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
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Joe recently unearth a lost personal gem – a cassette recording of a stand up he did at a club at age 18! We can’t get the broadcast rights to air it but we break it down and … it’s pure gold! Also, go into some detail of the Joe's gift to himself ... and Jacques - his new well curated Plex server!
Biff gives his NHL playoff thoughts and few predictions as well as (this is really a story) Japan Crime Story.
Jacques talks (another) missed op at an open mic to actually be funny. His house (for now) puppy free and his world grinding to a halt as it’s all Resident Evil 4 all day, every day.
CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond ID
Closing Song: Building A Wall by Dan Cray and Beyond Id (Check out video Dan made for song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZnlObttN-I)
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Behind that exquisite 70’s Porn/80’s TV cop mustache resides the brain of Paul Borick, a comic working to get his 10,000 hours in, inside maybe 18 months. I’m being serious! Paul has a very fun podcast of his own (Karma and Comedy), host/MC’s his own open mic (with partner in crime, Nick Hahn) and between booked shows and open mics, is getting staged times every day that ends in a “Y”.
Paul’s stoic, calm delivery and unwavering commitment to his bits belies how long he’s been in the game of comedy.
The (deserved) admiration and respect from those in the New England comedy scene potential have Paul playing the role of the Pied Piper with a half dozen, maybe even six, other comics heading out to Denver with him sometime in the near future. (Note to self, call Ronak from Sideshow #73 8/9/21 and see if we can lock up the shows rights to this road trip and comics Big Brother house Paul’s trying to curate!)
Jacques cross paths with Paul a few months ago and will forever be thankful to how supportive Paul and Nick were to Jacques son at his 2nd mic (the one they run) at Winter Hill Brewery in Somerville MA
Paul MIGHT at one point, have a thanks to Joe for maybe writing one of Paul’s killer jokes down the road (pay attention around 45:30!)
From Clemson U, to couch surfing and designing carcuss boxes in between, Paul’s had a lot of real-life experiences to pull his comedy from and we are really excited to see what unfolds from him over the next couple years!
Follow Paul on IG @PaulBorick
Subscribe to Paul’s Podcast: Karma and Comedy
CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond ID
Closing Song: Tucker by Dan Cray and Beyond Id (yes, a new Dan/Id song for your ear holes!)
Thanks also to Paul for the THREE clips he’s letting us use on this episode!
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
How the mighty have fallen. Biff, Joe and Jacques chat 60-Minutes flushing 54 years of credibility down the toilet and join ranks of Fox Boobs with their airing of MTG interview … so YES, CP now is more credible than 60 Minutes (sad) fact.
So, Donny Eight-Scoops WAS indicted … what happens next?
Joe sets up his Plex server bring Joe of mid 70s commercial free episodes to the world … but mostly himself and Jacques! And the world IS a better place for it.
2x in last couple months … folks in the great Lowell area have added to Jacques Skelton Party yard display … cool and creepy!? A little.
NOTED: AGAINST Biff and Joe’s wishes and much better judgement … JACQUES decided to air this week’s Self-Indulgent Theater … a rant from a drunk, bitter crazy woman, who crashed an open mic he was at last week and heckled everyone and then demanded to take mic … enjoy … I know Dane Cook will.
Res Evil 4 re-make launched which has NOTHING to do with the episode not being edited in time … just totally co-wink-key-dink! On an unrelated note … Res Evil 4 remake is AWESOME.
Hockey Night In Canada … take a skate around … great job on diversify promotion Harnarayan Singh to English broadcasting gig! This is big and truly great!
CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond ID
Closing Song: Tucker by Dan Cray and Beyond Id (yes, a new Dan/Id song for your ear holes!)
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Comedian Jennifer Howell (aka JenniMillions on IG) joins Joe and Jacques to chat being a Yogi and Stand Up and how they’re exactly the same and totally different. Jenni talks how her roadie/production guru background helped develop the thick skin needed to deal with the shark infested open mic world of comedy! See Jenni when you can live doing comedy and maybe check out a yoga class … and it’s super ok to fart at both!
Jennifer on Instagram is: @JenniMillions
CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond ID
Closing Song: Tucker by Dan Cray and Beyond Id (yes, a new Dan/Id song for your ear holes!)
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
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The BEST comes last … if you do ONE thing … fast forward to the song we go out on my RonD (NC based band helmed by Jacques buddy Rod Murphy) You’re Welcome. St. Patty’s Day IS dumb … it is. People in Ireland think it’s dumb that it’s a thing here … and what is that thing? Let’s say we’re Irish today and drink till we puke green. So … Joe and Jacques chat that. Sadly Biff is BURIED in a work thing … sad for us cause it’s 10x a better show with Biff and sad for YOU cause Biff aka The Guard Rails isn’t here to keep ADHD boy Jacques’ rants somewhat on track and under 40 minutes each. Jacques gives house-o-puppies updates, talks IG over Twitter and latest in his quest to be best stand up in America who started THIS late in life. Joe chats his foray into the wonderful world of setting up a Plex servers and shares the first wave of uploads … pure gold. Joe also talks the fun of moving a 150 lbs tv up 3 flights of twisty 100 year old steps and having some anxiety about killing Jacques in the process .. to play Duck Hunt in the NEW-Seum on a CTR … WORTH IT. CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Closing Song: Stupid Ass Boston Face Guy by RonD (Rod Murphy NC based band. Ex Beyond Id member and half of My Bro Zeb with John Hunt.) |
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
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Gene and Buck are two very funny guys who are also a couple of the nicest guys Jacques has meet working the opening mic scene in Manchester NH the last few months. These identical twins have really taken the long route to where they are (easier to name the states they haven’t lived in then the states they have!) Who are they running from?! They have a plan and they have each other supporting and pushing and busting on each other. They also have the best laughs and are the best audience at these mics too! I’m not a betting guy but the odds makers having them taking some big steps forward in this very tough business over the next couple years! Follow Buck and Gene on Instagram @Bukuru Ndemukarate CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Closing Song: Other Break by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
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Jacques family adopts a dog they were fostering, Biff family then adopts a rescue dog from LA shelter, so Jacques’ family then fosters a dog that had 8 puppies on Valentine’s day. So, Jacques wins … WAIT, WHAT?!?!?!? Jacques and his 15-year-old get stuck driving in a blizzard on way to NYC … and on way home his son got stuck in a blizzard of stand-up comedy, getting up on stage at a real life comedy club ABSOLUTLY COLD and loving it! Then got up just a couple days later at other show. Joe is settling into the new digs and working on the NEW-Seum (Loseum 2.0) Is the highlight of this episode a “Self-Indulgent Theater” from 3/9/20 Ep. 132 - Joe doing The Beverly HillBillies” Theme as sung by John Oliver? Yes. Yes it is! We chat FAKE Ed Sheeran conning churches out of $35 dollars and free sandwich, Japanese former boyband stars trouble with law (and magnificent hair) and is paying for upgrades for in-game weapons cheating cause you used money from a reel job to do so vs. “Grinding” for 100 hours playing? Biff is on Bruins bandwagon … well at least agrees they are a force of nature right now! CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Closing Song: Tear Stain Eyes by Dan Cray and Beyond Id (NOTE: recorded on a boom box about 3 months after Dan and Jacques when they were 19 year old BABY FACED BABIES (and ugh … PJ Nicholes … who was also baby faced) meet and decided to be a band … we’ll Dan and Jacques did (having never played before… that’s a sideshow that is coming but how PJ got in mix … still not sure )
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Comic Praise EJ talks about moving north from Tampa to Lawrence Mass and DAMN it’s cold here!
Praise likes to make folks think AND feel a bit uncomfortable as he makes them laugh. It’s something Jacques gotten to see in person a couple dozen times.
Praise has also hosted mics and talks about what a different comedy muscle group that is all together.
A really fun chat with a really funny guy who is just that one lucky break away from being someone we can say … we knew him when!
GO SEE LIVE COMEDY … AND MAKE SURE IT’S A SHOW WITH PRAISE ON THE LINE UP!
Find Praise on IG: @IamPraiseWorthy
CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Closing Song: Clowns by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
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Biff, Joe and Jacques only covered half the stuff on the run down but yet went over an hour … well, Jacques did!
Jacques has a big stand up show THIS Thursday (Feb. 23, 23) at Luna Theater Lowell MA … Jacques’ also going to UMass-Lowell this week … to be part of focus group for 3 hours for National Grid … I don’t wanna say how much I’m making … let’s just say it’s a lot (Navin R. Johnson)
Jacques also talked taking his son on a fieldtrip to a Pro Sports Game-Ops Symposium/Job Fair at Worcester State Univ. hosted by Woo Bravehearts and Jacques pal Donny (Donny, the ONLY ex Mass Pirates co-worker NOT yet to come on podcast!) Jacques talked about tearing up seeing Donny speak and flexing in front of his kid.
Joe … gave us not one but TWO Self Indulgent Theaters (if you count the hysterical rant to end the show … and WE do!)
Biff chats the paper a Japanese National Yale professor put out advocating for old folks in Japan to kill themselves to help the economy. Spoiler Alert: Biff DOES NOT agree!!!
Superbowl commercials, Star Wars Night at UMass Lowell hockey game, I-Spy with my little eye … from camera inside Spy Balloon and Parenting Tips. Oh Boy. CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Closing Song: Gomer (full song) by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
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NOTHING says love like the gift of laughter … so as a Valentine Present to our listener … no “s” … Biff and Jacques talk to funny guy, stand-up comic Mike DuPont.
Jacques met Mike a few months back on the harsh open mic circuit. Mike’s comedy and personality stood out. He’s genuinely someone Jacques is always happy to see perform at the same hole in wall bar on a school night!
Mike had a colorful path to comedy that shapes his humor in all the best ways. Mike gave us a couple of Jacques favorite bits of his to start and end the episode!
Mike is quickly making a name for himself in the very competitive, densely (over) populated New England comedy scene. Jacques thinks we could see a half hour – 45 minute special from Mike sometime in 2023!
Follow Mike at IG @mikeduponthahaloljk CPP on Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Closing Song: Laid by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
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