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 Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
This episode is mostly Jacques babbling his (atheist) crisis of comedy faith of how to go back to doing “ambush show” open mics after getting to do booked showcases in some of Los Angeles best clubs (thanks you Sally Mullins) Note: shout out for proper term to Greg Boggis to describe mics at venue where folks DO NOT know a comedy show is about to happen. Example: few girlfriends who haven’t seen each other in 4 months get together at a restaurant they’ve been to 10x and never had a show going on … now half way through dinner BAMB group of (mostly 20something white guys) get up telling graphic dick jokes and get pissed at these women who just wanted to chat with their friends while having a meal.
The Bull Durham bus scene about going to “The Show” … I wish I never went scene … hits home.
Jacques also acknowledges that he is well aware how lucky he is that so many great friends put on pants and braved LA traffic on school nights to come see him. Also, Jacques talks getting to put faces to names in person with (former guest on CPP and personal hero of his) Dante The Comic.
TINY bit current event talk and talk about for first time since Biff joined as host … the three of them getting together this week as Biff is in Boston for work!
CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast
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: Make Believe by Dan Cray (DanCray.Net)
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Joe and Jacques (Biff is on IR) chat the passing of a childhood hero, actor Paul Reubens… Pee Wee Herman (a special CP Sideshow is forthcoming.) Rough couple weeks since the last recording as we also morn the loss of our friend (former guest) Woody’s dad who was a true 1000% WW2 hero! And also, Sinead O’Connor, who was shunned and essentially ruined her career for calling out the Catholic Church on SNL in 1992. All 3 of these people, true heroes who made the world a better place.
Jacques is home in LA and chats seeing friend Ronak and Bill Fay, All Star Tommy, Taylor, Al and rest of FNH crew and chats about his first gig back (at Tao Comedy), Saturday night (aa booked show … thank you Sally Mullins!) Jacques has a few more booked shows courtesy of Sally and other LA pals. Joe’s pretty sure (with his connected friends, job ops, stand up ops and weather better for his old broken body) Jacques isn’t coming back but Jacques assures him, his wife and other son … and comic books are back there … so most likely he’ll be back.
Talk parenting tips and parenting failings … Jacques, while proud of his 15-year-old lifeguarding sons summer of maturity … is riddled with shame for not having taught him how to haggle with a used record shop owner in Manhattan.
Bunch of Euro Futbal talk and blowing throw future college funds to see games and both Joo and Jacques sing the biblical praises of Max’ The Righteous Gemstones!
CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast
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: All Pissed Off by Dan Cray (DanCray.Net)
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Comedian (Producer, Comedy Teacher, Actor, Cool Dad) Mike Koutrobis talks with Jacques about a ton of stuff, including how becoming a dad a little late in the dance for the first time JUST before Covid threw the world a curveball has shaped his comedy.
Mike is the ONLY comic we've had on who is willing to honestly answer the biggest question facing Boston (New England based) comedians: Knights of Columbus or VFW shows!
Also, turns out Mike's closest friends, call him Steve. Wait. What's that? They don't. Huh ...
Over the last year, we've had so many well-known New England based headlining comics, all of who point to Mike as one of their favorite comics AND ALSO one of (if not, THE) show producer they most like to work with! Jacques also has becoming pals with a dozen plus comics, climbing the ladder, who started off as pupils at Mike's comedy classes and workshops. Jacques will soon be an (official) pupil of Mike's as Mike will soon be running AT THE REQUEST of club owners, a "here's how not to suck as a host" work shop. I'm sure Mike will call it something more professional but that what it will be.
Follow Mike at:
MikeKComedy.com
MikeKComic on Instagram
Mike.Koutrobis on Facebook
CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: WKRP parody by @Model_CHP3Y (Twitter and Youtube)
Closing Song: Recess by Beyond Id
Thanks to Mike for use of his stand-up clip to start of this episode!
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
If you’re a regular listener to this podcast (or follow Jacques on socials) and don’t follow Dante The Comic … well … you go right that wrong, NOW!
A personal hero of ours, Dante the Comic (Rusciolelli) zooms in (from the very cool Hollywood Forever Cemetery) to chat with Joe and Jacques about… SO MUCH.
Danta is a headlining (national and internationally) touring comic for 36 years. We chat with him about balancing his career as a comedian, as a manager-promoter and co-owner of Golden Artist Entertainment (which he owns and runs with his comedian/writer wife Rebekah Kochan) … as a producers/writer of profitable horror movies and arguably the most important hat he wears (aside from “dad” and “husband”) he relentless social justice work. Dante is constantly patrolling the Hollywood (LA) streets documenting the never-ending brutality of the LAPD.
We also chat the amazing 250+ and on-going, “Dante’s Comedy Tips” he post that is basically a FREE masters class Dante puts out for ALL LEVELS of comics from the open mic-ers to the house hold names with multiple specials on Netflix. How the business works, how to find, build, grow your material, contacts and brand.
A great comic and an amazing human being. Truly this is a time capsule episode.
Follow Dante And Rebekah Kochan:
IG, Twitter, Faceboook @DanteTheComic
Tiktok: Dante The Comic 2 (can’t forget the 2)
Rebekah is @RebekahKochan on all socials
Also
www.goldenartistsentertainment.com
CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: WKRP parody by @Model_CHP3Y (Twitter and Youtube)
Closing Song: Building The Wall by Dan Cray and Beyond ID
Thank you to Dante for permission to posting his “Dante’s Comedy Tips”
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Jacques and Joe chat the prep work they’ve put in for the Roast Battle Jacques has reluctantly agreed to be part of in Lowell … yesterday (but we recorded this episode before hand … ssssooo…)
Jacques also hosted his first open mic this week. Went great … went awful.
Jacques son is loving his first job (he’s a Life Guard) in rough neighborhood of their city and is learning first hand … WOW … people can suck.
We stand with the WGA … and seems so will SAG soon (let’s hope.)
Little TV talk, a parenting tip and lots of love.
CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)
Opening Song: Welcome Back Kotter Parody (By Joe and Chipboy)
Closing Song: Fowl by Dan Cray and Beyond Id - Live Drunken Recording at WMFO (Tuffs U) in 1993
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
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Nothing says 4th of July like talking with two of the funniest comics (host/producers) in the Boston scene today – XTina and Nick Fucking Powell. I’ll apologize for some of the audio issues … I WILL NOT apologize for all of the funny they bring!!! We chat XTina’s path to the open mic circuit and 5 months later getting booked shows and producing shows … chat her bravery to do her NSFW hilarious bit about crashing with her dad … in front of her dad (and ALL her co-workers). Chat with Nick (when he wasn’t taking his roast out of the over and to be clear that was NOT a metaphor) about going from being a deployed Marine in Afghanistan to the REAL battle field of the Boston (New England) comedy circuit. Comics this funny AND … AND this nice (and supportive to the entire scene) … you can’t help but route for! And does Jacques constantly tell Nick how handsome he is JUST to make him feel uncomfortable … YES!! GO SEE THEM LIVE … at one of THEIR produced shows, Roast or a mic … you will thank us. And follow them on IG: XTina_Comedy & NickFcukingPowell CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast 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 |
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
In this somewhat Big Gulp Super-Sized episode …Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) we chat Jacques sons starting his 1st job this week as a lifeguard, Jacques’ house plumbing nightmare and a few billionaires getting in a homemade submarine and who but EVERYONE could have told them it was a bad idea (no refunds.) Turns out there is NO real Mario Bros Plumbing company (for now) to help with Jacques raining ceiling!
Messi coming to US/MLS is such a big deal … WE talk about it.
Also: Jacques’ house of cards marriage hanging in balance because he saw an unauthorized movie, a REQUESTED Joe self-indulgent theater from the CPP vault, parenting tips and Biff flexing Japan still having Tower Records!
CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast
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: Recess by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
If you can’t get to see Jim McCue work live … then move to a place you can! And if you can’t do that … check out Jim’s DryBar Comedy Special on YouTube … which they shot in Utah … lot less drunks at shows in Utah!
Joe and Jacques WILL be seeing Jim in person this Thursday (June 22) in Lowell at The Luna Theater (inside Mill #5) for Mondo Comedy (hosted by past CPP guest Greg Boggis!)
Jim start in comedy, in part thanks to Richard Belzer … talks playing cat and mouse with hecklers, prepping for crowd work by having held and by fired by every type of job you can imagine before his career took off … and career advice from Dad … sort of.
Thank you to Jim and DryBar Comedy for the clips we played on this episode.
Follow Jim on-line (not in person you creep) at:
JimMcCue.com IG: bigjimmccue Twitter: jimmccue
CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast
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: Rinse & Spit by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
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Loyal listener and 20-year (plus) pal of Biff and Jacques’ … the beloved AST (All-Star Tommy) was in Boston with his All-Star wife and daughter last week … and long last Joe and All-Star got to meet. It was all we could hope for and more… Including a trip to Boston’s famed, “Nick’s Comedy Stop.” It’s a 21 plus club … but getting Jacques’ 13 year old in … no problem! This episode was recorded on Jacques’ Birthday … again, we breakdown the greatest birthday gift Jacques got … in 2012 on his Birthday Biff took Jacques to game 6 of Stanley Cup Finals in which their beloved Kings won their franchise first Cup! Former world leader arrested on financial crimes … and it wasn’t Donny 8Scoops this time .. Ok he too is being arrested again … but here is was Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon. Some Nintendo Switch chat … including from Biff! Little TV talk, Little Soccer (Futbal) talk, parenting tips and lots of love. CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast 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: Now by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
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Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Lloyd “Legacy” Sharp is one of the best New England based comics on the circuit today. You will not find anyone who disagrees with that fact or who won’t go out of their way to tell you, there is not a sweeter or nicer human walking amongst us.
If you’ve shared a mic or stage with Lloyd … even once … I’m pretty sure on this episode of endless shout-outs, he found a way to work you into our chat. If you’re a long time New England comedy staple like (former guests) @comedianstevebjork @boggisnews or (hopefully future guests) @emilyruskowski @joshdaycomedy or one of the next wave of great comic talents killing it like @paulborick @nick_is_hahn or @Connor_Ryan_Ferguson Lloyd found a way to sing your praise.
In what we’re referring to as Lloyd’s first visit to CPP-land (as we hope he becomes a regular) we chat his comic and karaoke performer path and how he found ways to grow his comedy brand over the pandemic and really made that a year of endless nation wide networking he wouldn’t have been able to have done without lock down. His relentless positive demeanor is inspiring. A stranger is a friend he hasn’t met yet.
Sharp has dealt with a lot and overcome so much in his life (which we will dive into on future podcast with him! In the meantime .. go see live comedy as much as you can … and try to make it a night Lloyd is rocking the mic.
Follow Lloyd on IG @Lloydlegacy617
CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4 (but really … @CarnivalPodcast)