Blocked Party

Derek Estevez-Olsen (TruthPoint) joins us in studio for one of the best reaction moments in show history, as the #FunkoPopChallenge gets taken to an all-new level when John opens his Funko gift from Stefan. Elsewhere, the Blocked Boys talk curling, porno, Craigslist (but not Craigslist porno), Bone Bone (the cat not the porno), and the whitest possible response to Marshawn Lynch's last press conference of the season. And in our Block Tale, Derek tries really hard to get represented by Jerry Seinfeld's agent, and it ends in a block, though we discover George Shapiro does have the most old man Twitter of all-time. If you don't want to be accused of being an old man online, you can donate to the show at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes, including this month's strong trifecta of a mailbag featuring John's girlfriend Becca, an all-Cameo bonus episode featuring Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House with our most insane Cameo ever, and coming up this week, John talks about getting blocked by Jalen Rose. It's the best deal in podcasting and we'd hate for you to miss out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Bortolin (improviser) returns for an episode that gets wild right out of the gate, as talk of the #FunkoPopChallenge goes sideways. John opens his first Funko Pop from a listener (and Christine brings him one as a gift!) and it leads to discussion about the hairy-faced twins from Mexico, whether or not there's Funko porn, and John's very least favourite subreddit. Elsewhere, Christine tells us of having to block a former employee of her work to spare him from constant tweets from them, and John shares what might be the greatest nutshot of all-time. If you don't want to feel like you got hit in your precious parts, you can donate to the show at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month will get you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This month, we've already brought John's girlfriend Becca on the show for a predictably wild and embarrassing mailbag episode, and this past weekend, Will Menaker from Chapo Trap House joined us to record another all-Cameo bonus episode, where we reveal the worst Cameo we've ever purchased. It'll be coming out this week and worth the $5 all on its own. We also release bi-weekly newsletters and give out t-shirts and you'll get access to our Discord server, one of the happiest places on the internet. So come on in. It's nice here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gavin Matts (comedian) returns to deliver a double dose of D'Elia, though his block is a little more innocuous than Olivia Stadler's, as he tells Chris that another comedian is better than him. That's it. That's the whole block. Seems a bit sensitive by Chris. Speaking of sensitive, Chris D'Elia does not appear on this podcast, so if you're some weirdo from Norway who thinks he is and gives us a one-star review because he's not, that's the scoop. He's not on the show. What you WILL find on the show is the Blocked Boys going off on clown college, the Black Forest, Tony Hawk, and Stefan reveals who he thinks the sexiest train from Thomas the Tank Engine is. Plus, you'll find out why Gavin deleted all of his tweets, how he befriended Dan Nainan, and how he definitely remembered to prepare a Top 3. If you want to be more prepared for this podcast, you can access all of our sweet bonus content over at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every dang month. This week, we have a very special mailbag episode where we are joined by John's girlfriend, Becca! She does not disappoint, spilling all the beans about John and lots of BP history. That'll come out this week and next week, we've got another all-Cameo bonus episode on the way with a VERY special guest, so get in while the getting is good. PLUS, we have newsletters, some upcoming video episodes, and a $50 lifetime donation gets you a FREE Blocked Party shirt!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen Cushing (The Atlantic) sparks the wrath of one of the worst online fanbases despite being a massive Taylor Swift fan herself, as the fans show Ellen no mercy for a fairly innocent Swift take, and it becomes pretty hard for her to look at her mentions and just shake it off. Ellen admits that she finds it very easy to fall into the rhythm of the show, which is to gang up on John with Stefan, and Stefan also announces his new year's resolution: to bring back that heinous mustache. Elsewhere, the Blocked Boys talk physical fighting as they plan a potential boxing match, John describes his disdain for the name Ellen, and we learn about Billionaire Magazine, the magazine for billionaires. If you want to feel like a billionaire without actually making a billion dollars, you can donate to the show at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month will get you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. We had a great December with the introduction of Trivia Party and the return of Ivan Decker, and January is going to be unbelievable, as we've got some VERY special guests lined up this month that people are going to love. Hop on in, enjoy the luxurious bonus content, access to our Discord, and knowing that you may be contributing to the Blocked Boys boxing. (say that three times fast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a new year and a new us, as we kick off the turn of the new decade by declaring our top 10 enemies for 2020. Enough with positive resolutions, it’s time that our enemies be identified and aware that we are not putting up with their shit in the new year. Stefan and John both come to the table with their 5 Most Hated, and then they work together to decide the official Blocked Party Top 10 Enemies of 2020. The BBs also talk about Stefan’s excursion to see the cursed movie “Cats”, and they both talk about their respective Christmases. If you didn’t get the gift you most wanted under the tree this year, try subscribing to our patreon at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5 a month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every month. Better than the clothes that don’t fit you that your mom still insists on buying you every year. We’ve got a ton of surprises in store for the new year including another listener-commissioned bonus episode, another edition of our all-Cameo bonus episode that is gonna be our wildest yet, and MORE! So get to it, Santa will be disappointed if you don’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clare Belford (comedian) helps us understand that the time our mom added us on Facebook really wasn't as bad as we thought it was, because one time, her uncle added her on Instagram and it was...well, his profile was pretty horny. It's the perfect block for the holiday season, as the Blocked Boys throw some sleigh bells on the theme song, talk about family, and call it a Christmas episode. And what an episode it is, as the BBs dive back into Canadian small towns, the history of Boston Pizza, the CBC horse-raising soap opera Heartland, the most pleasant exchange about video gaming on the internet, and John gives out his first-ever Peen Nuts business card on the air. If you want to give a great Christmas gift this year, why not donate $5/month to the show at https://patreon.com/blockedparty where that donation will get you access to THREE bonus episodes every month. This month, we watched some crazy celebrity Cameos with Ivan Decker, played trivia with YKS' Michael Hale, and did a mailbag where we answered a bunch of donor questions. We work really hard to bring you only the best in bonus content, and when you reach a $50 lifetime donation, we send you a shirt. Santa loves deals I think I heard in an ad, so hop on this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taz VanRassel (improviser, The Sunday Service) picks up a block in a surprising place: from a senior citizen! We didn't even know they knew how to block, but an ironic swear word in a Facebook post does the trick as Taz's dad gets served with a paragraph-long explanation for the block. The Blocked Boys also learn from Taz what it's like to go on a tour of elementary schools doing improv while also hitting on vapes, kombucha, gym class, bears, police poetry, and we run through the most wholesome top 3 ever: houseplants. If you want some more wholesome content, you can get it by donating $5/month at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where your five dollars gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every month! This month, we are going wild with an all-Cameo bonus episode, a brand-new bonus episode format where we play trivia with our good friend Michael Hale (Your Kickstarter Sucks), and Stefan and John answer listener questions in a new mailbag, which will be out this week. We also have newsletters and other fun stuff, and if you donate $50 lifetime, we'll send you a free shirt! We're cool like that. Come be cool like us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie Loftus (writer, Bechdel Cast) returns to give us a sneak peek of her new show, "My Year in Mensa", by detailing the time she went to a Mensa thing called "Nerd Camp" and got blocked from a very weird alt-right Mensa Facebook group as a result. It is both one of the most detailed and insane Block Tales to ever be told on the show. And the goodness this week does NOT stop there, as Stefan details his couple of days where he pretended to get a Baby Yoda Tattoo, dragging John and a bunch of our listeners along with him in a crusade against the man who couldn't understand irony. The Blocked Boys also hear from the kid who called Doug Ford a timbit, the totally bonkers Christmas movie Jack Frost, and Jamie helps us revisit one of the most beloved top 3s of all-time.  TW: This episode contains discussion (albeit light-hearted) of stillbirth and miscarriages from 27:05 to 36:19. If you want be beloved, you can do so by donating $5/month to the BBs at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where that donation gets you THREE bonus episodes every month. This month, we've brought back listener favorite Ivan Decker to look at some insane celebrity Cameos with us, and this week, we will be debuting a BRAND NEW bonus episode format: Trivia Party! That's right, the boys get challenged by a $100 donor to a trivia contest, and they bring along another fan favorite, Michael Hale, to play a rousing game of trivia with them. The results are predictable in their unpredictability, and it's a blast. We've got a ton of great bonus  episodes in the back catalogue too, and they're all yours with a donation, so let's make it happen and we can all understand irony together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Olivia Stadler (comedian) teaches Chris D'Elia (and us) a valuable lesson: just because you're famous doesn't mean you can slide into the DMs clumsily. An attempted meet-up ends with the two never meeting and Chris footing Olivia's hotel bar bill in a wonderful Block Tale. Elsewhere, John gives Stefan and Olivia a diagrammed lesson about the sport of curling (which also leads to  talk about his vaguely athletic body), Olivia prods Kendall Jenner to come out, Stefan talks about ball lightning (it's not what you think), and John gets some comments on his Entourage podcast guest appearance that are exactly what you'd expect. For other things you'd expect (mostly stupid), you can also donate to the show at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5 a month will get you access to THREE shiny bonus episodes every single month. Our esteemed series where we break down celebrity Cameos (as featured on A.V. Club) returns this week with special guest Ivan Decker, and there's tons of great content from John's first time smoking weed and our first tour of live shows from last month ready to go right now! There's literally nothing that could be better. It's a great Christmas present! So do it today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Farrar (Your Kickstarter Sucks, Go Off Kings) returns to the show, and whips up a frenzy to try and get blocked for the occasion. After firing barbs at the likes of Mark Cuban and Jonathan Chait, Jesse finally catches a block from "JMR" after her very misguided tweet about socialism and her vote. It's our longest episode ever, and quite frankly, it's deserving of the chaos, as Jesse gets Stefan a special gift to celebrate his Song of the Day, John unearths a social media update he's been waiting 3 months to reveal, and Jesse and Stefan have a Social Media Update surprise for John. In addition to all that, the Blocked Boys go in on the worst team at their first trivia night, the worst game show we've ever heard of (Geeks Who Drink), and chicken wings. If this insane episode inspires you as much as it does us, you may want even more of the insanity at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE wonderful bonus episodes every month. This month, we celebrated our 1-Year Anniversary with a ton of content, including live audio from our first-ever live show, and the video/audio episodes where John, a 34 year-old man, smokes weed for the first time. Chris James and Joshua Custodio join us, and it's a heck of a time. We have a ton of great stuff planned for December as well, so make it a holiday occasion and hop on the BP train. And remember: once you donate $50 to the show lifetime, you get a free shirt. It never stops being this good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices