Jacques & Joe (in Boston) have been doing comedy stuff since 94. Jacques & Biff (LA by way of Toronto/Tokyo) been on hockey team since 96. Yap pop culture and have cool guest - comedians, respected authors, renown scientist & scholars, prominent music folks, tv/film makers and just cool friends.
Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
11 plus years as a District Attorney … turned headlining comedian … author … musician … actor …. painter … to say Paul D’Angelo is a well-rounded Renaissance Man, is a vast understatement.
First things first … Yes, Paul has Dick Doherty stories (sadly, no Dick Bucks) but he has stories about the drive-in theater his family owned in Medford, moving to LA in mid 90s, his recent art show, the books he’s written (which along with comedy specials & CDs, are all available on his site): PDangelo.com (Paul has some great content on his YouTube channel)
Also … chatted the cross over between being in front of a jury and a chatty audience member at a comedy show.
Super smart, super funny and a great guest.
@PDangelo on YT and IG Follow
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Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (on “The Stovin’ Years on Spotify)
Closing Song: The Demise Of Your Favorite Bar by Bantom Woods (out on all platforms now)
Thanks To Paul for letting us use his Stand Up Clips Too
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Like hearing a mediocre comic talk about his last week of mediocre sets at shows around New England … then this podcast is for you.
Jacques tells Joe that YET AGAIN, the highlight to his last couple weeks in stand-up was seeing a Masters Class in Comedy play out in front of him as hero to all comics, Steve Bjork gave a tiny crowd the best show they will ever see. Truly, every show with Steve is a How To class in some aspect of stand-up.
Chat friend of Pod, Mr. Steve Cole Jr., a life long Lexington Minuteman reenactor being promoted to this year being THE famed Capt. John Parker from the Battle Of Lexington and Concord … and Steve’s take-over of the local news station in hilarious fashion.
Jacques chats Luigi Mangione and his unfinished work in the medical industry,
Wanna know what region encoding is on physical media … too bad … we tell you anyways
Little TV talk … Andor, Micky 17 and Titus (2000-2002 TV show), Fix WAS in for KC with Refs … maybe. Parenting tips and so much less.
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Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (on “The Stovin’ Years on Spotify)
Closing Song: Lotteries & Lightning Strikes by Bantom Woods (out on all platforms now)
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
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Did Joe and Jacques (and Mr. Wayne Russell from Open Mic Pain Podcast) go see Emo Philips last Friday in Portsmouth, NH? Yes. Did Joe and Jacques (and Wayne) hang out with Emo after having been introduced to him as a fellow comic and him treat us all like fellow comics? … YES. Was it the greatest nights of our lives, including over that of the birth of our sons? … No Comment. Did Emo more than live up to the hype? Yes. Is he one of the kindest sweetest people we’ve ever met? Yes.
If that wasn’t enough for one episode (and maybe it should have been) – we chat HANDS OFF Rallies across the country this past weekend (and Jacques and Management were part of the march in rainy, cold Boston) – amazing day.
Chat new music from Austin Texas band, Bantom Woods and new music soon from Dan Cray and Beyond Id (Jacques is Beyond Id)
Oh … GOP has gone full Nazi as Rep Keith Self now using Joseph Geobbles words to justify their platform.
Chat upcoming movie "Luckiest Man In America" based on the '80s game show "Press Your Luck" (scandal?) as well as the TV show Norm .. the late great Norm Macdonald’s 2.5 season show in '90s. And Jacques’ LOVING the new Daredevil series.
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Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (on “The Stovin’ Years on Spotify)
Closing Song: Lotteries & Lightning Strikes by Bantom Woods (out on all platforms now)
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Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Always nice when it’s all three – Joe and Biff competing to see which one comes close to getting more than three words in over Jacques self-indulgent ramblings. Jacques chats the super fun memorial service for his aunt this past weekend, complete with an Elvis impersonator. Jacques also chat some recent good stand up shows AND meeting a real hero of his, the amazing Sen. Warren in Lowell. Chat POS Sargent Bone Spurs gutting Dept. Of Education and taking all the Black war hero of DoD website … truly white washing history.
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Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (on “The Stovin’ Years on Spotify)
Closing Song:90s Song by Dan Cray (DanCray.net – Spotify)
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Sid Singh is a Indian American Human Rights Lawyer … he’s also an amazing comedian living and touring Europe full time.
Sid zoomed in from Sweden to chat with Jacques about his new special, “Illegally Funny” on YouTube.
A friend of Jacques sent him an IG reel from Sid’s special that went viral and lucky for CPP, Sid didn’t block us when we asked if he’d do our humble little pod.
Sid’s comedy is smart, political, thought provoking and brutally honest.
Sid also … was on a legal team that beat Grifter & Chief Frump at The Supreme Court.
Yes, he is that good at both.
Great lengths will be gone thru so see Sid in NY or CA his next trip back to States.
Give him a follow: SidSinghIsFunny on IG and YT
Opening: Gomer By Beyond Id (The Stovin Years on Spotify)
Closing Song: Tucker by Dan Cray (The Trump Era on Spotify)
Thanks to Sid for letting up use clips from his special on this pod.
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Joe and Jacques chat how NOW, legally … Jacques, is Jacques.
Chat the passing off a couple of Jacques aunts and the dread of family functions that follow.
Another week in comedy another opening for a New England legion and another show at Nick’s coming up … but the big news is Jacques ISN’T opening for Emo Philips but will go see him with Joe in a couple weeks.
We chat the horrific state of the oligarchy and the Dems (again) doing their famed circular firing squad.
Also, chat Brad Marchant trade and the owner of Dallas Mavs being a … not goot person.
TV chat, little video game chat and parenting tips.
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Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (on “The Stovin’ Years on Spotify)
Closing Song: Donut Song by Beyond Id (Written by Rod Murphy and sung by ??? Jacques??? – on “The Stovin’ Years on Spotify)
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
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Joe and Jacques we’re so blown away the first time they saw Tim Champa. It was at Nick’s Comedy Stop June 2023 (with their friend All Star Tommy from LA with his wife and daughter) – we talk getting Jacques 12 year old into Nick’s that night and seeing Tim dig out of a massive hole dug by the two … less than stellar comics before him.
Tim’s approach to comedy – the writing … the re-writing … the re-re-re-writing- the finding ways to be great in every room – have him well on his way to being the new regular headlining comic in the New England region but those who know his work, won’t be surprised to see him as a national headliner soon.
Smart, relatable comedy with just the right amount of sharp turns and “what, did he just say what I think he said” moments that really makes his comedy stand out.
Tim is @Overweightchamp on IG, BlueSky and TikTok Give him a follow and check TimChampa.com for upcoming dates.
Thanks to Tim for letting us post his clip at beginning and ending of show.
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Opening: Gomer By Beyond Id (The Stovin Years on Spotify)
Closing Song: Sober by Beyond Id (The Stovin Years on Spotify)
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Joe and Jacques play a little catch up and try not to let podcast slip into a total – we are living in Berlin in 1936, we have a dictator and the worst of the worst people are on their knees pledging to be as horrible as the can be to curry favor with the Grifter and Chief.
So we chat the awesome guest we just had and the amazing ones coming up.
Chat Jacques’ way busier than it should be comedy calendar is.
Also, talk the passing of two of Jacques beloved aunts in last 6 days … not sad passing but rough week.
Hey Canada, we get booing our anthem but we were bummed and more bummed Boston couldn’t have been the bigger city … yes, chat 4 Nations NHL hockey tourney and SB … amazing halftime.
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Opening: Joe singing couple verses of The Sugar Hill Gang “Rappers Delight”
Closing Song: Make Believe by Dan Cray (Off Best Ever album on Spotify and at DanCray.Net)
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
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About six months back Jacques saw this 15-year-old doing Dave Rattigan’s Winner Circle Mic. One of the best weekly mics in New England, stacked with headliners working out new stuff as well … as a 15-year-old comic?
That kid is Ethan Printz and his unpaid Uber driver to the show, his Dad, Robbie. Robbie for 30 plus years, one of the best headliners (and most liked by the comedy community) to come out of the famed late 80s/early90s Boston scene.
This was a super fun chat with a couple super fun comics.
Lots of kids go into the family business – Ethan is just starting early into the family business. Why not. He’s good at it and a bad night of telling jokes with your day and your friends (fellow comics) beats the best day of grinding away in a cubicle doing TPS reports.
Almost every weekend you can see Robbie and Ethan at the most beloved comedy spots in New England … get to a show of theirs asap.
Follow them on the socials:
Robbie_Printz on IG EthanPrintzComic on IG
Give Carnivalpersonnelpodcast at follow in IG, Carnival Personnel on YT and JacquesFunny on Tiktok while you’re at it.
Opening: Welcome Back Kotter parody by @Model_CHP3Y (on Youtube)
Closing Song: Rinse & Spit by Beyond Id (on Spotify – album: The Stovin’ Years)
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Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Jacques, Biff and Joe are together for the first time in 2025 to try to make sense of what's been going on in America the past couple of weeks. SPOILER: it's fascism.
PLUS: The Montreal Canadiens are--get this--classy, Joe beats an Xbox game, Jacques is on a whirlwind 3-city comedy tour, and Biff checks out house prices in Japan (see above).
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Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id
Closing Song: Japan National Anthem