TELEVISION - March 20, 1993

The Crying Pat: There was talk on Friday that “Saturday Night Live’s” asexual character Pat (played by Julia Sweeney) will open tonight’s show with a parody of the Oscar-nominated hit movie “The Crying Game,” which itself is about sexual illusion. The he/she Pat was said to be rehearsing a rendition of the movie’s title song as the TV cameras reveal two of the film’s stars, Miranda Richardson and Stephen Rea--but a spokeswoman for “SNL” would not confirm. Richardson, nominated for an Oscar as supporting actress in “Damage,” will be tonight’s “SNL” host.