Ms. Pat

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| name = Ms. Pat

| image = Ms. Pat.jpg

| caption = Ms. Pat in 2024

| birth_name = Patricia Williams

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|04|02}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| education = General Educational Development

| years_active = 2002–present

| television = The Ms. Pat Show

| occupation = Comedian, actress, podcast host

| children = 8

| module = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes

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| website = {{URL|mspatcomedy.com}}

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Patricia Williams Lee (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. She is host of the podcast The Patdown with Ms. Pat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mspatcomedy.com/podcast/|title=The Patdown Podcast}}

Career

=Comedy=

Ms. Pat started doing comedy after being encouraged by her caseworker. She did her first stand-up in Atlanta in 2002. Her career as a comic elevated to the next stage in 2006, after she moved to Indianapolis, where she improved her comedic skills at Morty's, a well-known comic store.{{cite news|title=How Ms. Pat overcame drugs, prison and abuse – and rose to comedy stardom|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/how-ms-pat-overcame-drugs-prison-and-abuse--and-rose-to-comedy/2017/08/17/ad1d2684-80fd-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html|author=Geoff Edgers|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 9, 2020}}

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

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.{{cite web |last1=Lindquist |first1=David |title=From crack dealer to star comedian: Plainfield mom, Ms. Pat, tells all in new memoir |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/08/30/indiana-comic-ms-pat-finds-laughs-after-misery/590416001/ |website=indystar.com |access-date=29 April 2020}} She is also a frequent guest talent on the comedy program titled The Bob & Tom Show.

In 2017, she released her first stand-up album, Rabbit.{{Cite web|title=Ms. Pat details journey from rough upbringing to comedy success in autobiography, new album|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/16/ms-pat-details-journey-from-rough-upbringing-to-co/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Spokesman-Review}} In 2018, she appeared in Netflix's stand-up series The Degenerates.{{Cite web|author=|date=2019-08-23|title=The Degenerates is Returning to Netflix With a KILLER Lineup|url=https://theinterrobang.com/the-degenerates-is-returning-to-netflix-with-a-killer-lineup/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Interrobang}} On February 8, 2022, Netflix released her hour-long comedy special, "Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?"{{Cite web|date=2020-02-08|title=Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?|website=Netflix|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81275640}}

=TV shows=

The Ms. Pat Show, a sitcom based on her life, was picked up by the premium streaming service BET+ in October 2020 after getting dropped by Hulu and premiered on August 12, 2021. Stage actor J. Bernard Calloway plays her husband and Tami Roman plays her sister. Its first season consists of 10 episodes. {{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2020-10-14|title='Ms. Pat' Sitcom Moves to BET Plus With Series Order (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/ms-pat-comedy-series-bet-plus-1234803355/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Variety}}

The series was renewed for a second season on September 2, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/09/02/the-ms-pat-show-renewed-season-2-bet-plus/|title=Ms. Pat Show Renewed for Season 2|date=2 September 2021}}

Ms. Pat Settles It, a comedic arbitration-based reality court show hosted by Ms. Pat premiered October 18, 2023, on BET.{{cite press release|title=New Judge Series "Ms. Pat Settles It" Premieres on BET Wednesday, October 18 at 10 PM ET/PT|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2023/09/20/new-judge-series-ms-pat-settles-it-premieres-on-bet-wednesday-october-18-at-10-pm-et-pt-531013/20230920bet01/|publisher=BET|via=The Futon Critic|date=September 20, 2023|access-date=October 18, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=Ms. Pat Becomes Latest TV Judge In Unscripted Courtroom Series For BET|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/ms-pat-settles-it-bet-trailer-premiere-date-1235550844/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 20, 2023|access-date=October 18, 2023}}{{cite web|title=New Judge Series Ms. Pat Settles It Premiering on BET!|url=https://www.bet.com/article/u3npio/new-judge-series-ms-pat-settles-it-coming-to-bet|website=BET|date=September 20, 2023|access-date=October 18, 2023}}

=Author=

She is the co-author of Rabbit – The Autobiography of Ms. Pat, a comical autobiography detailing 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.{{Cite book |last=Symons |first=Alex |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003268680/women-comedians-digital-age-alex-symons |title=Women Comedians in the Digital Age |publisher=Routledge |year=2023 |isbn=978-1032215020 |edition=1st |location=London and New York |pages=35 |doi=10.4324/9781003268680|s2cid=253620654 }}

Personal life

Patricia Williams was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 2, 1972. her mother Mildred was an alcoholic and would often neglect and verbally abuse her kids, Williams gave birth to her first child Ashley at 14 and her second Nikia at 15.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFVNt1jbnqE|title=Ms. Pat – This is not happening|website=YouTube|date=25 February 2015 }} The father of her first two children was eight years older; 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. At age 15, she began selling crack cocaine in Atlanta, while supporting herself and her two children using the street name "Rabbit".

She is open about having two abortions in her teenage years.{{Cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=aP-P6fbw7r0&pp=ygUPTXMgcGF0IGFib3J0aW9u|title=The Patdown Podcast Episode 7: Butt Butter and Abortion|website=YouTube|date=28 May 2019 }} Her two younger children Garrianna and Garrett Jr. were conceived later in life with her husband, Garrett. She then adopted four children who are the biological children of her niece.

Filmography

=Film=

Year	Title	Role
class="wikitable sortable"
2023	Zoey 102	Janice
2024	Drugstore June	Nicole
2024	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead	Mom

=Television=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
2018	Star	Ms. Pat	2 episodes
2021–present	The Ms. Pat Show	Patricia "Pat" Ford Carson	Lead role
2023	Big City Greens	Jessica Burns (voice)	Episode: "Stand-Up Bill/Green Trial"
2023–present	Ms. Pat Settles It	Herself	Host
2025–present	Lil Kev	Tiki (voice)	Recurring role