David Spade once suggested to Julia Sweeney that her androgynous Pat character was ahead of their time. “Or behind,” Sweeney replied. “I always thought the joke was mostly about the people around Pat ...

Julia Sweeney has addressed some of the backlash she’s faced for her character on Saturday Night Live (SNL), Pat. The 65-year-old actor reflected on playing Pat from 1990 to 1994 during Wednesday’s ...

A once-fan-favorite Saturday Night Live character, later criticized as problematic and hurtful, is getting reintroduced, this time as a nonbinary icon, thanks to a group of trans and enby comedians in ...

Julia Sweeney appeared on “The View” ahead of the “SNL” 50th Anniversary special and admitted that she “took it to heart” and “thought about it a lot” when her sketch comedy character Pat was met with ...

Julia Sweeney’s recurring “Saturday Night Live” character Pat is still making headlines three decades later. Sweeney debuted the androgynous Pat during a December 1990 episode of “SNL.” The premise of ...

Julia Sweeney turned heads on the red carpet Sunday, celebrating the premiere of the new documentary We Are Pat at the 2025 Tribeca Festival in New York City. The former SNL star, 65, stepped out in a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Suffice to say, Pat isn’t a character who would fly today, nor ...

Stefon, created by Bill Hader and writer John Mulaney, first appeared on SNL’s “Weekend Update” in 2008. The character quickly became a fan favorite thanks to his bizarre club descriptions, which ...

The shakeup at Studio 8H is complete. A handful of “Saturday Night Live” cast members have left the show as a slew of new faces arrive ahead of the NBC sketch series’ 51st season. But most of the ...

Julia Sweeney's popular Saturday Night Live character Pat gets their plaudits (and some criticism) as a gender non-conforming pioneer in a new clip from the upcoming documentary, We Are Pat, ...