same dude. That's Jay, if I've ever seen him. He's getting yoked and hairy. That's you, Jay, in like next year. I wish. Tidy Whitey. You're gonna start wearing Tidy Whitey's? No, no, no. I'm wearing some fucking suspenders with no pants. No shirt. Suspenders with no shirt, for sure. You know why? Like I woke her to Home Depot Calendar. We found out that it was Dan Day. That's why Jacob's all whipped up. Oh, yeah. I was like, why was Jacob laughing so hard today and smiling? You get to spend time with Dan. It's just a good day. Yeah, it's a good day. I can't wait till it ends. I can't wait till Dan's too busy. He's so successful that he can't make it. I hope everything he does goes so he has no time for Dan Day. I can't imagine that they have success, yes. But never abandoning his friends. I've talked to Dan about it. He says, look, he feels bad that he left the crew. So he goes, he could stand hanging with him once a month for a couple hours. He throws a fucking cheap ass steak down their throat at Old Ted's Montana. They all get the same thing every time, don't they? They all get the same thing every time. Yeah, they're like, it's like a fucking red hat society over here. It's a fucking, it gets a tea time with Dan. Can I say something? I'm not taking the dinner because it's too masculine what I want to do. We should all get them hats for Dan Day. You know what? You guys should all wear red hats for Dan Day. Yeah. Now, if you need me, I'll be at a Brazilian steakhouse listening to Barbra Streisand. You guys have your gay steakhouse dinner. It's not even a steakhouse. It's a hamburger place. It is a burger joint. You can have a good steakhouse. No, there's no... A good steak? A good steak. I haven't had one. I'm just saying. I guess I just said that. I assume you can have a good steak there known for states. We took you to Del Frisco. That was a what? When was that? We do it. We do it. We don't... Oh! I'm sorry, I don't remember. It was a long time. I don't remember back that far. It was a couple of years ago. What did Dan get you for Christmas? Yeah. A hamburger? It must have been 10 Dan Day since then. I don't know, it's fine. What was the last thing we'd get for Christmas this year? Damn, Jenner. Yeah, what'd you get? No, we're not comparing... What did you get for Christmas? A very nice, generous gift from the two of you. No, no, no. What did Dan get you for Christmas? What did Dan get? Well, you just... We talked. Just a mushroom gravy, sirloin, and celery steak? Merry Christmas. Hmm. Wow. Merry Christmas. I need some money. Paco, did you get your money? Yeah. I accidentally... I accidentally... I was giving Paco a little extra something for Christmas and I called him up. I gave him a heartfelt message. I was like, hey man, I just want to thank you. You're doing great and you really... You work so hard and I sent you a little something on Venmo, but I actually... I hit request. Nice. Did he send it to you? No, he didn't send it to me. You piece of shit. You should have sent it to me. I needed the money. I was in Costa Rica. Obviously, it's been good. He runs on hard times. Can't help him out. I sent you a little something extra. Did you get it? Yeah, I did. Great. Thank you. You're welcome. I sent them one extra dollar. Who treated you better, dude? Jay. I don't like him that much. I don't know. You're way more generous than me. You did. Yeah. Well, I can match it if you tell me. I can match it. I'll match it. Look, everybody's just got pissed. No, not really. I hope crew is like, what? Paco comes in once a month, sits there and eats fucking stupid chips. He's so entertaining. He just looks at the camera and writes down a note every once in a while. That's not worth three grand to you guys. Paco's only here to get stage time. Well, what did he admit it? The Christmas show was worth it. I gave him three grand every three months, so it's like a spent $12,000 bonus a year. That's great. I only give him $2,500 every few months. Oh, that's, you're cheap. Yeah, I want to bump it up. I'm going to bump it up. Do you guys remember the first year that you both gave us bonus checks and Jay, you sent like a dollar more? Yeah. Just to be sure you gave more than Bobby. First of all, can I just say something? I jumped into the ship. It's true. We do this every, I was like, I know Bobby wasn't here for like, Bobby was here like to, Hey, let's get, we'll get everybody like $100 Starbucks gift card. I walked in like, I have to give them more than I give my family. Yes. The fuck is happening? Yes. You got my sister a dream catcher this year. Oh my God. She loves it. She's a weirdo. Where'd you get the dream catcher from? Yeah. I don't know. Fucking internet. It was purple. She loves purple. From the internet. What's a dream catcher? You got it from a fucking ceremony somewhere. You're a cowboy and you don't know what a dream catcher is. You don't sleep with a dream catcher of your bed? You should. I should fucking clothesline you right out of your chair for not knowing what a dream catcher is. Have you ever gotten laid? Have you ever been in a girl's bedroom in your life? Yeah. This is a dream catcher. You've seen these, right? It's an Indian dream catcher. It catches all the bad dreams. Have you ever gotten your dick sucked by a girl who lives in her parents' house still? What the fuck's wrong with you, dude? Have you ever fucked anybody at Skankfest? Yeah, Jake, if you should really know what a dream catcher is. Come on, dude. Yeah, dude. You don't know what that is. You've never heard of the name. I've seen it. I didn't associate the name. You believe so much in the Indian way. You've never looked at Christine's earrings every few weeks? I'll get some dream catcher earrings. Oh, I know you do. You have them. There's ones I got you from the gas station at one time. It was a car wash and the guy's wife handmade them. She did. Yeah. But they were at a car wash. It's because they're custom. What I was saying, we, Lou just mentioned it in our holiday show was so long ago and we've been back on air and Paco's dad. Oh, he died for it. He died for it. He committed suicide. Sorry, everybody. Update. Paco's dad died for it. We forgot about Paco's dad. Paco's dad heard the show and killed himself. That was wild. By the way, Christine just did a pretty tacky move. I like it. I respect it. What is that? She goes, guys, we totally forgot to talk about Paco's dad because she does not want to watch this video. Wow. I didn't even see it. That was fantastic. That is good. You brought up Paco's gay dad, which is awesome. Quite a hammer to draw. I mean, thanks for saving it for the holiday show, but how did no one see that coming? I don't know. Have I not known that? Or did you tell me 11 times and I'm a pothead? I've never told you guys this. He's been dealing with it the entire time we've known him. We have no idea. What made you bring it up in front of 2,000 people? Has it feel to be living out loud about your father living out loud? I don't know. It kind of just came out. So did he. Did you find him? I bet you'll, I mean, I'm obviously going to get like ball busts online and stuff, but I wonder how many, you will probably get a weird amount of people going like, dude, this happened to me, something similar to my family. So I bet it's not that strange. The fact that you're the third person I know who has the story is pretty wild. Yeah. Pretty wild. A lot of guys are living and, you know, waiting for that day to just be free. Yeah. But he was able to work up a boner and bang Paco's hot mom. You don't know that. He did. Look at Paco's right here. I do know that. It could have been half full. What? I'm just throwing up. But he's still, yeah. But he's still, yeah. He goes, she was coming inside and he goes, okay. Suck a mite. What? No. Tastes a little boo. Oh, disgusting a pussy. Yuck. I love that your, your accents are so off. Cross a pussy. Cross a task, pussy. I hate there's a hole in your body. What the body? I just turned into something. We're panicking because it was Dan Day. Which I don't press the guys back with voice work. We're panicking. We're fucking failing. We're off the rails. Somehow Christine got us to not show our video yet. Yeah. That's a cheap steak. That's a canned mushroom gravy on my birthday. Guys, why don't we get the same thing every time? Yeah, yeah. You guys are only worth $150 a check. Guys, I can only have an hour and a half. So hurry up and order everything at once. Hey guys, I already paid the bill, but I gotta go. You guys leave whenever you're done. No rush. Oh yeah, I'm leaving, but you guys feel free to hang out and finish your meals. Obligations have been met. Yeah, dig it. Guys, I'm not going to order because I never eat at this shit hole, but you guys feel free to get whatever you want. Don't bother me till February. Dig it. Leslie Jones, Homegirls type posse is on Raw.com right now. They may want to switch over. They may want to switch over. They want to check out Leslie Jones doing Homegirls type pussy. Can I delay her humiliation one more minute to just thank KikiCo? Sending. Oh my God. I mean, I can't, gotta say the greatest thing. I say KikiCo. Because you love cake. That might be because I love cakes. You didn't take your manjano this week, whatever it is. I didn't take my manjano this week. My manjano. Manjara. I want to call her Bobby Golgi. Manjara. My manjano. I don't know how they take it. I throw the needles in my barrel. It's a fucking barrel. I've heard barrel more than once since. Yeah. It's bugged me. It's a barrel. It might be regional. I don't know how to keep opening the softness. I'm going to say this. That KikiCo. I love my old KikiCo. KikiCo. I don't know. I love cake. I love cake too. So KikiCo, KikiCo. The new one they sent is like sleeping with a fucking bear. Yes. It's so soft. It's full of claws. It's slippery. It's full of claws and danger. It's so beautiful and huge. It's big, which is awesome. It's so big. It's so big. It's so nice. That oversized. I'll admit, I brought it actually to Florida. I need to travel to Florida. It was sent there. They were so nice. We got them when they showed up. I'd say I hope that Renee, over Kiko's listening, because she doesn't even know that since we convinced another purchaser, South O'Cannada, by KikiCo. That's right. I wouldn't bring his name up right now, but go ahead. Why? He's in a little hot water. No, he's not. I know. Did you hear what happened now? Yeah, it was crazy. That's fucking insane. What happened? They've been in trouble for that. TikTok was what they do is when you post a video, if you don't pick music, they'll pick a trending song for your video. Or just audio. Just trending audio. Whatever's trending, they'll throw over your video, and they pick this trending racist rant that went over his actual tour dates for his new tour. Now I texted him, I go, dude, are you auditioning for microphone at Legion of Skanks? Did you just get on Compound Media? Are you announcing your Kumi? Your Compound Uncensored podcast? That's fucking crazy. TikTok just did that. They did it to a bunch of people. A bunch of people. Thank God. Thank God so it's not just word versus his everybody? Yeah, thank God. I was like, dude, I thought you fucking got awesome. But that's cool. No, that's fine. You're still family friendly. Hey, will you come do Skanks this week? Yeah, dude, you fucking rule. Now one thing about Sal, always will do Legion of Skanks. God bless him. There it is. Look how big that thing is. Can we post this? Look how comfy you are. Yes. What color did you get? We got the brown and the mocha. I got the brown. I got the brown mocha too. That's what I got. I'll tell you what, the only thing I missed when I was in Costa Rica all week that I was thinking about was getting into my bed with the Kiki Co. Yeah, and being around white people know how to swim. That's true. You said there was two things you missed while you were gone. Being around mostly white people know how to swim and your Kiki Co. I want to put it on. Oh, hang on a second. Dude. What's up, buddy? All right, I put it on my bed and then I laid on top of it. Naked? I had no shirt. It was just my undies. Buddy, take your panties off. Try, I'm telling you now. If I wasn't my mom, I wasn't in the house. No, dude, get your dick in that thing. Mom or not, get your dick in that thing. I've done that with the ones in my flat. You got it. No, but you see how the grooves go, dude? Oh, my God. This is the softest one. It's like getting masturbated by 100 mermaids. But I was just almost naked and I went... Like a little baby sow? You made the same noise when Dan shows up at that fucking stupid restaurant you got in. But a joyful one. Yeah, the others are misery. It's 315. I wonder if he's not coming. I'm sorry, I'm like, he goes, it's okay. Yay. Yay. I got our favorite table. Do you guys have a favorite table? We have gotten the same table. Oh, my God. Yeah, you know why? Because nobody's in there. DJ Ludo doesn't even want to go anymore. He goes pure obligation. It's like cheers. He feels bad for Dan at this point. Black Loo and Jacob, they've run to that. They've run to that. Run to your white boy, Black Loo. Go ahead, Black Loo. Run to your white boy, if that's what you want. Run back to your other white boy right when you're done. If you can come back to this white boy, I need you at 5 p.m. Wabble de dabble de dabble de dabble. It might be going to a different place next time. No. Why did you suggest something? Because it may be fun. Who suggested it? It was mine. You know why it was yours? Because you hate it. It sucks. It sucks. It sucks. It does not suck. It sucks. It's great. You know Dan can't smell. It's great. Look at me. I loved going. Jacob, Dan can't smell. He could eat dog shit. It's true. Hamburgers. And he wouldn't even know. He doesn't taste his food. So you have to tell him what's good. Yeah. Now my guess is now you make him change it. I bet Dan's going to make it to something in the lobby of his building so he can spend as little time as possible. Guys, I saw your order. He goes, I'm actually not that hungry, but you guys enjoy. I'm going to head back up to the place. I got a call. Hey guys, I got to walk my dog. I'll be right back. I'll be right back. I'll be right back. I'll be right back. I'm happy staying. I love it. You should go there still. In tribute to Des Montana. Why don't you go there more? Yeah. Maybe I will. Maybe you should. Maybe you should. It's affordable. Yeah. I love that Dan is rich. Yeah. And he takes you to an affordable lunch. He takes you to a fucking low rent Ponderosa. Ponderosa was already low rent. I picked it. Why don't you pick like Del Frisco, something really nice. There you go. That's what I would do. That's what I would do. No, Black Lou, this is you. This is on you. You got to come big. Throw something big at them. We're going to let him pick. I think of Del Frisco's. I think of Del Frisco's. I think of Keen's Steakhouse. That's nice. They have a good afternoon burger. Dude, get the mutton chop at Keen's. Here's how you find out if Dan is really into this. Pick one of those high end places. And if you say wherever you want guys and no problem, you know he's doing it out of love. If he goes, I don't know about that. I got it. I got it. Smith and Walensky. It's right here. Smith and Walensky. Steakhouse. Good show. Bring it up. Bring it up, Chrissie. The Mafia boss got shot in front of that place. That's not true. It's a park. Was it sparks? Oh sorry. I thought it was... I always thought it was old homestead. I had that wrong. Every time I go with the old homestead I go with... The guy was shot right here. It was like sparks. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Crisp, vibrant and bursting with citrus. Villamarrilla's New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is the perfect wine made to be enjoyed on every occasion. Whether you're soaking up the sun in your garden, hosting a backyard barbeque or unwinding after a long day. The zesty lime and lush tropical fruits are always delicious. Tri-Villilé-Marie, a Sauvignon Blanc, a vibrant New Zealand wine that's perfect for every occasion. Available at all good wine retailers. Maybe it's just the connection that makes the food taste so good. Now why don't you... I don't know. We just have such a good conversation. I'm surprised you barely eat. It's funny. With all the talking and the... It's so weird. Dan never describes it that way to me. All the fucking ice-gazing you do. How do you even get the food down? You know he calls it... I asked him, I go, dude can I talk to you about something? He goes, sorry I got kid duty. He's like, kid duty. Wow, wow, wow. Fucked up. Wow, you're a grown man. You have gray hair. Fucked up, yeah. Look at... Well, Christine, Christine, fucking fantastic. Everyone did it because I'm not going to get into this with only 15 minutes of Christine's comedy. Why? Because it's not enough. No, we have more than that. No, we don't really. We have 20 minutes. We're not done with this Dan thing and Smith and Walensky. Look at a respectable place. Show them the menu. I get it. It's a nice... I'm sure the food's great. Great, it's fantastic. Use of the food's great at Ted's Montanas. For me, it's great. Ted's Montana a chain because I've never seen one anywhere else. It's a... I would say it's a upscale chain. I think it has a few restaurants. A lot of kale. You gotta stop saying things like that, Jacob. Maybe upscale is the wrong word. What the fuck are you talking about? Just talking about upscale chain. Well, compared to Burger King. Do you think Dan... It might be above Applebee's. It's like Cheesecake Factory right under. It's not... I would rather go to Cheesecake Factory than Ted's Montana. Well, the thing is... And I hate the name. Ted's Montana. Ted from CNN. Fuck him. Who's that? You go to a guy who was on CNN? Ted Turner. It's this place. And then the signature is the Buffalo Burger. That's what it's all about. Yeah. Well, I'll tell you where they have a better burger. It's a big chain. It's an enormous chain of shitty, shitty stuff. Yeah. That's where they put an improv in. It's a bone fish grill with fucking burgers. Go back to the menu of... Look at that. Wow. You think you're not worth a $72 Flamin' Yon from your boy? Yeah. If you're gonna go somewhere where the price is, it says market price. That's where you know Dan cares about it. That's where me and Bobby take you. Yeah. Yeah. We take you. We make you earn it. You have to earn it first. We haven't gone out since in a long time. Hey, we can go to the dinner, but you can be sure as hell that we're not gonna take you to Ted's Montana. Hell no. It's gonna be like maybe the Brazilian steakhouse. That's not... Platform. We've done platform before. It's great. Do platform. You wanna do a platform? We'll take you to Platformer if you stop going to Ted's Montana. Not that you have to stop your date, but you have to go somewhere different. You ought to go somewhere different because Black Blue made it a thing already. He said he can't do it anymore. No, he said he can't do it anymore. He can't do this bullshit as please. He said he can't do it anymore. He said Dan can pick. We want you guys to pick. Tell Dan he cannot pick. Yeah, you get to pick. It's about you. Yeah. It's not about him. It's about spending time with you guys. Mr. Chals. Yeah. You should go to get... Turnies and Mr. Chals. Yeah, that's good. Yeah, that's overpriced for no reason. Yeah, that's not for me. Huh? Why not? I don't think I would enjoy the menu as much. I guarantee Dan picks the seller. I hope he picks the comedy seller. The Olive Tree Cafe. I'll meet you at the Olive Tree. But can you do it after the show because you have a spot? Yeah. And then he also gets 50% off then also if he does a spot. You could probably host and get all your food for free if you wanted to. Dan, this is a place. This is where you take people you give a shit about. That's right. Look at that. Look at that steak. Yeah, that's a once in a year thing. What? Once in every three years with me. Smith and Olensky. What are you talking about? It's a goddamn fucking businessman's lunch. That's a weekend. That's a weekday for you. Absolutely. I do. This is where you take? I've never gone on the weekends to a steakhouse ever. It's always a weekday. This is a place you take friends. This is a place where you sit down. You're going to catch up. You're going to laugh. Yeah, you're going to have. But you're also going to have unbelievable service. You're not going to have somebody with a stupid apron with flair on it. We laugh. Do they have flair on their aprons? Little buttons? No. No. They don't have a little buffalo somewhere? It's kind of rugged looking. He performs. Cowboy-ish. He performs. It's a cowboy lifestyle in there. He performs for you guys and you laugh. He gives you your little taste. And then he takes it away from you. Yeah. Like he took it away from you. We laugh. Yeah. Yeah. You laugh and then you don't. They wear ties. It's not cowboy. What is it? Oh, that plays stakes. The CPK uniform. Yamanika works there? This is why Christine only has been invited once, because she has nothing but bad stuff to say. She won't eat at a shitty place twice. She learns her lesson. That's why you've only seen her with one black eye since we worked here. You were the black eye here when you worked here? Once. Can you show me the wait staff at the other place? Smith and Molenskis. Yeah. I bet they live at all wait. What? Absolutely. These guys know what to do. The uniform. Oh, Jesus Christ. I'm getting in trouble to say my word. I don't know these high end places always, but they're fucking waiters in all white for some reason. Yeah, because they don't spill shit. They're white waiters in white uniforms. Oh, white guys. Go on. Ooh, I can't believe Christine got us. We have time. She flim flammed us. No, you really want to go in on this? Okay, you're right. You said we have time. You're right. I want you to think of things that we've done in the past. I'm mistaken. I want you to think of things we've done with a three minute clip in our lives. We're how long is the clip? Six minutes or so? Jay. I'm Jay. I feel foolish, I said. But you want us to fucking jam in it? No, I don't. There's no way. And I've never seen it. I haven't seen it in nine, 12 years. Perfect. You've never seen this. This is a brand new clip for everyone. Yeah, you've never seen this because you saw the one I had on DVD, which is the Bringer show. Oh, then you did see this. I only have two. What's the other one that you've never seen? It's on a DVD, but I think I can get it. I can have a DVD thing. It's for a Bringer show Broadway. Oh, please bring it. Are you hosting? No, I brought people and I was doing my time. It's going to be fun because it's going to be fun because she's going to be ner- you're going to see all the ticks and nerves. I will say from what I recall, it was no worse than any buddy girl, particularly starting comedy that young into. That was like her- what was it? What is this said? It's like your fifth of ten? This is probably like my- yeah, somewhere between five and tenth time on stage. How many times did you get on stage before you said, hey, producing might be better for me? I think somewhere between 20 and 30. Oh, I thought so. Because I'm trying to figure out the amount of time that I did it, and I was trying to go like two nights a week. So I think it ended up around there, but it was when I got the job at comics, when I got hired at Comics Comedy Club, I kind of made a decision. Did they make it for you? No, no, no. I mean, I don't think they wanted comics working there. No clubs really do. But I didn't want to be a comic that was also working behind the scenes. Like I was like, I need to cut this. Good choice. I thought being a comic would be a really lonely life. I knew how hard it was. Like I already had already worked in comedy for three years. I knew how hard your lives were, and it seemed like a lot to go through. Did you have any sets where you killed it? Where you felt the feeling? That me and Jay feel every weekend? I don't know about killing the doing. I had a bomb. Jay's just shaking his head, no. I had a bomb at Tian Jean's, the Turkish restaurant that was like, I was like, I don't know if I could ever do this again. Would you just grab the mic and start fucking working the room? No, there's a fucking- Who's your Turkish restaurant? There's a- You hate the Turks. Open mic. I know, but there's an open mic at the bottom of this restaurant in Hell's Kitchen, Tian Jean's. And oh man, I just bombed for like 10 minutes straight with a bunch of dudes just staring at me. It was so awful. You don't have that on tape? No. Because I thought I'd only done like five minutes, and they said it was 10 minutes instead of just getting off stage. I tried to fill the time. I can get you a tape of 10 dudes staring at everyone. But this was what this is also, this was like the first show I ever produced in the city, and you know, my friends were really supportive. The first time I did it, I did well, and that was fun. What about the other one? Are they supportive on the other one too? Yeah, they're both, these are both like- So yeah, it was like bringer shows. Yeah, yeah, I did that. This was a, yeah, this show I produced with my friends. I had the guy at Catcher Rising Star, it was in Harvard Square. It's like where Cross Comedy was, and Mark Marin, and all those guys. And you had to put your name on the wall. You just wrote your name on it, and then Six Months Later, you got a spot. My first set ever, and it was a bringer show, and I brought my whole family. Like 15 people showed up. My grandfather, my grandmother, and the guy came up to me before the show goes, hey, make sure your family doesn't laugh too loud at you. I don't want to mess with the other comics. And I didn't know what to do, so I just went up to my family and was like, hey guys. Don't laugh. You know, don't be that supportive of me. I was like, you know, the guy asked me so that you know. Don't overdo it. Don't overdo it for me. It was like, fuck. And then the guy brought me up, and I did my stupid jokes that were terrible. And then after you went, Robert Kelly, people are so different from me. My first things are dating. Like dating is weird. Whose phone's going nuts? Mine, not mine. It was totally yours? It was not mine. It's mine. I'm sorry. I don't like it. Here it is. I'm waiting for it. What? You have a lot about this before? Is that what you're waiting for? No, I'm waiting for you. I'm sorry for this time. No, no, look at me. No, I want a real one. Come on, Jay, you got it in you. Look at me. I'm getting it together. Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Allow me. Allow me to gather myself. Sorry I blamed you. I saw I didn't believe you. Thank you. When you said it wasn't you. Thank you. Because you've been known to lie. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no. That was a Jacob. No, no, no, no. No, I told that to Jacob. No, no, no. No, I said anything to you. The other thing was a Jacob. I want a solid apology with nothing at the end. Period. I want a period at the end. I, I'm sorry that I didn't believe you when you said it wasn't your phone. Thank you. You did touch your phone. No, no. You touched your phone afterwards, though. I touched my phone because you're, you, you immediately look at me. I'm not your stuttering. No, because you immediately look at me with your big eyes. Bobby, your disapproval, your phone's going off again. My disapproval dates. Yeah. And I don't sip on water all the time. It's Christine sometimes too. Remember that guy? It's me. It's for sure me sometimes. It's 100%. A lot of times. You guys are both pieces of shit. I got castrated by Jeff. What was his name? John? Forget his name, but he did not enjoy your drive. Oh my God. It's not even mine. Look at the staff over at Smith & Wolensky. Wow. Look at them. Now that's class. Yeah, they have vests. They have double breasted vests, red ties. Thin fat, don't matter. Vest. They look fantastic. Now that's a wait staff. And here's another thing too. You'll see a lot in the wait staff. And this is a big deal on a steakhouse. Old. They're older because they've been there for fucking 35 years. And because they get paid good money. Yes. They get paid good money because they're professionals. Not like at Ted's in Montana. This. This would stress me out. Why? It's just too much for a lunch. It would be too like. They have lunch? Black lives. Is it too much for you? Behavior or something. Black lives sitting in a nice place too much for lunch. You're going to be in and out the same way you'll be in and out of Ted Montanus. It's not too much for me. You know, for me in these establishments, I'd have to say though, I don't see a black face in that photo. Right. So you know the service is going to be fantastic. Oh, I thought we were going different. I'm sorry. I thought we were going different. Jay, Jay. No, we were going different. We were going different directions. Okay. Yes. We were going different directions. I didn't know. Just a quick pause. I'm supposed to know where he was going. Just like that. That's all right. It's all right. It's all right. But the service is going to be better. I just want to be treated well. There's a couple of Chinese Pacos, my friend Gil. Yeah, you got a couple of me's. Mexicans. You got a couple of bobbies in the background. Everyone's most for the most part bald. Yeah. You got like three me's. I tell you, that's what I do like about when I go, what's that place I live in LA? Dan Tan is. I love that place. That's like an Italian place. The waiters are always like, it's a fucking 55-year-old guy. Oh, I would have had such a great time if Josh wasn't with us. This is our thing. We do it. I forget. Can I have some of yours? Give me a little yours. Now, have a little bit of mine. I don't want what you got. But you have it so it can make me have a bunch of yours. It was fucking crazy. Yeah, but you got a thing that nobody wanted. You got fucking like Parmesan yak. He's like, I know it's good though. Try that. Let me have a lot of your chicken Parmesan. The word just feeling him stare at my meal. Oh, you can eat most of your salad? He was staring at my meal the whole time, waiting for me to offer many. And I was like, I'm not giving him any. Oh, do me a favor. Leave me most of your burger. Just leave me a little most of your burger. 51%. 49. Poor brother. That place was awesome. The one guy on the staff, the guy who's squaring down, looks like a, there I say, a fucking, a polite hire for a fucking special needs kid. That kid came over to my table, smiling that much. Dude, I don't want, I don't want what he's bringing. Yeah. Give me somebody else. I don't like his stance. Yeah. Yeah. No, he's tough. He looks like a bug influencer. I'll tell you who I want. I want that fucking Ginzo between the Asian guy and the guy in the chokehold. Yes. I want that Paco dude too, because you know he's fast. Paco dude's fat, but he's, it's too, he's like bowing all the time and shit. I love a bow. No, but it's a lot of, he's a. I want Paco to stop bowing to us. His energy, I would appreciate that. Yeah, I would appreciate that. His energy is already apologetic, and I don't want that in my food service. I like confidence. I like his posture. He's not going to spill anything. No, but he's like this. He's going like, he's like, oh, no, no, don't talk about it. Just like being a steak. Is it good? Is it good? That is a good Paco's dad, by the way. Thank you. That's what he sounds like. He's good, he's good. Oh, you like a. One more, one more. Like kiss, kiss man. Kiss man. Like a kiss man. Oh, I know why I kissed man. Me, me look. We don't like pumpkin. I like a zucchini. Pull out a smack me face with ding dong. Paco with his mother right now. So you don't see it. I drive, I drive my boyfriend around on mopeds. We both wear gigantic helmets on our little heads. Yeah, we're baggy pants, but no shirt. Hang on. Turn off the dance music and stop dancing in living rooms. Paco calling. Paco's on the phone. Hello son. Hang on a second. He's my son calling. Hang on. Eh, eh, hello. Hello, Paco. It's me, your father. Dad, you already told me. It's, oh, it's where I told you. Yes. Turn them off. Let's tell you, get over here. What are you doing? Yay. It doesn't sound like you're shaking your ass whether you are, Paco. This is my son, Chinese Paco. Sorry guys. Sorry, the guys are dancing. Oh, guys dancing everywhere. Paco, come here. Kiss guys, we're your dad. I too. Two Christmases, but which one's more fun, really? Oh man, we're going to really dig in the Christine's comedy. I think there's going to be a lot of nuance we didn't see last time. Would you ever do it again? No. Never? You wouldn't just try it for us one day? Why? No, just do it again. You already did it. Yeah, I did it. I got it out of the way. I bet you're not as bad as you think you were. I bet it's not going to be that bad. No, I said, can I see a little picture of her? Just a photo? I think I said these things. She had like, she just, she was around comedy once. So she had like the most basic, like how to do like a hacky, been done on a girl set. Was she dressing like a young girl comic slut? No, no, no, no, no, no. No, look at you. I didn't know how to like, I, you know, it's like, I'd say something that I thought was funny, but didn't really know how to like end a joke or form a joke. So you're, I had, I had? You had? You? You? You? You? You? You? You? That was the first podcast I ever did was Ari's podcast about having threesomes, and it was just like a really kind of intense? I mean, I don't know how he got through it because everything I say, I'm like? Ha? Ha? It's the entire here every single day. Yeah, I mean well if you listen to that I definitely got better What maybe I've been to your house You scared me with What comes in from was everything are you guys hurry cuz I made some food? There's nothing left about right here, Bobby. Guess what I got month of Della for the They didn't have more dough so just gonna play ballonica Do you see the light behind the liquor bottles? Oh my Lord, I mean you tell you what you look good. No, you look good. You look good. Yeah nice little tight jeans on low-cut Christine I'll tell you what after this show Christine got hammered and partied up. This was fun Christine. Oh, yeah, I got fucked up That's Desmond's doesn't suppose a shit Look all the hands clapping Was that they'd be getting of the show the clap right there is that the beginning of it or is at the end What is that? in the middle in the middle because it was it was Really mean some I'd produce with my friend Tim poor Bay and he's a musician So he played music at the end at the end we like going up to your friends a good job. I'll thank you very much And we're on a high Yeah, you know, I don't really remember the end of this one. I remember the end of my first one in Was My favorite and her messy people were like like that was your first time and I was like First time doing well is important for a quitter. I'm a quitter so that first one would have went bad I would have never tried it a second time. You ever quit give it Like it at the beginning quit. Yeah, like be like I'm done Yeah, the day before two days before I met Keith Robinson. Oh, yeah, you told me that yeah, I quit I was out That's where didn't spread though. You told me that story just before Keith came in went that TV is too small. I know I know Every day I sit there and haunts me. I don't even watch that TV out there anymore. It's stupid and tiny I'm like why my mother was watching on my phone My fucking phone TV Goddamn son of a bitch. Oh shows over shows over baby. We're so what a great week back. I'm a great week back No guests just really Getting into each other again, you know, yeah, it was felt good man. So great. So good to see you again We'll go through Christine's thing on Monday. Somebody remind us It'll be on the sheet. Yeah, I'll upload that I can get the other one uploaded to over the weekend Chinese Paco, I can't wait. Thanks for being here, buddy He's growing a must-have. I know you know that I appreciate you by the very generous gift that I gave you more generous than Bobby's Well, he does more for you than he does for me. No, absolutely No You get full body or back rubs. Oh, that's unrelated. I tip him different on that. Okay. Sorry Wow, Dan Soder on Raw Dog comedy is doing my grandmother run Jacob run Jacob Jacob There's no there's no time to wait get over the raw dog run run Dan Soder is doing my grandmother Can we see it? I hate dandy Bobby Kelly's gonna be in McCurdy's comedy theater and Sarah Sota All of his tour dates punch up that live slash Robert Kelly check out the youtube youtube.com at Robert Slash at Robert Kelly comedy and of course every Tuesday night 7 p.m. The fat black pussy get lounged the comedy seller And big j for all tickets another tour dates big j comedy.com and go to youtube.com Slash at big j. Ocuson for his specials and he goes live all the time He just went last night. Enjoy the pre-record. 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