Blocked Party

Maddy Kelly (comedian/writer) returns to the show with another very special reply guy, one who stoops to finding her email address to be unnecessarily critical and then extremely weird very, very quickly. It's a fun episode of the show that starts out sweet as Stefan tries to convince Maddy to play Elden Ring and we talk about creating a vision board for BP and vegetable gardens. It also gets literally sweet as we discuss the Dutch Bros insane drink menu. But, somewhat predictably given what has happened the 171 episodes before this, things manage to turn nasty as Stefan's social media update gets us talking about sex talks with our parents and Maddy reveals she has some very special skills. Plus, we weigh in on the wheels vs. doors debate and it gets very heated.   If you want to get more heated, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, Drew from Globe Hell joins us for a beautiful mailbag episode, and later this month, we are going live again in support of WAVAW with the Blocked Slumber Party, as Stefan and John are gonna stream for 6 straight hours on Friday, March 18th. It all starts at 6 pm PST and you won't wanna miss it!   Maddy Kelly is a comedian and writer whose new podcast, "Let's Make a Sci-Fi!" is available wherever you get your pods. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @itsmaddykelly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sweeps Month comes to a rousing conclusion as Jamie Loftus (comedian/writer) returns to become best friends with Tony Hawk (just as we are) by being blocked by none other than the Olympics themselves. Jamie actually tracks down the IOC headquarters in Switzerland to try and get her Twitter account back in a valiant Block Tale and Stefan gets thrown back to his mock draft-ruining days with the listener Block Tale. After the longest intro ever, Jamie tells us about why she had to miss Trivia Party last week: because she was attending Ghost Church. We learn all about channelling spirits as Stefan and John decide to get into the slime business, and Jamie learns about the two ghosts that follow her around constantly. Plus, we wonder about the existence of a beach plum, Jamie wants a Nicole Kidman AMC ad supercut, and Stefan and John have weirdly symbiotic tweets about Elden Ring.   If you want to feel more in symbiosis with the pod, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. Last week was a big one, as we released a Canadian Education episode on Matt Good with former fun. lead singer Nate Ruess, and the aforementioned Trivia Party makes its triumphant return with Branson Reese joining us. We've got lots of great stuff planned for March, plus merch discounts, an exclusive Discord, and more!   Jamie Loftus is a comedian and writer whose weekly podcast, The Bechdel Cast, can be heard wherever you get your pods. You can also seek out her three limited-run series, "My Year in MENSA", "Lolita Podcast", and "Aack Cast" and keep an eye out for her upcoming series on the spiritualist movement later in the spring. You can follow her on Twitter at @jamieloftusHELP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It took 170 episodes, but Michael Hale (Your Kickstarter Sucks) finally joins us for a main episode and...let's be honest. If you're a fan of this show, or YKS, or hopefully both, you know exactly what you're getting here. It's John's worst nightmare as Stefan and DB run roughshod all over this thing, introducing John to a host of online freaks and scoundrels. But it's a blast, as we take a look at past guest Jon Hendren's surprisingly robust scoring system for these weird reply guys, Stefan remembers a classic online moment, and one of the freaks fulfills a special request. We do get into some "normal" (?) stuff too I guess, as Mike gets blocked by one of the guys from Bowling for Soup for saying he died in a Murphy bed (you know, normal stuff), Stefan finds an insane movie trailer, and we discover the joy of Quebeçois Boomhauer.   If you want to discover more joy, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month, including a special double dose of bonus goodness coming this week, as Nate Ruess joins us for a Canadian Education episode on alternative rock weirdo Matt Good, and Branson Reese takes part in Trivia Party with our venerable quizmaster, Meg Walls. Plus we've got merch discounts, a great Discord, and more, so head on over to Patreon to support the beautiful Blocked Boys.   Michael Hale is a podcaster with Jesse Farrar, and together they host Your Kickstarter Sucks, a weekly rundown of the worst Kickstarter has to offer. He can be found on Twitter at @dogboner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Locke (comedian, Evil Men pod) is BACK and he's gotten some people upset with him online for having takes against the very stupid Freedom Convoy here in Canada or whatever dumb thing they're calling it now. Luckily we don't have much other dumb stuff on the show, outside of the usual dumb stuff like getting Chris to look at questionable things and him rebranding as a guy who will refuse to wipe until further notice. We also talk the Puppy Bowl, Ghostbusters, 2-man luge, the viral nu-metal tweet, and Jonathan Allen's insane dream dinner guests.   If you want to feel like you're our guest for dinner, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. Last week, it was a mailbag with Producer Dan and this week, our first-ever "Sexy Six" bonus episode, EXCLUSIVE to $8 and $100 Club donors, will be released. It's called "Secret Party" and we'll be reading YOUR secrets live on-air with Darcy Michael. You simply do not want to miss it. We also have merch now, including an exclusive Producer Dan design that's only available for the next week, so hit up merch.blockedparty.com for all your merch needs (plus donors get a discount!).   Chris Locke is a comedian and one of the three hosts of the Evil Men podcast. Follow him for details about his new comedy special out this spring, on Twitter at @chrislockeworld and Instagram at @chrislockefun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Sweeps Month, baby! This year, it's all fan favourites all month and we start by bringing back one of our faves who hasn't appeared on a full main episode in over two years, Cait Raft! Fresh off of their star turn as "Jonathan Van Mouse" on the new Jonathan Van Ness show, we talk about cartoon mice as Stefan and Cait ponder whether or not houses in the 40s actually built holes in the wall and doors for mice. The rest of the episode is not that stupid (but it gets close) as we discuss The Simpsons, VIP movie theatres, weird influencer posts, strawberry candies, Family Feud, and Cait brings the heat in another wild top 3.   If you want even more wild content that's sweeter than strawberry candy, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every month. This week, it's a BP Mailbag and then the rest of the month gets wild as we bring back Trivia Party, Nate Ruess rejoins the show, and our first-ever "Sexy Six" bonus episode gets launched for our $8 and above patrons, where we read and analyze your secrets. It's truly the best month to get on board as a patron and you won't want to miss any of it!   Cait Raft is a story producer and comedian who can currently be heard on "Getting Curious" with Jonathan Van Ness as Jonathan Van Mouse and other assorted voiceover roles. You can follow them on Twitter and Instagram at @caitraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Balazo (Evil Men Podcast) joins the show for his first main episode, and he gets blocked by an entire newspaper! Apparently the tabloid-style papers in Toronto don't take too kindly to their front pages having jokes made about them. But there are plenty of jokes in this episode that we DO take kindly to, as we discuss our preferred first names, bananas, gnomes, the University of Texas pee chart, sexy sculptures, and Michael tells us about a town in Ontario with a very strange name while Stefan considers converting to Christianity.   If you want to convert to Blocked Party-anity, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. Last week, we did a double dose of bonus as we released a Canadian Education episode with Claire McNear where we discussed Canada's Smartest Person (the show, not the, uhh, person) and the VOD from our live Cameo episode with Josh Gondelman is available now as well! Plus, it's just about February, so you know what that means: SWEEPS MONTH! It'll be some fantastic times with us next month you won't want to miss, including the FIRST "Sexy Six" bonus episode for our $8 and $100 Club patrons. Check it all out at patreon.com/blockedparty.   Michael Balazo is a comedian and writer who is one of the hosts of the Evil Men podcast, available wherever you get your pods. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @mbalazo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca makes her triumphant return to the show and tells us the story of how her ex's wild ex made Becca's life very weird for a little while, from weird social media comments to parking in her building's parking lot and staring into their window. The Blocked Boys don't stop getting weird there, as we go very deep into the rabbit hole of "American Pie Presents" movies as John finds a bunch of odd iMDB reviews and Becca gives her thoughts on the slew of 00s teen sex comedies she's been watching over the course of the pandemic. Plus, Stefan and Becca work on some impressions as we discuss The Witcher 3, fart underwear, Weber Grills' awkward email, gym class, and Stefan adopts a cat for 3 hours.   If you want to adopt some more hours of Blocked Party content, you can do so by heading over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, it's a double dose as the VOD of our live Cameo show with Josh Gondelman will go up as we look back on our years screwing around on Cameo, and Claire McNear returns to the show to get Canadian Educated on Canada's Smartest Person. Plus, Sweeps Month is just around the bend AND the Blocked Boys will be debuting the first bonus BONUS episode next month for the $8 and $100 Club donors. Get into it!   Becca is an artist, writer, and John is her fiancé. You can follow her on Instagram at @not_that_beck and on Twitter at @BecktheGirl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Foisy (comedian) takes the show to real life, as he remembers a time an ignorant customer at his serving job forces his weaselly manager to take action in the best way possible. But before we get there, the show skews very Canadian as an inspired "Start the Party, Dan!" leads into some discussion of Canadian music and our favourite Canadian weirdos, Frank D'Angelo and Ed the Sock. And it doesn't stop there, as we introduce Dart Guy to the Blocked Party universe, and then Stefan gets inspired to show us some pretty gross photos. Plus, we get into Brittlestar, Joe Rogan, Novak Djokovic, and our most inconsequential celebrity sightings.   If you want some more of these two inconsequential celebrities (by that I mean Stefan and John), head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, we've got a mailbag with Josiah Hughes coming out, and it's our first Zoom Live show of 2022, as Alex Goldman from Reply All joins us to dissect a bunch of weird Cameos. That's this Friday, January 21st at 10 pm EST/7 pm PST, and you can donate at any level to get in. You won't wanna miss it!   Jordan Foisy is a comedian and writer who writes for This Hour Has 22 Minutes and his comedy album, "Friend Daddy", can be found wherever you get your comedy. You can follow him on Twitter at @JordanFoisy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Pemberton (comedian/actor) joins the show to talk about blocking someone for going a little bit too far in questioning the COVID safety protocols on the set of Superstore, and reveals his unique strategy (other than muting/blocking) for dealing with people who are mean to him online. Elsewhere on the show, Johnny growing up in Minnesota finds the boys talking cross-border commonalities as we get into French education, Tim Hortons, and Kevin O'Leary, while also chopping it up about Alvin & The Chipmunks. Plus! Johnny decides to be a seagull on Twitter, John plays a very memorable John Madden clip, and Stefan introduces the guys to a new edition of "Real or Fake" featuring that weird balloon guy.   If you want something that's definitely real, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month, including last week's episode where we imagine a 10-year BP reunion episode 15 years into the future, an episode that is easily the dumbest thing we've ever done. We also have all new Patreon tiers for you to check out, a Zoom Live show later this month, and more, so give it a peek and donate today!   Johnny Pemberton is an actor, comedian, and podcaster whose new podcast with Duncan Trussell, "The Leather Rose", is out NOW. You can also check out his Twitch stream at twitch.tv/johnnypemberton and follow him as a seagull on Twitter at @JohnnyPemberton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caitlin Durante (Bechdel Cast) joins us to demonstrate just how you can get blocked by your high school, over a decade after graduating from it. Hint: it involves the school mascot. There's nothing cartoony or mascot-like about the rest of the episode though, as we dive very deep into Lego for Adults as Caitlin tells us the story of building the 9000-piece replica Titanic and tries to decide exactly what to do with it now that it's finished. Meanwhile, Stefan bought himself and his partner a model kit for Christmas, but it turns out to be a lot more than he bargained for. Plus, we get into our low-key New Years Eve celebrations, Richard Karn has an NFT, Chris James pulls his best prank ever, and Caitlin tells us about her favourite brand of joke tweet.   If you want to hear many, many more joke tweets (and about jokes, and tweets), head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every month. We just recorded the final episode of Paranoia, the RPG series we've done with Carlos Maza, Carla Mah, Racquel Belmonte, and Josh Buergel, and it is predictable chaos. Plus, we've got brand-new Patreon tiers including a totally revamped $100 Club which will get you access to a super-secret Discord channel AND a Cameo from Stefan and John!   Caitlin Durante is a writer and podcaster whose podcast, The Bechdel Cast, can be found wherever you get your pods. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @caitlindurante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices