Ms. Pat

Ms. Pat hasn’t lived the life of your typical comedian. Born to a single mother of 5, living on welfare in a tough neighborhood of Atlanta, Ms. Pat learned early on she would have to fend for herself in this world. Her grandfather ran a “bootleg” house where as a kid Pat learned how to roll the drunks for food money. She had her first child at 14 and her second child at 15. She became a drug dealer in her teens known by the street name “Rabbit.”

The next 14 years of her life are spent raising her children. Part of that process included visits to the welfare office for food stamps and Section 8 housing assistance for her sister’s children. It was during these visits that Ms. Pat was first told she had a talent for telling funny stories. In 2003 with her case-worker’s encouragement she decided to go on stage and appeared at an open mic in Atlanta. From the moment she stepped on stage she knew she had found her place. She began pouring punch lines across stages at the rate other moms pour milk at the counter. With a comedy career now spilling over nine years this powerful woman brings an honest, in your face, and hilarious perspective to her shows.