Roy D. Mercer is a fictional comedy radio character created in 1993 by disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Voiced by Douglas, the character became known for performing prank calls with a Southern drawl. In 1997, Capitol Records Nashville began commercially releasing the sketches, starting with the comedy album How Big 'a Boy Are Ya?, Volume 1, which was followed by multiple subsequent volumes. Later album releases included Greatest Fits: The Best of How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? (2000), Roy D. Mercer vs. Yankees (2001), The Roy D. Mercer Family Album (2002), Roy D. Mercer Hits the Road (2003), Get Well Soon (2004), Black & Blue (2006), The Very Worst of Roy D. Mercer: Ultimate Fits! (2012), and Red, White & Bruised (2013). The character was retired following Stone's death in 2012, and Douglas died on February 8, 2025.
