Katie Burrell (comedian/actor) joins the show for the first time for a double dip of Block Tales, as she sets out to make a video for two ski brands and neither of them like it. Don't worry, it's 100% the brands' fault, and Katie gets into it here as she teaches us a lot about skiing on this one. We discuss Katie's history with stand-up comedy and skiing and how that led her into becoming the world's foremost "Leisure Athlete", awkward high school reading aloud experiences, the worst things we've eaten, and bombing down black diamonds. Plus, Katie describes trying to promote her debut feature film, Stefan plays us a clip from Reacher, and John runs into a heartwarming "Old Twitter"-style moment over on his timeline.

If you want some more heartwarming moments, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, Robin Hatch returns to the show for a mailbag episode, and of course, our D&D series with Jesse and db continues apace with our fourth episode in the coming weeks. We also have our brand-new $100 Club perks releasing very soon, we've got ad-free episodes, we've got merch discounts, and much, much more.

Katie Burrell's debut feature film, Weak Layers, is now playing in select theatres across the United States, and launches in Canada this Friday, January 12th. She wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the movie, so go see it! You can find where it's playing near you by heading to weaklayers.com/watch. You can also follow Katie for all of her hilarious ski content at @katieburrelltv on Instagram.

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