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 May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
Jacques and Joe talk about the Snyder Cut of “Batman v. Superman” coming to HBO Max, “We Don’t Knock,” the local Boston TV show from the 1980s hosted by Dana Hersey, Lori Laughlin pleading guilty, more COVID-19 stories, the NBA and NHL possibly finishing out their seasons, how the PlayStation Network is the bane of Jacques’ existence, more on the legendary Fred Willard, and another year of the podcast in the books!
PLUS: TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE!
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Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
Jacques and Joe celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back”. Jacques remembers seeing the movie 27 times in theaters in 1980, while Joe first saw it in 1997—well past the acceptable timeframe for someone his age. Luckily, this movie is timeless. Have you heard every podcast available about this one Star Wars movie alone? No… there is another…
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Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Jacques and Joe remember two great comedic losses this week with the passing of Jerry Stiller and Fred Willard, go down the internet rabbit hole of old-school Sesame Street, Martin Short breaking down his iconic characters, the Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour from 1977 featuring Honey and Sis, Jacques canceling the DCU app, another Trump firing, and Space Force!
PLUS: Sport, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE!
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Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Jacques and Joe honor the 60th anniversary of “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart”, the comedy album that broke new ground in stand-up, launched Bob Newhart’s legendary career, saved Warner Bros. Records in 1960, and influenced generations of comedians to follow.
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Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Jacques and Joe remember Little Richard, Roy Horn from Siegfried and Roy, discuss comedy writing, the Joel McHale/Ken Jeong podcast, life under lockdown, becoming desensitized to constant coronavirus news, the return of NASCAR and South Korean baseball, and Joe sings “Tutti Frutti” as John Oliver in Self-Indulgent Theater!
PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE!
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Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Jacques regales Joe with his memories of the 1970 Stanley Cup-winning overtime goal by Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins, as well other highlights (and lowlights) that had a profound effect on the psyche of every Boston sports fan in the last 50 years.
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Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Jacques and Joe discuss UFOs, Zoom parties, the future of movie theaters, The Beastie Boys, the L.A. Lakers’ “small business” coronavirus loan, the mayor of Las Vegas, the difference between black and white protesters, and in honor of Star Wars Day, Joe performs a scene as Jimmy Stewart as Obi-Wan and Paul Lynde as Anakin Skywalker in Self-Indulgent Theater!
PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE!
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Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Jacques (and occasionally Joe) go on and on about Ahsoka from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, Spike Jonez’s Beastie Boys documentary, the Watchmen, a Zach Snyder cut of “Batman v. Superman”, creative Zoom classroom videos, Trump theorizing about using disinfectants to fight coronavirus, “Karen” considered a slur, Brady and Gronk together again, and “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”!
PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE!
Closing Song: “All Pissed Off” by Dan Cray – https://dancray.net
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Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Jacques and Joe review the 1999 sci-fi comedy classic movie “Galaxy Quest”, as well as the recent documentary “Never Surrender” about the making of and fandom that grew from the beloved film. By Grabthar’s hammer…what a podcast!
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Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Jacques and Joe deliver more of the same cutting-edge commentary on current events that you’ve come to expect from Carnival Personnel! Coronavirus, quarantine, Trump, movies, TV, video games, yada yada yada! Will it ever stop? Yo, I don’t know!
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