New Jersey Performing Arts Center<\/a>, located at 1 Center St. in Newark.<\/p>\nAhead of the show, Mosaic caught up with Ms. Pat, who discussed the upcoming event and performing across the country.<\/p>\n
Mosaic: You\u2019ve had such a remarkable journey\u2014from dealing drugs to becoming a suburban mom, comedian, and TV star. How does it feel to bring that raw, fearless storytelling to a live audience at NJPAC in December?<\/b><\/p>\n
Ms. Pat:<\/b> Look, I tell these dark-ass stories because everybody done been through something, and once you can laugh at it, that means you in control. When I come to your city, I ain\u2019t trying to hear about what you are going through \u2014 I want to know what we about to laugh about. Whatever\u2019s hurting you \u2014 a breakup, you got hit by a car, life done slapped you around \u2014 we going to find the funny in it. And trust me, the stuff I say might sound crazy to y\u2019all, but it ain\u2019t crazy to me because I lived that mess.<\/p>\n
Mosaic: The Ms. Pat Show on BET is based on your real life. What part of your personal story has been the hardest\u2014or funniest\u2014to translate into comedy for the screen?<\/b><\/p>\n
Ms. Pat: <\/b>The hardest thing I ever had to do was that episode about my mama\u2019s boyfriend molesting us. We were supposed to do it in season one, but I wasn\u2019t ready, so it had to wait. That was the toughest thing I ever put on TV.<\/p>\n
But the wildest, funniest mess? My dead mama keeps showing back up. The fans kept asking, \u201cWhen Mildred coming back?\u201d And I\u2019m like, \u201cHow? She DEAD!\u201d Mildred a whole ghost out here. And she still cursing us out just like my real mama used to. And the crazy thing? They love her. <\/p>\n
Mosaic: Season 3 of \u201cMs. Pat Settles It \u201c premiered in November. What can fans expect from the new season?<\/b><\/p>\n
Ms. Pat:<\/b> This season we went all out, baby. We brought in social media stars, family, friends \u2014 everybody. I even dragged my own family onto the show. That\u2019s how wild we got. And I\u2019m telling you. This is the funniest season yet. I watch it back and still crack up, and I already know every joke because I worked on the whole damn thing.<\/p>\n
And look, I made this show for old folks. Old people love them some court shows \u2014 they don\u2019t want to go<\/i> to court, but they sure want to watch everybody else get dragged in there. It\u2019s giving Judge Judy energy, except I say all the stuff she really wants to say.<\/p>\n
Mosaic: We heard one of the cases this season involves two of your kids. How did that come about, and was it harder to stay neutral?<\/b><\/p>\n
Ms. Pat:<\/b> It was a surprise, Deion. Chile, let me tell you something. I didn\u2019t even know my own damn kids was going to walk up in that courtroom! A case fell through, the producers looking around like, \u2018Anybody got some drama?\u2019 and my daughter done snitched that my son still owes her money from the strip club. So, I hear his name, thinking it\u2019s one of his raggedy baby mamas, and nope \u2014 it\u2019s my kids! I\u2019m sitting there like, really? Y\u2019all going to sue each other when BOTH of y\u2019all owe me money?<\/p>\n
Mosaic: You\u2019re bringing your national standup tour to The Victoria Theater in Newark on Dec. 19. What makes this stop special for you, and what can fans expect from the show?<\/b><\/p>\n
Ms. Pat:<\/b> They can expect the realness. I\u2019m the same real fool on TV and on stage. All I know about Jersey is y\u2019all love Timberlands and walk like something I don\u2019t want to say in this interview with my publicist, Pam, on this call because Pam\u2019s on a different timing. I love her, but she isn\u2019t no ride-or-die. She the type to ask, \u201cWhy we are stealing coats\u201d while we are running out the store.<\/p>\n
Mosaic: You\u2019ve built a reputation for \u201ctelling it like it is.\u201d Has your comedy evolved as your life has changed, or do you still draw heavily from your wilder past?<\/b><\/p>\n
Ms. Pat:<\/b> I talk about everything \u2014 my past, my future. I\u2019ve been married over 30 years, and hell no, it isn\u2019t easy, but we stick it out because that\u2019s what grown folks do. I talk about real life \u2014 my landlord struggles, my kids (one gay, one dumb), my grandkids (one cute, one ugly), menopause, money issues, all of it. I keep it real; I don\u2019t make nothing up.<\/p>\n
Mosaic: With so many projects, how do you stay grounded and keep your storytelling authentic and fresh?<\/b><\/p>\n
Ms. Pat:<\/b> Baby, I stay grounded because I mind my damn business. And thank God for Pam \u2014 she listens to everything I do. I\u2019ll say some funny mess and forget it five minutes later, but she remembers it all. That\u2019s why every time I go on Kimmel, I got a brand\u2011new story. Pam won\u2019t help you fight, but she keeps me fresh. Sometimes you just need a good \u201cwhite brain backing you up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets are on sale now at NJPAC.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nj.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Straight-shooting comedian Ms. Pat brings her candid voice and storytelling skills to Newark next month as part of a national standup comedy tour. A breakout star known for turning hardship into humor, Ms. Pat takes heavy subjects and transforms them into brutally funny, relatable stories. Her Newark performance promises the same fearless honesty and sharp […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2176484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2176484"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2176485,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176484\/revisions\/2176485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2176484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2176484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2176484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}