John "Spud" McConnell (born November 13, 1958) is an American actor[1] and television/radio personality based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

McConnell has also appeared in numerous plays, including an off-Broadway run in the one-man show The Kingfish, wherein he portrays colorful Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long.

He is perhaps best known for having portrayed Ignatius J. Reilly from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces, and in that role was the model for a life-sized bronze statue of the fictitious character on historic Canal Street in downtown New Orleans.

He also made several appearances over three seasons of Roseanne, with good friend and colleague John Goodman.

On September 8, 2020, KKND switched to hot adult contemporary and dropped McConnell's morning show.