Carnival Personnel

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 thin...

Gene and Buck are two very funny guys who are also a couple of the nicest guys Jacques has meet working the opening mic scene in Manchester NH the last few months.  These identical twins have really taken the long route to where they are (easier to name the states they haven’t lived in then the states they have!)  Who are they running from?! They have a plan and they have each other supporting and...

Jacques family adopts a dog they were fostering, Biff family then adopts a rescue dog from LA shelter, so Jacques’ family then fosters a dog that had 8 puppies on Valentine’s day.  So, Jacques wins … WAIT, WHAT?!?!?!?  Jacques and his 15-year-old get stuck driving in a blizzard on way to NYC … and on way home his son got stuck in a blizzard of stand-up comedy, getting up on stage at a real life co...

Comic Praise EJ talks about moving north from Tampa to Lawrence Mass and DAMN it’s cold here! Praise likes to make folks think AND feel a bit uncomfortable as he makes them laugh.  It’s something Jacques gotten to see in person a couple dozen times. Praise has also hosted mics and talks about what a different comedy muscle group that is all together. A really fun chat with a really funny guy who i...

Biff, Joe and Jacques only covered half the stuff on the run down but yet went over an hour … well, Jacques did!   Jacques has a big stand up show THIS Thursday (Feb. 23, 23) at Luna Theater Lowell MA … Jacques’ also going to UMass-Lowell this week … to be part of focus group for 3 hours for National Grid … I don’t wanna say how much I’m making … let’s just say it’s a lot (Navin R. Johnson)   Jacq...

NOTHING says love like the gift of laughter … so as a Valentine Present to our listener … no “s” … Biff and Jacques talk to funny guy, stand-up comic Mike DuPont.   Jacques met Mike a few months back on the harsh open mic circuit.  Mike’s comedy and personality stood out.  He’s genuinely someone Jacques is always happy to see perform at the same hole in wall bar on a school night!   Mike had a col...

With Joe SADLY packing the Luseum for his move, Biff and Jacques have a crappy talk about Jacques upcoming colonoscopy and the FOUR Biff’s had!  What!?   Balloon Boy Part Two – The Chines Sequel … as recording started news broke of the spy balloon that was spotted drifting over Montana, where Jacques knows first-hand of Nuke silos from his time spent in the hills of Belt MT!  No, seriously.   Jacq...

Jacques & long-time pal Mike Ragogna chat about their years of working together (Mike was A&R executive at Universal Music Group and then Capitol Records).  With no Biff and Joe to keep the guard rails up … Jacques (whose audio is HORRIBLE on this one) rambles more than usual. You’ve been warned!   Mike & Jacques worked on DOZENS of amazing music DVD projects together and it was Mike doing that le...

With Joe doing grown up things it’s just Biff and Jacques (and his worse then usual audio) yapping.   Big shout out (and apology) to our pal Dave at Complaints and Observations Podcast … he gave out his number to leave messages and Jacques … did.   Another podcast, another mass shooting … this one really close to Biff in LA and in a VERY Asian area.  UGH.   Jacques updates on the grind that is ope...

Upon Jacques request, Biff and Joe put on tin-foil hats like his and they take turns playing Art Bell and chat their thoughts on UFO, Time Travel, What In Science Fiction becomes Science Fact over next few hundred years … and everything else covered by “In Search Of” in the 1970s!   A fun yap feast where if you’re still listening to this podcast after hearing this one … that’s on you!   CP on Twit...

The lads start the New Year right where they left off … talking about everything and nothing all at once.   Jacques brings everyone up to date on his mid-life crisis of starting a stand-up career in his 50s … what?  And how his families over the top season yard décor brings happiness to passers-by and gifts of skeleton dogs and Vultures to them.   Say it Ain’t So Joe … Joe’s family preps for a mov...

Because Biff is a real grown-up with a real job … he can’t come out an play … so it’s just Joe and Jacques chatting what they HOPE they accomplish and what they think holds instore for themselves and the world for the year 2023.   Will Brady come back to the Patriots? Will Jacques move back to Los Angeles … will his family find him if he does.    How many Rez Evil reboots and TV reboots come out? ...

Tis the season to gift wrap our last episode of the year … and with a real fan favorite … the return of the beloved self-indulgent theater with Joe singing The Kinks Father Christmas as Gilbert Gottfried (not a dry eye in the house!)   Jacques yaps his open mic follies, google worrying about his mental well-being and his son learning how heart breaking it is to care about watching sports!   Beside...

You only hurt the ones you love … so Joe, Biff and Jacques REALLY must love each other! In an episode where there is a lot of laughter … also a lot of excruciating “Sophie’s Choice” decisions. The guys play a game where they list (3) things they know one of the other loves and make them pick which one has to go … based on Jacques 12 year old while driving the other day asking Jacques to pick betwe...

You only hurt the ones you love … so Joe, Biff and Jacques REALLY must love each other! In an episode where there is a lot of laughter … also a lot of excruciating “Sophie’s Choice” decisions. The guys play a game where they list (3) things they know one of the other loves and make them pick which one has to go … based on Jacques 12 year old while driving the other day asking Jacques to pick betwe...

Joe, Biff and Jacques chat some good stuff like SPIRITED the new instant classic Christmas special with Ryan Reynolds & Will Ferrell, Georgia Senator Warnock winning his 4th election in 2 years and Brittney Griner release (and all the racism the GQP could throw her way).   Jacques actually got a really honest to goodness phone book in the mail this week and also finding (much to Joe’s chagrin) the...

Joe and Jacques chat the passing of Kevin Conroy aka THE voice of Batman.   Jacques is a HUGE fan of the ground-breaking show: Batman The Animated Series and the shows like Justice League and feature films like Mask Of The Phantasm that spun off of it.   Joe knows Conroy best from being the voice of Batman in the 3 Rock Steady Arkham games.    Fun chat about a guy who neither of us met but by all...

Biff, Joe and Jacques exchange Thanks Undocumented Europeans Genocide Of Natives Giving Day.  Been a couple weeks and this is a long one so make a sandwich of the left overs and buckle in … or play at 1.5 or 2x speed. Jacques following up last Pods chat of taking his sons (12/15) to a drag show with Grandma (Kinky Boots) to this week with Management taking their kids to a spectacular Nightmare Bef...

So Dems hold Senate but (looks like) barely lost house … by still taking major victory lap for not losing too bad … I guess.  Yep, could have been worse but some really awful POS still got re-elected and Biff and Jacques chat that.   Jacques’ Fox watching mom accidently took his 12-year-old to a drag musical and his managements (wife’s) year off following Duran Duran around the global ended with b...

30-year touring comedian Jim Colliton chats with Joe and Jacques about coming up as a comic in Boston in the 90s and life as a touring comic today.  “You do the comedy for free but get paid to travel.”  And Jim travels … monthly 2 shows a day 7 days a week on cruise ships!   Joe and Jacques saw Jim at Luna Theater (inside Mill 5 in Lowell) at Greg Boggis’ Mondo Comedy.  His written bits killed and...

Biff has grown up stuff to do today so poor Joe has to put up with Jacques’ ramblings by himself.  Elon buys twitter and proves he is the d-bag we thought right out of the gate.  IS next Tuesday the last somewhat legit electioons in USA history?   Joe and Jacques chat yet ANOTHER trip down the TV38 mid-80s rabbit hole that has become their happy place … Ask The Manager, We Don’t Knock. Jacques is...

Professor Cook joins us again and we make NO apologies for this being a god damn 2-hour chat about whether or not the Nov. 8th mid-Term elections will be the last semi-real elections we will ever have and DAMN IT I wish I was trying to be funny!   There is a chance we keep wanting Professor Cook on because it’s like we’re trying to get a free bachelor's degree in Civics.  Truth be told … there is...

Boys recap last weeks Sideshow with Kaylee Peterson the DEM Candidate in Idaho Congressional race and preview next weeks sideshow with Political Science Prof. Cook from University Of Pittsburg Johnstown Jacques 53-year streak for avoiding the King Richards Faire came to an end.  Management (aka his wife) said, “You’re going … and there is a cleavage competition” sssooo.  Jacques also updates every...

Kaylee Peterson is an incredible person who is the democratic candidate for congress in Idaho.  Kaylee took time out of her insanely busy campaign schedule (and mom of two schedule) to chat with Joe and Jacques.  Kaylee is running for all the right reasons and we hope Idaho knows how much they need her.  There are NO Plan Parenthoods in Kaylee’s district of over 500 square miles.  Idaho is 51st (n...

Hey, you hear the one about the Jewish guy from the Jersey shore, a son of an honest to goodness bonified WW2 hero, who was living in a Mennonites community and working at a production facility owned by the Moonies when he was (mistakenly) recruited by the KKK … Well … you’re about to. And it’s all true.   Woody has been buddies with Biff and Jacques since Bill Clinton’s first term … and Woody is...