Ms. Pat

Patricia Williams Lee (born April 2, 1972), better known by her stage name Ms. Pat, is an American stand-up comedian and actress best known as the lead and namesake of The Ms. Pat Show. She is host of the podcast The Patdown with Ms. Pat.

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.

In 2015, she participated in the ninth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing. 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. In 2018, she appeared in Netflix's stand-up series The Degenerates. On February 8, 2022, Netflix released her hour-long comedy special, "Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?"

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. The series was renewed for a second season on September 2, 2021.

Ms. Pat Settles It, a comedic arbitration-based reality court show hosted by Ms. Pat premiered October 18, 2023, on BET.

In 2026, she had signed an overall deal with BET Studios.

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.

Personal life Patricia Williams was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 2, 1972. 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. Williams married her husband, Garrett Lee, at the age of 19. Her two younger children, Garrianna and Garrett Jr., were conceived later in life with her husband.

Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 Star Herself 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