CPP 258 - Back to the Funny Part II

CPP 258 - Back to the Funny Part II

Author: Carnival Personnel October 21, 2024 Duration: 1:21:36
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 special 35th anniversary screening of "Back to the Future Part II"!   Plus, Jacques not-so-humble brags about meeting two-time Stanley Cup winner and Boston Bruins legend Derek Sanderson at a recording of Mark Riley's Chirping Zebras hockey podcast! Listen here: https://chirpingzebras.com/?post_type=podcast&p=2020   Also more NHL talk, assorted yuks, and a whole lotta yums!   Jacques on IG/FB: Carnivalpersonnelpodcast – TiKTok: JacquesFunny                  Twitter is @CarnivalPodcast @TheJacques4 Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber   Opening Song: "Gomer" by Beyond Id   Closing Song: "Bookends" by Beyond Id

Ever feel like most conversations are too polished and miss the raw, funny chaos of real life? That’s the exact territory Carnival Personnel occupies. Hosts Biff, Jacques, and Joe have made it their unofficial mission to embrace the beautifully unrefined, treating each episode as a catch-all for whatever is on their minds or in the news. You’ll hear them riff on everything from pop culture and video games to sports and politics, often veering into delightful nothingness. The magic of this comedy podcast isn’t just in the hosts’ chemistry, though that’s a huge part of the appeal. Somehow, they also manage to pull in an incredible array of guests-renowned filmmakers, comic artists, authors, professors, and even the occasional lawyer or politician-all of whom get drawn into the same wonderfully low-stakes, high-laughs atmosphere. It feels less like a formal interview and more like eavesdropping on a hilarious conversation among very cool friends who aren’t afraid to be silly. Tuning in means joining a conversation where the standards are comfortably low but the entertainment value is consistently high, proving that the best discussions often happen when you stop taking yourself so seriously.
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