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)