CPP Sideshow 119 - JOHN TOBIN - The Funny Guy Running Boston Comedy

CPP Sideshow 119 - JOHN TOBIN - The Funny Guy Running Boston Comedy

Author: Carnival Personnel February 12, 2024 Duration: 1:37:42
John Tobin saw a show at Nick’s Comedy Stop in Boston in 1986 and his life has been running comedy venues ever since.   “Look at him.  He’s Adorable” – John’s aunt at his first hosting gig!   Sure … Boston City Council for Boston’s 6tth District (2002-2010) and has been VP of Community Affairs at North Eastern Univ. since 2010 … but really … he’s never NOT been a key figure in the Boston comedy scene, which IS the great greatest comedy scene in the world.   Graduation Summa Cum Laude from the School Of Dick Doherty (and … AND … The Connecticut School Of Broadcasting) John learned how to run shows, treat people and maybe NOT pay comics using your own made up currency that they can then mimeograph!  (Long live the 3 Dollar Dick Bucks)   From Boston legend Don Gavin to International rock star comic Bill Burr … If you told a joke in Boston in the last 35+ years, you told it at a club or show that John was producing.   A co-founder of the Boston Comedy Festival in 2000 to the new Boston Comedy Awards he started this year, John never stops creating new ways to help grow the scene.  John takes pride and how more and more inclusive the Boston comedy scene is, showcasing more female comics, more comics who are POC and part of the LGBTQ1A+ community.   We’ve been so lucky to have some many hilarious comics on the podcast … none where funnier or hand better BTS comedy stories then John.      There nothing better than live comedy.  Go to a show and say hi to John if he’s there.   John’s On FB @facebook.com/john.m.tobin CPP on IG: @CarnivalPersonnelPodcast and on Twitter: @Carnival Podcast                                                                                             Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber Jacques on Twitter is @CarnivalPodcast and FB @JacquesLambert   Opening: WKRP parody by @Model_CHP3Y (Twitter and Youtube)   Closing Song: Capo / Lull by Dan Cray and 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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CPP ep 254 - Barber Shop Comedy Is The Best [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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CPP Sideshow 133 - Doris Ballard - America's Sweetheart Comedian [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:17
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CCP 253 - Times Square Taco Bell At 2am [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:08
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Duration: 51:39
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CPP  Ep. 252 - Bye Bob [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:02
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