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 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
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First time in a bit that Biff, Joe and Jacques are all on the pod together. Admit it … 3 host are better than one! Joe and Jacques talked going to see recent Sideshow guest Steve Bjork show last weekend and what’s in store for Jacques’ Phase II of his stand-up comedy mid-life crisis. Biff gives the history of The Beaver Cup a yearly hockey game between M.I.T. (yes, THAT, M.I.T.) and Cal Tech … yes, THAT, Cal Tech and how it’s come to bitter sweet conclusion … and how the fck did Jacques become part of this for a decade?!?! Some video game talk. Some parenting tips and a scheduled wellness check pending the ending of the show Barry next week. 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: Standard Practice (live from The Ratt 1996) by Dan Cray and Beyond ID
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Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
20- year-old Martin Adkin’s joined Johnny Rotten’s (Lydon) Public Image Limited (PiL) in 1980 and co-writing the bands best/most well-known album, This Is What You Want … This Is What You Get .. and his career only went up from there!
Going from being a part of the Post Punk scene to being a staple of … if not a founder of, the industrial music movement- NIN, Ministry, Killing Joke, Pigface … Martin, whose published several books on the music industry and is currently the coordinator of music industry studies at Millikin University … but we had him on to chat his … HIS … Museum of Post Punk and Industrial Music in Chicago!
Management (aka Jacques’ wife) went to, met and hung out with Martin on her last work trip to Chicago a couple months ago. She was given the heads up on the museum from fellow Duran Duran friend of hers who was also in Chicago at the time and they met up at museum on way to Depeche Mode that night.
We’d like to think this episode as a part one of many episodes to come with Martin. Martin is a riot. So smart. So accomplished and his passion for music and the museum is infectious!
Jacques pretty much gave up perusing a career in hockey in lieu of becoming a drummer based on seeing NIN’s, “Head Like A Hole” video on 120 Minutes on MTV at 2am in the summer 1989 … Martin was one of the two drummers in that video!
Martin says he’s looking forward to us coming to see the museum this summer … but when he finds Jacques moved in and is living in a storage closet there … he might regret that invite!
Martin on IG: Flowersfightforsunshine
Museum Website: ppimchicago.com
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: The Order Of Death by PiL of the Album “This Is What You Want … This Is What You Get.”
Closing Song: This Is Not A Love Song by PiL of the Album “This Is What You Want … This Is What You Get.”
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
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So you guys aren’t in WGA … this strike doesn’t effect YOU and your crappy podcast … oh no?!? Joe and Jacques has tickets to THIS coming SNL! So yeah … this hits home. Sadly, no Biff … math and time zones are tough … especially for Jacques. Biff will be back soon. We PROMISE. Jacques talks the legit comedy explosion in Lowell MA and surrounding area and how he was able to put together a panel for local (awesome hysterical comic friends) to talk with Lowell Sun reporter about how this boom is economically helping local economy and how the voices driving this boom are so diverse (other then Jacques … who is the antithesis of diverse!) CNN competing with 60 Mins to see who can help burn the pillars of journalistic intergrade to the ground. Sports don’t exist anymore so it’s all Resident Evil 4 and Ted Lasso and Joe’s Plex Server magic all the time! 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: Three Plus Minutes from FIVEHEAD (off album “It’s Not All Good It’s Not Right On”). |
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
First off – Steve knew right away that the title of our podcast is a nod to The Jerk. Come on now! How awesome is that!
Steve has been Jacques’ favorite New England based comic since his sister (Kim) gave him the heads up on Steve AND gave him Steve’s hysterical book, “Almost Domesticated” nearly a decade ago.
Steve’s evergreen “Family/Everyman” comedy always delivers and we can’t stress enough how he truly is one of those, “YOU really have to see in person” special talents.
Steve chats with Joe and Jacques about his 1st mic going so-so and it being 3 years before his 2nd time getting up and doing 5 minutes! Steve talks how supportive and collaborative the crafting joke process can be with other comics on his headlining level and the friendship and mentorship over the years from Boston legendary comic (and author of comic AND Russian history books … not kidding), Mr. Mike Donovan. MOST importantly we answer the age-old question … KoC or Elks gig! (That might just be a New England thing.)
Follow Steve on Facebook and his website and GO SEE STEVE BJORK do comedy!
Facebook.com/stephen.bjork.1 and/or SteveBjork.com
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 Steve for the THREE clips he’s letting us use on this episode!
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Last minute scheduling hic-cup means no new Carnival Personnel Sideshow this week ... yes, we know the sadness you feel ... so this is a special REPOSTING of one of our favorite episodes ever! Enjoy!
Jacques and Biff’s long-time friend Ronak zooms in to chat She-Hulk v. Wonder Woman, give advice on the best way to figure out what you want to do in “the biz” if you know you want in and aren’t sure where you should be AND she answers honestly, “does Jacques hold the record for most shows pitched to her in her years as a development executive?”
Ronak has gotten at least 25 shows on the air! Shows she’s either created, curated or help develop. It might be hard to see the lawyer degree and MBA hanging on her wall behind the vintage Boba Fett action figure she owns!
This is one of those episodes where at the end, you’ll ask yourself: She really takes Jacques calls? Really?!
Ronak On Instagram: @TheRonakShow
CP: Twitter/Instagram: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast
Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey
Jacques on Twitter is @TheJacques4
Opening Song: Gomer by Dan Cray and Beyond Id
Closing Song: Laid by Dan Cray and Beyond Id (in honor of Ronak’s reasoning for loving She-Hulk!)
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.) |