Pat Oates is an American comedian, author, radio personality, and podcaster. He has made appearances on TLC and on E!'s The Soup. Oates hosts a podcast entitled P.O.S (Pat Oates Show formerly known as Pat Oates is Sad) In 2019 he authored a comedy advice book titled How Not to Suck at Comedy. A Connecticut-based comedian, Oates won Foxwoods Resort Casino's Last Comix Standing competition in 2015 Oates was born in Cheshire, Connecticut and has two children, Aislinn and Seamus.