It's been quite the journey for Sweeney, who originated Pat — drawn from "odd mannerisms" of "irritating" former male and female coworkers from her time as an accountant — as a member of the ...

Comedian and actor Julia Sweeney says criticism of her recurring “ Saturday Night Live ” character Pat broke her heart, before she was told years later how empowering some people found the bit.

But since Pat's time in a series of popular recurring sketches between 1990 and 1994 (and in a widely derided spinoff feature film), the character has been the subject of controversy in recent years.

So Haber assembled a queer comedy think tank of fellow trans and nonbinary creatives to workshop new sketches that take the androgynous SNL character from a '90s relic to someone who better represents ...

But since Pat's time in a series of popular recurring sketches between 1990 and 1994 (and in a widely derided spinoff feature film), the character has been the subject of controversy in recent years.