Pat O'Neill Riley is an androgynous fictional character [1] created and performed by Julia Sweeney for the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1990 to 1994. [2] . The character was later featured in the film It's Pat.

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Her most popular character was Pat, whose impossible-to-determine gender was the basis for Sweeney's popular It's Pat! sketches on Saturday Night Live, and a later feature film of the same name, [7] which was a critical commercial failure, costing $8 million [12] to make but grossing only $60,822 [13] at the box office.

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Jan 16, 2020 · Actress Julia Sweeney played Pat on Saturday Night Live in the 1990s. Pat was socially awkward and annoying — and androgynous. Critics say Pat was a cartoonish and dehumanizing depiction of a...

Jul 2, 2024 · Former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Julia Sweeney tells PEOPLE how she struggled with the legacy of the infamous character Pat, whom she portrayed on the popular NBC comedy sketch comedy...

Jul 2, 2024 · During her four seasons on “SNL,” the actor regularly starred in sketches as Pat, a nerdy but sweet character whose gender ambiguity was the main joke. Other characters in the sketches would try to suss out Pat’s gender, always to no avail.

Feb 15, 2025 · 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...

Nov 25, 2019 · Pat became one of the most popular “SNL” characters of the 1990s, with help from an opening jingle whose lyrics asked viewers to “accept him or her” for “whatever it might be — it’s time for...

Aug 26, 2021 · For Saturday Night Live alum Julia Sweeney, the chance to play a fictionalized version of herself on the Showtime comedy Work in Progress came at just the right time—while she was looking...