Re-Posting Sideshow 122 - TONY V - The Comic, The Legend, The Trivia Question

Re-Posting Sideshow 122 - TONY V - The Comic, The Legend, The Trivia Question

Author: Carnival Personnel September 9, 2024 Duration: 1:02:33
Come see the great Tony V. THIS Friday Sept 13th at The China Blossom in N. Andover MA, where he’ll be hosting and headlining night one of CFP’s Wicket Funny’s 2nd annual “Funniest Person In Merrimac Valley” contest – Jacques (and former CPP guests Wayne Russell from Open Mic Pain Podcast and Lauren Simms) will all be participants in. A lot of great stuff has happened with Tony since being on our podcast in March.  Now, we’re not saying ALL of it is a result of being on our podcast but we’re not, NOT saying that either.  Hey, the “CPP Bump” as it’s known industry wide, has really helped a lot of careers … according to our own research (which is proprietary and we won’t be sharing with the class.) Sure, it could be part strategic self-serving scheduling on our part back in March.  It COULD be part coincidence.  And sure, an argument could be made that these things have come about due to a life time of hard work by Tony and him being one of the best comics to ever come out of the greatest city for stand-up comedy ever.  BUT his “Life Time Achievement” award from Jim McCue & The Boston Comedy Festival this year DID happen after being on our podcast.  His ridiculously funny Comedy Dynamics special, “Wait Till You Hear This” did come out on Apple TV, Amazon Prime (and dozens of other places) AFTER he was on CPP.  Tony was also prominently featured on the very cool John Tobin Productions launch video for their “Lil Chucks” comedy club and also, when Jacques was in LA a few weeks ago, Tony did get to co-host with the very talented Gus Vireiros at The Yard Theater in Hollywood an amazing show with Bobcat Goldthwait, again all this happened AFTER having been on CPP ... and now, this Friday’s Wicket Funny CFP hosting headlining gig … come on. Hope you can get a ticket for what will be a sold-out show on Friday. Follow Tony on socials at: tonyvcomic_  on IG and Tony on FB is: Tony Viveiros   Jacques on IG/FB: Carnivalpersonnelpodcast – TiKTok: JacquesFunny                  Twitter is @CarnivalPodcast @TheJacques4 Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber  

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 265 - What's In A Name [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:15
Joe and Jacques chat how NOW, legally … Jacques, is Jacques. Chat the passing off a couple of Jacques aunts and the dread of family functions that follow. Another week in comedy another opening for a New England legion a…
CPP Sideshow 144 - Comedian Tim Champa, The Overweight Champ [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:28
Joe and Jacques we’re so blown away the first time they saw Tim Champa. It was at Nick’s Comedy Stop June 2023 (with their friend All Star Tommy from LA with his wife and daughter) – we talk getting Jacques 12 year old i…
CPP EP.264 - River Road Andover [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:29
Joe and Jacques play a little catch up and try not to let podcast slip into a total – we are living in Berlin in 1936, we have a dictator and the worst of the worst people are on their knees pledging to be as horrible as…
CPP Sideshow 143 - Robbie & Ethan, Two Printz Of Comedy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:54
About six months back Jacques saw this 15-year-old doing Dave Rattigan’s Winner Circle Mic. One of the best weekly mics in New England, stacked with headliners working out new stuff as well … as a 15-year-old comic? That…
CPP Ep. 264 - Turns Out It CAN Happen Here [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:48
Jacques, Biff and Joe are together for the first time in 2025 to try to make sense of what's been going on in America the past couple of weeks. SPOILER: it's fascism. PLUS: The Montreal Canadiens are--get this--classy, J…
CPP Ep. 263 - The Whole World Is A Comment Section [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:56
Southern California is on fire. It’s gonna be the most devastation national disaster in US history and already the GOP and good god- fearing Christians making it worse by saying LA (So Cal) deserves it. We recap Jacques’…
CPP Sideshow 140: KO Comedy's Dies-A-Lot Brain Trust Annie & Jay [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:15
Annie Dies A Lot. Jay Dies A Lot. But this, “bad a video games” (except Madden) team is the amazing brain trust behind the online laugh factor of KO Comedy (ComedyHub)! Shout out to whoever put KO on Jacques’ radar (we T…