CPP Sideshow 141 - Emily Ruskowski: Comedian / Social Worker/ Boy Band Aficionado

CPP Sideshow 141 - Emily Ruskowski: Comedian / Social Worker/ Boy Band Aficionado

Author: Carnival Personnel January 6, 2025 Duration: 1:41:58
If you’re having a mental health crisis as you’re trying to get to a Back Street Boys concert, comedian Emily Ruskowski is the hero you’re looking for.   A mental health professional (Social Worker) working with kids, Emily truly is a hero.  Also, her passion for getting on a plane to go see her favorite bands makes her a hero to her 15-year-old self who knows she is “killing it” as well as Jacques’ wife (aka “Management”).   Emily dropped some fantastic gems of advice on being a comic: Once you realize established comics aren't just blowing you off when they tell you to “work on the craft” and that it’s NOT the crowd (generally) it’s YOU, when a show doesn’t go great – Lots of gold like that on this episode!   Give Emily a follow across the socials and do yourself a favor – go see a show she’s headlining ASAP.   Jacques on IG/FB: Carnivalpersonnelpodcast – TiKTok: JacquesFunny Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber   Thanks to Emily and Don’t Tell Comedy (YouTube) for the clips at beginning and end of show.   Opening Song: Welcome Back Kotter parody by @Model_CHP3Y (Twitter and YouTube)   Closing Song: New One by Beyond Id (The Stovin’ Years on Spotify)

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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