
Phone a Friend with Jessi Cruickshank
Comedian Jessi Cruickshank HAS A PODCAST! Because she needed a safe space to talk about EVERYTHING without getting in trouble. Each week, she’ll give her hot takes on what’s happening in the world, in her home and in Pop Culture. But when she wants to dive deeper, learn more, or just understand important things like Who the F*&# is Bhad Bhabie? She’ll get to Phone a Friend! This can be a real-life friend, a celebrity friend, a sassy tween, a serious news anchor, a gay man who knows about The Real Housewives, a straight man who knows about sports, or the only person she could find who actually got Taylor Swift tickets. The conversations might last three minutes or the entire episode. They can be deep or petty, but they’ll all be eye-opening and HILARIOUS. New episodes drop EVERY THURSDAY wherever you get your podcasts! And if you read this entire description, you’re pretty much obligated to CLICK SUBSCRIBE and leave a 5 STAR REVIEW!LEAVE JESSI A VOICEMAIL: 323-448-0068FOLLOW JESSI: @jessicruickshank Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Apr 24, 2025 • 47min
A Babygirl Moment (ft. Walton Goggins, Anne Hathaway, The Obamas, The Clooneys, Michelle Williams & Michelle Williams)
Hold on to your banana hammocks- this all new episode sounds as good as Anne Hathaway looks! First, Jessi reveals her current infatuation with her high school crush and basically begs him to come to her Vancouver show. Then, she welcomes her real life crush, her husband Evan, to weigh in on Hot Couples doing questionable things. Barack and Michelle take vacations alone!? George and Amal have never had an argument?! Meghan Trainor and her husband are taking weight loss medication together?! This hot couple has THOUGHTS. Plus Walton Goggins is manspreading HARD on the cover of Cultured magazine- but has babygirl jumped the shark? Is Justin Bieber ok? Jessi does a wellness check. Oh and Michelle Williams finally met Michelle Williams! Calling Jessica Cruickshank- a realtor in Barrie Ontario- let’s connect, girl!EDMONTON! CALGARY! VANCOUVER! VICTORIA! Jessi is coming to you THIS week!GET TICKETS HERE: www.jessicruickshank.com/tourYour Voicemails give us LIIIIIFE! Leave them anytime about ANYTHING, here: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 2025 • 43min
Snatched In Space (ft. Katy Perry & Blue Origin, Aimee Lou Wood vs SNL, Walton Goggins and Coachella)
Snatched In Space (ft. Katy Perry & Blue Origin, Aimee Lou Wood vs SNL, Walton Goggins and Coachella) This episode is out of this Woman’s World! First, 6 women went to space and 1 million people criticized them for it. Why did Katy Perry in a rocket ship make people so mad? Then, the Walton Goggins DRAMA we didn’t know we needed. Was he having an affair with co-star Aimee Lou Wood? The internet thinks so and Jessi always believes the internet. Plus, was SNL out of line mocking Aimee’s teeth? And everything you missed at Coachella! Assuming… you were not at Coachella. Get tickets to the Elder Millenial’s Coachella- the NOW THATS WHAT I CALL LIVE TOUR! Coming to Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary & Edmonton: www.jessicruickshank.com/tourLeave Jessi a voicemail about anything, anytime HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 10, 2025 • 60min
The Mind of A Boy w/ Arkells’ Max Kerman (ft. Walton Goggins, Robert Irwin & Michelle Williams)
For the first time in Phone A Friend HISTORY… Jessi invites a straight man to guest co-host! Max Kerman, frontman of multi-platinum selling band Arkells is BACK to give us his male perspective on everything happening in pop culture. The White Lotus finale was WILD, but was it satisfying? We’ll discuss. Then, Jessi attempts to make Max deeply uncomfortable with her thirst for Steve Irwin’s son Robert in his new underwear campaign. And is it ok to go barefoot on a plane? Michelle Williams doesn’t think so… so where do Max and Jessi stand?All that plus Max shares life advice from his new book Try Hard and we bring back the iconic Phone A Friend game ‘MAN THINGS with Max Kerman’- what do boys want and need? Max knows! Enjoy this all new episode bruhs.Tickets for the NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL LIVE TOUR are going fast! Get them HERE: www.jessicruickshank.com/tourBless Jessi with a Voicemail, even from a bar, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 3, 2025 • 47min
Whose Bed Have Your Thigh High Boots Been Under (ft. Benny Blanco & Selena Gomez, Prince William, Chappell Roan, Kesha and Pedro Pascal)
Jessi is getting emoshi in Winnipeg! She shares the unexpected moment at her Live Show in Saskatoon that made her weep and celebrates the phonies that made their own Phone A Friend merch! Then, if you’ve been too Dumb & Busy to keep up on Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s new album and press tour… Jessi did it for you! She will make you fall in love with Benny Blanco harder than Selena did. Plus- Chappell Roan just pissed off all moms, Prince William is hot again and Pedro Pascal is wearing thigh.high.boots. All that plus new music from Kesha AND a scientific study just determined if your name makes you attractive. So… does yours? Listen and Find OUT! Tickets for the NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL LIVE TOUR are going fast! Get them HERE: www.jessicruickshank.com/tourBless Jessi with a Voicemail, even from a bar, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 2025 • 50min
Hollaback Evan (ft. Pedro Pascal & Jennifer Aniston, Mariah Carey & Anderson Paak, Channing Tatum, White Sneakers and 2000’s Pop Girls)
Does wearing White Sneakers mean you don’t fornicate? Are Pedro Pascal and Jennifer Aniston Secretly DATING? Does Evan know ANY pop songs from the 2000’s? All of these IMPORTANT questions will be answered (and MORE) on this week’s mid-season banger! First, Jessi puts her husband to the test to see if he can identify pop girl bangers from the 2000’s - and you WILL BE AS SHOCKED by the results as she was. Then, do we SHIP hot new couples or hope that they consciously un-ship? Jessi weighs in on Jessica Simpson and Jeremy Renner, Mariah Carey and Anderson Paak and gives her take on Pedro Pascal and Jennifer Aniston’s dinner date, and why Jen is not looking to eat him for dessert. Speaking of delicious morsels, Channing Tatum is our first subject of discussion in the hot new segment ‘This Week In Shirtless Men’ and what shoes/accessories tell the world that you aren’t getting any. It’s Jessi’s LAST EPISODE before she leaves for the NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL LIVE TOUR! GET TICKETS NOW! www.jessicruickshank.com/tourBless Jessi with a Voicemail, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 2025 • 49min
Bad Bunny Baby (ft. The White Lotus, Gwynethée, Chris Evans vs Pedro Pascal, Cameos from Nikki Blonsky and Snow White)
Piper NOOOO! Bad Bunny YESSS… this Mid-Season-Banger BANGS. First, Jessi is breaking down The White Lotus- the toxic friends, romantic brothers and the internet’s inexplicable thirst for Walton Goggins. Then, Calling All Thirsty Moms! Bad Bunny is in his underpants. I REPEAT: Bad Buny está en calzoncillos and Jessi is having BAD THOUGHTS. Then- the movies that are causing a Scandal before they even hit the theatres. Why the new Snow White movie has liberals, conservatives AND Disney fans outraged, what Gwyneth Paltrow said about “sex” with Timothée Chalamet and Jessi forces YOU to choose between Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal. All that and the DELIGHTFUL Cameos from Nikki Blonsky that have blown up the internet. Do YOU have your Calvins on? Because Jessi is recording this in no underwear at all. Saskatoon March 29th! Winnipeg April 3rd! GET TICKETS NOW www.jessicruickshank.com/tourAs always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 2025 • 59min
Divorce Dust (ft. Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner, Blake Lively & Anna Kendrick, Timothee & Kylie, Gigi Hadid & Bradley Cooper, Meghan Markle, Brian Littrell and Evan)
Who is getting back together, who is breaking up and who is spraying on the Divorce Dust? Jessi’s husband Evan is making his triumphant return to this Mid-Season Banger to weigh in on these important matters of the heart. They dive into why Timothee and Kylie might be over, why Ben Affleck and Jen Garner might be back on and why Gigi Hadid is the perfect match for Bradley Cooper (even if Jessi was NOT). Plus! New controversy around Meghan Duchess of Sussex and a major ‘It Ends With Update’ - does Anna Kendrick hate working with Blake Lively too? Jessi has Receipts! Proof! Timeline! Screenshots! that she just might. All that and Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell’s son auditioned for American Idol! If you’re too dumb and busy to watch American Idol (in 2025) Jessi’s got the highlights, the lowlights and the harmonies. 2 weeks until Jessi’s NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL LIVE TOUR! GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.jessicruickshank.com/tourPLEASE ask Jessi anything (like, ANYTHING) HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 6, 2025 • 43min
With Love, Jessi (ft. The Oscars, Meghan Duchess of Sussex & Katy Perry)
Give this mid-season banger an award, already! Jessi reveals her Highs and Lows of the Oscars and why Kylie Jenner was the biggest winner of the night. Plus- the wait is over! We can finally harvest honey with Meghan Markle-excuse me- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex- on her new Netflix show “With Love, Meghan”! Jessi watched it so you don’t have to and her review. is. SHOCKING. All that and Katy Perry is going to space!? Hold on to your rocket ships, this all new episode is out if this world! (sorry.) Get tickets to Jessi’s NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL LIVE TOUR: https://www.jessicruickshank.com/tourAs always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 27, 2025 • 46min
Slutty Little Loafers (ft. Timothee Chalamet, Xavier Trudeau, Luigi Mangione, Lady Gaga & The White Lotus)
There's a reason Jessi LOVES a Mid-Season Banger and THIS EPISODE IS IT. Unhinged in all the best ways, Jessi goes deep discussing Luigi Mangione's Slutty Little Loafers and how YOU can send him a picture in prison! Then, Lady Gaga was on The Hills and she barely remembers it. Patrick Schwarzenegger showed his FULL Schwarzenegger on the White Lotus and Adam Brody and Leighton Meester are DTF in a bathroom stall. Plus- the hot new single from... Justin Trudeau's son Xavier just dropped and Jessi brings in a totally unbiased Hip Hop Connoiseur to review it. That connoiseur is her husband Evan in what might have to be his final appearance on this podcast. All that, plus the most insane voicemail from a Phonie Jessi has EVER RECEIVED. Tickets are GOING FAST for Jessi's NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL LIVE TOUR: https://www.jessicruickshank.com/tourAs always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 20, 2025 • 56min
Reheating The Nachos (ft. SNL 50, Beyonce, The Backstreet Boys and The Cyber Truck)
It’s our Season 2 Finale and we are celebrating by reheating ALL the nachos (don’t worry, we’ll explain). First, Jessi watched all 6.5 hours of SNL 50 and she’s counting down the Top 5 Moments you missed, apologies in advance to Drake. Then, Beyonce fans are turning on…. Beyonce? A mom makes an INSANE request for her toddler’s birthday party and hide your kids, hide your wives, hide your Cyber Trucks ?… Why Tesla owners are getting bullied in the streets!All that plus The Backstreet Boys have a new single but are they better than *Nsync? Don’t miss the debate that could end Jessi and Jason My Producer’s 15 year friendship… on the Season 2 Finale of Phone A Friend! Get tickets to Jessi’s NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL LIVE TOUR: https://www.jessicruickshank.com/tourAs always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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