Ms. Pat & Jordan E. Cooper

Who is Ms. Pat & Jordan E. Cooper?

Ms. Pat is a standup comedian, a host of "The Patdown" podcast, and star of the BET+ series "The Ms. Pat Show." Jordan E. Cooper is a playwright, writer and co-creator & executive producer of "The Ms. Pat Show."

Topics and Timestamps

• 01Ms. Pat and Jordan E. Cooper discuss the creation and success of 'The Ms. Pat Show' on BET+
• 02Ms. Pat shares stories from her comedy career and journey to mainstream success
• 03Discussion about the challenges of breaking into entertainment as a Black comedian and producer
• 04Jordan E. Cooper explains his role as co-creator and executive producer of the series
• 05Ms. Pat talks about her 'Patdown' podcast and how it led to bigger opportunities
• 06Conversation touches on representation in comedy and television for marginalized voices
• ▶Ms. Pat and Jordan E. Cooper introduce themselves and the BET+ series0:00:00
• ▶Ms. Pat discusses how 'The Patdown' podcast became her launching pad to bigger opportunities0:15:00
• ▶Discussion about the creative process of adapting Ms. Pat's comedy into scripted television0:35:00
• ▶Jordan E. Cooper explains his background and how he came together with Ms. Pat on the project0:55:00
• ▶Conversation about representation and the importance of Black voices in mainstream entertainment1:15:00

The Show

JRE 1694 brings together two creative forces behind one of BET+'s most successful comedy series. Ms. Pat, the standout comedian and star of 'The Ms. Pat Show,' sits down with Jordan E. Cooper, the playwright and co-creator of the series, to talk about how they built something meaningful in an industry that doesn't always make room for their stories. This is a conversation about grinding, creating, and refusing to wait for permission.

Ms. Pat's journey to this moment is the kind of story that only works if you're stubborn enough to make it work. She's been doing the comedy thing for years, building her audience one person at a time through her podcast 'The Patdown,' which became the vehicle that got her in front of the right people. Joe and Ms. Pat dig into what it takes to make it in stand-up comedy, the brutal honesty required to connect with audiences, and the specific challenges she faced as a Black woman trying to break through in a field that historically hasn't given those opportunities easily.

Jordan E. Cooper's presence here is equally important because he represents something crucial: a creator willing to collaborate and elevate others' voices. As a playwright and writer who co-created the show with Ms. Pat, he's part of the infrastructure that made her vision possible. The conversation explores what it means to build something together, how creative partnerships work, and why representation behind the camera matters just as much as in front of it.

The show itself becomes the central topic as they discuss translating Ms. Pat's comedy into scripted television without losing the rawness that makes her comedy work. They talk about character development, storytelling that comes from real experience, and the responsibility that comes with being one of the few shows that looks like the communities it's depicting. There's genuine pride in what they've accomplished, not in a braggy way, but in the way you feel when you've done something that needed doing.

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