Pause with Sam Jay
Appearance
Pause with Sam Jay | |
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Also known as | PAUSE with Sam Jay |
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Created by | |
Composer | Knxwledge |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | May 21, 2021 July 8, 2022 | –
Pause with Sam Jay (stylized as PAUSE with Sam Jay) is a talk show and variety show created by Sam Jay and Prentice Penny for HBO. It aired for two seasons from May 21, 2021 to July 8, 2022.
Premise
[edit]Each episode takes place in a house party, where comedian Sam Jay talks to guests over drinks about the episode's central topic.[1] In an interview with Vanity Fair, Jay said, “Truly if you came to a party at my house, that’s what it would sound like. That’s how it would feel. That’s the vibe.”[2]
Episodes
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 6 | May 21, 2021 | June 25, 2021 | HBO | |
2 | 8 | May 20, 2022 | July 8, 2022 |
Season 1
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Coons" | May 21, 2021 |
2 | 2 | "Tea-M.Z." | May 28, 2021 |
3 | 3 | "Let Freedom Freak" | June 4, 2021 |
4 | 4 | "Money and the American Way (a.k.a. NBA SamBoi, Never Broke Again)" | June 11, 2021 |
5 | 5 | "Pregnant Studs" | June 18, 2021 |
6 | 6 | "N.A.H.S.O.N" | June 25, 2021 |
Season 2
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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7 | 1 | "Eyes Wide Butt" | May 20, 2022 |
8 | 2 | "The Crackas Is Coming" | May 27, 2022 |
9 | 3 | "I Know Why the Caged Homie Sings" | June 3, 2022 |
10 | 4 | "SMDK" | June 10, 2022 |
11 | 5 | "Breakfast at Julia's" | June 17, 2022 |
12 | 6 | "Forever Drunk" | June 24, 2022 |
13 | 7 | "Sexual Miscalculations" | July 1, 2022 |
14 | 8 | "Dead Momma Episode" | July 8, 2022 |
Production
[edit]On July 8, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[3][4]
On February 7, 2023, Jay revealed that Pause with Sam Jay had been cancelled after two seasons.[5]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Writers Guild of America Awards | 2022 | Best Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series | Nominated | [6] |
2023 | Best Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series | Nominated | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ Rodrigues, Ashwin (24 May 2021). "'Pause with Sam Jay' Seeks Out Black Conservatives In Its Debut Episode". Vice.
- ^ Murphy, Chris (25 June 2021). "Sam Jay Knows She's Not for Everyone, and That's Okay". Vanity Fair.
- ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (8 July 2021). "'Pause With Sam Jay' Renewed for Season 2 on HBO". Variety.
- ^ White, Peter (8 July 2021). "'Pause With Sam Jay' Renewed For Season 2 At HBO". Deadline.
- ^ Wilstein, Matt (7 February 2023). "Sam Jay on 'You People' and the End of Her HBO Show 'Pause'". The Daily Beast.
- ^ "Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees 2022-2013". Writers Guild of America.
- ^ "2023 Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023.