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 active2008–present
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • books
  • podcasts
Genres
Subject(s)
Websitemspatcomedy.com

Early life and education

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

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 10 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]

She has been open about having a GED and dropping out in the 8th grade, which she often jokes about.

She has openly spoke and joked about being shot twice at age 15, by the father of her first 2 children and a rival drug dealer.

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 Marc Maron, Joe Rogan, Eddie Ifft, Bert Kreischer and Ari Shaffir[7] She is also a frequent guest talent on the comedy Bob and Tom Show

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.
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