Pause with Sam Jay (2021)

Name: Pause with Sam Jay
Genre: Talk-Show
Rating: 6
Cast: Sam Jay

Talk-Show

This late night talk series sees host Sam Jay hosting a party at her apartment, where she and her guests explore current topics. Conversations are further expanded upon throughout the episode with additional interviews, sketches, and animation.

IMDb rating: 6.0 (297 votes)
Episode average: 6.6 +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Sam Jay Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

6.93 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 7.1

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Coons	6.7	30
2	Tea-M.Z.	6.7	22
3	Let Freedom Freak	6.6	20
4	Money and the American Way (a.k.a. NBA SamBoi, Never Broke Again)	7.6	17
5	Pregnant Studs	6.9	17
6	N.A.H.S.O.N	7.1	17

Season 2 (2022)

6.28 avg 8 episodes 7.4 → 5.8

Front-loaded

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Eyes Wide Butt	7.4	21
2	The Crackas Is Coming	7.5	16
3	I Know Why the Caged Homie Sings	6.1	12
4	SMDK	7.3	10
5	Breakfast at Julia's	6.1	10
6	Forever Drunk	4.3	9
7	Sexual Miscalculations	5.7	9
8	Dead Momma Episode	5.8	11

Pause with Sam Jay (2021)

Cast

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