The John Boy & Billy Big Show
iHeart Podcast Network
Paired together in the fall of 1980, John Boy & Billy are now celebrating their fourth decade together, dominating mornings with their antics and love of good old-fashioned fun. Johnny “John Boy” Isley and Billy James were at the forefront of the modern wave of radio syndication when they launched the John Boy & Billy Radio Network in 1993, eventually adding more than 100-affiliates nationwide. Their guests include everyone from comedians to sports celebrities to television and motion picture stars. The program’s availability on the internet has made John Boy & Billy fans out of listeners as far away as Israel and Australia. The duo’s enthusiastic support of US military personnel regularly brings emails and fan letters from service men and women stationed throughout the world.
Location:
United States
Networks:
iHeart Podcast Network
Description:
Paired together in the fall of 1980, John Boy & Billy are now celebrating their fourth decade together, dominating mornings with their antics and love of good old-fashioned fun. Johnny “John Boy” Isley and Billy James were at the forefront of the modern wave of radio syndication when they launched the John Boy & Billy Radio Network in 1993, eventually adding more than 100-affiliates nationwide. Their guests include everyone from comedians to sports celebrities to television and motion picture stars. The program’s availability on the internet has made John Boy & Billy fans out of listeners as far away as Israel and Australia. The duo’s enthusiastic support of US military personnel regularly brings emails and fan letters from service men and women stationed throughout the world.
Language:
English
Website:
https://thebigshow.com
Episodes
Friday (pt 2 of 2): Today’s Playhouse: “The Big Gulp”
11/21/2025
Friday (pt 2 of 2): On today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, it’s Friday, so we’ve got a brand new script ready for John Boy & Billy Playhouse entitled, “The Big Gulp”.. - we’ll check in on J.D.’s 24-Hour Stores to see what they have planned for us over the Holiday’s.. - Lipless is in with another batch of Thanksgiving jokes.. - We’ll give the Butterball Song one more spin.. - John Boy gives away yet another one of his “Wonderful Things”.. - We’ll fill a request for “Raiford’s Dong Story”.. - and Tom Sorenson recaps the past week’s action in the NFL - and predicts the winners for every single game in the coming days…
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Duration:00:38:45
Friday (pt 1 of 2): Today’s Playhouse: “The Big Gulp”
11/21/2025
Friday (pt 1 of 2): On today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, it’s Friday, so we’ve got a brand new script ready for John Boy & Billy Playhouse entitled, “The Big Gulp”.. - we’ll check in on J.D.’s 24-Hour Stores to see what they have planned for us over the Holiday’s.. - Lipless is in with another batch of Thanksgiving jokes.. - We’ll give the Butterball Song one more spin.. - John Boy gives away yet another one of his “Wonderful Things”.. - We’ll fill a request for “Raiford’s Dong Story”.. - and Tom Sorenson recaps the past week’s action in the NFL - and predicts the winners for every single game in the coming days…
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Duration:00:40:08
Thursday (pt 1 of 2): Centenarian Nervel T. Wheeler deals with teenage pranksters
11/20/2025
Thursday (pt 1 of 2): On today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, we’ll call Murray for an update on our Holiday bookings.. - John Boy’s centenarian neighbor, Nervel T. Wheeler tells how he pranked the pranksters on Halloween.. - We’ll hear a Holiday message from the folks at “Pull-a-Non”.. - Uncle Buddy delivers a cornucopia of Thanksgiving themed one-liners.. - Cadbury gets in on the last hour by request.. - and we lock up right after Ricky B. Sharp takes over our Karaoke booth for his “It’s a Bad Day for Thanksgiving” song…
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Duration:00:41:40
Thursday (pt 2 of 2): Centenarian Nervel T. Wheeler deals with teenage pranksters
11/20/2025
Thursday (pt 2 of 2): On today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, we’ll call Murray for an update on our Holiday bookings.. - John Boy’s centenarian neighbor, Nervel T. Wheeler tells how he pranked the pranksters on Halloween.. - We’ll hear a Holiday message from the folks at “Pull-a-Non”.. - Uncle Buddy delivers a cornucopia of Thanksgiving themed one-liners.. - Cadbury gets in on the last hour by request.. - and we lock up right after Ricky B. Sharp takes over our Karaoke booth for his “It’s a Bad Day for Thanksgiving” song…
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Duration:00:41:03
Wednesday (pt 2 of 2): The Grumpy Old Man Hates Thanksgiving
11/19/2025
Wednesday (pt 2 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, Tater has her weekly roundup of celebrity news, with a new edition of Tatertainment News.. - The Grumpy Old Man explains why he hates Thanksgiving.. - We’ll flip back a couple of years in Gary Busey’s Diary for a recap of a Thanksgiving gone by.. - The Lunch Menu Man has a rundown of the week’s school lunch menus.. - Pat Godwin sings his “Thanksgiving at My House” song.. - Mad Max gets his biscuits burned by self driving cars.. - and we head out with a Holiday message from “Pull-a-non”…
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Duration:00:40:05
Wednesday (pt 1 of 2): The Grumpy Old Man Hates Thanksgiving
11/19/2025
Wednesday (pt 1 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, Tater has her weekly roundup of celebrity news, with a new edition of Tatertainment News.. - The Grumpy Old Man explains why he hates Thanksgiving.. - We’ll flip back a couple of years in Gary Busey’s Diary for a recap of a Thanksgiving gone by.. - The Lunch Menu Man has a rundown of the week’s school lunch menus.. - Pat Godwin sings his “Thanksgiving at My House” song.. - Mad Max gets his biscuits burned by self driving cars.. - and we head out with a Holiday message from “Pull-a-non”…
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Duration:00:41:24
Tuesday (pt 2 of 2): Ike Turner has some material for your next proctology exam
11/18/2025
Tuesday (pt 2 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, We’ve got Adam Sandler’s Thanksgiving Song.. - Tater has her weekly roundup of What to Watch.. - Ike Turner has some material for your next proctology exam.. - The Crocodile Stalker goes hunting for Rednecks.. - Mark Packer covers the College Football scene with his Southern Fried Football report.. - We fill a request for Miley Sirus.. - and Murray workshops some marketing ideas to compete with “Black Friday”…
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Duration:00:35:06
Tuesday (pt 1 of 2): Ike Turner has some material for your next proctology exam
11/18/2025
Tuesday (pt 1 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, We’ve got Adam Sandler’s Thanksgiving Song.. - Tater has her weekly roundup of What to Watch.. - Ike Turner has some material for your next proctology exam.. - The Crocodile Stalker goes hunting for Rednecks.. - Mark Packer covers the College Football scene with his Southern Fried Football report.. - We fill a request for Miley Sirus.. - and Murray workshops some marketing ideas to compete with “Black Friday”…
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Duration:00:40:48
Monday (pt 2 of 2): The Top 10 List Blowout!
11/17/2025
Monday (pt 2 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, we’ve got too many Top 10’s and the ALL have to go!.. - Buckle up Top 10 fans - today is your day! - We’ve got Top 10’s dealing with: State Slogans - Viagra Ads - Pillars’ Big Mouth - Motel 6 - The T.S.A. - The State of Florida - and Motivational Posters.. - Also our latest John Boy & Billy Playhouse, a call from Hoyt and Mary Busey’s entry into the Diary of Gary Busey…
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Duration:00:37:26
Monday (pt 1 of 2): The Top 10 List Blowout!
11/17/2025
Monday (pt 1 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, we’ve got too many Top 10’s and the ALL have to go!.. - Buckle up Top 10 fans - today is your day! - We’ve got Top 10’s dealing with: State Slogans - Viagra Ads - Pillars’ Big Mouth - Motel 6 - The T.S.A. - The State of Florida - and Motivational Posters.. - Also our latest John Boy & Billy Playhouse, a call from Hoyt and Mary Busey’s entry into the Diary of Gary Busey…
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Duration:00:33:07
Friday (pt 2 of 2): We’re Headed Back to 2019!
11/14/2025
Friday (pt 2 of 2): The whole show has been on vacation this week and all week we’ve been digging old shows out of our archive - and today’s comes from November 15, 2019 - Enjoy the show!
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Duration:00:41:16
Friday (pt 1 of 2): We’re Headed Back to 2019!
11/14/2025
Friday (pt 1 of 2): The whole show has been on vacation this week and all week we’ve been digging old shows out of our archive - and today’s comes from November 15, 2019 - Enjoy the show!
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Duration:00:35:50
Thursday (pt 2 of 2): Today's Podcast is an Encore Edition from 2019
11/13/2025
Thursday (pt 2 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, the whole crew is on vacation this week - so we’re serving up some Encore Editions of the show - Today’s comes from November 14, 2019 - Enjoy the show!
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Duration:00:39:44
Thursday (pt 1 of 2): Today's Podcast is an Encore Edition from 2019
11/13/2025
Thursday (pt 1 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, the whole crew is on vacation this week - so we’re serving up some Encore Editions of the show - Today’s comes from November 14, 2019 - Enjoy the show!
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Duration:00:47:17
Wednesday (pt 2 of 2): Vintage Big Show: James Gregory After His Quadruple Bypass
11/12/2025
Wednesday (pt 2 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, the whole crew is on vacation this week - so we’re digging up some shows from our massive archives. - After seeing such a huge response to Monday’s podcast, we’re happy to present another show featuring James Gregory and Steve Mingolla (aka: “Vinny”). - This encore show originally aired on October 18, 2004 - Enjoy the show!
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Duration:00:51:49
Wednesday (pt 1 of 2): Vintage Big Show: James Gregory After His Quadruple Bypass
11/12/2025
Wednesday (pt 1 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, the whole crew is on vacation this week - so we’re digging up some shows from our massive archives. - After seeing such a huge response to Monday’s podcast, we’re happy to present another show featuring James Gregory and Steve Mingolla (aka: “Vinny”). - This encore show originally aired on October 18, 2004 - Enjoy the show!
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Duration:00:59:19
Tuesday (pt 2 of 2): The Big Show Time Machine Takes Us Back to 2002!
11/11/2025
Tuesday (pt 2 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, we’ll travel back to October 2002.. - This is just good vintage John Boy & Billy.. - We get a complaint letter about Robert D. Raiford.. - It was Race Week in our home city, Charlotte.. - Murray get hypnotized.. - Rev. Sincere and Goober stop by.. - An archeologist writes in to straighten us out on Thanksgiving traditions.. - and John Boy’s High School buddy, Mario shares some of his ideas for TV programming…
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Duration:00:45:57
Tuesday (pt 1 of 2): The Big Show Time Machine Takes Us Back to 2002!
11/11/2025
Tuesday (pt 1 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, we’ll travel back to October 2002.. - This is just good vintage John Boy & Billy.. - We get a complaint letter about Robert D. Raiford.. - It was Race Week in our home city, Charlotte.. - Murray get hypnotized.. - Rev. Sincere and Goober stop by.. - An archeologist writes in to straighten us out on Thanksgiving traditions.. - and John Boy’s High School buddy, Mario shares some of his ideas for TV programming…
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Duration:00:48:34
Monday (pt 1 of 2): Vintage Big Show: James Gregory & Steve Mingolla from 2005
11/10/2025
Monday (pt 1 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, the whole crew is on vacation this week - so we’ve got a treat for you! - This is an encore show from January 2005 featuring two of our Comedian buddies, Steve Mingolla and the late, great, James Gregory - Enjoy the show!
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Duration:00:56:26
Monday (pt 2 of 2): Vintage Big Show: James Gregory & Steve Mingolla from 2005
11/10/2025
Monday (pt 2 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, the whole crew is on vacation this week - so we’ve got a treat for you! - This is an encore show from January 2005 featuring two of our Comedian buddies, Steve Mingolla and the late, great, James Gregory - Enjoy the show!
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Duration:00:52:59