The Pat McGann Show

Pat McGann
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The Pat McGann Show is a weekly comedy podcast filmed in Chicago, hosted by stand-up comedian Pat McGann (Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, opener for Sebastian Maniscalco) with frequent co-host and comedy legend Dwayne Kennedy. Every Thursday, Pat sits down with comedians, athletes, broadcasters, and Chicago personalities for stand-up stories, real talk, and good company — past guests include Matteo Lane, Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs, Bill Rancic, Maggie Hughes DePalo, and Chicago sports and TV legends. Filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago. Powered by Tiege Hanley (tiege.com/pat). Watch full episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/@ThePatMcGannShow  New episodes every Thursday.

  1. 6d ago

    Marcelo Balboa & Joey Villagomez: World Cup Recap & Back of the Yards | The Pat McGann Show Ep. 48

    Which Chicago office building doubles as a former mob execution site and a cushy city day job? Just ask Joey Villagomez. The Back of the Yards comic — who picked up the nickname "Joey the Clown" — joins Pat McGann and Dwayne Kennedy alongside World Cup analyst Marcelo Balboa this week. Villagomez traces his path from tagging CTA train cars as a teenager to hosting rooms across Chicago's old open mic circuit with Felipe Esparza and Bill Burr, plus a recent hour at the Comedy Store that's got him eyeing a full month in LA.  Balboa, meanwhile, breaks down how Spain shut down Lionel Messi and dismantled Argentina in the World Cup final, and shares the story of the friend who had to leave Pat's Kirkland stand-up show early — mid dental-surgery recovery — because he couldn't stop laughing.  🎧 New episodes every Thursday — filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago.  🔗 Follow The Pat McGann Show: Instagram: @thepatmcgannshow TikTok: @thepatmcgannshow Apple Podcasts & Spotify: The Pat McGann Show 🎤 Co-Host: Dwayne Kennedy Instagram: @dwaynetkennedy 🎤 Guest: Marcelo Balboa Instagram: @marcelobalboa17  🎤 Guest: Joey Villagomez Instagram: @Joeydaclown 💚 Sponsored by Tiege Hanley — Get 40% off your first box + free gift → tiege.com/pat Interested in sponsoring The Pat McGann Show? Please reach out to us at ThePatMcGannShow@Tiege.com EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Kelley Thornton PRODUCER - Paula Thornton SHOWRUNNER - Tom Bambara VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITOR - Madeline Curless AUDIO ENGINEER - Tommy Grant VIDEO PRODUCER - Eddie Perez ORGANIC CONTENT MANAGER - George Moster 0:00 – Welcome & Intro 0:43 – Marcelo Balboa Joins the Show 1:13 – Spain's Surprise Run to the Final 5:52 – How Spain Shut Down Messi 7:31 – Postgame Scuffles & Poor Sports 11:08 – Marcelo Watches Pat Live in Kirkland 13:58 – Joey Villagomez Joins the Show 17:12 – Chicago vs LA Mexican Food 18:40 – Chicago's Tortilla Factory Boom 22:33 – Back of the Yards Upbringing 25:12 – Tagging CTA Trains  30:22 – The $100 Comedy Class 31:39 – Family Kicked Out of His Graduation 36:44 – Hosting Chicago's Open Mic Circuit 50:25 – Touring with Felipe Esparza 1:01:17 – Daughter Paints Portraits of Dead Pets 1:11:01 – Frank Nitti's Building & Mayor Daley 1:16:47 – Outro & Where to Find Joey Villagomez

    Marcelo Balboa & Joey Villagomez: World Cup Recap & Back of the Yards | The Pat McGann Show Ep. 48

  2. Jul 16

    Tom Waddle: Chicago Bears & Ditka w/ Marcelo Balboa's World Cup Picks | The Pat McGann Show Ep. 47

    Getting cut four times by the same team would send most guys to Wall Street. Tom Waddle had the finance degree ready, but stayed anyway. The Chicago Bears legend and longtime ESPN 1000 host joins Pat and Dwayne Kennedy to talk going undrafted out of the greatest draft class in NFL history, the speech Mike Ditka gave him on every cut day, and the 1991 Vikings game that turned a practice-squad guy into a Chicago household name. He also gets honest about the All-Madden playoff game against Dallas he mostly doesn't remember, and what 19 years on the radio with Silvy has taught him. Plus, Marcelo Balboa checks in with the World Cup down to its Final Four — and a look into America’s odd beef with soccer (even though American Football’s scoring is just as “boring”) WIN $1,000 — VISIT  TIEGE.COM/10YEARS TO ENTER  🎧 New episodes every Thursday — filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago.  🔗 Follow The Pat McGann Show: Instagram: @thepatmcgannshow TikTok: @thepatmcgannshow Apple Podcasts & Spotify: The Pat McGann Show 🎤 Co-Host: Dwayne Kennedy Instagram: @dwaynetkennedy 🎤 Guest: Marcelo Balboa Instagram: @marcelobalboa17 🎤 Guest: Tom Waddle Instagram: @tomieboy87 💚 Sponsored by Tiege Hanley — Get 40% off your first box + free gift → tiege.com/pat Interested in sponsoring The Pat McGann Show? Please reach out to us at ThePatMcGannShow@Tiege.com EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Kelley Thornton PRODUCER - Paula Thornton SHOWRUNNER - Tom Bambara VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITOR - Madeline Curless AUDIO ENGINEER - Tommy Grant VIDEO PRODUCER - Eddie Perez ORGANIC CONTENT MANAGER - George Moster 0:00 – Welcome & Intro 1:01 – Marcelo Balboa's World Cup Report 9:18 – America's Weird Beef with Soccer 13:01 – Predictions & the Unwashed Lucky Shirt 14:50 – Tiege Hanley Break 15:28 – Tom Waddle Joins Pat & Dwayne 17:40 – High School with Ken Griffey Jr. 22:44 – The Rainstorm That Still Haunts Him 25:28 – Michigan State Visit Gone Wrong 28:22 – Boston College & Doug Flutie 33:57 – Deion Sanders' Compliment 36:45 – Mike Ditka Cut Him Four Times 38:23 – First Touchdown vs. the Vikings 42:08 – Undrafted in the Greatest Draft 46:00 – All-Madden Game & Concussions 50:32 – "Small, Slow & Friendly" 56:21 – Wendell Davis & Brutal Turf 1:02:14 – Ben Johnson & Caleb Williams 1:11:03 – Tommy Bottle at Planet Hollywood 1:16:07 – Outro & Where to Find Tom

    Tom Waddle: Chicago Bears & Ditka w/ Marcelo Balboa's World Cup Picks | The Pat McGann Show Ep. 47

  3. Jul 9

    Oz Pearlman: Reading Joe Burrow's Mind & Balboa on Team USA's Brutal Exit | Ep. 46

    Ever wonder what it takes to convince Joe Burrow to let a stranger mess with his head on national television? This week Pat sits down with mentalist Oz Pearlman, the guy with 8.9 million Instagram followers and a knack for melting NFL players' brains on camera.  Oz breaks down how he talked his way past a hard "no" to get Joe Burrow into one of his most viral clips ever, walks through the harrowing minute he spent diving under a table at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and previews his unprecedented live Netflix special taping at the Brooklyn Paramount.  Before the interview, Marcelo Balboa returns with his World Cup report, dissecting the USMNT's ugly 4-1 exit and America's pay-to-play youth soccer model. Balboa unpacks the red card controversy that had everyone talking about a phone call from Trump to FIFA, explains why VAR has officially gone too far, and shares feel-good stories like Cape Verde's hero's welcome home. He wraps it up with his final eight picks and some speculation on whether this is the last World Cup for legends like Messi and Ronaldo. Safe to say, you may be leaving this episode with your mind blown.  🎧 New episodes every Thursday — filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago.  🔗 Follow The Pat McGann Show: Instagram: @thepatmcgannshow TikTok: @thepatmcgannshow Apple Podcasts & Spotify: The Pat McGann Show 🎤 Co-Host: Dwayne Kennedy Instagram: @dwaynetkennedy 🎤 Guest: Marcelo Balboa Instagram: @marcelobalboa17 🎤 Guest: Oz Pearlman Instagram: @ozthementalist 💚 Sponsored by Tiege Hanley — Get 40% off your first box + free gift → tiege.com/pat Interested in sponsoring The Pat McGann Show? Please reach out to us at ThePatMcGannShow@Tiege.com EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Kelley Thornton PRODUCER - Paula Thornton SHOWRUNNER - Tom Bambara VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITOR - Madeline Curless AUDIO ENGINEER - Tommy Grant VIDEO PRODUCER - Eddie Perez ORGANIC CONTENT MANAGER - George Moster

    Oz Pearlman: Reading Joe Burrow's Mind & Balboa on Team USA's Brutal Exit | Ep. 46

  4. Jul 2

    Marcelo Balboa, Aaron Marino & Antonio Centeno: World Cup, Shark Tank & Loafers | TPMS Ep. 45

    This week Pat and Dwayne Kennedy ring in the 4th of July, remember Stacey King, and Marcelo Balboa checks in from the World Cup to explain how Paraguay wrecked everyone's bracket. Then two of the internet's original men's-style influencers, Aaron Marino (Alpha M.) and Antonio Centeno (Real Men Real Style), join back to back to talk nose hair, Sears jackets, and how a Marine Corps uniform was essentially the kickstarter to an entire business empire.  Aaron traces his brand back to a childhood on a miniature Sicilian donkey farm outside Philadelphia, and the Porsche dealership moment that convinced him his midlife crisis had officially arrived. There's also a very specific colonoscopy story that earns him the title of "ass man," and a shared goal with Antonio to be the best-looking guy at his own funeral. It's equal parts vanity, mortality, and miniature donkeys. (Should we get one for the studio??)  🎧 New episodes every Thursday — filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago.  🔗 Follow The Pat McGann Show: Instagram: @thepatmcgannshow TikTok: @thepatmcgannshow Apple Podcasts & Spotify: The Pat McGann Show 🎤 Co-Host: Dwayne Kennedy Instagram: @dwaynetkennedy 🎤 Guest: Marcelo Balboa Instagram: @marcelobalboa17  🎤 Guest: Aaron Marino Instagram: @aaronmarino 🎤 Guest: Antonio Centeno Instagram: @rmrstyle 💚 Sponsored by Tiege Hanley — Get 40% off your first box + free gift → tiege.com/pat Interested in sponsoring The Pat McGann Show? Please reach out to us at ThePatMcGannShow@Tiege.com EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Kelley Thornton PRODUCER - Paula Thornton SHOWRUNNER - Tom Bambara VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITOR - Madeline Curless AUDIO ENGINEER - Tommy Grant VIDEO PRODUCER - Eddie Perez ORGANIC CONTENT MANAGER - George Moster 0:00 – Intro: July 4th plans & fireworks stories 10:15 – White Sox game & Dwayne's birthday 14:46 – Marcelo Balboa: World Cup knockout round 26:15 – Aaron Marino joins: his YouTube origin story 35:34 – Shark Tank pitches and big flops 38:58 – Pete & Pedro and TJ Hanley origin 50:42 – Turning 50, health scare, and skincare 55:16 – Antonio Santino: Real Men Real Style 57:35 – Marine Corps values and service stories 1:06:16 – Custom suits and building a style brand 1:11:38 – Family life, Ukraine, and casual style tips 1:15:54 – Final fashion advice and wrap-up

    Marcelo Balboa, Aaron Marino & Antonio Centeno: World Cup, Shark Tank & Loafers | TPMS Ep. 45

  5. Jun 26

    Joabe Barbosa & Marcelo Balboa: Running Every Street in Chicago & World Cup Fever | TPMS Ep. 44

    Pat's back from Hawaii — Pearl Harbor, potential pineapple smuggling, and a flat tire the day before departure — while Dwayne was in Norfolk, Nebraska for the Johnny Carson Comedy Festival. Marcelo Balboa checks in from the World Cup: USA clinched first place, Turkey's coach is getting fired, Cape Verde's goalkeeper went from 25K to 13 million Instagram followers overnight, and FIFA's hydration breaks are getting booed in stadiums— turns out it wasn't quite hot enough at Norway vs. Senegal in the rain. Then, a man from Brazil & London ran every street, block, and dead-end in Chicago, 5,000 miles over 680 days, because doctors told him to start jogging. Joabe Barbosa, Guinness World Record holder several times over, joins Pat and Dwayne to break down what he actually found out there. He’s ran half marathons in slides, rain boots, cleats, and a ten-foot inflatable bee costume, the social media lies about Chicago's streets, and why Uptown is his least favorite neighborhood. Also: Why and how Joabe tried to finish last in the Chicago Half Marathon.  🎧 New episodes every Thursday — filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago.  🔗 Follow The Pat McGann Show: Instagram: @thepatmcgannshow TikTok: @thepatmcgannshow Apple Podcasts & Spotify: The Pat McGann Show 🎤 Co-Host: Dwayne Kennedy Instagram: @dwaynetkennedy 🎤 Guest: Joabe Barbosa Instagram: @heyjoabe 🎤 Guest: Marcelo Balboa Instagram: @marcelobalboa17 💚 Sponsored by Tiege Hanley — Get 40% off your first box + free gift → tiege.com/pat Interested in sponsoring The Pat McGann Show? Please reach out to us at ThePatMcGannShow@Tiege.com EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Kelley Thornton PRODUCER - Paula Thornton SHOWRUNNER - Tom Bambara VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITOR - Madeline Curless AUDIO ENGINEER - Tommy Grant VIDEO PRODUCER - Eddie Perez ORGANIC CONTENT MANAGER - George Moster 0:00 Intro 6:26 Pat's Trip to Hawaii & Pearl Harbor 15:51 Dwayne's Johnny Carson Comedy Festival Trip 19:07 Marcelo Balboa: World Cup Check-In 22:52 USA at the World Cup & Turkey Preview 27:54 Cinderella Stories & Cape Verde 30:41 Controversial Hydration Breaks 36:26 Meet Joabe Barbosa, Chicago Runner 37:05 Guinness World Records & Crazy Half Marathons 45:57 Running Every Street in Chicago 49:27 Navigating Chicago's Neighborhoods 55:10 Media, Crime Perception & Real Chicago 1:05:26 Joabe's Neighborhood Series & What's Next 1:12:24 Wrap-Up & Where to Follow Joabe

    Joabe Barbosa & Marcelo Balboa: Running Every Street in Chicago & World Cup Fever | TPMS Ep. 44

  6. Jun 18

    Abbey Murphy: South Side Gold, Jason Kelce Beer Chugs & PWHL Draft | The Pat McGann Show Ep. 43

    First up, Marcelo Balboa checks in from the World Cup with a quick field report — US looking sharp, Spain humbled by Cape Verde, and FIFA apparently Americanizing soccer one hydration break at a time. Then Pat and Dwayne sit down with South Side legend Abbey Murphy: Evergreen Park native, two-time Olympian, University of Minnesota all-time goals leader, recently drafted 2nd overall to Seattle Torrent, and the only person with a street named after her who found out by looking up mid-walk. Abbey walks through going from rollerblading with the neighbor kid to winning gold in Italy at 22, including the Covid Olympics in Beijing where the afterparty was 150 athletes crammed into one room. She also comes clean about cheating during that Jason Kelce beer chug (Megan Keller was involved), the silver medal that got dragged across the concrete by her dog, and what it's like to trash talk in multiple languages.  Oh, and the PWHL expansion happened — and Chicago still doesn't have a team. Someone fix that. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday — filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago.  🔗 Follow The Pat McGann Show: Instagram: @thepatmcgannshow TikTok: @thepatmcgannshow Apple Podcasts & Spotify: The Pat McGann Show 🎤 Co-Host: Dwayne Kennedy Instagram: @dwaynetkennedy 🎤 Guest - World Cup Correspondent: Marcelo Balboa Instagram: @marcelobalboa17 🎤 Guest: Abbey Murphy Instagram: @abbeyy18murphyy 💚 Sponsored by Tiege Hanley — Get 40% off your first box + free gift → tiege.com/pat Interested in sponsoring The Pat McGann Show? Please reach out to us at ThePatMcGannShow@Tiege.com EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Kelley Thornton PRODUCER - Paula Thornton SHOWRUNNER - Tom Bambara VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITOR - Madeline Curless AUDIO ENGINEER - Tommy Grant VIDEO PRODUCER - Eddie Perez ORGANIC CONTENT MANAGER - George Moster

    Abbey Murphy: South Side Gold, Jason Kelce Beer Chugs & PWHL Draft | The Pat McGann Show Ep. 43

  7. Jun 12

    The Life & Death Episode: World Cup, Wakes & Catholic Funerals w/ Fr. Hurley & Tom Curley | Ep. 42

    A priest and a mortician walk into a podcast. Amen, and subscribe. First up on the pitch, Marcelo Balboa. former U.S. Men's National Team defender and World Cup alum (1990, 1994, 1998), stops by at the top to break down the World Cup — including dark horse teams, hacky sack's unlikely comeback, and why the US needs to get to the quarterfinal, minimum.  Then, Father Tom Hurley and funeral director Tom Curley join Pat and Dwayne Kennedy to cover the full Catholic life cycle: from baptism to burial, with a detour through hide-and-go-seek in a funeral home at age seven. Also: what does a dead body actually sound like? Can Catholics be buried naked? (Asking for a nudist.) And is “Here I Am Lord” the ultimate Catholic banger?  🎧 New episodes every Thursday — filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago.  🔗 Follow The Pat McGann Show: Instagram: @thepatmcgannshow TikTok: @thepatmcgannshow Apple Podcasts & Spotify: The Pat McGann Show 🎤 Co-Host: Dwayne Kennedy Instagram: @dwaynetkennedy 🎤 Guest: Tom Curley 🎤 Guest: Father Tom Hurley  Instagram: @thomasjhurley 💚 Sponsored by Tiege Hanley — Get 40% off your first box + free gift → tiege.com/pat Interested in sponsoring The Pat McGann Show? Please reach out to us at ThePatMcGannShow@Tiege.com EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Kelley Thornton PRODUCER - Paula Thornton SHOWRUNNER - Tom Bambara VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITOR - Madeline Curless AUDIO ENGINEER - Tommy Grant VIDEO PRODUCER - Eddie Perez ORGANIC CONTENT MANAGER - George Moster 0:00 – Intro & Episode Preview 0:55 – Marcelo Balboa on the World Cup 6:00 – US Team Expectations & Dark Horses 13:00 – Balboa on the 1994 US Soccer Legacy 17:25 – Meet Fr. Hurley & Tom Curley 19:30 – Growing Up in a Funeral Home 22:17 – What Really Happens to Dead Bodies 24:53 – The Nudist Story 35:40 – Tom's Path Back to the Family Business 37:08 – Mortician School at Malcolm X 41:00 – Best (and Worst) Funeral Songs 46:35 – Eulogy Rules & Horror Stories 52:02 – Fr. Hurley on Personalized Homilies 57:54 – The Chicago Pope 1:01:00 – Fr. Hurley: Chaplain for the Bears 1:03:47 – Is the Catholic Church Growing? 1:07:15 – Cremation Trends & Wild Requests 1:14:45 – Ryne Sandberg Tribute 1:17:30 – Marist BigFest & Outro

    The Life & Death Episode: World Cup, Wakes & Catholic Funerals w/ Fr. Hurley & Tom Curley | Ep. 42

  8. Jun 4

    Operation Schvitz: Mitch Rosen on Running Chicago Sports Radio | The Pat McGann Show Ep. 41

    Taking a page out of Mitch Rosen’s book, this episode was posted at 3am. (But don’t worry, we scheduled it for 9:03am). The VP of Odyssey Sports and architect of 670 The Score joins Pat and Dwayne to talk about building one of the most iconic sports radio brands in the country.  The origin story alone is worth it, a 12-year-old from Skokie writes a fan letter to an overnight DJ and ends up producing his show at WGN for $13,000 a year. From there, Mitch traces the unlikely chain of events that put the Cubs on The Score the same season they finally ended a 108-year drought, the hardest phone call he's ever made, and what "taking over Bulls broadcast rights mid-season" actually looks like in practice.  The episode closes, naturally, at the Division Street Bathhouse: 200 degrees, communal, beloved by Chelios, Belushi, and old Russian men alike. Pat and Dwayne? TBD…  🎧 New episodes every Thursday — filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago.  🔗 Follow The Pat McGann Show: Instagram: @thepatmcgannshow TikTok: @thepatmcgannshow Apple Podcasts & Spotify: The Pat McGann Show 🎤 Co-Host: Dwayne Kennedy Instagram: @dwaynetkennedy 🎤 Guest: Mitch Rosen Instagram: @mitchrosen670_ 💚 Sponsored by Tiege Hanley — Get 40% off your first box + free gift → tiege.com/pat Interested in sponsoring The Pat McGann Show? Please reach out to us at ThePatMcGannShow@Tiege.com EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Kelley Thornton PRODUCER - Paula Thornton SHOWRUNNER - Tom Bambara VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITOR - Madeline Curless AUDIO ENGINEER - Tommy Grant VIDEO PRODUCER - Eddie Perez ORGANIC CONTENT MANAGER - George Moster 0:00 Intro & Welcome 4:38 Mitch's Take on Podcasts vs. Radio 6:18 XRT, The Score & Chicago Radio Legacy 8:49 Finding On-Air Talent at The Score 13:39 How Mitch Got Into Radio 15:32 Working Overnights at WGN with Eddie Schwartz 19:31 Producing for Kevin Matthews at The Loop 23:46 Odyssey Stations & The Score's Move to FM 27:37 The White Sox & Cubs Broadcasting Deals 32:34 How Sports Rights Agreements Work 33:43 Baseball on the Radio & Favorite Broadcasters 37:20 Leaving Radio & Returning to The Score 40:55 Mitch's Daily 4am Routine 42:49 Thoughts on Barstool Sports 44:01 South Side Chicago Food & Culture 47:38 Chicago Comedy Scene 55:35 The Division Street Bathhouse 58:43 Bears Stadium Situation 1:00:50 Radio in the Streaming & YouTube Era 1:04:05 Outro & Upcoming Guests

    Operation Schvitz: Mitch Rosen on Running Chicago Sports Radio | The Pat McGann Show Ep. 41
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The Pat McGann Show is a weekly comedy podcast filmed in Chicago, hosted by stand-up comedian Pat McGann (Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, opener for Sebastian Maniscalco) with frequent co-host and comedy legend Dwayne Kennedy. Every Thursday, Pat sits down with comedians, athletes, broadcasters, and Chicago personalities for stand-up stories, real talk, and good company — past guests include Matteo Lane, Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs, Bill Rancic, Maggie Hughes DePalo, and Chicago sports and TV legends. Filmed at Tiege Hanley Studios in Chicago. Powered by Tiege Hanley (tiege.com/pat). Watch full episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/@ThePatMcGannShow  New episodes every Thursday.

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  • Creator
    Pat McGann
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Pat McGann Show
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