Michelle Buteau
American actress
Michelle Buteau
Michelle Buteau in 2018
Born (1977-07-24 ) July 24, 1977 (age 46) Education Florida International University Occupations Producer Comedian actress television host podcast host mother Years active 2001–present Spouse
Gijs van der Most
(
m. 2010)
Children 2
Michelle Buteau (born July 24, 1977)[1] is an American stand-up comedian , actress, television host , producer, and podcast host.
Early life
Buteau was born in New Jersey to a Haitian father and a Jamaican mother of partial French descent.[2] [3] [4] [5] She attended college at Florida International University and was considering a career in journalism before moving into comedy.[6] [7]
Career
Buteau started performing comedy in 2001.[8] [9] [10] After five years as a stand-up comedian, Buteau landed her first television spot on Comedy Central .[11]
In 2017, Buteau was listed as one of ten comedians to watch by Esquire .[12]
In 2018, Buteau started hosting the Late Night Whenever! podcast,[13] [14] which was labeled as "one of the best podcasts of 2018 so far" by Time .[15] Buteau was also part of The Comedy Lineup on Netflix where up and coming comedians have 15 minute stand-up sets.[16]
In 2019, Buteau appeared in the movies: Someone Great , Isn't It Romantic , Sell By , and Always Be My Maybe .[17] She also began hosting the WNYC podcast, Adulting , with co-host Jordan Carlos .[18] [19] [20] That same year, Buteau appeared in two television series: First Wives Club [11] and Tales of the City . In 2020, Buteau started hosting The Circle , a reality TV show on Netflix.
In 2020, Buteau published her first book, a collection of personal essays titled Survival of the Thickest, with Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.[21] A TV adaptation of the memoir premiered July 13, 2023 on Netflix.[22]
Buteau's Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia won a 2021 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Special.[23]
In June 2022, it was announced that Buteau is set to take part in a movie directed by Pamela Adlon . Buteau will play the role of Dawn, the film's main character's best friend.[24] One year later, she was cast in another film, Fixed for New Line Cinema .[25]
Personal life
Buteau married Dutch photographer Gijs van der Most in 2010.[11] [26] Buteau and van der Most have twins who were born in January 2019 via surrogacy .[11]
She is Catholic .[27]
Filmography
References
^ Darko, Barbara (April 14, 2020). Broadly Speaking: Quotes & Quips from Women in Comedy . San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. pp. 32, 142. ISBN 978-1-61689-928-8 .
^ Kwateng –Clark, Danielle (October 24, 2020). "Comedian Michelle Buteau Is Bringing Her Raw Brand Of Funny To A Weekly Podcast" . Essence . Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ "Haitian-Jamaican Comedian Michelle Buteau Launch "Late Night Whenever" Podcast" . L'Union Suite . January 28, 2018. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Mosley, Tonya (June 26, 2024). "After the Sept. 11 attacks, Michelle Buteau decided: 'I better start living' " . NPR . Retrieved June 26, 2024 . {{cite news }}
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^ "The Sporkful's live podcast with Dash Pashman" . YouTube (video). p. Minute 1:34. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Michelle Buteau Does The Roommate Thing" . YouTube . Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-06-28 .
^ Myers, Marc (February 2, 2021). "Michelle Buteau Started Behind the Scenes. Now She Is Taking Center Stage" . Wall Street Journal . ISSN 0099-9660 . Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Sean L. McCarthy (May 13, 2013). "Meet Me In New York: Michelle Buteau" . The Comic's Comic . Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018 .
^ Sidney Fussell (March 3, 2016). "Meet the hilarious comedian taking over Comedy Central's Snapchat" . Business Insider . Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018 .
^ "Michelle Buteau" . Comedy Central. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ a b c d Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (January 8, 2020). " "The Circle" Host Michelle Buteau Has Adorable Twin Babies" . Oprah Magazine . Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
^ Emily Zemler (February 16, 2017). "The 10 Comedians to Watch in 2017" . Esquire . Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Danielle Kwateng-Clark (January 23, 2018). "Comedian Michelle Buteau Is Bringing Her Raw Brand Of Funny To A Weekly Podcast" . Essence . Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Lara Zarum (April 17, 2018). "Michelle Buteau Is One Dope Talk Show Host" . The Village Voice . Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018 .
^ "Best Podcasts of 2018 So Far" . Time Magazine . June 5, 2018. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Jason Zinoman (July 2, 2018). "A Netflix Experiment Gives Deserving Comics Their 15 Minutes" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2018 .
^ Dave McNary (May 30, 2018). "Keanu Reeves, Daniel Dae Kim Join Ali Wong's 'Always Be My Maybe' " . Variety . Archived from the original on June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ "Podcast Directory: Adulting" . NPR . Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019 .
^ Princess Weekes (April 4, 2018). "Michelle Buteau Is a Force of Nature in Her New Podcast "Late Night Whenever" " . The Mary Sue . Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Anne Godlasky (May 5, 2018). "Michelle Buteau has a 'plus-sized dream' for Late Night Whenever podcast" . USA Today . Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Buteau, Michelle (8 December 2020). Survival of the Thickest . Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781982122584 . Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021 .
^ "Michelle Buteau Wants Writers to Get Their "Basic Needs" Met Before She Thinks About A 'Survival of the Thickest' Season 2 on Netflix | Decider" . Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ Dino-Ray Ramos (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List" . Deadline . Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021 .
^ Gardner, Chris (June 14, 2022). "Pamela Adlon Sets Feature Directorial Debut With Ilana Glazer Pregnancy Comedy" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022 .
^ a b Bałaga, Marta (2023-06-13). "Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn Lead Voice Cast of Animation Wiz Genndy Tartakovsky's R-Rated 'Fixed' (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Archived from the original on 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-06-13 .
^ Buteau, Michelle (March 19, 2018). "White People With Ethnic Names" . HBO . Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
^ "A Dive into Actor Michelle Buteau's New Memoir 'Survival of the Thickest' " . Black Girl Nerds . December 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021 .
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