Ms. Pat: Can Laughter Save Democracy?
The Sam Sanders Show
KCRW & Sam Sanders
4.9 • 707 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Comedian and actor Ms. Pat kinda does it all.
She performs standup, hosts her own podcast and created the acclaimed sitcom The Ms. Pat Show on BET+. The series is known for mixing a laugh track with real issues like racism, sexual assault and immigration.
A recent episode follows Ms. Pat’s family as they help a young kid hide from ICE agents, while the show’s fictional President comes to town. Chaos ensues, but the story demonstrates Ms. Pat’s sharp ability to use humor as a vehicle to talk about pain.
She tells Sam about the pushback she got from the network’s parent company over the episode and why she will never be silenced.
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| 0:00.0 | I pay my taxes, but you're going to tell me because I'm in an entertainment business, I need to shed my mouth. |
| 0:05.9 | Child, you have lost your forever loving stupid ass mind. |
| 0:09.5 | If you think I'm going to shed my mouth when I've seen how dirty and low-down people is in this country. |
| 0:17.9 | Hey, y'all, Sam Sanders here. |
| 0:19.4 | Thank you so much for checking out my show. |
| 0:21.7 | This episode, a conversation with Miss Pat. |
| 0:25.5 | Miss Pat kind of does it all. |
| 0:27.4 | She's a stand-up comedian. |
| 0:28.9 | She's a podcast host. |
| 0:30.4 | She has a cooking show on YouTube. |
| 0:32.6 | And she's the star of an Emmy-nominated sitcom on BETT Plus. |
| 0:37.4 | It's called The Miss Pat Show. And recently, that show dealt with ice. She's the star of an Emmy-nominated sitcom on BET Plus. |
| 0:39.0 | It's called The Miss Pat Show. |
| 0:44.0 | And recently, that show dealt with ICE and Immigration and the presidency. |
| 0:45.4 | The president's going to be here in the minute. |
| 0:47.2 | We can't be hobbering no fugitive, right? |
| 0:51.0 | Yeah, because we ain't did that since Pat had Littrell down on 33rd. |
| 0:53.8 | Here's the setup. |
| 0:54.5 | Miss Pat's family in the show, they are visited by the president. |
| 0:58.1 | He's going to come over for dinner. |
| 0:59.7 | It's a whole photo op to show how much he loves union families. |
| 1:04.0 | This president, mind you, he has a lot in common with Donald Trump. |
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