MatPat Returns to YouTube With New 'PatChat' Channel Alongside Wife Stephanie, No Weekly Schedule

Matthew "MatPat" Patrick has returned to YouTube with PatChat, a new channel he is launching with his wife Stephanie Patrick, more than two years after stepping down as host of the Theory channels. The couple said the channel will have no weekly upload schedule.

Nov 15, 2026 - 12:17

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Matthew Patrick, the YouTube creator known to millions of viewers as MatPat, has returned to the platform with a new channel called PatChat, which he is launching with his wife and longtime creative partner, Stephanie Patrick. The channel's first video, titled "Hello (again) Internet," was published on Nov. 12, 2026, according to Dexerto, which reported the announcement that day, and YouTube's public video data lists the upload under the PatChat channel at the handle @MatthewPatrick.

In the video, Patrick says it has been 943 days since his final Theory video, according to Dexerto and the culture site Oxeoxe. The return ends a period in which Patrick had largely stopped appearing on camera after stepping down as host of the Theory channels in 2024.

A slower format with no weekly schedule

The couple described PatChat as a deliberate departure from the production pace that defined the Theory network. According to Dexerto, the channel will feature conversations about internet culture, entertainment, technology and other subjects that interest the pair, including the growing popularity of puppet-based content, artificial intelligence and the entertainment industry.

Patrick said the channel will not follow a weekly upload schedule. "We went for 13 years almost never missing a weekly upload across many channels and this channel is not that," he said in the video, as quoted by Dexerto. He added: "This channel is about being here and having real conversations. It's not about feeding the algorithm and every time we put something up, it's because we really think it's worth checking out."

Stephanie Patrick, who previously appeared on GT Live and helped manage the Theory channels behind the scenes, according to Dexerto, framed the project as a reset. "It's meant to be a reset. It's back to basics," she said. "It's back to simple videos where we just get to hang out, we get to have fun, and we get to talk about weird, fun, memish, and yeah, sometimes important stuff, too."

The pair said their growing YouTube business had left them with less time to make videos together, Dexerto reported. Oxeoxe similarly reported that Patrick described the old operation expanding until he and Stephanie were dividing up the work and rarely making videos as a team. Both outlets reported that releases will come whenever the couple has something to share, with some videos possibly arriving close together and others separated by longer gaps.

Explaining the decision to return, Patrick told viewers, "It's because I missed you, okay?" according to Dexerto. He said he and Stephanie realized "we loved learning and the channels gave us an excuse to do that. But more importantly, two, that we loved getting to share what we learned with other people." The video ends with Patrick reviving his familiar sign-on: "For the first time in 2 and 1/2 YEARS. HELLO, INTERNET. IT'S GREAT TO see you again."

Tubefilter noted the launch in its Nov. 13 roundup, reporting that PatChat will not upload nearly as often as the Theorist channels.

Background: the end of MatPat's Theory era

Patrick announced his retirement as host in January 2024 in a video titled "Goodbye Internet," and his last episode as host, "MatPat's Final Theory," was uploaded on Saturday, March 9, 2024, according to Variety. At the time, Variety reported that the Game Theorists channel had more than 19 million subscribers.

Rather than shutting the channels down, Patrick handed hosting duties to four creative directors, one for each core channel, Variety reported. Tom Robinson took over The Game Theorists, Forrest Lee The Film Theorists, Santi Massa The Food Theorists and Amy Roberts The Style Theorists, according to contemporaneous coverage by HNGN. In the "Goodbye Internet" video, Patrick said he wanted to spend more time with Stephanie and their son and to step away while the channels were at a high point.

Projects since stepping away

In the new video, Patrick also outlined what he and Stephanie have worked on since leaving their hosting roles. The largest is a partnership with Blumhouse, the horror studio behind the Five Nights at Freddy's films, Get Out and Paranormal Activity. Patrick said the two have been working together for nearly a year and that two additional film projects are in development that he cannot yet discuss while contracts are finalized, according to Dexerto.

The Blumhouse deal was announced publicly on Oct. 9, 2026, at the studio's BlumFest panel at New York Comic Con, which Patrick moderated. Variety reported that Jason Blum revealed a multi-project deal with Patrick beginning with a film adaptation of "Amanda the Adventurer," the indie puzzle-horror game published by DreadXP and developed by MANGLEDmaw Games. Deadline reported that Epic Pictures CEO Patrick Ewald will serve as a producer. "We are giving them the spotlight they deserve," Patrick said of indie game creators during the panel, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which also quoted him saying the team was "currently in talks with writers and directors." No release date has been announced.

According to Dexerto and Oxeoxe, Patrick said he and Stephanie have also written a musical based on an existing franchise but will not name it until the rights are secured, and are developing a podcast intended to make classic literature accessible to children and families. Oxeoxe reported that Patrick said he voiced characters in two video games, competed in a short charity edition of the comedy game show Taskmaster, and spent time in Washington, D.C., with Stephanie advocating for the creator economy and for protections over people's likenesses and voices, including helping launch creator caucuses in the House and then the Senate.

Variety has separately reported that Patrick hosted the reality competition "The Runner," voiced roles in Blumhouse's Five Nights at Freddy's film franchise and co-produced the Tony-nominated Broadway play "Grey House." The PatChat channel's description summarizes the time away as making movies, writing a musical and consulting platforms on how to respect creators, according to Oxeoxe.