Julia Sweeney’s “Pat” was a frequent and popular sketch star during the 1990s era of Saturday Night Live, but in recent years the character of indeterminate gender has come under criticism ...

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 says she took the criticism about her SNL character, Pat ‘to heart’ (ABC / NBC) When asked how she felt about Pat, despite the controversy surrounding the character now ...

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 ...

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 ...

and they got SNL alumni Julia Sweeney onboard before Michaels could gracefully say no. Supposedly. Whatever the case might be, Fox eventually abandoned the project and the film was nominally ...

Front row, from left: Chris Farley, Al Franken and Melanie Hutsell. Middle row, from left: Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey and Rob Schneider. Back row, from left: Adam Sandler, David Spade, ...

Julia Sweeney’s ambiguously-gendered character Pat — who has since been dubbed insensitive by various members of the queer and/or trans communities — was skipped over, as were hosting stints ...