Big Jay Oakerson: Anxiety Ridden Time Bomb Of Self Loathing | Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank Episode 429

Standup comedian and host of The Bonfire and Legion of Skanks (in that order) Big Jay Oakerson talks about his struggle with anxiety disorder with comedian and host of nothing Ari Shaffir. Jay really went through it, man. He was fine and then one afternoon, he wasn’t. He couldn’t breathe, he couldn’t think straight, and the walls started crashing in. Ari has always been intrigued by mental disorders and this is the first time he has been able to really take a deep dive into anxiety. It was a very revealing and interesting discussion.

I’ve known Big Jay for a long time. We became really good friends when we did the Nasty Show in Montreal together for two weeks with Jeff Ross and Anthony Jeselnick. We would all hang out and smoke pot for hours and just shoot the shit. It was a great, great time. Am I still friends with Jay? 6 months ago it woulda been an easy answer: Yes, I’m friends with Big Jay Oakerson. But today after finding out that he considers Avenged 7evenfold his all-time favorite band, I’m not so sure.

Check out Big Jay Oakerson every week on the Legion of Skanks podcast. Ari Shaffir is the President of that podcast. Shane Gillis is the Vice President. Big Jay holds no office.

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CHAPTERS:
00:21 - Ari Shaffir Owns This Song
01:02 - Intro
29:39 - Commercial Break
32:55 - Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank Episode 429 Starts Now!
02:08:33 - This Song Is Owned By Ari Shaffir
02:09:09 - Outtro
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For more Big Jay:
Get tickets to see Big Jay: https://www.bigjaycomedy.com/live
Watch the Legion of Skanks ‪@PowerfulLOS‬ & The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson & Dan Soder on Sirius XM Faction 103: https://bit.ly/3znfSCH

For more Ari:
Ari's Upcoming Tour Dates - http://www.arishaffir.com/tour/
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Editing: Marisa Pellegrino - @marisa_pellegrino
Episode artwork photoshop: Steve Torelli - @torellipics

Music: "Ari Shaffir Owns This Song"
Vocals: Raelyn Nelson @Raelyn Nelson Band
Written by: Pepper Goins - Rushmore Podcast

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