Carnival Personnel

Did Joe and Jacques (and Mr. Wayne Russell from Open Mic Pain Podcast) go see Emo Philips last Friday in Portsmouth, NH? Yes. Did Joe and Jacques (and Wayne) hang out with Emo after having been introduced to him as a fellow comic and him treat us all like fellow comics? … YES. Was it the greatest nights of our lives, including over that of the birth of our sons? … No Comment. Did Emo more than liv...

Always nice when it’s all three – Joe and Biff competing to see which one comes close to getting more than three words in over Jacques self-indulgent ramblings. Jacques chats the super fun memorial service for his aunt this past weekend, complete with an Elvis impersonator. Jacques also chat some recent good stand up shows AND meeting a real hero of his, the amazing Sen. Warren in Lowell. Chat POS...

Sid Singh is a Indian American Human Rights Lawyer … he’s also an amazing comedian living and touring Europe full time.   Sid zoomed in from Sweden to chat with Jacques about his new special, “Illegally Funny” on YouTube.   A friend of Jacques sent him an IG reel from Sid’s special that went viral and lucky for CPP, Sid didn’t block us when we asked if he’d do our humble little pod.   Sid’s comedy...

Joe and Jacques chat how NOW, legally … Jacques, is Jacques.   Chat the passing off a couple of Jacques aunts and the dread of family functions that follow.   Another week in comedy another opening for a New England legion and another show at Nick’s coming up … but the big news is Jacques ISN’T opening for Emo Philips but will go see him with Joe in a couple weeks.   We chat the horrific state of...

Joe and Jacques we’re so blown away the first time they saw Tim Champa.  It was at Nick’s Comedy Stop June 2023 (with their friend All Star Tommy from LA with his wife and daughter) – we talk getting Jacques 12 year old into Nick’s that night and seeing Tim dig out of a massive hole dug by the two … less than stellar comics before him.   Tim’s approach to comedy – the writing … the re-writing … th...

Joe and Jacques play a little catch up and try not to let podcast slip into a total – we are living in Berlin in 1936, we have a dictator and the worst of the worst people are on their knees pledging to be as horrible as the can be to curry favor with the Grifter and Chief.   So we chat the awesome guest we just had and the amazing ones coming up.   Chat Jacques’ way busier than it should be comed...

About six months back Jacques saw this 15-year-old doing Dave Rattigan’s Winner Circle Mic.  One of the best weekly mics in New England, stacked with headliners working out new stuff as well …  as a 15-year-old comic?   That kid is Ethan Printz and his unpaid Uber driver to the show, his Dad, Robbie.  Robbie for 30 plus years, one of the best headliners (and most liked by the comedy community) to...

Jacques, Biff and Joe are together for the first time in 2025 to try to make sense of what's been going on in America the past couple of weeks. SPOILER: it's fascism.   PLUS: The Montreal Canadiens are--get this--classy, Joe beats an Xbox game, Jacques is on a whirlwind 3-city comedy tour, and Biff checks out house prices in Japan (see above).   IG/FB: Carnivalpersonnelpodcast – TiKTok: JacquesFun...

ReporterMatt – aka MATT SHEARER from WBZ Radio Is Kinda Famous and you can see his Lil Chuck “Kinda Famous” show, THIS Saturday Feb 1!   Lucky for CPP Matt isn’t to famous YET to do our humble little podcast.   The beloved WBZ Reporter Matt, to his delight and amazement has “gone viral” and caught the eye of media outlets in (old) England!  His fun quirky stories like the tiny town of Stow losing...

Southern California is on fire.  It’s gonna be the most devastation national disaster in US history and already the GOP and good god- fearing Christians making it worse by saying LA (So Cal) deserves it.    We recap Jacques’ and buddies Wayne and Anthony’s NYE’s gigs as well as Mike Koutrobis’ (and Gianni Saltalamacchia’s) Nick’s Gig.   Jacques also had the privilege of being at the Worcester Brav...

If you’re having a mental health crisis as you’re trying to get to a Back Street Boys concert, comedian Emily Ruskowski is the hero you’re looking for.   A mental health professional (Social Worker) working with kids, Emily truly is a hero.  Also, her passion for getting on a plane to go see her favorite bands makes her a hero to her 15-year-old self who knows she is “killing it” as well as Jacque...

Start with quick recap of Biff’s recent trip to the homeland – Land of the Rising Sun and what Jacques and Joe have been up to in comedy.   Then … the look back on the insane, ridiculous list of sideshow guest we’ve had this year.  So many of New England legendary comics and producers, rising stars in comedy from here and from Canada, authors …       2023 we had a lot of amazing guest but the bar...

Annie Dies A Lot. Jay Dies A Lot.   But this, “bad a video games” (except Madden) team is the amazing brain trust behind the online laugh factor of KO Comedy (ComedyHub)!   Shout out to whoever put KO on Jacques’ radar (we THINK It’s Sally Mullins).  Jacques has been doing shows with KO for well over a year and most Friday’s driving back from shows, he logs on to KO … and … AND the always fun “Aft...

Were you looking for ONE podcast that covered: how to deal with parking enforcement folks during holidays? Colin Jost’s new “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” and what the folks at Buzzerblog.com think of it (that may then lead to chatting - Wink Martindale at age 91 years young, becoming the auctioneer of Howard Stern’s junk?) Were you looking for information regarding the new documentary on Matt and Trey’s...

Special RE-Posting with our good friend BILL FAY.   In this episode from Dec 17 2023 - We talk Bills new Happy Texas play ... where Jacques spend a few days in NYC couple week back hanging with Bill as he prepped for the Investors showcase with full cast and music - figure this be a fun time to repost this one. Enjoy ... again. Legendary Film Maker and … Co-Founder of Legendary Pictures, Bill Fay...

Jacques finally makes it to SNL … as a guest … sitting in balcony off to the side behind a huge 1K light obscuring 75% of studio from view at dress rehearsal last Saturday night.  Truly, one of the greatest nights of his (and Management’s) lives.   Jacques saw Steve Martin and Martin Short last Friday, then SNL (and SNL after Party with his guest … Friend of the show Bill Fay) on Saturday, then sa...

There are so many wonderful people in the dog (animal) rescue world.  There are so many crazy people in the dog (animal) rescue world.  Often … their the same person.   Our guest this week is one such wonderful amazing (crazy) rescue person, Lisa from the 501c, Eddie’s Ranch … named for the love of her life (and IG star) the late, Eddie On Wheels.   ALSO … this is an extra special episode as we ha...

Christine Hurley is the undisputed Queen of New England comedy and this is one monarch that is truly loved throughout the land.   And she made time for us on her birthday to record this episode~   An amazing story of a 40-year-old mother of five who NEVER did stand up, going from auditioning for Nickelodeon’s “Funniest Moms” to a couple years later being booked every day of the month.   Does she g...

How? Why? Not sure … but we talk Jacques starting his new career(?) as a substitute teacher. As if the education system wasn’t bad enough.   Chat another road trip with his little guy and his best pal to DC (another stop on way at Time Square to see the 11:57pm billboard show … give it a Bing or Ask Jeeves, and hit one more 6 Flags.   In DC Jacques dragged boys to West Ham United Sports Bar and th...

Nice guys don’t always finish last – Mark Moccia is living proof.   Every comic and every comedy show producer does fundraisers and charity shows … Mark ONLY does fund raisers and charities.   Marks is only interested in creating shows that work for venues, work for the comics and raise money and awareness for great causes.   85k and counting in his three years of running show!   Jacques recently...

Jacques and Joe regale Biff with tales of comedy and geeking out. Thursday, they saw "Queen of Boston Comedy" Christine Hurley perform live. Friday, Jacques was a finalist at Wicked Funny's 2nd Annual Merrimack Valley's Funniest Person Contest! Then on Saturday, they paid a (for Joe, third) visit to the Shea Family "Back to the Future" Museum in Hubbardston, Mass, and capped the day off with a spe...

Jacques whose home screams Halloween year round … got a late start getting up the 12 ft skeletons and inflatables … but spend weekend making up for lost time (much to the neighbors chagrin.   The three of us do a much deeper dive into the Oreo Coke Zero and Coke Zero Oreo’s then anyone should.   The horrific flooding in parts of the country (followed by the horrific politicalizing the response) is...

YES – Chris aka CPF Productions aka Wicked Funny is in year 3 over at The China Blossom and we chat that a good deal … but FIRST … we chat some award-winning  Grampa’s Homestyle Chili!   This room at China Blossom has been one of the more well-known rooms in New England comedy for most of the last 40 years. This is Chris’ 2nd stint at running the comedy room and every weekend between Labor Day and...

Matt Misci – aka – Mr. Pinky Ring Comedy – aka The Bald Barber is our guest this week.  We JUST met Matt for first face to face last week where he was one of the hosts (and a judge … I think) at CPF Productions (Wicked Funny / Chris Flahive) comedy contest … In which Jacques, Wayne Russell and somehow Anthony Eugenio from Open Mic Pain Podcast, have all advanced to the finals Oct 18, 2024)   And Y...

According to some folks at this past Friday night at China Blossom Restaurant in N. Andover MA, where the comedy room Wicket Funny is, Jacques doesn’t totally stink at stand up … nor does their pal Wayne Russell, who both moved to finals of 2ndannual Funniest Person In Merrimac Valley contest. Jacques learns what a “mom said no” item in a store is, we chat Vegas odds of Oasis tour actually happeni...