Carnival Personnel
387 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsJacques & 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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Sideshow 107 - Dante The Comic (the activist, the manager, the teacher ...)
July 17, 2023 04:01 - 55 minutes - 45.9 MBIf you’re a regular listener to this podcast (or follow Jacques on socials) and don’t follow Dante The Comic … well … you go right that wrong, NOW! A personal hero of ours, Dante the Comic (Rusciolelli) zooms in (from the very cool Hollywood Forever Cemetery) to chat with Joe and Jacques about… SO MUCH. Danta is a headlining (national and internationally) touring comic for 36 years. We chat with him about balancing his career as a comedian, as a manager-promoter and co-owner of Gol...
CP EP 226 - Roast Battle Foreboding
July 10, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 80 MBJacques and Joe chat the prep work they’ve put in for the Roast Battle Jacques has reluctantly agreed to be part of in Lowell … yesterday (but we recorded this episode before hand … ssssooo…) Jacques also hosted his first open mic this week. Went great … went awful. Jacques son is loving his first job (he’s a Life Guard) in rough neighborhood of their city and is learning first hand … WOW … people can suck. We stand with the WGA … and seems so will SAG soon (let’s hope.) Li...
CP Sideshow 106 - Comics Xtine and Nick Fcking Powell
July 04, 2023 14:06 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBNothing says 4th of July like talking with two of the funniest comics (host/producers) in the Boston scene today – XTina and Nick Fucking Powell. I’ll apologize for some of the audio issues … I WILL NOT apologize for all of the funny they bring!!! We chat XTina’s path to the open mic circuit and 5 months later getting booked shows and producing shows … chat her bravery to do her NSFW hilarious bit about crashing with her dad … in front of her dad (and ALL her co-workers). Chat with Nick ...
CP EP 225 - They Bought Their Tickets...
June 26, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 134 MBIn this somewhat Big Gulp Super-Sized episode …Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) we chat Jacques sons starting his 1st job this week as a lifeguard, Jacques’ house plumbing nightmare and a few billionaires getting in a homemade submarine and who but EVERYONE could have told them it was a bad idea (no refunds.) Turns out there is NO real Mario Bros Plumbing company (for now) to help with Jacques raining ceiling! Messi coming to US/MLS is such a big dea...
CP Sideshow # 105 - Crowd Work Black Belt Jim McCue
June 19, 2023 04:01 - 51 minutes - 45 MBIf you can’t get to see Jim McCue work live … then move to a place you can! And if you can’t do that … check out Jim’s DryBar Comedy Special on YouTube … which they shot in Utah … lot less drunks at shows in Utah! Joe and Jacques WILL be seeing Jim in person this Thursday (June 22) in Lowell at The Luna Theater (inside Mill #5) for Mondo Comedy (hosted by past CPP guest Greg Boggis!) Jim start in comedy, in part thanks to Richard Belzer … talks playing cat and mouse with hecklers, preppin...
CPPEP #224 - Never Meet Your Heroes
June 12, 2023 16:28 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBLoyal listener and 20-year (plus) pal of Biff and Jacques’ … the beloved AST (All-Star Tommy) was in Boston with his All-Star wife and daughter last week … and long last Joe and All-Star got to meet. It was all we could hope for and more… Including a trip to Boston’s famed, “Nick’s Comedy Stop.” It’s a 21 plus club … but getting Jacques’ 13 year old in … no problem! This episode was recorded on Jacques’ Birthday … again, we breakdown the greatest birthday gift Jacques got … in 2012 on hi...
Sideshow # 104 -Comedian (and sweetest guy we know) Lloyd ”Legacy” Sharp
May 31, 2023 18:07 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBLloyd “Legacy” Sharp is one of the best New England based comics on the circuit today. You will not find anyone who disagrees with that fact or who won’t go out of their way to tell you, there is not a sweeter or nicer human walking amongst us. If you’ve shared a mic or stage with Lloyd … even once … I’m pretty sure on this episode of endless shout-outs, he found a way to work you into our chat. If you’re a long time New England comedy staple like (former guests) @comedianstevebjork @boggi...
CP EP 223 - Three Host For The Price Of One!
May 22, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBFirst time in a bit that Biff, Joe and Jacques are all on the pod together. Admit it … 3 host are better than one! Joe and Jacques talked going to see recent Sideshow guest Steve Bjork show last weekend and what’s in store for Jacques’ Phase II of his stand-up comedy mid-life crisis. Biff gives the history of The Beaver Cup a yearly hockey game between M.I.T. (yes, THAT, M.I.T.) and Cal Tech … yes, THAT, Cal Tech and how it’s come to bitter sweet conclusion … and how the fck did Jacques ...
CP Sideshow # 103 - Martin Adkins ... Yes, THAT Martin Adkins
May 15, 2023 04:49 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB20- year-old Martin Adkin’s joined Johnny Rotten’s (Lydon) Public Image Limited (PiL) in 1980 and co-writing the bands best/most well-known album, This Is What You Want … This Is What You Get .. and his career only went up from there! Going from being a part of the Post Punk scene to being a staple of … if not a founder of, the industrial music movement- NIN, Ministry, Killing Joke, Pigface … Martin, whose published several books on the music industry and is currently the coordinator of m...
CP EP. 222 - Writers’ Strike … So This Is All Us!
May 08, 2023 16:22 - 1 hour - 76 MBSo you guys aren’t in WGA … this strike doesn’t effect YOU and your crappy podcast … oh no?!? Joe and Jacques has tickets to THIS coming SNL! So yeah … this hits home. Sadly, no Biff … math and time zones are tough … especially for Jacques. Biff will be back soon. We PROMISE. Jacques talks the legit comedy explosion in Lowell MA and surrounding area and how he was able to put together a panel for local (awesome hysterical comic friends) to talk with Lowell Sun reporter about how this ...
CP Sideshow # 102 - Comedian Steve Bjork (Bjork, like the singer but not AS weird)
May 01, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBFirst off – Steve knew right away that the title of our podcast is a nod to The Jerk. Come on now! How awesome is that! Steve has been Jacques’ favorite New England based comic since his sister (Kim) gave him the heads up on Steve AND gave him Steve’s hysterical book, “Almost Domesticated” nearly a decade ago. Steve’s evergreen “Family/Everyman” comedy always delivers and we can’t stress enough how he truly is one of those, “YOU really have to see in person” special talents. Steve chats w...
Special *RE-POSTING* CP Sideshow #73 RONAK (from 8/9/21)
April 24, 2023 17:25 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBLast minute scheduling hic-cup means no new Carnival Personnel Sideshow this week ... yes, we know the sadness you feel ... so this is a special REPOSTING of one of our favorite episodes ever! Enjoy! Jacques and Biff’s long-time friend Ronak zooms in to chat She-Hulk v. Wonder Woman, give advice on the best way to figure out what you want to do in “the biz” if you know you want in and aren’t sure where you should be AND she answers honestly, “does Jacques hold the record for most shows pitc...
CPP EP. 221 - Joe’s PLEX Flex
April 17, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 75 MBJoe recently unearth a lost personal gem – a cassette recording of a stand up he did at a club at age 18! We can’t get the broadcast rights to air it but we break it down and … it’s pure gold! Also, go into some detail of the Joe's gift to himself ... and Jacques - his new well curated Plex server! Biff gives his NHL playoff thoughts and few predictions as well as (this is really a story) Japan Crime Story. Jacques talks (another) missed op at an open mic to actually be funny. His house ...
CP Sideshow #101 Paul Borick Chats Carcass Boxes and Comedy
April 10, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBBehind that exquisite 70’s Porn/80’s TV cop mustache resides the brain of Paul Borick, a comic working to get his 10,000 hours in, inside maybe 18 months. I’m being serious! Paul has a very fun podcast of his own (Karma and Comedy), host/MC’s his own open mic (with partner in crime, Nick Hahn) and between booked shows and open mics, is getting staged times every day that ends in a “Y”. Paul’s stoic, calm delivery and unwavering commitment to his bits belies how long he’s been in the game o...
CP EP 220 - WE (US), Carnival Personnel Podcast, ARE More Credible Than 60 Minutes. Fact.
April 03, 2023 18:24 - 1 hour - 117 MBHow the mighty have fallen. Biff, Joe and Jacques chat 60-Minutes flushing 54 years of credibility down the toilet and join ranks of Fox Boobs with their airing of MTG interview … so YES, CP now is more credible than 60 Minutes (sad) fact. So, Donny Eight-Scoops WAS indicted … what happens next? Joe sets up his Plex server bring Joe of mid 70s commercial free episodes to the world … but mostly himself and Jacques! And the world IS a better place for it. 2x in last couple months … folks ...
CPP Sideshow #100 - She’s One In A Millions, comedian Jennifer Howell (IG@JenniMillins)
March 27, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBComedian Jennifer Howell (aka JenniMillions on IG) joins Joe and Jacques to chat being a Yogi and Stand Up and how they’re exactly the same and totally different. Jenni talks how her roadie/production guru background helped develop the thick skin needed to deal with the shark infested open mic world of comedy! See Jenni when you can live doing comedy and maybe check out a yoga class … and it’s super ok to fart at both! Jennifer on Instagram is: @JenniMillions CPP on Twitter and Instagram...
CPP EP. 218 - St. Patrick’s Day Is Stupid. It Is.
March 20, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBThe 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 thing … sad for us cause it’s 10x a better show with Biff and sad for YOU cause Biff aka The Guar...
CPP Sideshow # 99 -Comics Gene and Buck (One Is Funny, One Is Good Looking!)
March 13, 2023 04:01 - 53 minutes - 44.3 MBGene 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 pushing and busting on each other. They also have the best laughs and are the best audience ...
CPP Ep. 217 - Here A Dog, There A Dog, Everywhere A Dog, Dog … Seriously!
March 06, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBJacques 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 comedy club ABSOLUTLY COLD and loving it! Then got up just a couple days later at other show. ...
CPP SideShow # 98 - Comedian and Tahoe Enthusiast, PRAISE EJ!
February 27, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 54 MBComic 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 is just that one lucky break away from being someone we can say … we knew him when! GO SEE LI...
CPP EP 216 - Presidents Dad CPP Sale Price – Free
February 20, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBBiff, 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) Jacques also talked taking his son on a fieldtrip to a Pro Sports Game-Ops Symposium/Job Fair a...
CP Sideshow# 97 - Funny Guy Mike DuPont
February 13, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBNOTHING 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 colorful path to comedy that shapes his humor in all the best ways. Mike gave us a couple of ...
CP EP. 215 - Call Me Ahad – The Saga of A Whale Of A Vending Machine
February 06, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBWith 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. Jacques chats being on comic/porn actress/friend of our podcast, podcast Hello Cougar this week ...
CP Sideshow # 96 - Mike ”Mr. Catalog A&R” Ragogna
January 30, 2023 05:01 - 2 hours - 102 MBJacques & 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 lead to Jacques being Billy Ray Cyrus quasi-manager and producing a half dozen of his videos, t...
CP EP. 214 - The MUC Thanks The Love Boat
January 23, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBWith 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 open mic stand up and the way to often white guys punching down and being gross in 2023. Jac...
CP Sideshow #95 - Do ”THEY” Walk Among Us?
January 16, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBUpon 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 Twitter and Instagram: @CarnivalPodcast Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter ...
CP EP 213 - New Year. Same Silliness
January 09, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBThe 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 move across town thus bringing an end to where CP all started – Joe’s vaulted “LOSEUM”. Pour o...
CP Sideshow# 94 - Settin
January 02, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBBecause 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? Will Jacques love every new Star Wars and MCU project (pretty sure the answer is yes!) Wi...
CP EP 212 - Ending The Year On A High-ish Note
December 26, 2022 18:08 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBTis 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 EVERYONE, who says the 1973 British movie The Wicker Man is better then the 36k budget Vel...
Sideshow # 93 - Ones Gotta Go!
December 19, 2022 13:45 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBYou 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 between Star Wars, DC Comics and Marvel Movies … Jacques had to pull over to give it real thought … a...
Sideshow # 93 - Ones Gotta Go!
December 19, 2022 05:01 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBYou 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 between Star Wars, DC Comics and Marvel Movies … Jacques had to pull over to give it real thought … a...
CP EP # 211 - THE NEW PHONE BOOK IS HERE!
December 12, 2022 05:01 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBJoe, 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 show breakdown and opening skit he was pitching local cable company when Joe mistakenly asked...
CP Sideshow #92 - Kevin Conroy, THE Voice Of Batman
December 05, 2022 13:12 - 38 minutes - 29.3 MBJoe 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 accounts was a really good dude and who brought a hell of a lot to Jacques’ beloved Batman...
CP EP 210 - Burlesque Show For Kids
November 28, 2022 15:24 - 1 hour - 115 MBBiff, 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 Before Christmas Burlesque show featuring the amazing band Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toy...
CP EP 209 - Good Guys Won By Not Losing Too Bad ... I Guess.
November 14, 2022 05:01 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBSo 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 bitter sweet HOF induction show in LA (with horrible news about founding member Andy Taylor’s s...
CP Sideshow 91 - Comedian Jim Colliton aka JimWhat
November 07, 2022 16:53 - 59 minutes - 46.4 MB30-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 his crowd work slayed! Jim talks about developing those two skills, being a dad and advice t...
CP EP 208 - News Flash: Elon’s A Douche
October 31, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBBiff 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 going to try to track down Dana Hersey and get him on the podcast! Some video game chat. ...
Sideshow 90 - The Return Of Professor Cook!!
October 24, 2022 04:01 - 2 hours - 93.9 MBProfessor 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 more thought that goes into these chats with the Professor then Jacques’ last 3 years at Fitch...
CP. EP. 207 - Pain In Butt Chess Matches and Fishy Situations!
October 17, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBBoys 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 everyone who didn’t ask about his recent stand-up open mics. Chat Elon (being forced maybe) into T...
CP Sideshow #89 - VOTE FOR KAYLEE!
October 11, 2022 16:35 - 55 minutes - 44.5 MBKaylee 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 (not a typo) 51st in education and the incumbent republican (who proudly identifies as a white Ch...
CP Sideshow # 88 - Woody Luvs Coffee
October 03, 2022 04:01 - 50 minutes - 57.3 MBHey, 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 hilarious but NO one can make up the stories Woody has lived … on and off the ice (Woody’s a ...
CP EP. 206 Hey ... I know that guy!!
October 02, 2022 20:56 - 1 hour - 102 MBJacques cousin Jimmy was hired as a writer on SNL a couple weeks back … Hear Jacques take ALL the credit for his success as Joe and he talk about Jimmy’s FIRST TV appearance on their 1994 cable access show Formal Edition (10 yr old Jimmy Also was star on Jacques band Beyond Id’s 1994 video Mind Time … Link below!) Jacques also talks his 3rd recent LA trip where highlight was a 4 hour low key chat with Biff and their FNH brothers Guitar Center Scottie and Mr. John Taylor Fertilizer himse...
CP EP 205 Dark Biden For The Win
August 29, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBAnother podcast plagued by audio issues and two guys stumbling over things they’ve heard 3nr hand or misread on Twitter! Speaking of Twitter … Dee Synder is awesome! Biden gets some relief for student loan debt. GQP says its worst thing ever, Dems say it’s not enough … we say it’s a campaign promise kept… and a good start. Jacques chats a recent TV watching session with Joe that included a bunch of Conan first (Late Night, Tonight Show, Conan) viewings, a few episodes of MTV’s ...
CP EP. 204 - Ho Hum. Just Another Day In Treasonville
August 15, 2022 04:41 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBSure we give a shout out to our friend Woody’s Insta and Twitter accounts (@WoodyLuvsCoffee), chat some shows and movies we’re watching (Lightyear was a delight). Jacques recent LA trip, doing stand up for real and his next upcoming trip to LA for Duran Duran, Biff has some Japanesse crime (?) story and we talk the amazing BBQ for FHN/Taylors Birthday party he hosted and Joe as always is the ray of hope and joy we all need in our lives … But mostly we chatted the FBI searching Donny 4Sc...
CP EP 203 - Hawley-ing Ass Out Of Congress
July 25, 2022 10:50 - 1 hour - 77 MBBeen a couple weeks which means Jacques went on another trip with his sons (this one to Six Flags in NJ and Maryland and lunch in DC with work pals from Armed Forces Ent) and management went to another European city to see Duran Duran (London this time) … two weeks means more Jan 6thhearings and wholly shit are we all Fcked!! Hey … at least Steven Bannon is gonna be wearing a jumpsuit pretty soon. Joe joined the podcast and while he doesn’t officially do a “self-indulgent theater” ...
CP EP. 202 - Roadtrips and Treason
July 11, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBIt’s been a few weeks since Biff and Jacques chatted … which means Jacques took another road trip (this time a drive to Chicago with his boys and dogs to surprise Management on her birthday) … it also means it’s been a few weeks so there’s been more mass shootings. USA USA USA Course Japan isn’t without shootings … well one shooting … assassination of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo with home made gun. In more - “It’s Fine … Everything Is Fine” category (aka world is on fire) they ...
CP EP 201 - Hey. We skated with that guy!
June 21, 2022 00:29 - 1 hour - 120 MBLet’s address the awful nightmare first … the missing 3-year-old Harry from Lowell last week that drowned … happened just houses away from Jacques. Hug your kids. Joe joins Biff and Jacques which always makes the show 614x better. We talk the Carlin special and Ian Bagg special on Amazon Prime from a few years ago … Ian was a one time hockey pal of Biff and Jacques. Great comic and really good hockey play … totally check it out! We follow up from las show chatting the BBC show ab...
CP EP 200 - Fertilizers To Phoenix
June 06, 2022 15:15 - 51 minutes - 38.3 MBAfter a couple years off (thanks Covid) Biff, Jacques and the FNH crew comprising the John Taylor Fertilizers Hockey Franchise Club LLC Inc returned to the annual Memorial Day Phoenix tournament. And the one on-ice highlights has to be Jacques 2nd assist on the ONE goal the team (AST) scored last in game 3. Off the ice … the highlights were pretty endless. Jacques enjoyed the drive with Biff from LA and rooming with John… unknown if Biff and John feels the same. Jacques’ week in LA i...
CP EP. 199 - Kids In The Hall Are Still Gods
May 23, 2022 18:45 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBAfter a couple weeks off, Biff Joe and Jacques are back. After 30 years off … so are the Kids In The Hall. And their still Gods. Season 6 is streaming now on Amazon Prime as is “Comedy Punks”, a 2-part gloves are off and tissue boxes are on documentary with and about the KITH. Seems a dying and in Covid lock down Norm MacDonald left us all a going away present in form of a new special that will start airing in a few weeks … and now - two-part George Carlin documentary is on HMO Max! ...
CP EP 198 -Biff’s Morning Jog
May 03, 2022 01:47 - 58 minutes - 45.6 MBWe start of on a real somber not as Jacques chats the passing of college buddy/occasional band mate/amazing song writer/musician and one of the nicest guys you could ever meet, David Mirabella (front man and lead guitarist of The Rationales.) Dave was guest way back on CP (Ep. 7). You’re missed and loved Dave. May the force be with you brother. Biff chats his Batman like crime fighting skills as at 4am he chased off some thieves trying to saw off and steal car parts from his neighbor’s...