Carnival Personnel

Legend.  Truly.  Ritch Shydner is a comic legend.  Since 1977 Ritch has been a professional working comedian, writer, actor.   Endless Johnny Carson “The Tonight Show” appearances, IMDB page a mile long, PAID by Steve Martin to help right jokes for Roxanne! A MUST follow across all the socials.  You like comedy, Hollywood … Ritch, The Stand-Up Historian is also a historian of Hollywood and Civil W...

Gotta be careful and selective with your social media postings!  You put out fun, helpful and interesting content like – does and don’t on how to make REAL movies … then some weirdo will ask you to do their podcast and THAT … is how we got the beyond amazing JESSICA REDISH to chat with us. Jessica … from starting a 99-seat musical theater in Chicago to film school in NYC to making movies in LA … P...

Yes, Carnival Personnel Podcast has been on for over nine years! Now let's never speak of this again. Jacques and Joe host another Biff-Free episode, with topics like Jacques hosting a comedy night with Steve Sweeney and Lenny Clarke, the World Cup coming to Boston, and Jacques preparing to drive cross-country with his older son to tour colleges in Southern California. Joe brags about his better h...

Comedian, Actress, Comedy Shows/Game Show Producer … and Ghost Hunter, Rae Brain is our very fun guest on this weeks sideshow. From the lead in a dinner theater troupe in Vegas to her shows at Cube Underground … if it falls under the comedy umbrella, Rae is knee deep in it – she’s recording her music comedy album, is developing a legit comedians ghost hunting show (Scared Stupid), runs live gamesh...

Making up for last time (no regular episode of CPP in a few weeks … and still, sadly, no Biff) Joe and Jacques record this super long fun filled ADHD all over the map episode. We start with going deep into the CPP vault and playing a fan favorite Joe – Self Indulgent Theater (which really, it’s not Joe being indulged ... but at Jacques demanding) … John Oliver doing the theme from Cheers. Start of...

Comedian.  Producer. Booker … Latin Major in college and now comedy contest founder, Allison Dyen is our super fun guest this week on CPP Sideshow 161.   Jacques crossed paths with Allison last year JUST before she relocated to Palm Springs (where Frank Sinatra farted in pools) when she competed in the Miked-Up Comedy (Mike Koutrobis) South Shore Comedy Clash.   NOW Allison is now in the “stepped...

Joni Grassey is your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.  Go on … Go ask Ken “The Viper” Rogerson … go ask Sir Lenny Clark or the GREAT Mr. Tony V … ask bookers like Mike Smith …   Insane (and true) stories for days!  A walking spark-plug!   This episode does with a warning, “Joni Grassey is captivating and addicting, listen at your own risk!”   Joni’s roots in comedy start by watching Johnatha...

Jacques, Joe and Biff reconvene after more than a month since the last regular episode! Jacques talks about serving on a jury, only to be banished to the Phantom Zone as an alternate juror; spending an evening with Stormy Daniels (on tour); working with legendary comic Ken "The Viper" Rogerson; and his cross-country road trip with former Sideshow guest Woody. Biff brings Jacques up to speed on the...

One of our favorite IG content creators, New England Dad aka comedian Zach Remi is this week’s guest.   Been following New England Dad a while and by the fates of stand up, Jacques was on a fundraising show recently with Zach and now … this week’s very fun guest.   We chat life balance between social media content creation, stand up … and being a dad … and we chat Will Noonan’s luscious head of ha...

Impending YouTube star MIKE RAD is our guest this week.  Mike is a longtime working actor in Hollywood who has decades of stories from set AND from …. Being a Hollywood Bartender.   Mike’s new channel launched this week and we chat his first post (his time with the late great Chuck Norris when Mike starred on Walker Texas Ranger) –   Truly this will be one of the best follows on the socials AND Mi...

Jacques chat with one of the nicest comics he’s met in his LA travels the last three years, Tanissia Sprull!   Tanissia comedy is very real and personal.    Born to army parents on a base in German … to today, Tanissia has never had a boring life!   This was a fun chat but we shoul have stared with Beyonce I think!   Follow Tanissia on IG @Thetanissiasprull   Follow CPP on IG @Carnivalpersonnelpod...

The whole gang is here to talk the record-breaking time from celebrating the US Men’s Hockey Gold Medal to wishing Canada had won it … or ANYONE ELSE.  On other hand, extreme happy for US Woman’s ice hockey and another great story from figure skating.   Jacques GameStop credit card is 39.9% interest!  How is that legal … oh right, grifter and chief has done away with all oversight and consumer pro...

Comedian, content creator and singer of Boston’s long lost (beloved) hardcore bank Drop Anchor is this week’s super fun guest.   Ryan’s comedy is just like his mothers comedy (who was a stand up during the comedy boom in the 80’s) except … Ryan’s funny and his moms comedy (according to his friend) is unwatchable,  Note: we’d still love to have her on as a quest.   Ryan’s social media is a mix of f...

Gluttony thy name is an unregulated buffet line at an American Legion Hall Comedy Show.    Let’s face it … nothing IS more American then stuffing your face and not giving a sht if they person behind you even gets a god damn crouton!   That’s the majority of this episode … Jacques whining to Joe on behalf of the 65-70% of people who didn’t get ANYTHING to eat (and there was nothing on the menu Jacq...

Jacques, Biff and Joe open the show with their fondest Catherine O'Hara memories. The thrill seems to be gone for them in the lead-up to the Big Game between New England and Seattle, and they can't seem to avoid politics when discussing sporting events like the Winter Olympics and upcoming FIFA World Cup. WARNING: Jacques tells two corny jokes at the top of the show. Listener discretion is advised...

What an amazing chat with truly one of the most interesting persons I’ve meet in the music biz in a long time,   Madeline Bocaro in her early teens became pen pals with pop culture icon, Yoko Ono an over the last 50 decades their friendship let to her writing, “In Your Mind, The Infinite Universe Of Yoko Ono.    Madeline was part of the ground floors of (Jacques beloved) CMJ in the late 70s, was a...

Talk the sad closing of Brennan’s In Santa Monica, home to Turtle Racing for over 50 years coming to a close.   Jacques had the BEST awful NYE shows on the Cape.   Review The Naked Gun 2025, recap Joe’s sleep over and Get A Life viewing party, Is 6-7 dead … Parenting tips and WHY is NFL making fans pay for 7 streaming services to watch their team?   Follow: on IG/YT – Carnival Personnel – FB Jacqu...

CPP is starting off 2026 pretty strong with the Lovely and Talented Wayne Russell from the OMP Podcast co-hosting with Jacques and they had a fantastic chat with Comedian, Booker, Show Runner … Former Semi Pro Football Player and (Real Football) Soccer Ref, Mr. Mike Smith.   Don’t want to leave out Mike’s also a long-time journalist and high school math teacher and a proud husband and proud dad of...

Joe and Jacques recap the year it was and what a year … it was.   Recap Jacques stand-up comedy follies, recount the best (and worst) guest … that sort of stuff.   Emo Phillips Night, London Trip and Eddie’s Ranch Giggles Shows … the best.   Talk favorite TV shows of the year, Jacques surgery and much much more … like way way too much more … this should have been an hour at best … well best be not...

SPECIAL REPOSTING from 12/14/2017 - Carnival Personnel is all-singing, no-talent in this special holiday Sideshow! Jacques and Joe butcher some of your favorite Christmas songs: “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” “Santa Baby (feat. Edith Bunker),” and MORE! Follow CPP pretty much just on IG at: Carnival Personnel Podcast

Special Christmas reposting: Sideshow 25 from 12/11/17 Jacques and Joe were pretty new to podcast and didn’t know what they were doing (Still don’t) but they do know … well, love anyway, Animated Christmas Specials -   We just love this Christmas-y time of year! This week, Jacques and Joe review their favorite animated Christmas specials, from Rudolph to Frosty to Charlie Brown and even Prep &...

Jacques had a boo boo the doctor had to fix and we’ll see if chicks really do dig scars??  We’ll also have to see if he’ll ever have a belly button again.    Friend of Podcast, Mr. Nick Zaino made it to Nick’s Comedy Stop and put faces to names with Joe and Jacques and both Joe and Jacques give Pluribus a thumbs up.   Biff chats a hockey boo boo and NOT watching Blue Lock on Crunchy Roll no matter...

National Stand Up, the eye candy co-host of Fight Stories Podcast and girl dad, John Moses chatted with Jacques about his path to comedy and how to be a great son to your day at the end of his life.   Proud(ish) resident of New Jersey by way of Toronto, John and his partner in crime (former Sideshow guest) Tyler Morrison host the incredible Fight Stories podcast.   I don’t want to say STOP listeni...

Jacques went to London, Manchester and Paris and we hear all about it… ALL about it.   Dems swept elections last week and we hear all about it.  ALL about it.   Joe went to Jacques 1st of two shows at the Famed Nick’s Comedy Stop last weekend and we hear all about it.  All about it.   Turns out there was a big baseball game last week and we hear all about it.  All about it.   Follow CPP pretty muc...

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 tearin...