#10 Phone Tap of 2025: Fifty Shades of Scrooge
episodePreviously titled “Top 10 Phone Taps of 2025: #10 Fifty Shades of Scrooge” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What is the premise of the 'Fifty Shades of Scrooge' phone tap?
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The wait is over. It is time to start the countdown of the top ten phone taps of Christmas. Yay! Yay! It's so exciting, Jeff. Best prank calls that we've done all year long. And today we're starting it off with number 10 featuring Brooke Fox. Who calls a guy who just auditioned to be in a very, very popular play. He's been waiting to hear if he got cast in it. And, well, we're about to call and tell him yes. He's got the role. But there is kind of a modern twist to it. It's so soothing that this is Christmas. Leading off the Christmas phone tap. It's the perfect time to hear your number 10 phone tap of the year happening right now.
It's Brooke and Jeffrey's 10 phone taps of Christmas. Number 10. Hello?
Is this Aiden?
Yeah, this is him. Who's this?
Great. I'm Peter's assistant at the community theater.
Oh, hi.
How's it going? You auditioned for a pretty big play coming up. I sure did, yeah. Oh, and I sure have got good news for you because congratulations, you got the part. Oh, no way. All right. I love that. You're clapping for yourself. That's great. I just didn't think it was going to happen. There's a lot of competition. There's so many good people there trying out. Well, and I'll also have you know that our director, Peter, he thought you had an excellent read and is just so looking forward to working with you on this production of A Christmas Carol.
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