Carnival Personnel

Jacques tells Joe about his woes of trying to renew his driver’s license and how an unpaid ticket from 1989 comes back to haunt him! ALSO: camping sucks, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood was okay, George Romero and Allan Carr documentaries, and Pink Lady and Jeff Altman! PLUS: This Week in Awful, sport, video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Closing Song: “To Do List” by Dan Cray – https://da...

Jacques and Joe discuss the passing of Regis Philbin, Herman Cain, and John Lewis, Jacques’ impulse purchase of a retro console TV set, the vast library of programming on HBO Max, more COVID folly, and baseball’s mounting struggles since returning to the field during a pandemic! PLUS: Sport, video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE!   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitt...

Jacques and Joe test their memories of last week by discussing Jacques’ FNH Zoom call, Beyond Id getting back to rehearsing, renewing a driver’s license mid-pandemic, the wonderful world of the Peacock app, a national coin shortage, AOC giving it back to a disrespectful colleague, the Lincoln Project, Dr. Fauci’s first pitch, and the Red Sox mostly not kneeling during the anthem on opening day! PL...

Jacques and Joe keep it brief this week, talking about the passing of John Lewis, RBG’s health, Chuck Woolery’s tweets, the push to open schools despite the rise in COVID cases, secret police rounding up protesters in Oregon, and other fun stuff! PLUS: Sport, video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpo...

Jacques and Joe review the weak (sic) that was, including Alexander Hamilton, the “Mandalorian” behind-the-scenes series, the inspiration for the spoof TV show “Police Squad!”, drive-in movies during a pandemic, Trump commuting Roger Stone’s prison sentence, state governments vs. masks, and Jacques’ best 7/11 story! PLUS: Sport, video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www...

Jacques and Joe remember comedy legend Carl Reiner, from writing and performing on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows”, to the classic “2000 Year Old Man” routines with Mel Brooks, to creating “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, to directing four movies with Steve Martin, including the iconic “The Jerk” and “All of Me”. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carniva...

Jacques and Joe finally go to see “Hamilton” (on Disney+) and watch more TV like “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” about crime writer Michelle McNamara and the Golden State Killer, HBO’s “The Leftovers” and “Watchmen”, and “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast” with the recently passed Carl Reiner! PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcas...

Jacques and Joe yap about Trump’s not-really-a-rally in Tulsa, an old VHS tape from 1986, meeting your heroes, removing blackface from comedies, the D.C. statehood bill, COVID-19 on the rise in the South, and Jacques finally drawing the line in the sand with his parents over the President! PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twi...

Jacques and Joe give their oh-so-meaningful, cis-white-male opinions on Aunt Jemima being canceled, talk of a Washington, D.C. statehood bill, Juneteenth as a national holiday, changing racist team names, as well as John Bolton’s upcoming Trump tell-all (?) book, the MAGA rally in Tulsa, Bill Barr firing Geoffrey Berman of the SDNY, Ted Cruz vs. Hellboy, and more athletes testing positive for COVI...

Jacques and Joe talk about Jacques’ birthday Zoom call, justifying buying Grease 1 & 2, HBO Max temporarily removing “Gone with the Wind” and permanently removing Elmer Fudd’s gun, a problem with the Mendon drive-in owner, J.K. Rowling’s transphobia, NASCAR banning the Confederate flag, David Bowie calling out MTV’s racism in 1983, Trump’s planned rally in Tulsa on Juneteenth, COVID cases spiking,...

Jacques and Joe comment on the Black Lives Matter protests over police brutality and racial inequality in America, the Buffalo PD’s response to their pushing and injuring a 75-yeard-old protester, concerns about a rise in COVID cases, the NFL’s statement on BLM, Drew Brees’ controversial video, and Jacques’ son becoming a YouTuber (?)! PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:...

Jacques and Joe discuss the nationwide protests and riots as a result of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the arrests of a CNN crew covering the scene, the President’s violent tweets, and systemic racism and white supremacy in America. There’s some lighter stuff later on in the podcast. Ugh. PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.face...

Jacques and Joe look back (and ahead!) at the many wonderful roles of Fred Willard. From “Fernwood 2 Night” to “Spinal Tap” to “Best in Show” to his appearances on late-night shows like Letterman and Kimmel, Fred was a masterful comedic improviser that would have stolen every scene he appeared in if he hadn’t earned every second of screen time. Whether his co-stars were Martin Mull, the Christophe...

Jacques and Joe talk about the Snyder Cut of “Batman v. Superman” coming to HBO Max, “We Don’t Knock,” the local Boston TV show from the 1980s hosted by Dana Hersey, Lori Laughlin pleading guilty, more COVID-19 stories, the NBA and NHL possibly finishing out their seasons, how the PlayStation Network is the bane of Jacques’ existence, more on the legendary Fred Willard, and another year of the pod...

Jacques and Joe celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back”. Jacques remembers seeing the movie 27 times in theaters in 1980, while Joe first saw it in 1997—well past the acceptable timeframe for someone his age. Luckily, this movie is timeless. Have you heard every podcast available about this one Star Wars movie alone? No… there is another… Facebook:  https:/...

Jacques and Joe remember two great comedic losses this week with the passing of Jerry Stiller and Fred Willard, go down the internet rabbit hole of old-school Sesame Street, Martin Short breaking down his iconic characters, the Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour from 1977 featuring Honey and Sis, Jacques canceling the DCU app, another Trump firing, and Space Force! PLUS: Sport, TV picks, Parenting Tip and M...

Jacques and Joe honor the 60th anniversary of “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart”, the comedy album that broke new ground in stand-up, launched Bob Newhart’s legendary career, saved Warner Bros. Records in 1960, and influenced generations of comedians to follow. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe remember Little Richard, Roy Horn from Siegfried and Roy, discuss comedy writing, the Joel McHale/Ken Jeong podcast, life under lockdown, becoming desensitized to constant coronavirus news, the return of NASCAR and South Korean baseball, and Joe sings “Tutti Frutti” as John Oliver in Self-Indulgent Theater! PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www...

Jacques regales Joe with his memories of the 1970 Stanley Cup-winning overtime goal by Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins, as well other highlights (and lowlights) that had a profound effect on the psyche of every Boston sports fan in the last 50 years. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe discuss UFOs, Zoom parties, the future of movie theaters, The Beastie Boys, the L.A. Lakers’ “small business” coronavirus loan, the mayor of Las Vegas, the difference between black and white protesters, and in honor of Star Wars Day, Joe performs a scene as Jimmy Stewart as Obi-Wan and Paul Lynde as Anakin Skywalker in Self-Indulgent Theater! PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting...

Jacques (and occasionally Joe) go on and on about Ahsoka from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, Spike Jonez’s Beastie Boys documentary, the Watchmen, a Zach Snyder cut of “Batman v. Superman”, creative Zoom classroom videos, Trump theorizing about using disinfectants to fight coronavirus, “Karen” considered a slur, Brady and Gronk together again, and “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”! PLUS: Video g...

Jacques and Joe review the 1999 sci-fi comedy classic movie “Galaxy Quest”, as well as the recent documentary “Never Surrender” about the making of and fandom that grew from the beloved film. By Grabthar’s hammer…what a podcast! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe deliver more of the same cutting-edge commentary on current events that you’ve come to expect from Carnival Personnel! Coronavirus, quarantine, Trump, movies, TV, video games, yada yada yada! Will it ever stop? Yo, I don’t know! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe delve into the Oscar-winning 1981 movie “Arthur” starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. Joe watched it for the first time this year, while Jacques has worn out his VHS copy several times over. Surprisingly, Joe did NOT watch Arthur 2 before seeing the original nor the 2011 Russell Brand remake, so his take on this classic will be truly fresh—and likely a hot one! The best that YO...

Jacques and Joe look on the bright side of quarantine, volunteering, Jacques’ shirtless past, the end of handshaking, Curly Howard from the Three Stooges, the return of a Wheel of Fortune contestant, the red state-blue state divide, voting during coronavirus, Bernie dropping out, and Tom Brady’s Howard Stern interview! PLUS: Video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Closing Song: “Take a Ride...