Carnival Personnel

Joe & Jacques (and our friend Julie) headed over to the mecca of comedy rooms inside Chine’s restaurants in the Merrimac Valley (China Blossom N. Andover MA) to see last weeks guest Lauren Sims host an amazing line up.  Biff SADLY wasn’t part of the field trip or this recording.   We chat Jacques breaking thru the glass ceiling of Lowell comedy and doing the cable access show The Golden Toilet...

Lauren Sims is a comedian Joe and Jacques caught last month at Greg Boggis’ “Mondo Comedy” at The Luna Theater In Lowell.  A Gen-X comic whose material really landed and hit home with us!   Joe’s under the weather and Biff has grown up stuff so the for mentioned lovely and talented (and former guest) Mr. Greg Boggis stepped in to co-host this episode with Jacques.   Lauren on somewhat of a whim an...

Big Day at CPP as this was the FIRST of what we (Jacques) really hopes is many recordings to come at Joe’s Los-eum 2.0 … and … AND the return of The Random Video Game Review Of The Week!   Before we lose Biff 20 minutes in to tech issues, Biff was able to join in with Jacques lumping due praise to our friend JT who AGAIN was named a top 100 lawyer (as was 9 folks from HIS Law Firm)   Joe chats Jac...

Dalya Black is a super smart and funny LA based comedian (writer, director, producer).  Dalya who has “only” done stand up in Los Angeles AND London hails from the cold hard streets of Medford MA.  Not wanting to be a medium fish in a small pond (the Boston film making scene) they pack a bindle and headed for LA LA Land.   Dalya and Jacques were both on bill at really fun showcase in July (Tao Com...

  The entire CPP family (Biff and Jacques) are wishing a happy birthday to our brother Joe!   In a slow news week where nothing happened (other than Donny 5-Scoops being indicted for 4th time – 1st mug shot) Joe and Jacques chat Jacques being publicly recognized from recent FRONT PAGE of the Lowell Sun (while standing in his drive way) by a mail carrier dropping off  …BEST part is Jacques 13 year...

Lauren Caputo is a Los Angeles based comic by way of San Francisco by way of New Jersey.   Jacques met Lauren in LA a few weeks ago when they were both featured at an amazing show at Tao Comedy.   Lots of Lauren’s hysterical bits are pulled from growing up very Jersey Italian in a very Jersey Italian town … while also being very Canadian. Lauren also pulls great material from the world having cert...

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 e...

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...

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 o...

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...

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 … p...

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...

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 c...

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...

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...

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....

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 … ye...

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 … Ma...

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...

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 ho...

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...

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 C...

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 sto...

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 hi...

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 s...