Ms. Pat

Ms. Pat (born Patricia Williams; April 2, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and host of the podcast The Patdown with Ms. Pat.[2]

Ms. Pat
Born
Patricia Williams

(1972-04-02) April 2, 1972[1]
Years active2002–present
Children4
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • books
  • podcasts
Genres
Subject(s)
Websitemspatcomedy.com

Early life

Ms. Pat was born in the inner city of Atlanta on April 2, 1972.

Ms. Pat has four biological children and 4 adopted children. She had her first child at 14 and her second at 15.[3] The father of her first two children is 8 years older than her; he began sexually abusing her when she was 12 years old. Her younger two children were conceived later in life with her husband.[4] She is open about having two abortions in her teenage years.[5]

She is a survivor of child sexual abuse by both her mother's boyfriend and the father of her first two children.[3]

When she was 15, she started selling crack cocaine in Atlanta while supporting herself and her two children using the street name "Rabbit." [3]

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.[6]

In 2015, she participated in the 9th season of NBC's Last Comic Standing.[6]

Ms. Pat has appeared on popular shows and podcasts hosted by Marc Maron, Joe Rogan, Eddie Ifft, Bert Kreischer, Joey "CoCo" Diaz, and Ari Shaffir.[7] She is also a frequent guest talent on the comedy Bob and Tom Show.

In 2017, she released her first stand-up album, Rabbit.[8] In 2018 she appeared in Netflix's stand-up series The Degenerates.[9]

Author

She is the 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.

References
  1. Edgers. "How Ms. Pat overcame drugs, prison and abuse – and rose to comedy stardom". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. "The Patdown Podcast".
  3. "Ms. Pat – This is not happening".
  4. "Joe Rogan Experience".
  5. "Ms. Pat Interview".
  6. Geoff Edgers. "How Ms. Pat overcame drugs, prison and abuse – and rose to comedy stardom". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  7. Lindquist, David. "From crack dealer to star comedian: Plainfield mom, Ms. Pat, tells all in new memoir". www.indystar.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. "Ms. Pat details journey from rough upbringing to comedy success in autobiography, new album | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  9. Staff, Interrobang (2019-08-23). "The Degenerates is Returning to Netflix With a KILLER Lineup". The Interrobang. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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