CPP EP 296 - Making Up For Lost Time

CPP EP 296 - Making Up For Lost Time

Author: Carnival Personnel May 19, 2026 Duration: 1:43:34
Making 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)

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.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
Sideshow 149 - Sitcom Game Shows Cross Overs Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:17
The thing Joe loves MOST on this planet (sure sure wife and kids …) Old Game Shows and the thing Jacques loves MOST on this planet (comment censored) … old Sitcoms. So when recently watching an episode of The Golden Girl…
CPP Ep. 272 - In Jacques We Trust [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33:36
Jacques takes a well-deserved break from helping an elderly woman get their house in order on the other side of the country to tell Joe and Biff all about the grueling--yet fulfulling (?)--ordeal in great detail. TL;DR:…
CPP Ep. 271 - Carnival Personnel 8th Anniversary Spectacular! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:27:26
Just kidding, it's not spectacular in the least. Enjoy another regular old episode of Jacques, Joe and Biff talking about standup comedy, NHL hockey and TV watching. Oh, and Jacques does a very good deed for someone on t…
CPP Sideshow 148 - Luckiest Man In America Recap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:43
Joe and Jacques (and shockingly, more Joe then Jacques) talk the new movie based on the infamous 1984 episode of Press Your Luck where an Ice Cream truck driver from Ohio won over 100k in one day. Was he cheating? Was it…
CPP Ep. 270 - Midnight Magic With Joe [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35:55
Channeling his best David Allan Boucher Joe starts off with a little ASMR … New Pope and New Q’Anon knuckles tattoo cipher guide. More info then ANYONE wants as Jacques breaks his HIPPA rights to over share his medical v…
CPP Sideshow 147 - Jeremy Shipp of Winding Path Movies [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:12
Jeremy Shipp is a writer (no, like really a writer … like people pay him to write stuff after lawyers and agents and studios agree that HE is a guy you want to pay to write for you …) he’s also one of our favorite social…
CPP Ep. 269 - Pope, Politics and Pro Hockey [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:37
Jacques, Biff and Joe talk about the passing of Pope Francis, the latest political shenangeans of a certain dictatorial administration, and the NHL playoffs. Jacques also saw several Boston comedy legends perform during…
CPP Sideshow 146 - Paul D'Angelo: Comedian, Renaissance Man/ [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:27
11 plus years as a District Attorney … turned headlining comedian … author … musician … actor …. painter … to say Paul D’Angelo is a well-rounded Renaissance Man, is a vast understatement. First things first … Yes, Paul…
CPP Ep. 268 - A Tariff On Your Ears [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:19
Like hearing a mediocre comic talk about his last week of mediocre sets at shows around New England … then this podcast is for you. Jacques tells Joe that YET AGAIN, the highlight to his last couple weeks in stand-up was…
CPP Ep. 267 - Emo Philips Is A National Treasure [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:34
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 fel…