We are joined by Emma Wong (No Prank Radio, Emmatown) for a huge discovery: the CEO of Cameo is ON Cameo. We get a glimpse into the world of this madman, and examining his cameos gives us a pretty big insight into how the website has managed to suck so much ass, from putting explicit adult videos on the mainpage to ripping off consumers to having tech holes that are easily exploitable and never managing to fix them. It's a sad, sad world out there and somehow this guy has carved out a niche.<...
2020-06-10 18:03:55 +0000 UTC
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It's the bonus episode you've all been waiting for, our first look at the horror of the cheap gig economy website Fiverr. Don't worry, we haven't retired from doing Cameo episodes, but we thought it was important to scour every sad corner of the internet for content, and this is no exception.
I don't think any of us were really prepared for what we were going to find on there, and this episode runs the gamut from dating advice to weird anime/hentai stuff to bad vocal impressions, includ...
2020-05-27 18:27:30 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone, it's Stefan. I'm in a dark place right now. This is the most difficult trial I've ever experienced. Hell, it might even qualify as a tribulation. God damn, I never thought it would happen, but I think I hate staying inside and playing video games all the time! I'm tired of Hearthstone! I've played too much NHL! I've sold enough turnips in Animal Crossing! It's sort of like the Simpsons bit where Homer is in hell and receives the ironic donut punishment, except this time the punis...
2020-05-27 03:55:24 +0000 UTC
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It's the first ever "Hell Block the Herd", as Stefan and John both manage to pick up blocks from Mother Jones editor Clara Jeffery after her insane tweet about The Joker. As the episode rolls on, we quickly learn that Bryan has also been blocked by her, completing the rare trifecta never before seen on the show.
Uniting John and Bryan in a room always leads to talk of nu-metal, and this episode is no exception as we do a deep dive on the bizarre Sirius XM performance by Puddle of Mudd's...
2020-05-21 18:25:24 +0000 UTC
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If you missed it live or if you want to relive the glory that was our first edition of Blocked Party TV, it's here for you now! We were joined by Will Weldon as John and Stefan tortured each other and the viewers with differing versions of awful videos: Stefan's were gross and disturbing, John's were banal and cringe-y. All were bad. Except Will's, he was a real mensch and mostly just chose very funny videos that everyone liked.
Strap in and join the fellas for a look at Joey's World To...
2020-05-15 21:16:54 +0000 UTC
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An episode that needs no introduction, the Blocked Boys welcome their third member onto the microphone for the first time in an extended format, as we sit down to answer all of your questions together. We dive into sports, hygiene, proposals, our childhoods, and Dan answers a bunch of your questions about Stefan and John!
2020-05-13 22:17:07 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone,
John here. I do hope you are keeping well and staying sane as we continue on our journey through this time of quarantine and self-isolation (unless your governor is a moron) together. In British Columbia we are opening the province back up on a very minimal basis next weekend (gatherings of 2-6 people, extended family, some openings of services) and a lot of citizens are (rightly) concerned about this, despite the fact that we have the lowest number of COVID cases among ...
2020-05-07 20:28:10 +0000 UTC
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The long wait is finally over for the 4 of you who were excited about this. Stefan and John sit down to play a game of Hearthstone, one of Stefan's favourite games he has been trying to get John to play for roughly 4 years. John finally acquiesces, and learns a lot about this weird online culture around collectible card games.
And if that wasn't good enough, the episode culminates with Stefan insisting John play him, just to "get one up on him", or whatever.
Also, YES John's sound...
2020-05-01 19:54:38 +0000 UTC
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A few weeks back, we went "live" on Zoom with our very good pal Jamie Loftus (Bechdel Cast) and watched a ton of awful celebrity Cameos. Now that we have the instructions for the Cameos thanks to our good friend Drastic Actions, John searched for the word "bitch" with fruitful results, and Stefan checked in on old friends Bam Margera, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and Brett Favre.
We also order some Cameos from our old pal Eva Long and Forrest Griffin, and the chat goes wild. It's a fun time a...
2020-04-22 18:43:43 +0000 UTC
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Hey friends,
John here. I know that we had a long and funny and clever name for the newsletters, but it was very annoying to copy/paste every time and the last time Stefan and I did the newsletters, we both called them #20—probably because we bury the number of the letter at the very end and it’s hard to find. So this is now “The Newsletter”, and this is #22 and I have a confession to make: I’m re-watching Entourage. I know, I know. I have a podcast about nu-metal, an...
2020-04-16 23:03:47 +0000 UTC
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What's old is new again, as the Blocked Boys welcome back their good pals from Your Kickstarter Sucks with a brand-new bonus theme song and Stefan taking the reins as the defacto "host" of the program. You can judge for yourself how well that goes, as John, Jesse, and Mike bully Stefan into shaving his goatee live on the show.
The episode was recorded on Easter Sunday, so we get into riffing on Quarantine Easter, Marshmallow Peeps, and Easter Egg Hunts while Stefan and John reminisce ab...
2020-04-15 19:58:32 +0000 UTC
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It was a special occasion this past Friday, as we did the first-ever BP "Live" Show on Zoom for 230 devoted listeners who spent their time with us. It got wild with our guest Chris James (Not Even a Show), talking about a six-pack of his blocks amidst himself and Stefan trying to get John to quit doing the show by annoying him profusely.
There's a guest appearance from fan fave Jamie Loftus in the form of a brilliant Cameo, and we finally reveal the Cameo we bought from Backpack Kid a f...
2020-03-31 22:00:16 +0000 UTC
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We were on the cusp of COVID-19 cancelling all activities, just two days past when we made the decision to cancel BP Live! (back when those were things you could still make decisions about) and when we were reasonably sure we could be in the same room without it being an issue.
Who knows when we'll be in the same room again? Enjoy this relic from a simpler time, when Stefan and I could sit across from each other and argue about all of the dumb questions you asked, like the best things w...
2020-03-26 23:36:04 +0000 UTC
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We're back with another all-Cameo edition of the podcast, a podcast that was meant to be recorded live in front of an audience, but that the virus cancelled. But we won't let that deter us, as we brought Christine over to BPHQ and got down to the business of awful celebrity shout-outs.
This month, there's a new twist, as Drastic Actions figured out a way to unlock the INSTRUCTIONS people leave for the celebrities and my goodness, if you thought this website was tragic before, wait...
2020-03-19 19:48:23 +0000 UTC
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After weeks of Funkos pouring into the PO box, the day you've all been waiting for has finally arrived. The culmination of the #FunkoPopChallenge is here, and it's three dumbasses opening dozens of mystery Funkos on a beautiful weekend afternoon. Will we get another Princess Diana Pop? How many Pickle Ricks will we open? How much will John hate Stefan's gift for him? Find out by watching as John, Stefan, and special guest Kevin Banner tear apart a bunch of hunks of plastic shit in the first (...
2020-03-01 17:34:10 +0000 UTC
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The first episode of Trivia Party was such a hit, we invited Meg Walls, our venerable QuizMaster, back for round 2! Jesse was so taken aback at how poor his Your Kickstarter Sucks partner Michael Hale was last time, that he decided he had to avenge YKS' good name on Trivia Party 2. Was he successful? Tune in to find out, as the Blocked Boys and the BronzeHammer go head-to-head answering questions about banned music, flags, Olympic events, and more!
2020-02-19 19:45:55 +0000 UTC
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Who knew a Cameo from Al Borland could cause our guest to lose his mind? Fan favorite Chris Locke (comedian) returns and he's barely had any experiences with Cameo before and folks...he does not like it. It's a classic episode as a gag from Stefan and John to Richard Karn provides an unexpected result and has Stefan laughing harder at Chris than he has at anything in the past.
We have our usual crew of fan favourites from Mike Ditka to Andy Dick, and we bring a new host of insane Cameos...
2020-02-12 21:38:45 +0000 UTC
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Sunee Dhaliwal (comedian) rejoins the podcast for a bizarre twist of fate, an episode that deals with Kobe Bryant planned a week in advance and then recorded just mere hours after the news dropped that he passed away. See, Kobe Bryant dropped 81 points on the Toronto Raptors while being guarded by Jalen Rose, and Jalen gets triggered any time someone tweets "81" at him. John did that, and picked up the block, and as we said, we had planned to record it a week earlier at 2 pm on Sunday, Januar...
2020-01-30 04:05:26 +0000 UTC
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Will Menaker (Chapo Trap House) joins us for the latest instalment of our all-Cameo bonus episode, Word Up! It's a special trip down the Cameo Lane this month as we look at personal shout-outs from celebrities to people for the first time with access to private Cameos. That's right, a listener of the show figured out that the coding for Cameo is written in such a way that as long as someone reviews their Cameo, you can find it. So uhh, we found a bunch of private Cameos and all your favourite...
2020-01-23 01:36:59 +0000 UTC
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It's another edition of the Blocked Party mailbag, where we answer questions from you, the donors, and folks, it's a doozy, as John's girlfriend Becca joins the show to answer questions about orgasms, John's penis, and other, more regular stuff like our childhoods, fights, and sandwiches.
2020-01-15 22:53:29 +0000 UTC
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We're back with another instalment of our mailbag, and this time, it's just the Blocked Boys themselves sitting down to answer your questions, with no guest to get in the way. In a weird pivot from the usual listener contributions, we answer a bunch of wholesome questions this month including a deep dive on board games, holiday treats, our favourite parts of recording the podcast, and the best way to dress a burger. Don't worry, we still found a bit of time to talk about j'ing off.
2019-12-19 18:23:41 +0000 UTC
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It's a new bonus format, as commissioned by $100 donor Jordan Scales, and the Blocked Boys (with Your Kickstarter Sucks' Mike Hale) put their dumbass brains to the test in a game of wits and skill. John calls on his old friend, Trivia Master Meg Walls (her wife was on Jeopardy! for god's sake) to put the boys through the ringer, and they manage through rounds of questions, yelling answers out, and audio clues. The results? They may surprise you.
2019-12-11 20:24:49 +0000 UTC
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It's another edition of our monthly roundup of celebrity Cameos, and we're joined by past guest and favourite, Ivan Decker! We let our press from The A.V. Club go to our heads, and made sure that if someone was gonna go viral from Cameo, we were gonna be a part of it. We learned a lot of lessons along the way, including that Mark McGrath is a really good dude.
Aside from that, we order a few other special Cameos, as we surprise Ivan with an engagement present in the form of an Eva Long ...
2019-12-04 19:04:59 +0000 UTC
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You saw John get high, now listen to the podcast that came from the madness, recorded right after the video episode. Joined by good friends Chris James (Not Even a Show) and Joshua Custodio (Your Bad Childhood), John works his way through his first time smoking weed, answering a bunch of questions about it whilst dunking on a block of his, TSN sportscaster Darren Dreger.
But it's not all John! We also go deep on small town Facebook, Don Cherry, video game midnight releases, OJ Simpson, ...
2019-11-22 20:08:34 +0000 UTC
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The video proof is here. John, along with Stefan and Dan and friends of the show Chris James and Joshua Custodio, smokes weed for the first time as a 34 year-old man. Enjoy the original smoking of the weed, the post-session pizza hangout, and John, still high two hours later, singing a song to end off the episode they recorded right after he smoked.
2019-11-21 17:46:16 +0000 UTC
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Hello! It’s Double Newsletter Day here at the Blocked Party Patreon. I haven’t coordinated with John with regards to what we’re writing about (this is Stefan, by the way), so hopefully there isn’t too much overlap... Although somehow I doubt he’ll be talking about Hoarse Whisperer.
In this edition, I'll be going over our weekend in Cascadia, the hell that is the comments section on Hoarse Whisperer's Patreon page, and the absolute shittiest posts of the past ten years. P...
2019-11-20 18:58:01 +0000 UTC
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It's the first instalment of Blocked Party Live! as the boys hit the road for a live show in a mystery location. The BBs talk about their history with Cameo and debut a new Cameo for the folks at the show, as we get Joey to give his opinion on Jeff Bezos. The boys also run through some Joey tweets and end off the show with a recap of athletes dunking on normies on Twitter.
2019-11-19 20:26:40 +0000 UTC
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Dan O'Sullivan (Welcome to Sullyville) returns to the podcast to help us answer some listener questions while he stands outside of a Starbucks. He proves to be extremely helpful in a game of Fuck/Marry/Kill where the participants are the Blocked Boys, and assists the guys in steering through questions about Canadian Airports, Peep This Out, boy bands, and the BP origin story.
Plus, John tells a story about his most mortifying moment that he's never told anyone before and it qualifies as...
2019-10-30 20:49:11 +0000 UTC
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It's another instalment of our all-Cameo bonus episode, Word Up!, where we purchase and play a bunch of videos from the hellscape that is Cameo, a website where you can pay celebrities to record personalized messages for you. This time around, we're joined by internet legends and the hosts of the new Adult Swim show Truthpoint, dril and Derek, to hear Kato Kaelin apologize for Joey's World Tour making some insensitive remarks last episode about male circumcision. He writes us a song....
2019-10-15 15:57:54 +0000 UTC
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We watch the movie that John Travolta said he absolutely had to participate in because of "Fred Durst's vision", and folks...it's not very good.
We're joined by the lovely boys from Street Fight Radio to dissect this "psychological thriller" that stars John Travolta as an autistic man named Moose and Devon Sawa as the horror movie star that he stalks. We cover everything from Travolta's confusing portrayal of someone with autism to the movie's extremely strange bit characters to the rus...
2019-10-09 17:31:59 +0000 UTC
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