Good Evening with Pat Whalen — billed as “Chicago’s Only Late-Night Talk-Show News-Alternative” — is a monthly late-night series that examines Chicago’s politics, arts, and culture through a satirical lens. Hosted by Pat Whalen, the show offers features performances, interviews, and games for a live studio audience to witness (and sometimes participate in). Investigating the city’s socio-political climate while also celebrating its cultural vibrancy, Whalen and his team strive to entertain, educate, and give viewers the best evening ever. Good Evening is presented on the first Friday of each month at The Frontier Theatre, presented by Underscore Studios in association with Jackalope Theatre Company. Whalen is a Jackalope company member.

Besides the show’s host/creator Whalen, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni on the creative and production team for Good Evening with Pat Whalen include executive producer J. Cody Spellman (BA ’13) and associate producer Kaiser Ahmed (BA ’08), graduates of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program; guest coordinator/assistant producer Andrew Burden Swanson; writer Gus Menary; and door man Jon Cohen (BA ’08), a graduate of Columbia’s Acting BA program.