Big Jay Oakerson

Thank you. But that's all it was. I didn't get into this. And I was like, oh, and then I'll have a sitcom. And then you just get told right away. Well, what year did you come along?

I started in 97, maybe 98.

I started in 97, maybe 98.

I started in 97, maybe 98.

Never heard of it. I mean, I wouldn't name names, but I mean, it was just weird to see people that were like, oh, they just got their second deal with NBC, holding deal.

Never heard of it. I mean, I wouldn't name names, but I mean, it was just weird to see people that were like, oh, they just got their second deal with NBC, holding deal.

Never heard of it. I mean, I wouldn't name names, but I mean, it was just weird to see people that were like, oh, they just got their second deal with NBC, holding deal.

And then it doesn't. It's such a...

And then it doesn't. It's such a...

And then it doesn't. It's such a...

Sure.

Sure.

Sure.

Saw a lot of that. I've been doing it long enough to see people kind of go and be like, shit, the acting thing seems to be going, and I'm going to go to L.A. or something in entertainment besides stand-up is going. And they focus on that for a couple years. And then nothing really pans out from it. And they didn't keep doing stand-up.

Saw a lot of that. I've been doing it long enough to see people kind of go and be like, shit, the acting thing seems to be going, and I'm going to go to L.A. or something in entertainment besides stand-up is going. And they focus on that for a couple years. And then nothing really pans out from it. And they didn't keep doing stand-up.

Saw a lot of that. I've been doing it long enough to see people kind of go and be like, shit, the acting thing seems to be going, and I'm going to go to L.A. or something in entertainment besides stand-up is going. And they focus on that for a couple years. And then nothing really pans out from it. And they didn't keep doing stand-up.

And then they come back. And then they try again. And then they're confused because I've never had my own sitcom. I've never had anything. But, like, one thing I never stopped doing was, like, working the whole time still. Yeah. So it's like you're building a fan base still. Right. And when people, a lot of people left at a time where it was like, oh, this is where you have to start, you know.

And then they come back. And then they try again. And then they're confused because I've never had my own sitcom. I've never had anything. But, like, one thing I never stopped doing was, like, working the whole time still. Yeah. So it's like you're building a fan base still. Right. And when people, a lot of people left at a time where it was like, oh, this is where you have to start, you know.

And then they come back. And then they try again. And then they're confused because I've never had my own sitcom. I've never had anything. But, like, one thing I never stopped doing was, like, working the whole time still. Yeah. So it's like you're building a fan base still. Right. And when people, a lot of people left at a time where it was like, oh, this is where you have to start, you know.

They went to go to acting when everyone was like, all right, this is, it's podcast times now. And social media times. And you have to get all these things going. And you connect with the audience and stuff and keep performing and like they went away and then come back It's hard to start again.