Ms. Pat's Hard Journey Into Stand-Up

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 29, 2017

Comedian Patricia Williams joins us to discuss her memoir Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat. Williams reflects on her childhood growing up in Atlanta with an abusive mother at the height of the crack epidemic. By the time she was 15, she had two children. She writes about how she was able to turn her life around with the help of other people, and use her wit and humor to forge a career in stand-up comedy. 

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