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Everyone welcome Ted Ukkola to the show or as he has been called Anthony Keidis. Ted is an up and coming Chicago comic. The guys sit down and talk about Ted's start into comedy and his uncanny resemblance to The Red Hot Chili Pepper's front man. Jack dives into his recent obsession with hood homeless fights. A not so sweet 77 year old is caught vandalizing vehicles in Florida. We talk wh...

How about that intro to a week! Jack Mann is insane but lived up to his word. If anyone gives him credit its me. This week we talk about Jon's last show at Comedy Plex. We also talk about the WGN appearance of Chicago Roast Battle's Max Sorich and Chris Grieco, who played it perfectly if you ask us. There is much more in this episode! Enjoy another episode of TorgyThoughts. TorgyTalkDM@g...

This week Nick Hanek comes back to the show for the second time! Nick was the first Chicago comic to come on to the show, so it was nice to catch up with him! We touch on what he has been doing in his comedy career. He has now taken the step into producing, and was recently on WGN discussing a competition comedy show that him and Ron Bloom are producing together at Woodie’s Flat in Chicago! We tal...

Welcome back to another episode of Ball Boyz. If you haven't gotten the memo yet, because of football season coming to and end we have switched Ball Boyz to a bi-weekly show. This week we jump right into some recent roster moves the Chicago Bears have made. To us it seems like we are gearing up for some big off season moves with our cap space nearing $80million. Chat GPT gives us its predicti...

Welcome back to another week and another episode of TorgyThoughts. This week we talk about how Jon literally "knocked em' dead" at his show at My Buddy's. Jon and Jack reveal their new premise for a potential live podcast type showcase. We also introduce the new "wheel of ideal" we haven't came up with an official name but it is a good way to pick random things f...

This week on TorgyTalk we have the owner of Cosmic Destroyers Collectibles in Shorewood Wisconsin, Jon Gutierrez. Jon and Torgy grew up playing baseball together and have been out of touch for the past few years. This conversation is us catching up and sharing our experiences so far in the content creation world. Jon has been having some awesome success with his recently posted YouTube shorts alre...

Welcome back to the 5th rendition of TorgyThoughts. This week we talk about posting stand up material. We pull up a clip of Ralph Barbosa talking about him advising his friend to not post clips until a few years into comedy. We also touch on a trip we have planned in April with 3 other Chicago comics! We hope you have a great week and thank you for listening to TorgyThoughts! TorgyTalkDM@gmail.com...

Welcome back to another episode of TorgyTalk! This weeks guest is Johnsburg native Joseph Christopher. JC is one of the co producers for 2nd Best Comedy, producing awesome comedy shows across Lake and McHenry County. This episode we talk about Joseph's comedic "Mount Rushmore", Horror movies and even touch on the infamous missing persons case in Johnsburg IL. Tune in this week to ge...

The Philadelphia E-A-G-L-E-S are WORLD CHAMPIONS! Yes, at least Bears fans can spell Eagles correctly! The Chiefs offense could not get anything going even though Philly did not blitz the entire game. Cooper DeJean makes us white boys proud and gets himself his first career interception and it just so happened to be a birthday pick 6! We did unfortunately forget to mention the passing of Virginia...

This week on TorgyThoughts we jump into a little bit of current events. Both in the world and even in local news. Jon and Jack reminisce on the youthful days of paint ball and air soft fights. If you have something specific you would like to hear my thought on feel free to shoot an email to TorgyTalkDM@gmail.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of TorgyThoughts and we will see you next week!  Torgy...

Stephanie Robertson makes her second appearance on the show this week! As many of you know Stephanie produces and hosts "The Laughing Fox" comedy showcase at "The Vixen" in McHenry, IL. You can also see her either hosting or co producing  @RoastBattleChicago   Battle Chicago. We vaguely talk about her appearance on Kill Tony and how that experience is still affecting her today....

With a week hiatus we are back with the 17th edition of BALL BOYZ. This marks the first ever episode of BALL BOYZ where Jake and Jon are in the same room. This week we touch on how much Jake dislikes the fact that the Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl. Jon and Jake shake hands on a $50 moneyline wager. The Bears continue to make what seems to be pretty solid moves in all their new hires. Will the...

Only fans star dies in epic three some, a blackhawk helicopter crashes into an airline, and on top of that there is 6 more weeks of winter. These are just some of the things that Jon touches on this week. Jack Mann Johnson sits in and spoon feeds Jon all the ammunition for this episode, and will continue to do so from here on out on future episodes of TorgyThoughts. We hope that we help jump start...

BIG AL joins us for her 3rd time on the show. We explain that this was not the first attempt at an episode featuring our very funny and talented friend Big Al. This was actually recorded on Jon's birthday, so there was no better guest that we could ask for. Jon, Jack Mann and AL all first met eachother almost 2 years ago at Village Spirit's open mic, and we all are in the same "come...

Welcome back to the second ever TorgyThoughts. Happy birthday to me! This was recorded last night Sunday January 26th and uploaded especially for you beautiful loyal listeners. This week I touch on my current goals as a person this year and not just as a comic or podcaster. I randomly share one of my go to recipes that I have really been loving lately. I then discuss Elon Hitler and his odd way to...

Luis Ramirez is back on the show! We discuss numerous things on this episode from what's going on in our comedy careers, the movie Interstellar, and a little bit of AI talk. RIP DMX. This is a goofy rendition of TorgyTalk and was a spontaneous decision to make! Glad we did it and we hope you enjoy it!  TorgyTalkDM@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089458174172 https://www.i...

Joining us this week is none only than Dylan Mahler. Dylan is a very funny Chicago comic, that is consistently delivering his dry and slowly timed cadence. He has done some bigger stages like Zanies and the Laugh Factory  and is constantly featuring on showcases all over the city of Chicago. He also is the co host of the Bad Comedy Podcast. Go check him out on social media and on YouTube  @comedyb...

The Bears have officially hired Ben Johnson as the 18th Head Coach. This may be the first time that the Bears have picked the number one candidate and didn't pull what they usually pull. The Detroit Lions get upset at home against none other than Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders. Notre Dame falls to Ohio State in the National Championship and the Chiefs find themselves with anothe...

Welcome to the very first episode of "TorgyThoughts". This will be a weekly rendition of TorgyTalk. But instead of Jon, Jack and a guest or Jon and Jake you just get Jon. That is right people you get the thoughts from Torgy himself. Every Monday at 6:00am you will be graced with my presence. This week I touch on what is going on with my comedy career and I plead my case for Donald Trump...

Mr. Eddie is a stand up comedian, musician and ex radio show host. The man is just an all around entertainer. This episode, we talk about what our experiences have been these first few years of our comedy career. We hope you enjoy this week's episode of TorgyTalk! TorgyTalkDM@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089458174172 https://www.instagram.com/torgytalk/ https://www.you...

Welcome back to another episode of BALL BOYZ. Today we discuss the new rumors floating around on who the Bears are going to hire as their next head coach. We also talk about the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. Caleb Williams or Jayden Daniels? Find out this week on TorgyTalk! TorgyTalkDM@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089458174172 https://www.instagram.com/torgytalk/ htt...

Alan Salazar and Brian Miklas are both up and coming Chicago comedians. They have both been doing comedy for just about 2 years now. Both of them are very funny and were a blast to talk to this week. We talk about some New Year's Resolutions for 2025 and touch on some comedy goals for everyone. Thank you for tuning in and please enjoy this week's episode of TorgyTalk. TorgyTalkDM@gmail.c...

BEARS WIN, BEARS WIN, BEARS WIN!!!! That is right ladies and gentlemen, the Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers. The Bears enter into the off season on a high note. Now begins the search for the next head coach. The Lions secure the 1 seed and first round bye going into the playoffs. Some unexpected losses in the College Football Playoff picture leaving 3 Big 10 schools left. Enjoy this actio...

Amy Simon makes her second appearance on the show this week! A lot has changed in Amy's comedy life. She is not just a stand up comedian, she also is an up and coming producer in the scene! She also tells some stories about her most recent comedy road trip down to New Orleans. Enjoy this week's episode of TorgyTalk!  TorgyTalkDM@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089458...

2 Bears games since the last episode and yes, 2 more losses. Caleb Williams continues to show glimpses of promise throughout his gameplay these past 2 weeks and through all of this horrendous team play he still manages to give some fans hope. The Bears fall to 4-12 after that loss to Seattle and we mosey our way to Green Bay for the final week of this bizarre season. Bear Down. TorgyTalkDM@gmail.c...