Sam and Pat Are Depressed

Web series, 2 seasons. 2017-present. Created and written by Bri Castellini. Directed by Andrew Williams.

Depressed roommates Sam and Pat help each other navigate the inherent awkwardness of therapy through profanity, humor, and take out.

About

Depressed roommates Sam (series creator Bri Castellini) and Pat (Chris Cherry) use comedy to navigate the complexities and awkwardness of their individual therapy experiences. Sam frets over how long it takes her to introduce herself to new therapists and whether she’s being rude to them, while Pat worries about depressing her therapist and accidentally getting herself put on suicide watch because of poorly-timed nihilistic humor.

*2020 Update*

As of 2020, Chris Cherry identifies as a woman, with she/her pronouns officially. How does this affect Sam and Pat Are Depressed, where her character Pat for two seasons was canonically, textually male? We’ll let Chris speak for herself:

I really like the web series Sam and Pat are Depressed and want to show it to people. Can I still do that, even though you look like a boy in it?

First of all, I’m glad you like Sam and Pat are Depressed! We’re really proud of it. Second, feel free to share it, but it would be good to add a disclaimer that I’m an out trans woman now and that’s not how I present anymore. I’m more than willing to acknowledge my past as long as it’s acknowledged within the context of my present and future.

Is Pat a girl now?

The episodes exist as they are and we certainly aren’t gonna George Lucas them so that Pat’s gender expression matches my current one. So I guess that means that the Pat that exists in those episodes is a boy because that’s what the text says and the text is the text and death of the author and all that. However, if/when we make more episodes, Pat will be a girl in those. If that makes your head hurt, well, it makes my head hurt, too.

Cast and Crew

See full credits on IMDb.

Main cast:

Bri Castellini | “Sam”
Chris Cherry | “Pat”

Main crew:

Creator/showrunner: Bri Castellini
Director: Andrew Williams
Executive Producers: Bri Castellini and Chris Cherry
Writers: Bri Castellini, Chris Cherry (season 2 episodes 5 & 7)
Director of Photography: Brandon Smalls (season 1), Conor Phillips (season 2)
Producer: Andrew Williams
Associate Producers (season 2): Michele Austin Rodriguez, Kris Keochinda

Awards

Podcast

Bri and Chris Are Depressed is a companion podcast to Sam and Pat Are Depressed, co-hosted by the co-stars of the series who are themselves depressed. Each episode of the podcast deconstructs both the accompanying web series episode but also the therapy/depression observation discussed within it. Put differently, it’s a comedy podcast about mental illness hosted by two real life friends and depressed people who also have a comedy web series about mental illness. It’s funnier than it sounds. Bri and Chris Are Depressed is available on iTunes |Spotify | Stitcher | Radio Public

Press

Season 2:

Nerdy Girl Express (March 23rd, 2019): Sam and Pat Are Depressed Season 2 Teaser Feature 

Snobby Robot (March 20th, 2019): Sam And Pat Are Depressed, Season 2: Getting Through Life’s Difficulties With A Sense Of Humor

TV Writer (March 14th, 2019): Indie Video: The Return of ‘Sam and Pat’

BRIC TV (November 12, 2018): Webseries Finds Hilarity in Therapy | BK Stories [TV spot]

Season 1:

LezWatchTV: Sam and Pat Are Depressed

Starry Mag (June 20th, 2018): Web Series Wednesday: Sam and Pat Are Depressed!

Tubefilter (February 23rd, 2018): Under-The-Radar Series To Check Out

Stareable (February 14th, 2018): Combing Through Comedy: ‘Sam and Pat Are Depressed’

TVWriter (February 9th, 2018): ‘Sam and Pat Are Depressed’ Comes To YouTube

Asexual Artists (January 30th, 2018): Interview: Bri Castellini

Captioned Web TV (December 11th, 2017): Sam and Pat Are Depressed

The Snobby Robot (December 4th, 2017): Sam And Pat Are Depressed: A Funny, Realistic Look At Two Friends In Therapy – And Therapy Itself

The Daily Fandom (October 12, 2017): Sam and Pat Are Depressed by Undead Burrito Productions!