Tag: stand-up comedians

One of Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams’s earliest memories is watching her mother shoot craps in her grandfather’s bootleg house, where he made moonshine. Nothing was off-limits during her childhood in Atlanta, she jokes in her recently premiered Netflix stand-up special, Ms. Pat: Y’all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?

Comedian Lizz Winstead has always been a force in the political satire world. The cocreator and former head writer of The Daily Show is turning her jokes into activism with the Lady Parts Justice League, whose Vagical Mystery Tour comedy show stops by Terminal West on June 2.

In 2015, French Moroccan comedian Gad Elmaleh made an unusual decision. After enjoying years of fame and success in France, Elmaleh decided to learn English and discover how his comedy translates in America. We recently chatted with Elmaleh in advance of his show at Atlanta's Symphony Hall, part of his U.S. tour.