Jeremy Taché has a reputation for all sorts of musical contributions to The Dan Le Batard Show and other Meadowlark Media productions. Taché’s eyes presumably lit up like never before when Pat McAfee subjected us all his The Diary Of A Polarizing Figure album on Aug. 14.
On Aug. 31, Taché copied McAfee’s album announcement verbatim when announcing his forthcoming “The Diary of a Personable Fella” single:
For as long as I can remember, my mere existence has made people love me…
I’ve been writing songs about it for 10yrs & it’s time to let them out… A LOT of headlines & narratives… if I were to die, I’d like my cat to know exactly who his dad is
🗣📷 SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 pic.twitter.com/AmM0hKIg1H
— jeremy taché (@jeremytache) August 31, 2026
For as long as I can remember my mere existence has made people hate my guts..
I’ve been writing songs about it for 20yrs & it’s time to let them aht.. A LOT of headlines & narratives.. if I was to die, I’d like my kids to know exactly who their dad is.
🗣🗣 AUGUST 14TH, 2026 pic.twitter.com/AqiEVOw1Xh
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 22, 2026
This week, Taché cosplayed as McAfee on The Dan Le Batard Show in anticipation of releasing his McAfee parody song on Friday.
As “The Diary of a Personable Fella” played, Taché wore a cowboy hat and sunglasses while holding a bat, and the Le Batard crew danced and laughed:
The Diary of a Personable Fella out NOW (almost) wherever you get your music 🤠 @jeremytache pic.twitter.com/05KsAErHX6
— The Dan Le Batard Show (@LeBatardShow) September 4, 2026
Taché’s single, available on Apple Music, seamlessly matches McAfee’s autotune-drenched country-rap sound and boasts a hilariously absurd hook: “Everybody in the club put your hands up / Wave hello to the personable fella.”
Much like McAfee’s 14 tracks on The Diary Of A Polarizing Figure, Taché’s “The Diary of a Personable Fella” lyrics are word salad.
“Walking with a smile to the grocery / Everybody smiles, they’re so proud of me,” Taché raps in an unrecognizable tone. “Say a prayer / ‘Cause nice guys finish first, man, don’t you see?”
Throughout the song, Taché seemingly calls out McAfee’s reputation as a “corporate shill” and his refusal to own his political beliefs. In the last minute, he takes a more pointed aim at McAfee: “My accent’s real, it sounds like McConaughey / Alright, alright, alright, I’m faking it, OK / Because I’m nice, nobody calls me out / In fact, they give me confidence to sing triplets.”
Taché carried the bit over to Friday’s episode of Meadowlark’s “Mystery Crate” podcast.
Taché joked — but maybe not? — that he’s on “a promo tour” before playing the song for the “Mystery Crate” crew. Rose Arias hit the “Scuba Dance,” and Jessica Smetana cracked up with her head in her hands.
“That’s the single, and we’ll see if an album is to come,” Taché said. “Oddly, I don’t feel confident about a lot of stuff. I think this is fun.”
Taché isn’t the first to mock McAfee, who has become a caricature during his ESPN takeover, and won’t be the last.
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