After joining the storied NBC sketch comedy show in 2025, Kam Patterson recently took some shots at Saturday Night Live in his new stand-up special.
The SNL featured player called the show “really gay” and said he’s “never seen” it as he performed during Netflix Is a Joke’s showcase of controversial comedians, Kill Tony: Once Upon a Time in Texas, now available to stream on the platform.
“I’m gonna be honest, I’m gonna keep it 100-percent with y’all. In the nicest way possible, it’s gay. It’s really gay, dog. It’s gay as f*ck. Understand something, I was on national television doing this,” he said, re-enacting an animated hand gesture. “I’ve shot at somebody before. You understand me? You understand how crazy that change is in life?”
A regular on Tony Hinchcliffe’s Kill Tony podcast, Patterson performed on the Netflix special alongside Roseanne Barr, Rob Schneider, Gabriel Iglesias and more.
“You know what’s crazy? I think people are more excited for me than I am for myself though,” he said. “People keep saying, ‘congratulations’, ‘good job’ and ‘that’s dope.’ But understand something, bro. I’m 26, and I’m Black. I’ve never seen the show! I have no idea what the f*ck I signed up for, dog. I’m kind of just there.”
Patterson added, “And, listen, this sh*t is not for me, it’s for white people, really! They have on celebrities I’ve never heard of in my life! We had on Glen Powell at one point, and I was like, ‘Who is that?’ And they was like, ‘He was in Top Gun,‘ and I was like, ‘Never seen it!’ And then we had on Miles Teller, and I was like, ‘Who is that?’ And they was like, ‘He was in Top Gun,’ and I was like, ‘I’m on to you n****s, man!’”
The comedian joined SNL in its 51st season alongside fellow new additions Veronika Slowikowska, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane and Ben Marshall.
