Ms. Pat
American comedian
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.
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