Blocked Party

Danika Thibault (comedian) joins the show to tell us about those few times she weirdly went viral for just...existing and being funny. We learn about one Twitter account in particular who compares Danika very unfavorably to one of history's worst humans, and then blocks Danika so she can't even respond. A real brave and powerful move! But it's a very brave and powerful episode as we discuss college dorm room posters, Danika getting to live out her dream of throwing a drink in a guy's face, what happens when the girls get food poisoning, bridesmaid's dresses, and John shows up on the cover of a newspaper in college underneath an embarrassing headline. Plus, we get a tour of Danika's mom's Facebook page, we talk about the submarine billionaire's blink-182 fan stepson, and a Jeopardy! contestant does very poorly with the funniest possible occupation to do poorly with.If you want to donate to the funniest possible cause, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, Chris James joins us for a classic "hangout" episode that features one of the biggest laughs in BP history, and you won't wanna miss it. You also get access to our Discord, merch discounts, and a lot more, so check it out!Danika Thibault is a comedian who is looking to sublet a place in London, so reach out to her on Instagram at @danikathibault if you can help her out. You can also listen to her podcast with Nathan Hare, "Forgive Us", wherever you get your pods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle Florence (comedian) joins the show for a Block Tale that is a first in the show's history. While having an ex be the subject of a block is not new, what IS new is that Danielle got broken up with and then HE requested SHE block him so that he wouldn't be tempted to look at her profile. It's a new level of odd! And this episode is our usual bit of oddness as we recorded it before the official status of the Oceangate sub was in, but we felt pretty confident discussing the eventual aftermath. Then, we debate whether or not ultimate frisbee is a bro/rich guy sport, we wonder whether or not Titanic was the first naked breast our parents gave us permission to see, and John tells a story of an infamous incident he was involved in at a pool party when he was a kid. Plus, we teach Danielle how to adjust her algo, a lot of blue check guys have some pitches for Kevin O'Leary, and the founder of Squidoo and Yoyodyne has some words of wisdom for those in business.If you want to get into business with us, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. We ended off last month with the first guest appearance from oft-requested hockey writer and podcaster Ryan Lambert, who joined us to talk about Stefan and John getting blocked by the same Vancouver sports radio guy. It was a great time, and so is all the other stuff we have for you, like an exclusive Discord, merch discounts, and much MORE! Support the boys and get a bunch of bonus stuff today. For your BP merch needs, check out merch.blockedparty.com.Danielle Florence is a comedian whose new podcast, "Soft For Us", is available wherever you get your pods. You can follow her on Instagram at @_danielleflorence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca joins the show in-person for possibly the last time before her big move to Calgary, and her Block Tale is a doozy, as we travel all the way back to the MySpace era as Becca notices that she starts to fall down the ranks of her boyfriend's Top 8...and then it gets pretty weird. How weird? You'll have to listen as we discuss that and burping, BlueSky, the Gollum game and their German-ass developers, The Idol, we ponder going to Hedonism II as a joke, and we celebrate Dan's birthday with a McCain Deep 'n' Delicious cake. Plus, Becca discovers an insane game show on TikTok, John unearths a great Nikola Jokic soundbite, and Stefan forgets to do a social media update so he calls Demi and Jesse on WhatsApp.If you want to discover more great soundbites of your own, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. Last week, Stefan and John did their own one-man play, as Ryan Beil led them in a reading of Edward Albee's "Zoo Story", and this week, Ryan Lambert joins the fellas to talk puck, as Stefan and John get blocked by the same Vancouver sports radio guy. You also get merch discounts, live show discounts, access to the Discord and MORE! So head on over there and check it out!Becca is a beloved guest of the program and an artist whose work you can follow on Instagram at @coldhandshake. You can follow her on Twitter at @BeckTheGirl and on Instagram at @not_that_beck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Harris (comedian) returns to the show and yes, we do have a mobile delivery app in Canada called SkipTheDishes. It's based in Winnipeg, because...of course it is. It's a rare Block Tale where the blockee admits they're at fault, as Dave takes one on the chin here after getting upset with Skip for not delivering his six-pack of beer on time. Dave is at fault for a few other things too, as he tells us about changing the backgrounds on his colleague's computers to illicit images and we learn an awful lot about a website we probably wish we hadn't. We also discuss Bud Nitro, Call of Duty, and verified accounts. Plus, we try to get to the bottom of why Dave's YouTube show is getting episodes pulled randomly, Stefan tricks spam bots into making an insane T-shirt, and we learn a lot about those weird boot camps where adult men pay money to be screamed at incessantly for 4 days about how they're super weak, or whatever.If you want to make a very strong choice, you can support the show at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every damn month! Last week, John and Stefan released an audio and video episode of their performance of "Zoo Story", with direction from Ryan Beil, and this week will see a rare "Hell Block the Herd" ep, as both John and Stefan get blocked by the same hockey guy for the same reason. Plus you get merch discounts, access to the Discord, and MORE, so check it out!Dave Harris is a comedian whose album "Pointless" is out now. You can also watch and follow his YouTube show, "Beer Me" at youtube.com/beermeguys. You can follow him on Instagram at @dinksosmall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the second episode in a row we have a guest returning after a long layoff, as Randee Neumeyer (comedian) returns to the show and folks...it's an all-timer. Randee has a very strange interaction on Facebook Marketplace where she gets blocked by a potential customer, so she does what anyone else would do in this situation: she takes it to Instagram. It's a great Block Tale buoyed by a great episode as we go ALL the way off the rails discussing flipping TV channels as a kid, potentially entering our Chris Gaines' eras, solving religion, getting standing ovations, and Randee introduces us to a site we were not at all prepared for as we officially enter our "Sketchy Sex" era. Plus, Randee introduces us to the world of Hinge and the concept of "rose jail", we check in on some guys who think the algorithm is against them, and a PGA Tour executive gives an insanely baffling interview.If you want some more insanely baffling content, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every damn month! Last week, our good friend Libby Watson joined us to answer your questions in our Blocked Bag, and this week, Ryan Beil returns to the show to complete what we threatened to do on his most recent episode: Stefan and John perform Edward Albee's one-act play Zoo Story. Video was also made, and it was...well, it was insane. Plus: merch discounts, access to our Discord, and MORE!Randee Neumeyer is a comedian whose debut album, Bad Baby, is available wherever you get your comedy albums. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @randeenoodle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ivan Decker (comedian) returns to the show after a 230-episode absence to help explain one of the dangers of having a joke go viral online: idiots will try to tell you that the very hyperbolic facts you're offering in the joke about microwaves are wrong. It's Dutchposting gone wild in the comments, and Ivan's block finger gets itchy. We start the episode off on the right foot by discussing Ron DeSantis' insane lack of human emotion and feeling before getting into PoliSci guys, Stefan's return to being mean on Twitter, parenting TikTok, "Targeted Individuals", and Shohei Ohtani. Plus, Ivan introduces us to the concept of "baby-led weaning", and we go deep on TrumpBucks and Azealia Banks' advice for Taylor Swift regarding dating Matty Healy.Here's some great advice: support the show on Patreon! For just $5/month, you'll get access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. Last week, Zach Cherry rejoined the show for our "serious" interview series Heck/Cullen, and this week, Libby Watson returns to answer YOUR questions in a mailbag episode. Plus you get merch discounts, access to our exclusive Discord, and MORE! So check it out!Ivan Decker is a comedian who has a new special on the way. You can find all the details about that and his show dates by following him on Twitter at @ivandecker and Instagram at @ivanwdecker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Bortolin (comedian) joins the esteemed Four-Timers Club as she appears on a main episode of the show for a fourth time to tell us the tale of running a music venue's social media account and how that makes you responsible for destroying the attempts of various, obvious scammers trying to sell "tickets" to sold out shows. If this pod was live, it would definitely be sold out as we have a blast dipping into the Cameo well and visiting our friends the C*ck Destroyers, Christine discusses Everton's triumphant win and their avoidance of relegation, and we touch on seltzers, Pilates, horrific injuries, Michelle Pfeiffer, and uhh...acidic ejaculate. Plus, we learn there aren't a ton of people eating money online, Markelle Fultz gets himself into trouble for following a suspect account, and Stefan shows us one of the worst things AI has come up with so far.If you want to follow a suspect account, you can donate to the show at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month! This week, Zach Cherry makes his return to the show on our brand-new interview series "Heck/Cullen". Zach is very patient with us as we attempt to ask him serious questions about his acting and comedy career in one of the funniest episodes we've ever done. You won't wanna miss it. Plus we've got merch discounts, an exclusive Discord channel, and MORE! So stop on by.Christine Bortolin is a comedian whose monthly show "Hell Night" runs again at Little Mountain Gallery on June 24th. For ticket information and updates on her other shows, you can follow her on Instagram at @theonlybortolin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Kwaczala (comedian) joins the show to tell us about how creating something as a loving tribute doesn't always have its intended result, as Joe's comedy tribute to video game speedrunning documentarian Summoning Salt leads to a block. However, it seems mostly innocent and Joe has come to plead his case as to why the BP Community should help him get unblocked. Meanwhile, Stefan is back from Taiwan and it's our first main episode recorded in-person in nearly a month and it shows as we get a little loopy talking about sucking on coffee beans, getting too high, substitute teaching, and separating the wheat from the chaff. It's also been a minute and Twitter is crumbling by the day so it's a SUPER SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATE as we discuss Nick Adams, the Pepe Deluxe guy, Facebook fan pages, the stupid AI Ryan Reynolds Tesla "ad", and David Draiman of Disturbed continuing to be the most divorced man alive.If you want to make a commitment to us that you'll never want a divorce from, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This past week, we dropped a Canadian Education episode where we taught our friend Johnny Pemberton about Barenaked Ladies and this week coming up, it's the possible return of our interview series Heck/Cullen (we haven't decided yet. But it'll be cool). Plus you get merch discounts, access to our Discord, and much more. So check it out!Joe Kwaczala is a comedian with TWO comedy albums on the way, so be sure to follow him on social media to get all the details once it's happening. He's on Twitter at @joekjoek and Instagram and TikTok at @joekwa. He also has a podcast, "Who Cares About the Rock Hall?", available wherever you get your pods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dakota Ray Hebert (comedian) makes her debut on the show the day after Mother's Day by talking about, well, blocking her mom. Playing "Block Tag" for the last decade, Dakota tells us a great story of seeing her mom after a show, and finds the topic of various social media blocks an awkward topic of conversation among her family. But this episode is anything but awkward! In the last of the episodes we recorded before Stefan went to Taiwan, we discuss the Canadian Screen Awards, Love is Blind, the Food Disgust Test, and John desperately tries to remember the only horror movie he's ever seen. Plus, we discuss Indigenous bead work, a truly disgusting "CEO Update" from the CEO of Herman Miller after she refused to give employees bonuses, and Stefan buys a camera and microphone to communicate with Kiki while he is away.If you want to communicate with us in between our regular episodes, you can support the show by heading over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every damn month! Last week, Dino Archie joined us for a mailbag episode, which was our first recording since Stefan got back from Taiwan and we were RUSTY (it was fun), and this week, Johnny Pemberton returns for a Canadian Education episode on one of Canada's most polarizing (and annoying) bands. Who is it? You'll have to donate to find out! (or just wait until we tweet about it).Dakota Ray Hebert is a comedian whose album "I'll Show You An Indian Act" is available now. You can also see her on CTV's "Shelved" and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @dakota_raymond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Samuel (comedian) tells us about the time that he was preparing for an album taping for Just for Laughs and got into it with a local showrunner who didn't want to give Jacob stage time for some reason and caught the block. Luckily, there are lots of great reasons to give Jacob mic time on our show, as something pretty big happened since last time Jacob was here: he won a damn Juno! We discuss what it means to win a "Canadian Grammy" in Covid times and we go deep on rec league sports: coming back after a long layoff, getting injured, bad players, picking the right division, and the craziness that is rec league ball hockey. We also find time for Stalin and data collection too. Plus! Jacob tells us about RV Instagram, Stefan finds out that Tony Posnanski referenced us in a blog post, and John gets a nice greeting from the people who repaired his blender.If you want to feel like you've repaired your life (and ours), you can help support the show by heading over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every dang month. Last month, Stefan finally got behind the wheel for the first time in over a decade and we filmed the whole thing! Episode 2 of "Stefan Takes An L" is now live and this week, another mailbag episode is on the way! Plus you get merch discounts, access to our Discord, and our entire back catalogue of bonus episodes! So head on over and help us out!Jacob Samuel is a comedian whose special "Horse Power" is available now on YouTube. You can also follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @byjacobsamuel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices