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Patricia Williams, Star of the ‘Ms. Pat Show’

KUT 90.5 | By John L. Hanson Jr.
Published October 12, 2022 at 5:47 PM CDT
Ben Tankard and Jerry Adams Joint Venture with Streaming Networks Smooth Life TV and VTV
Ben Tankard (left) and Jerry Adams partner in new streaming networks Smooth Life TV and VTV
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Ms. Pat

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Patricia Williams, star of the ‘Ms. Pat Show’ on BET-Plus.

On August 11, 2022, Williams’ multi-cam sitcom The Ms. Pat Show premiered its second season on BET+, with a third season already ordered. Season 1 of the series garnered a 2022 Emmy nomination in the “Outstanding Direction For A Comedy Series” category for the episode where Williams confronts the man who sexually and domestically abused her as a teenager.

Williams is a comedian, author, radio host, podcaster, and actress who brings a raw, in your face, and hilarious perspective to her work.

Williams talks about growing up in Atlanta, becoming a standup comedian, being a teenage mother, how the TV program came about, having an Emmy nomination and life as a TV star.
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John L. Hanson Jr.
John L. Hanson is the producer and host of the nationally syndicated radio series In Black America. It’s heard on home station KUT at 10 p.m. Tuesdays and 6:30 a.m. Sundays — and weekly on close to 20 stations across the country. The weekly podcast of IBA, the only nationally broadcast Black-oriented public affairs radio program, is one of KUT’s most popular podcasts.
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