Park Bench Ontology

We welcome new Hamilton comic Joe Botelho to the podcast for the first time ~ First up, we talk Alex Johnston and the whole Auschwitz thing ~ Canadian elections ~ How Michael Jordan’s ex-wife deals with average ass guys ~ Bill Nye takes a stand on abortion 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧 Podcast: h...

🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧 Podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized 📷 Instagram: @countgavin 🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com 🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology 📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology Also, Check out the Substack: Dispatch From The Simulation Subscribe and leave a rev...

We talk Hamilton’s arts + cultural festival, Supercrawl ~ Hit to Kill: if you kill someone with your car in China it’s cheaper than injuring them ~ are teachers paid enough? Our highly qualified brains take an arm-chair approach at the subject ~ how much would you need to be paid to eat an asshole? 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Web...

We open by talking about Patrick’s live comedy taping, “Too Much Information”, September 11th and 12th ~ then Patrick talks about how he became a better comedian, and how Tom Green inspired his career ~ Hamilton’s own Nicole Arbour (@NicoleArbour) posts a video about fat people, and we all have a go at how we feel about it ~ Jordan tells us how he saved a human life…or ruined one ~ Meat causes can...

We talk Harper again #cdnpoli ~ Jason Rouse (@jasonrouse666) joins us during the podcast via FaceTime ~ Manolis and Gavin babysit a few kids and share their experiences, then Manolis “stars” on #Degrassi ~ Nick Durie (@ndurie) joins half-way through the podcast. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧 Podc...

A white person mans a black history booth at the CNE ~ people with kids are more depressed ~ we talk American and Canadian politics and our hatred for Harper #jostevote ~ Jared of Subway fame counts down to getting anal in prison for being a piece of sh*t ~ then we cover 80s & 90s sitcoms. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: htt...

Manolis starts the podcast telling us about an audience member who uses her fists to measure her boyfriend’s  dick…or something like that ~ pickup artist Roosh V comes to Toronto and everyone flips out ~ what’s the MCs role in a comedy show? Manolis and Gavin tell us what makes an ideal MC ~ then Manolis tells his dentist that he does mushrooms…for no reason, really. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existe...

Nick Durie (@ndurie) joins us again ~ we rigorously discuss Lenny Kravitz’s dick ~ then more about the Republican primaries and Trump being ballsy ~ we also talk about Jon Stewart’s last show. Also, remember to vote for Gavin in the SiriusXM Topic Comic contest every day: http://gavinstephens.ca/vote 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 W...

Unfortunately, we had some technical problems with this episode. We’ll get it sorted out for next time. We call Shane Ogden (@shaneogden1) during the podcast ~ we talk about Cecil the lion and work our way towards vegetarianism ~ ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper dies at 61 ~ then we stumble into the topic of suicide ~ we all talk about the last time we cried. Also, remember to vote for Gavin in the SiriusXM To...

The non-celebrity roast of Manolis was a huge success, so we chat about it for a bit ~ then we talk about Hulk Hogan’s racist tirade ~ Nick Durie visits Montreal and tells us about his experiences at Just For Laughs ~ Nick Durie (@ndurie) joins. Also, remember to vote for Gavin in the SiriusXM Topic Comic contest every day: http://gavinstephens.ca/vote 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy fo...

The Sex Pistols kill their anti-establishment street cred after they get a credit card made in their image ~ shortly after, we talk about super heros and the order of balance between good and evil ~ new information is revealed in a report about a 2005 court case where Bill Cosby then admitted to buying drugs for the purpose of sexually assaulting women ~ everything we know about addiction is wrong...

Is The Avengers a good movie? We don’t find a conclusion. Then in the blockbuster Jurassic World, the short form of pachycephalosaurus (or pakisaurus) is perceived racist, a blogger rants. Gay marriage becomes legal in all 50 states, and during the London gay pride parade, a CNN reporter misreports a dildo and butt plug flag as an ISIS flag. Nick Justin Durie joins. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existen...

A dude deep throats a dildo at Yuk Yuks and wins the deep throat contest, Manolis records it and puts it on Facebook and gets 1,000 views. Patrick tells us about his lesbian days and we try to grapple with #Charleston, but get cut short by a technical issue. We hope to spend more time on it next week. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐...

We all have headphones now, so expect higher quality episodes…maybe. Mayce tells us about his recent experience opening for Doug Stanhope at the Opera House in Toronto. We talk about the white lady (Rachel Dolezal) who’s been running the NAACP of Spokane, Washington for years, then Gavin Stephen’s tells us about Nick Durie’s experience getting twerk-assaulted in Hess Village. #SpacePorn 🎙 Park Ben...

We totally skip the introductions, making Gavin’s day. Manolis almost gets into a brawl after a dumb heckler runs his mouth, then tells us a story about how one of the guys from the movie Road Trip tried to pick up his girlfriend. Durie gives a heartfelt talk about his dad’s passing. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://ga...

We spend a long time arguing over the placement of hosts at the table. We slight those who don’t need, but use mobility scooters because they are lazy. Big comedy news this week – Toronto comedian Trixx comes under heat after a slew of comics claim to be tricked into doing foot fetish videos in exchange for auditions, xboxes and favours. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of th...

Last week we started talking about the story of “rough wrestling” but Gavin tries to hold back vital details of how rough wrestling came to be. Manolis meets the best lay of his life in London, Ontario, and spends 10 minutes talking about self-inflicted road rage stories. Jen Grant (@jengrantcomedy) speaks out against heckling that often turns into sexual assault and should/can a city ban guns? Ha...

Louie CK has been jerking off in front of women, Dane Cook gets banned from “his” club The Laugh Factory. After Gavin’s last show, the club turned into a karaoke bar, then Gavin and Jordan decided to do their own rendition of “Hey Ya”. Norm McDonald performs on Letterman. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens....

What a way to start off an episode! Jason Rouse (@jasonrouse666), Joe Basla and Nick Durie (@ndurie) join us as we discuss Manolis’ possible overdose during the episode, after taking a Oxycotin 20 he got from a cancer patient. That was the first 10 minutes. We also talk about how awesome the Hamilton comedy scene is. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow &a...

Megan Pettit (@meganshpettit) and Nick Durie (@ndurie) join us. We talk about the plane that turned back home after a passenger crop dusted the entire cabin. Megan takes our questions, and as you’d expect, they’re all misogynist and awful. Manolis tells us a story about how he made an audience member cry. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support:...

Mayce’s pet goose turns three. Manolis makes us all proud by fucking his Fleshlight (purchase here!) once again – which has been used at least five times. The guys discuss recent shows in Brantford and Kitchener. We also pay respect to International Women’s Day, but of course, Manolis’ stories didn’t really make it easy. Remember to join in on our #GirlsNightOut Stock Photography Challenge! 🎙 Park...

🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧 Podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized 📷 Instagram: @countgavin 🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com 🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology 📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology Also, Check out the Substack: Dispatch From The Simulation Subscribe and leave a rev...

🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧 Podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized 📷 Instagram: @countgavin 🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com 🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology 📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology Also, Check out the Substack: Dispatch From The Simulation Subscribe and leave a rev...

🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧 Podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized 📷 Instagram: @countgavin 🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com 🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology 📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology Also, Check out the Substack: Dispatch From The Simulation Subscribe and leave a rev...

The Hamilton comedy scene is taking off and everyone’s starting to notice – we talk about Hamilton Magazine’s (@hamiltonmag) front page feature. Is Amy Shumer a jerk? We decide. Then, we also take on the anti-vaccination crowd and the monetary system. Why not, right? 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world. 🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧...