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Carnival Personnel
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Jacques & Joe (in Boston) have been doing comedy stuff since 94. Jacques & Biff (LA by way of Toronto/Tokyo) been on hockey team since 96. Yap pop culture and have cool guest - comedians, respected authors, renown scientist & scholars, prominent music folks, tv/film makers and just cool friends.
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CPP Sideshow 163 - Jessica Redish, The Professor Is In So Take A Seat!
1w ago00:53:57Tap to summarizeGotta 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 … Producer, Writer, Director, UCLA Adjunct Professor and … AND … Choreographer zoomed with us to talk her path in cinema and waging war on the rising tide of AI Slop! Interested in how movies are made … take Jessica’s UCLA film 101 class this fall on line … and to get ready for the class or get ready to go shot your Citizen Kane – Jessica is a MUST follow across the socials. And check out Jessica’s IMDB page and go watch her work! Opening: WKRP In Cincinnati parody by @Model_CHP3Y (on YouTube) Closing Song: New One by Beyond Id (off The Stovin’ Years – On Spotify)
Transcribe →CPP Ep. 297 - Happy Podcast Anniversary? Nine!
2w ago01:06:50Tap to summarizeYes, 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 half working on the Apple TV comedy-horror hit "Widow's Bay" and gives his first--and likely last--parenting tip of 2026 (also TV-related). Opening Song: Gomer by Beyond Id (on Spotify on album “The Stovin’ Years)
Transcribe →CPP Sideshow 162 - The Brains Behind Cube Underground – Comedian Rae Brain
3w ago00:47:06Tap to summarizeComedian, 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 gameshow events like The Dating Game and of course … lots of stand up. A fun person, a fun follow on line and someone who should be on your radar. Raebraincomedy and thecubeunderground on IG Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify) Closing Song: Laid by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify)
Transcribe →CPP EP 296 - Making Up For Lost Time
May 1901:43:34Tap to summarizeMaking 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 off talking the fun new Eddie Murphy doc (and the need for him to do a puppeteering special) … which led to talking Dolemite Is My Name bio-pic Murphy did … which led to us watching and talking Rudy Ray Moore (the real Dolemite’s movie) The Human Tornado! Into the weekly, this is why Tony V is the greatest talk and how awesome the Kristin O’Brien Town and City Fest show was couple weeks ago, Like to say thanks to Jim Gaffigan for I’m sure he’d say yes had we asked, uses of his clip on “Spring”! Dominik Lay on the School Committee in Lowell has become Jacques “Public Enemy Number Dumb” and has set Jacques down path of getting more involved in local government … but also Jacques and Management did met Ed Markey this week! Chat Managements amazing humanitarian trip to Ukraine last week to … driving a donated car from London to Lviv Ukraine and working at a dog sanctuary in Lviv. Chat VAR questionable call in Westham Arsenal game being THE most consequential call in VAR Premier League history — giving Arsenal the title (over City) AND relegating the Hammers! Chat the great Siskel and Ebert long run of shows of movie reviews, Dare Devil Reborn season 2, Maul – Shadow Lord and YES … squeezes in some Resident Evil 9 gaming talk. … And … a parenting tip? Opening Song: Gomer by Beyond Id (on Spotify on album “The Stovin’ Years) Ending Song: Gates Of Hell – Sebadoh Cover by Beyond Id (live on WMFO 1994)
Transcribe →CPP Sideshow 161 - Dyen To Talk Comedy with Funny Girl In The Desert, Allison Dyen
May 1100:52:41Tap to summarizeComedian. 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 in old Hollywood” desert playground, where come THIS October 10-11th 2026, she’s producing the inaugural DyenForLaughsComedyCompetition.com (Submissions open now.) Follow Allison across the socials and comics, get your submissions in NOW. Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify) Closing Song: Laid by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify)
Transcribe →Joni Grassey - Your favorite comedian's favorite comedian!
Apr 2801:21:43Tap to summarizeJoni 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 Johnathan Winters with her dad on The Ed Sullivan Show to being a beloved Vegas stand-up for two decades to currently wooing audiences all over New England. Super funny, super smart, super adorable and dorky! Again, you were warned. Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify) Closing Song: Recess by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify)
Transcribe →CPP Ep. 295 - One Angry Man
Apr 1301:18:55Tap to summarizeJacques, 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 current NHL playoff picture (and Joe, too, if he was listening). Plus TV and movie stuff, and Resident Evil new and old is discussed. Hope you didn't miss us too much! Follow CPP on IG @Carnivalpersonnelpodcast
Transcribe →CPP Sideshow 160 - Comedian Zach Remi aka New England Dad
Apr 800:44:30Tap to summarizeOne 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 hair. Follow Zach @New_England_Dad and CPP on @Carnivalpersonnelpodcast Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify) Closing Song: New One by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify)
Transcribe →CPP Sideshow #159 - YouTuber MIKE RAD - Real Stories Of A Hollywood Bartender
Mar 2301:10:27Tap to summarizeImpending 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 Mike is working on a companion book hopefully out this year. REAL STORIES OF A HOLLYWOOD BARTENDER out on YouTube now, Follow CPP on IG @Carnivalpersonnelpodcast Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify) Closing Song: Rinse & Spit by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify)
Transcribe →Tanissia Sprull – Comedian, Actress and Devoted Beyonce Hive Member
Mar 900:47:18Tap to summarizeJacques 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 @Carnivalpersonnelpodcast Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify) Closing Song: Clowns by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years album on Spotify)
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