Pause with Sam Jay

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.

Pause with Sam Jay
Also known as	PAUSE with Sam Jay
Genre	Talk show Variety show
Created by	Sam Jay Prentice Penny
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 (2021-05-21) – July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)

Premise

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

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	6		May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)	HBO
2	8		May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Coons"	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
2	2	"Tea-M.Z."	May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)
3	3	"Let Freedom Freak"	June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)
4	4	"Money and the American Way (a.k.a. NBA SamBoi, Never Broke Again)"	June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)
5	5	"Pregnant Studs"	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
6	6	"N.A.H.S.O.N"	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
7	1	"Eyes Wide Butt"	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)
8	2	"The Crackas Is Coming"	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
9	3	"I Know Why the Caged Homie Sings"	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
10	4	"SMDK"	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)
11	5	"Breakfast at Julia's"	June 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)
12	6	"Forever Drunk"	June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
13	7	"Sexual Miscalculations"	July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)
14	8	"Dead Momma Episode"	July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)

Production

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

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Writers Guild of America Awards	2022	Best Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series	Nominated	[6]
	2023	Best Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series	Nominated	[7]