Phone a Friend with Jessi Cruickshank
99 episodes Last Updated: Dec 12, 24
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!
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Episodes
Dec 12, 2024
A Swiftmas Miracle w/ Santa
After MONTHS of desperately (pathetically) trying to get Eras Tour Tickets… 2 days before the FINAL SHOWS, Jessi GOT THEM. She’s telling you HOW she scored tickets, WHO she took to the show and why she and her friends now have BAD BLOOD. So was the concert LIFE-CHANGING? Jessi’s answer will shock you (no death threats pls!)Speaking of death, does murder make you horny? Jessi unpacks the internet’s lust for Luigi Mangione, the “Hot Assassin”. Plus, the internet also discovered Vanna White’s hot son and he didn’t commit any heinous crimes! Then, what were the biggest Google Searches of 2024? The answers are shocking (and will make you google MORE things). All that AND Jessi calls Santa in the North Pole to find out which stars are on his naughty list, if he’s on Ozempic and what Mariah Carey was like IRL. All I Want For Christmas is this FINAL EPISODE OF 2024… talk next YEAR Phonies!Don’t let Jessi get lonely this holiday season, ask her anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 05, 2024
Holding Space for Good Charlotte w/ Joel Madden
Good Charlotte? More like GOOD EPISODE! Jessi is holding space… for Joel Madden in an intimate, personal conversation. What was it like being an icon of the 2000’s? How did it feel to be paparazzi fodder? Is he close with his twin? Does he get along with his sister in-law Cameron Diaz? And no offense, but how did he score Nicole Richie? Joel Madden tells ALL and dares to play a game of ‘Never Have I Ever’. Speaking of the 2000’s… The OG Laguna Beach cast had their 20 year high school reunion and you’ll never guess what they’re up to now. Heidi Montag has released XXX-Mas music that puts the ‘Ho’ in Ho Ho Ho. The Vanderpump Rules cast was fired and Jessi is feeling SUR-ly about it. Plus is it ok to Facetune your toddler? All that and MTV Canada is officially going off the air. Jessi remembers the channel that made her who she is!Ask Jessi Anything (or suggest Holiday Pop Bops that we might have missed…) HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 28, 2024
Make the Yuletide Gay w/ Clay Aiken
Deck the Halls with Clay Aiken’s Balls on this VERY FESTIVE episode! We are kicking off the holiday season with one of Jessi’s ALL-TIME DREAM GUESTS… Clay Aiken! And he does NOT DISAPPOINT. Not only does Jessi celebrate his new holiday album “Christmas Bells Are Ringing” she gets him to TELL ALL… about American Idol, his time on The Apprentice, his real take on Donald Trump, JLo, Simon Cowell and all those horny ‘Claymates’. Plus! Gwyneth Paltrow has blessed us all with her Goop Holiday Gift Guide and none of us can afford it! Then the ‘Anti-Wish List’ that is breaking the internet. All that, and we give YOU ‘The Phone A Friend Definitive List of the Top 10 Holiday Pop Bops of ALL TIME’ for FREE! All I Want For Christmas Is YOU… to leave me a message! Ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Lindsay Lohan is on Phone A Friend! Jessi asks about her Lohanaissance, her ex-boyfriends, unflattering paparazzi photos and her new rom-com ‘Our Little Secret’. And as if that wasn’t enough, Jessi is ALSO phoning Lacey Chabert, Chad Michael Murray, Dustin Milligan and Kristin Chenoweth to talk about their new Netflix movies and also Chad’s abs. PLUS! Ariana Grande and Cyntha Erivo can’t stop crying about the Wicked movie, but is it too much? Mark Zuckerberg might be Jessi’s dream man after all, Armie Hammer got a Vasectomy from his mom and 60 Jeremy Allen White Look-A-Likes gathered in Chicago. YES. CHEF. Then, Jessi explains the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight and reveals that she has seasonal Tay-Pression after missing out on The Eras Tour in Toronto. Got tickets to The Eras Tour in Vancouver? Or just want to ask Jessi Anything? Leave her a message, anytime, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2024
How The Jingle Is Made w/ Jay Malinowski (ft. The Sexiest Man, The Grammy Noms & The P*ssy Posse)
It’s People Magazine’s Sexiest Episode Alive! Is John Krasinski HOT or is he MID? Prince William has a beard and Jessi approves. The P*ssy Posse reunites at Leonardo Dicaprio’s 50th birthday party and Kristin Cavallari only wants to date a man with a Vasectomy… Jessi calls on her husband Evan to DISCUSS.Then, Jessi weighs in on the Grammy Nominations and phones her real-life friend Jay Malinowski from Bedouin Soundclash. He has Juno Awards, platinum albums and chart-topping hits but is he more proud of writing the theme song and jingles for Phone A Friend? We’ll find out. As always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We’re talking POLITICS, GIRL! The morning after the presidential election, Jessi gives her unfiltered thoughts, then she phones award-winning journalist Rachel Gilmore to weigh in on how Trump won and what this means for the future. After that… we’re giving you a much needed BRAIN BREAK by talking NOT POLITICS, GIRL!Martha Stewart hates her own movie (but Jessi and Jason LOVE IT), the internet has TURNED on Spongebob and Ariana, PLUS People Magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive have been revealed … sort of. This episode is smart AND sexy... just like YOU. As always, ask Jessi Anything, or just call her to say Hi! HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2024
The Call Is Coming From Inside The House (ft. Rihanna, Beyonce, Giselle, Timothee, Zoe, Channing & HANSON)
It’s our Halloween Phone-Tacular and we’re celebrating the witch and the famous… P.Diddy! The Menendez Brothers! Sexy Elmo! We debate the most contraversial costumes of the year. Plus, 2500 people in New York look more like Timotee Chalamet than Timotee Chalamet. Giselle is pregnant and Tom Brady is emo. Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz’ split has Jessi wondering, if the hottest couple on earth can’t make it, is there any hope for the rest of us? And Shawn Mendez is finally speaking his truth. Then, Rihanna is officially a soccer mom and Beyonce, Eminem and The Insane Clown Posse come together for an important cause. You read that right. All that plus Jessi breaks down her family costume, in an MMM BOP. Happy Halloween! Jessi is absolutely BEGGING YOU to leave her a message HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week had highs, lows and undercuts… Jessi falls in love with Andrew Garfield, LIVE ON THIS PODCAST, but he will NEVER be her Devon Sawa. Ariana Grande is throwing shade at Elvira just in time for spooky season! North West gave her mom a crappy birthday gift, pun intended, and Jessi discovers the artistry of Skibidi Toilet. Plus, we grapple with the passing of Liam Payne and the impact he had on a generation.As always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The (Boba) Tea is HOT this week! Simu Liu has ignited the world’s first Dragon’s Den scandal and Jessi is taking sides. Are Salma Hayak and Nicole Kidman in an “ICY FEUD”? We do JOURNALISM to find out. Plus! Ariana Grande is trying to save SNL and Celine Dion is trying to save the NFL. All that, and the reason Jessica Chastain was just canceled over $15. Pour yourself a flight of wine (or don't) and ENJOY! Leave your voicemails for Jessi about anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jessi is in Toronto where she has been LUSTING AFTER ADAM BRODY on “Nobody Wants This” I mean… working. She gets into the Seth Cohen-essence and the controversy surrounding the hit Netflix series. Then, football fans have turned on Travis Kelce- why? how? Jessi has got the play-by-play.Plus - Justin Bieber, Usher, Ashton Kutcher, Sarah Jessica Parker- Jessi is breaking down all the celebrity conspiracy theories surrounding P.Diddy. And an 84 year old celebrity dad is on the market… any takers? Best believe you’ll BEJEWELED if you listen to this episode! As always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.