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Ro Haber's new doc 'We Are Pat' will explore the complex legacy of Julia Sweeney's 'Saturday Night Live' character Pat.
Saturday Night Live comedian Julia Sweeney opened up about her controversial sketch comedy character Pat in an interview with The View on Wednesday. Appearing alongside SNL alum Laraine Newman and ...
During The View, Sweeney addressed some of the backlash she received from the transgender and non-binary community when she was playing Pat, since the character’s gender was never revealed.
“Transparent” creator Joey Soloway made headlines in 2017 for slamming Pat as an “awful piece ... do to non-binary people — to create this character that the whole world laughed at openly.” ...
The former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member tells PEOPLE how she learned to embrace Pat — and how the character could one day return Julia Sweeney has a complicated relationship with Pat ...
Julia Sweeney's most memorable character is still her most controversial after 30 years. Pat Riley, named after the legendary NBA coach and executive, is androgynous by design, and the confusion ...
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.” ...