Ms. Pat
Ms. Pat | |
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| Born | Patricia Williams April 2, 1972[1] |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Children | 4 |
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| Website | mspatcomedy |
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]
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
- ^ Edgers. "How Ms. Pat overcame drugs, prison and abuse – and rose to comedy stardom". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "The Patdown Podcast".
- ^ a b c "Ms. Pat – This is not happening".
- ^ "Joe Rogan Experience".
- ^ "Ms. Pat Interview".
- ^ a b Geoff Edgers. "How Ms. Pat overcame drugs, prison and abuse – and rose to comedy stardom". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Lindquist, David. "From crack dealer to star comedian: Plainfield mom, Ms. Pat, tells all in new memoir". www.indystar.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Ms. Pat details journey from rough upbringing to comedy success in autobiography, new album | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Staff, Interrobang (2019-08-23). "The Degenerates is Returning to Netflix With a KILLER Lineup". The Interrobang. Retrieved 2020-11-05.