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Carnival Personnel

Carnival Personnel

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.

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01:20:40

Sideshow 128 - Comedian Casey Crawford 2024 Boston...

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2024/06/03

Casey Crawford, Co-Champ of the 24th Annual Boston Comedy Festival 2024, a Jimmy Kimmel Alumni and most likely the ONLY guest we’ll ever have on from South Dakota! Casey made up for a (very) late start in comedy with an insanely meteoric rise the first couple years in comedy … and to do so from Nebraska’s 5-person comedy scene … WHAT? Casey is an absurdist comedian who delivers his out of left field jokes while in a semi crazed, let’s give THIS guy some space when he gets on the subway,

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01:38:34

CPP Ep 248 - Seven Years Of Bad Luck

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2024/05/27

HOLY SNICKIES – 7 YEARS OF OUR CRAP.Yep … 1st CPP was Memorial Day Weekend 2017 – Insane. Pats were GREAT. My kids liked me … but 1600 Penn Ave was … not good. Highlights from THIS episode … talking Jacques ripping a tooth out opening his pool (who had THAT on their bingo card), Joe’s kid graduating highschool and on to college, some celeb deaths (Dabney Coleman, Steve Lawrence, Morgan Spurlock) Actual sports chat (briefly) as Jacques went to HISTORICAL game 2 of PWHL inaugural Walter Cup, Man

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01:08:54

CPP Sideshow 127 - Joseph Katz Comedian And Possible...

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2024/05/20

83-Year-Old-Jewish-Vaudevillian trapped inside a 24-year-old’s body, Joseph Katz is our guest this week.A finalist in the 2024 Boston Comedy Festival – Joseph Katz chats with OUR Joe and Jacques about their mutual love for the Dick Van Dyke Show, Jack Benny and pre-Carson Tonight Show (Note: we all also LOVE Carson’s Tonight Show.) Katz had a cable access (Daily Show) type program in high school, followed by his college radio comedy talk show at WMUL at UMass Lowell (about 3 miles from Jacques’

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01:25:52

CPP Ep. 247 - Better Than The Brady Roast

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2024/05/13

Been a minute since Biff Joe and Jacques were on a pod together! Chatted being on a show (and Joe being part of the fun) this past weekend (thanks to pals Wayne and Anthony from Open Mic Pain Podcast) – with them AND Boston Comedy Fest 2024 Co-Champ Casey Crawford (who is our guest in 3 weeks!) As a legit news source for so many, we’d be doing a disservice if we didn’t weigh in with our well-educated opinions on the Kendrick v Drake kerfuffle, the Tyson v Jake Paul upcoming bout and Netflix editing

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01:02:10

CPP Sideshow 126 - Anjelica Scannura! 2024 Boston...

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2024/05/06

Anjelica Scunnura is our amazingly brilliant guest this week! World Renown Dancer – Actress - Host of the popular YouTube show “Angelica’s Daily Surprise” and … AND the co-Champion of the 2024 Boston Comedy Festival! Zooming in to chat with us from arguably one of the top 10 cities in the world over all and top 5 (maybe top 3) for comedy, Toronto! Incorporating a life time of professional dancing (Belly, Irish Step, Ballroom … not sure about Breakin’) into her comedy – really makes her stand

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01:17:25

CPP EP 246 - Jacques Fall Down Go Boom - Calls Joe

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2024/04/29

Jacques and Joe chat how aside from Jacques sister having a surgery and his brother having a work accident breaking 6 ribs and being in hospital a few days … he not wanting to be left out … took a spill and used his “phone a friend” final answer to say to Joe … hey, keep an eye on me as I might be concussed … again.Jacques chat’s his comedy progress and his trying to be more active for comedy AND pod on the socials and feeling like Willy Lowman from Death of A Salesmen more and more each day – good

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01:03:04

CPP Sideshow #125: Katherine Rye Jewell – Author of...

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2024/04/25

For well over a year before it came out, Jacques has been following on social media, the process and progress of author Katherine Rye Jewell while writing: LIVE From The Underground – A History Of College Radio. As Katherine would unearth believe to be lost treasures (like CMJ charts, schools play list from 1978, articles in favor of censorship for a college radio station from the same colleges student new paper) she’d post these finds and allow you to ride shotgun through every step of the

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CCP Sideshow 124 - Alana Foden: Comedian, Producer,...

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2024/04/18

Alana Foden got a late start in comedy and build up her confidence in the most unique way – fighting a traffic ticket in court and running sex toy parties! Right!!!Instantly seeing how awful trying to get booked on “real” shows can be, the scams and how some venues just can’t work for comedy shows, she started producing her own shows. Being very funny, knowing how to produce events and a relentless work ethic – Alana’s has earned so much respect from all in the New England scene. As a comic

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01:03:22

CPP EP 245 - We Eclipses (Very Low) Expectations

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2024/04/15

Happy Tax Day – To those who pay them! Joe and Jacques flying solo, they chat this past weeks Eclipses, Joe’s kids being 1 of the 12 Angry Men in the high school play, and semi legit parenting tips (what? Asshole OJ Simpsons dies (of Asshole cancer … as rare “W” for cancer). We chat seeing last two sideshow guest, Legendary Tony V and the very funny very busy producer, Dave Rattigan at a wanna-be Knights Of (not that) Columbus function hall on a beat up dead end industrial road in Arlington … and

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01:11:30

CPP Sideshow #123 - Dave Rattigan - The Scamps of New...

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2024/04/08

Dave Rattigan, headlining comedian and one of the regions busiest comedy show producers - jumped into the world of stand up a little later than most but quickly made up for lost time.Starting with a gift for comedy classes from (his then wife) and being a teacher of public speaking, Dave quickly climbed the ladder. We chat with Dave about (of course) his Dick Doherty stories (and YES, somewhere in his house he DOES have Dick Bucks!) How Dave grew as a comic and how his comedy navigated covid

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01:31:52

CP EP 244 - Boston Comedy Festival Recap … Mostly

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2024/04/01

Jacques spent 6 days – working the Boston Comedy Fest and was able to con Joe into helping a couple times … and having a blast.Hanging with Tony V a couple times, meeting Michael Gross (Dad from Family Ties) and lining up a whole bunch of amazing comics from all over to do up-coming sideshow! Biff is off the injured reserves list and back in the game … talking Baltimore Bridge and INSTANTLY debunking Jacques conspiracy theory! Little chat about new Ghost Busters movie and a NEW impression from Joe

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59:03

CP Sideshow 122 - TONY V, The Comic, The Legend, The...

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2024/03/25

3/25/24From losing track of days while playing cards at the infamous Ding Ho comedy club in the early 80s to being the FIRST comedian to perform at Fenway Park (opening for pal Bill Burr in 2023), comedian and actor Tony V has been a Boston Legend for over 40 years. TOMORROW March 25, 2024 at The City Winery in Boston as part of The Boston Comedy Festival, Tony will be getting his Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing all he has done and means to the City of Boston. If there was a fantasy

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01:18:35

CP EP 243 -Tigers and Lions and Bobcats ... OH MY!

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2024/03/18

Been quit the yuk fest last two weeks for Joe and Jacques (SADLY, Biff is on ER this week) - but the numbers of shows they’re gone to and a couple nights of watching Joe’s Plex till 3am … they might have past the legal limit of laughter allowed.Jacques has had more “booked shows” in the last month then all last year and is hoping his 1 on 1 classes with mentor Mike Koutrobis and working with Jim McCue on HIS podcast and the Boston Comedy Festival (all next week) will lead to more spots coming

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01:04:12

CP Sideshow 121 - Comedian/Actress Infini T & World-...

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2024/03/11

Hilarious comedian, very talented actress, Composer and recently featured pianist at sold out Carnegie Hall concert – Sarah INFINI-T Takagi joins Joe, Jacques and her fellow native Japanese speaker Biff, for a really fun chat about balancing the many incredible arts she’s has made a name in!Jacques first chatted with Infini T six months ago about doing the show … but her non-stop tour de force schedule with music, comedy, acting and an over-do trip to visit family and friends in Japan – well,

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01:01:06

CPP EP 242 -A Couple Gabronies Yapping

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2024/03/04

Joe and Jacques chat a bit about the amazing wave of recent guest and the (3) sideshows with amazing guest already locked and loaded coming up the next few weeks!Joe has been dragged deeper down Jacques standup rabbit hole as both of them have been working with comedian (co-founder of the Boston Comedy Festival) Jim McCue gearing up Jim’s streaming podcast in prep for this months 24th annual festival. Also … has Jacques convince Joe too do the spinoff podcast of a Chris Elliott “Get A Life”

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01:03:51

CPP Sideshow #120 -Dave LaPointe From Complaints &...

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2024/02/26

Dave LaPointe is the host of Jacques’ favorite podcast Complaints & Observations (currently on hiatus) – and where it’s been a minute since C & O’s last episode … Jacques took matters into his own hands and had Dave on CPP!THIS is a two-part episode (the 2nd to drop … sometime soon is basically Dave explaining how the Euro Football leagues works to Jacques for 90 minutes… per Jacques request.) But here … Biff and Joe are (sort of) part of the chat as Jacques wouldn’t shut up …

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01:17:47

CPP EP. 241 - Taylor's Boyfriend Won The Big...

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2024/02/19

Joe and Jacques chat the AMAZING sideshows guest as of late and the ones already recorded coming up. As Jacques behest, Joe went with him to his first hosting for a Jim McCue headlining show last week … which lead to a slew of booked shows coming up …which means … Joe’s still on hook to help Jacques with his mid-life cry for help stand up mishaps. The Blizzard of 24 that wasn’t, car registration nightmare, is DECA (Distributive Education Club of America) a brilliant free business consulting labor …

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01:37:42

CP Sideshow 119 - JOHN TOBIN - The Funny Guy Running...

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2024/02/12

John Tobin saw a show at Nick’s Comedy Stop in Boston in 1986 and his life has been running comedy venues ever since. “Look at him. He’s Adorable” – John’s aunt at his first hosting gig! Sure … Boston City Council for Boston’s 6tth District (2002-2010) and has been VP of Community Affairs at North Eastern Univ. since 2010 … but really … he’s never NOT been a key figure in the Boston comedy scene, which IS the great greatest comedy scene in the world. Graduation Summa Cum Laude from the

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01:08:23

CP EP 240 - Taylor Swift IS A National Treasure Damn It!

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2024/02/06

Just Joe and Jacques as Biff has “tech issues” or … better things to do (and who would blame him…) Chat the great guest we’ve had of late and some of the next few sideshows coming up.,. Chat the passing of legendary Carl Weathers … Apollo Creed through 2023 season 3 of the Mandalorian. Also, talk SNL original cast member - Garrett Morris getting his Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame (and Jacques insist on again telling his story of having breakfast with Morris in 2007) Jacques kid had his

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01:14:09

Maria Dennis – The 5 - 2 Giant Of Hockey (aka The...

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2024/01/29

Maria Dennis – Sr. Legal Counsel and Sr. Director of Player Health And Safety for the NHLPA (yeah, THAT NHLPA) is our guest this week. Are we bias? Yes. Is Maria a dear friend Biff and Jacques have admired and have skated with for close to 3 decades? Yes. So, when WE say, the contributions to woman’s hockey Maria has made since the early 80’s (on and off the ice) truly make her the shoulders every proceeding generations is standing on … that’s expected. But when writers from The Hockey News, ESPN

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