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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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CPP Sideshow #153 - Nick Zaino aka Mr. Boston Comedy...

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2025/10/27

Nick Zaino has been Boston’s premier comedy correspondent for three decades … from the gone but NEVER forgotten (BELOVED) Boston Phoenix to the Boston Globe … and last year, Nick put on tights and a cap and became a true superhero to all who love stand-up, improv, sketch comedy, radio, albums … and launched the the 24/7 streaming … Boston Comedy Radio!For last 3 plus years, Nick has been tearing it up on the speaker circuit with his 100 Years Of Boston Comedy spectacular (check his socials for

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CPP Ep. 277 - No Kings, Yes Duran Duran Cover Band

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2025/10/20

The Good: Jacques Management thru going away party for her best friend complete with an awesome Duran Duran Cover Band. The Hidden Battles Comedy Graduation show was an amazing success, complete with pre-show video shout out from Seth Myers (yes, THAT Seth Myers) AND over 7 million people showed up for NO KINGS rallies across the country with NO arrest in LA, NYC, Boston … ect.The Bad: Dear Leader insist FIFA pulls the 7 world cup games scheduled in Foxboro (you know that place in down town

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Sideshow 152 - Jason Merrill - Gives You A Doggy Bag...

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2025/10/13

Street Jokes are a doggie Bag of comedy shows … something you can tell at the bubbler at the office on Monday and Jason Merrill makes sure that doggie bag is full when you leave his shows.The pride of Lawrence Tech HS, Jason got a late start in comedy but the mentoring and friendships with folks like Dave Rattigan, Dave Russo and Lenny Clark help make up for lost time. A girl dad who has very supportive home base! Jason joined us on his 50th birthday! And let your Vegas based pals know

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CPP # 276 - As I Was Saying Before I Was Interrupted

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2025/10/07

The whole gang is here for this one.But there isn't a world where Biff, Joe and Jacques could be considered "a gang". With the world burning ... we chat Jacques latest stand up shenanigans and Jacques laments the impending end to his favorite podcast Complaints and Observations. Biff has a legit parenting tips and we rejoice the return of Jimmy Kimmel after an extended 3 day (seemed like a year) hiatus. This and more nothingness. Jacques on IG/FB: Carnivalpersonnelpodcast – TiKTok:

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CPP Ep. 276 - Continued Success

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2025/09/22

Biff is back this episode to catch up with Jacques and Joe and their waaaaaacky adventures! First, Joe returned to RetroWorld Expo in Connecticut for his annual family outing and *almost* beat the Whammy. Then Jacques and Joe laugh it up with Nick and Joe (no relation) at the Found Footage Festival in Harvard Square! And if THAT wasn't enough, Jacques performs stand-up at a fundraiser for Eddie's Ranch, a 501(c)3 non-profit dog rescue, with Wayne Russell, Mike Koutrobis and Christine Hurley... and

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CPP Ep. 275 - Super Sized Summer Spectacular

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2025/09/08

Buckle Up … this is a long one ... (that’s what she said) … no … no she ever actually said that ever.Management and Jacques boys are in LA … Oasis and Halloween Horror Nights – While Jacques has Joe over to watch more early 70s Match Game Chat passing of the great Ken Dryden, new season of Dexter, playing Atari 2600 games … and parenting tips. Oh … and Jacques plugs some comedy stuff coming up, Follow CPP pretty much just on IG at: Carnival Personnel Podcast Opening: Welcome Back Kotter

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CPP Sideshow 151 - Kathe Farris: Comedian, Wine Cork...

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2025/08/25

Kathe Farris got a late start in stand up … and laser tag … but has more than made up for lost time and is one of New England’s favorite headlining comics and she is willing to ruin any 9-year old’s birthday to get on the leader board.Kathe also works with John Tobin Presents booking the most icon comedy spaces like Off Cabot (Beverly MA), Laugh Boston (Seaport area Of Boston) and The Comedy Scene (Patriots Place in Foxboro MA). But maybe what she’s most proud of (other than her daughters) …

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01:06:47

CPP Ep. 274 Son Sets In LA(FC)

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2025/08/11

What a way to boost listener ship of a comedy – pop culture podcast … start with 15 minutes of football (soccer) … BIG news for LAFC (Jax family MLS team) .. Son Heung-min, greatest Korean Footballer signs.Then we chat some of this and some of that. First time in a spell the three clowns are in the same car (on same pod) together in a while. Follow CPP pretty much just on IG at: Carnival Personnel Podcast Opening: Welcome Back Kotter parody by @Model_CHP3Y (on YouTube) Closing Song:

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CPP Ep. 273 What We Did On Summer Vacation by Joe and...

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2025/08/04

Joe talks his epic trip to Mecca (Fun Spot Arcade in Laconia NH) and Jacques chats his current trip to Mecca (Los Angeles). Bit of a long episode (your welcome) … cause it’s been a minute. Joe is having a great vacation full of family time AND candle pin bowling. Jacques LA time … Universal and LAFC games with his kid and meetings with friends of the podcast Dante The Comic, Ronak and Jenna. And some great and bad open mics. Follow CPP pretty much just on IG at: Carnival Personnel

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CPP Sideshow 150 - Cam K Morton ... The K is for Comedy!

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2025/07/21

Producer. Director. Comedian … and easy on the eye, Mr. Glovebox Comedy, Cam is our super fun sideshow guest this week.If you were looking for a podcast with two production nerds talking the importance of 1st meal on set being hot … then THIS is the podcast for you, Jacques crossed paths in the stand-up circles with Cam pretty early on when he fell down this rabbit hole of weird people seeking approval from strangers by telling jokes about how bad at sex they are. Cam, unlike so so many

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01:04:17

CPP #272 - Bombs Away!

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2025/06/30

Worse schools in the industrialized world but cutting the Department Of Education is somehow … gonna help us catch up to German, Japan … and everywhere else with Math skills?Same way bombing a country in the middle east is gonna make us all safer? What?! That … and some Stanley Cup chat, some video game talk and for those saying I wonder is Joe can channel the late great Scatman Crothers … the answers is a resounding YES. Also, a treat for music lovers as our comedian friend Anthony Eugenio

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Sideshow 149 - Sitcom Game Shows Cross Overs Part 1

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2025/06/23

The thing Joe loves MOST on this planet (sure sure wife and kids …) Old Game Shows and the thing Jacques loves MOST on this planet (comment censored) … old Sitcoms. So when recently watching an episode of The Golden Girls … in which Dorothy ties out for Jeopardy (yes the great Alex Trebek AND Merv Griffen are on this episode) this send the boys down a rabbit hole which resulted in Joe’s Plex becoming a cornucopia of (mostly) sitcom’s in which one of the characters wound up on a REAL game

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CPP Ep. 272 - In Jacques We Trust

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2025/06/09

Jacques takes a well-deserved break from helping an elderly woman get their house in order on the other side of the country to tell Joe and Biff all about the grueling--yet fulfulling (?)--ordeal in great detail. TL;DR: Set up your family trust TODAY!Plus: Biff is watching anime and the Stanley Cup Final, and Joe is watching episodes of the 1980s game show "Scrabble" and his life slip away. Jacques also brings up a classic episode of "The Golden Girls" where Dorothy dreams of going on "Jeopardy!"

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CPP Ep. 271 - Carnival Personnel 8th Anniversary...

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2025/05/27

Just kidding, it's not spectacular in the least.Enjoy another regular old episode of Jacques, Joe and Biff talking about standup comedy, NHL hockey and TV watching. Oh, and Jacques does a very good deed for someone on the end of the country... the better end, some might say. Not to be confused with the "bitter end", to which is what we encourage you to listen to this whole episode. And, you're welcome, no opening or closing music. Joe took over the "editing" for this one, and he don't got a lotta

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CPP Sideshow 148 - Luckiest Man In America Recap

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2025/05/19

Joe and Jacques (and shockingly, more Joe then Jacques) talk the new movie based on the infamous 1984 episode of Press Your Luck where an Ice Cream truck driver from Ohio won over 100k in one day.Was he cheating? Was it an inside job? Was it dumb luck? Is this guy who he says he is? We had fun talking what the movie got right and what (admittedly) they took “artistic licensing with”. 40 years in the making and the movie and stars Paul Walter Hauser and Walton Goggins do not

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CPP Ep. 270 - Midnight Magic With Joe

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2025/05/14

Channeling his best David Allen Boucher Joe starts off with a little AMRS …New Pope and New Q’Anon knuckles tattoo cipher guide. More info then ANYONE wants as Jacques breaks his HIPPA rights to over share his medical voyage. Jacques stand up update includes looking forward to going to the prom ... yes, he is set to tell his little stories this week at an actual high-school prom … but this week’s highlight was going to Nicks and seeing The Price Is Right Host talk watching folks be more

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CPP Sideshow 147 - Jeremy Shipp of Winding Path Movies

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2025/05/05

Jeremy Shipp is a writer (no, like really a writer … like people pay him to write stuff after lawyers and agents and studios agree that HE is a guy you want to pay to write for you …) he’s also one of our favorite social media content creators who has a passion for films and Hollywood that is infectious.Jeremy loves talking movies and writing so much … he talked to us! Well … Jacques did most of the talking but Jeremy, when he did get to talk, truly is one of the best guest we’ve ever had (or

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CPP Ep. 269 - Pope, Politics and Pro Hockey

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2025/04/28

Jacques, Biff and Joe talk about the passing of Pope Francis, the latest political shenangeans of a certain dictatorial administration, and the NHL playoffs. Jacques also saw several Boston comedy legends perform during "Comedians in Their Shorts," a screening of several comics' short films at a Boston-area theater. And, um.... honestly, you can skip this episode. This was more of a wellness check than a podcast worth publishing. Yes, this is Joe writing the show notes this week. Jacques had too

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CPP Sideshow 146 - Paul D'Angelo: Comedian,...

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2025/04/22

11 plus years as a District Attorney … turned headlining comedian … author … musician … actor …. painter … to say Paul D’Angelo is a well-rounded Renaissance Man, is a vast understatement.First things first … Yes, Paul has Dick Doherty stories (sadly, no Dick Bucks) but he has stories about the drive-in theater his family owned in Medford, moving to LA in mid 90s, his recent art show, the books he’s written (which along with comedy specials & CDs, are all available on his site): PDangelo.com

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CPP Ep. 268 - A Tariff On Your Ears

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2025/04/15

Like hearing a mediocre comic talk about his last week of mediocre sets at shows around New England … then this podcast is for you.Jacques tells Joe that YET AGAIN, the highlight to his last couple weeks in stand-up was seeing a Masters Class in Comedy play out in front of him as hero to all comics, Steve Bjork gave a tiny crowd the best show they will ever see. Truly, every show with Steve is a How To class in some aspect of stand-up. Chat friend of Pod, Mr. Steve Cole Jr., a life long

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