Ms. Pat

Patricia Williams (born April 2, 1972), better known by her stage name Ms. Pat, is an American stand-up comedian and actress known for The Ms. Pat Show, and host of the podcast The Patdown with Ms. Pat.[1]

Ms. Pat
Born
Patricia Williams

(1972-04-02) April 2, 1972
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
EducationGeneral Educational Development
Occupation(s)Comedian, actress, podcast host
Years active2002–present
TelevisionThe Ms. Pat Show
Children4
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • books
  • podcasts
Genres
Subject(s)
Websitemspatcomedy.com

Career

Comedy

Ms. Pat started doing comedy after being encouraged by her caseworker. She did her first stand-up in 2002 in Atlanta. In 2006, her career as a comic elevated to the next stage after moving to Indianapolis with her husband, where she improved her comedic skills at Morty's, a well-known comic store.[2]

In 2015, she participated in the ninth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing.[2]

Ms. Pat has appeared on popular shows and podcasts hosted by Kevin Hart, Marc Maron, Joe Rogan, Eddie Ifft, Bert Kreischer, Joey "CoCo" Diaz, Bobby Lee and Ari Shaffir.[3] She is also a frequent guest talent on the comedy Bob and Tom Show.

In 2017, she released her first stand-up album, Rabbit.[4] In 2018, she appeared in Netflix's stand-up series The Degenerates.[5] On February 8, 2022, Netflix released her hour-long comedy special, "Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?"[6]

TV show

After getting dropped by Fox and Hulu, a TV show based on her life was picked up by the premium streaming service BET+ in October 2020 & premiered on August 12, 2021, as The Ms. Pat Show, its first season consists of 10 episodes. Stage actor J. Bernard Calloway plays her husband and Tami Roman plays her sister.[7] The series was renewed for a second season on September 2, 2021.[8]

Author

She is the co-author of Rabbit – The Autobiography of Ms. Pat, a comical autobiography of her turbulent upbringing. The book was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature in 2018.

Podcast Host

In 2019, Ms. Pat began hosting a podcast available on YouTube titled The Patdown with Ms. Pat. In the podcast, Ms. Pat discuses day-to-day issues with her co-hosts, sometimes telling stories of her lived experiences which raise awareness of racial prejudice.[9]

Personal life

Patricia Williams was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 2, 1972.[10] She gave birth to her first child at 14 and her second at 15.[11] The father of her first two children was eight years her senior; he began sexually abusing her when she was 12 years old. Earlier in childhood, she also suffered sexual abuse from one of her mother's boyfriends.[11] At age 15, she began selling crack cocaine in Atlanta, while supporting herself and her two children using the street name "Rabbit".[11]

Her two younger children were conceived later in life with her husband, Garrett.[12] She then later adopted four children who are the biological children of her sister. She is open about having two abortions in her teenage years.[13]

References
  1. "The Patdown Podcast".
  2. Geoff Edgers. "How Ms. Pat overcame drugs, prison and abuse – and rose to comedy stardom". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. Lindquist, David. "From crack dealer to star comedian: Plainfield mom, Ms. Pat, tells all in new memoir". www.indystar.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. "Ms. Pat details journey from rough upbringing to comedy success in autobiography, new album | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  5. Staff, Interrobang (2019-08-23). "The Degenerates is Returning to Netflix With a KILLER Lineup". The Interrobang. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  6. "Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?". Netflix. 2020-02-08.
  7. Otterson, Joe (2020-10-14). "'Ms. Pat' Sitcom Moves to BET Plus With Series Order (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  8. "Ms. Pat Show Renewed for Season 2". 2 September 2021.
  9. Symons, Alex (2023). Women Comedians in the Digital Age (1st ed.). London and New York: Routledge. p. 35. doi:10.4324/9781003268680. ISBN 978-1032215020. S2CID 253620654.
  10. Edgers. "How Ms. Pat overcame drugs, prison and abuse – and rose to comedy stardom". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  11. "Ms. Pat – This is not happening". YouTube.
  12. Edgars, Geoff (March 8, 2018). "Ms. Pat went from prison to stand-up".
  13. "Ms. Pat Interview". YouTube.
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