Brian Hicks returns to The Pat McGann Show to talk Chicago comedy, brutal winter weekends, and what it’s really like running Zanies when the weather tries to shut the city down.

Pat and Brian dig into comedy club life, sold-out shows, and why winter is actually prime time for stand-up. They also get into coaching youth basketball, snow days, Fortnite “e-learning,” kids building gaming PCs, and the chaos of modern parenting.

Along the way: untethered skyscraper climbers, Super Bowl food strategy, chili debates, community dip trust issues, and why February in Chicago will be brutal this year.

A laid-back, funny conversation about comedy, family, and getting through winter one show at a time. Perfect for your commute, a long walk, or hiding indoors until spring.

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🎤 Guest: Brian Hicks

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One of our all-time favorite guests is back. 🏆
Dwayne Kennedy returns to The Pat McGann Show as a charter member of the Five Timers Club, and the conversation goes everywhere.

Pat and Dwayne break down the emotional rollercoaster of Chicago Bears fandom, including that Caleb Williams play and why losing somehow still felt special. They also delve into the explosion of NFL gambling ads, sports betting culture, and how watching games has changed dramatically compared to their childhood.

From there, the conversation shifts to comedy — working clubs vs theaters, developing new material, kids' cruise ship shows, crowd work, and why the grind never really stops. Plus: Dry January confessions, Kansas City barbecue, jazz clubs, parenting wins, and why the Winter Olympics are secretly underrated.

Smart, funny, nostalgic, and exactly the kind of episode you throw on during errands, workouts, or a long Chicago winter night with no more Bears games to watch.

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🎤 Guest: Mark Giangreco
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Chicago sports broadcasting legend Mark Giangreco joins Pat for a wide-ranging, old-school conversation about the golden age of local TV — when ratings were brutal, anchors were larger than life, and everyone was trying to beat each other on the 10 o’clock news.

They discuss growing up in Buffalo, breaking into television, and landing in Chicago in the early 1980s, covering everything from the 1985 Bears to Michael Jordan in real time. Mark shares stories from the era of newsroom rivalries, on-air suspensions, insane ratings wars, and why Anchorman felt less like a comedy and more like a documentary.

The episode also gets into Chicago as a sports town, the personalities that defined local media, how journalism and broadcasting have changed, and what it was like working when millions of people actually watched the same newscast every night.

🎧 New episodes every week — filmed in Chicago with comics, locals, and special guests.

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🎤 Guest: Mark Giangreco

X: Mark_Giangreco

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