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Q&A with actor and comedian Michelle Buteau on her new book, Survival of the Thickest and standup special Welcome to Buteaupia. Moderated by Mara Webster, In Creative Company. From the stand-up comedian, actress, and host beloved for her cheeky swagger, unique voice, and unapologetic frankness comes a book of comedic essays . If you've watched television or movies in the past year, you've seen Michelle Buteau. With scene-stealing roles in Always Be My Maybe, First Wives Club, Someone Great, Russian Doll, and Tales of the City; a reality TV show and breakthrough stand-up specials, including her headlining show Welcome to Buteaupia on Netflix, and two podcasts (Late Night Whenever and Adulting), Michelle's star is on the rise. You'd be forgiven for thinking the road to success—or adulthood or financial stability or self-acceptance or marriage or motherhood—has been easy; but you'd be wrong. Now, in Survival of the Thickest, Michelle reflects on growing up Caribbean, Catholic, and thick in New Jersey, going to college in Miami (where everyone smells like pineapple), her many friendship and dating disasters, working as a newsroom editor during 9/11, getting started in standup opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband's Dutch family, IVF and surrogacy, motherhood, chosen family, and what it feels like to have a full heart, tight jeans, and stardom finally in her grasp.
Michelle Buteau- Born in New Jersey to Caribbean parents, actress/comedian Michelle Buteau brings her unique perspective and big personality to stage and screen. Michelle has had stand-up specials on Netflix and Comedy Central, as well as an album called "Shut Up!", which was released on Comedy Central Records. She was also a featured comedian on the "2 Dope Queens" special for HBO. Last year, she shot the Netflix feature "Always Be My Maybe" with Ali Wong and Randall Park, a recurring role on "Tales of the City" for Netflix, and a leading role in the TV remake of "First Wives Club" for BET. Her other TV credits include "The Tick" on Amazon, "Broad City" and "Key & Peele" on Comedy Central, and "Enlisted" on FOX. In the podcast space, she produced and hosted the talk show "Late Night Whenever" for WNYC. She and Jordan Carlos’s popular live show "Adulting" will be a podcast for WNYC this year. Charla Lauriston is a Los Angeles based stand-up comedian, television writer, producer, and podcast host who’s written for The Last OG, Ghosted, People of Earth, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and the upcoming Hoops on Netflix. As a standup, she’s appeared on ‘The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail’ on Comedy Central, has performed with Jonathan Van Ness and Team Coco. Hailing from New York by way of Boston by way of Haiti, Charla’s sharp observations on everything from family to race to pop culture and the absurd minutia of everyday life are delivered with a matter-of-fact punch to the gut. Her 2014 web series, Clench & Release, garnered critical acclaim that described her as “self-assured and gleefully sarcastic” (WNYC) and “one of the most exciting and original voices in comedy” (Splitsider). Yes, she’s very tired and plans to retreat to the woods in 2035. Dominique Witten - What is there to know about Dominique Witten? Well, if you’re interested in high-powered comedy, everything. From headlining comedy clubs, to showing-out on television, Dominique is a seasoned face of funny in America. She’s created laughs on stages across the world, including NBC’s Last Comic Standing, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Comedy Central’s “The Chappelle Show,” O.W.N’S “Herlarious,” the Adult Swim television shows “Black Jesus” and “Tropical Cop Tales,” and in the film Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween. Her stand-up special “Stop Me When I’m Lying” (2017) is available on Amazon Prime. After switching careers from postal work to comedy, Dominique quickly gained notoriety for telling it like it is, raw and uncut. In the pre-internet world, Dominique’s fan-base grew quickly and word of her talent drew attention from HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam.” After a strong performance on Def Jam, Dominique moved to New York City to perform amongst the best of the best. Before long, Dominique became a fixture of New York’s comedy scene, performing alongside comics like Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle. During a chance encounter at a small comedy club, Dominique impressed “30 Rock” and “SNL” star Tracy Morgan, who immediately made Dominique the opening act for his “Caroline’s on Broadway” show. Since then, Dominique has wowed audiences all over the world, and is now based in Los Angeles, California. In addition to stand-up and television, Dominique has drawn laughs from radio audiences across America during a regular segment on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show.” From this platform, Dominique became known as the “people’s champ,” a comedian who speaks for the common man and woman of America. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime), Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf
Lisa Hanawalt is known for creating worlds populated by animal characters that reveal so much about the human condition. Her illustration and design work includes Tuca & Bertie, BoJack Horseman, Coyote Doggirl and Hot Dog Taste Test. She sat down with Paula Szuchman at the 2019 Werk It Festival keynote to talk about creativity, collaborating, and her love of horses. Paula is the Vice President of New Show Development at WNYC Studios, where she has worked on shows such as 2 Dope Queens, Sooo Many White Guys, Nancy, Late Night Whenever, Ten Things That Scare Me, American Fiasco, and many more. Visual references from this episode:• Lisa’s custom suit she wore to the 2019 Emmy Awards (link)• “She Draws Deeply Human Characters. They’re Just Animals.” by Amanda Hess (The New York Times, April 29, 2019)• Lisa’s Baen Chunch t-shirt design on Threadless• Music video for “Hang on to the Night” by Tegan and Sara directed and designed by Lisa Hanawalt. Hosted by Dessa, Werk It: The Podcast is the ICYMI version of the live event. Both the festival and the podcast are produced by WNYC Studios and are made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from the Annenberg Foundation. Event sponsors for Werk It 2019 include Luminary, Spotify, Spreaker, Acast, Himalaya, and the Women’s Foundation of California.
This week we take the show to a borough for the very first time. We are in Brooklyn with the hilarious and brilliant comedian and actress, Michelle Buteau. You Might Know Her From The First Wives Club, Tales of the City, Russian Doll, Always Be My Maybe, #Adulting, Late Night Whenever, Two Dope Queens, and her stand-up comedy album Shut Up. We get real with Michelle about how she kept all her professional irons in the fire while becoming a new mom to twins. Michelle also divulges a hot recipe for donut bread pudding. Follow us on social media @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week Michelle’s IMDB & IG Fred & Ted First Wives Club (2019, BET) First Wives Club (1996) RonReaco Lee Ali Wong’s Always Be My Maybe Raven-Symoné Freddie Mercury’s yellow jacket Benny Hill theme song The Moth #Adulting (Michelle’s talk show) Big Morning Buzz with Nick Lachey Bethenny Frankel raised $1M for Puerto Rico Bethenny Frankel and Michelle Buteau Barry Manilow came out Alyssa Milano promoting paper towels Jordan and John Knight are NOT twins Diddy’s twins Beyoncé’s twins MTV Cribs
I feel like I'm living in the angriest Spike Lee movie ever. Born in New Jersey to Caribbean parents, actress/comedian Michelle Buteau has had stand-up specials on Netflix and Comedy Central, as well as an album called Shut Up!, which was released on Comedy Central Records. She was also a featured comedian on the 2 Dope Queens special for HBO. Last year, she shot the Netflix feature Always Be My Maybe with Ali Wong and Randall Park, a recurring role on Tales of the City for Netflix, and a leading role in the TV remake of First Wives Club for BET. In the podcast space, she produced and hosted the talk show Late Night Whenever for WNYC. Join the 10 Things That Scare Me conversation, and tell us your fears here. And follow 10 Things That Scare Me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Welcome to our Meta episode! Before we podcast about podcasts, we learn about the recent Tornados that tore through the Ottawa Region and find out that we can help through our financial donations at the Red Cross (Donations can be made online and provide victims of the storm hot meals or call 1-800-418-1111). We contemplate what house at Hogwarts that Sigi would be in and then look at what podcasts that we are both listening to on our media devices or digitial boxes. We list the podcasts that we adore, analyze their greatness and explore what they say about us. Finally, we take a personal examination of the balikbayan boxes and also analyze and explore what they mean to us and the broader Filipino-Canadian Community. We open up how the balikbayan boxes are a call to not only visit the Philippines as an opportunity to learn, but to share the wealth that any overseas Filipino may have gained. In the Mix this Week: Balikbayan Box, Late Night Whenever with Michelle Buteau, How I Built This, Good Job Brain, Anna Faris is Unqualified, Black Men Can't Jump, How Did This Get Made, Fresh Batch with Michelle Collins, Nerdist (pre drama), Aisha Tyler's Girl on Guy (cancelled), Pop My Culture (cancelled), NYT's Still processing, NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour, Tom & Lorenzo's Popstyle Opinionfest, RuPaul: What's the Tea with Michelle Visage, CBC Radio's Power and Politics, Vox's Borders
Welcome back to Season 2! To celebrate our first episode back, we're definitely not going to talk about weddings in this episode. Instead, we're talking to comedians Emma Willmann and Michelle Buteau and writer Jill Filipovic about what it really means to be an adult and the new ways that millennial women are defining their lives.---------Check out Bustle's newest issue, Something New at https://www.bustle.com/something-newListen to Michelle Buteau's Late Night Whenever on WNYC!This episode is sponsored by the new GoodMorningAmerica.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Comedian Nicole Byer is single, loves sex and has the dildo Tinder profile pic to prove it. But she's starting to realize that getting laid can be way easier than going steady. Hear Nicole dish to Cristen and Caroline about being horny, hilarious, and hellbent on learning to love herself first--AND answer listeners' sex + dating questions! Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. And sign up for our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. Find Unladylike Merch at unladylike.co/shop. Call our hotline to leave a message at 262-8-GALPAL. Right now we're collecting your questions for C+C for an AMA bonus episode! Hear exclusive bonus episodes of Unladylike on Stitcher Premium! Use promo code "UNLADYLIKE" at stitcher.com/premium for a free month trial. This episode is brought to you by Late Night Whenever, The Black Witch by Laurie Forest, PHLUR [http://phlur.com with code UNLADYLIKE], JustFab [http://justfab.com/unladylike] and Framebridge [http://framebridge.com with code UNLADYLIKE].
Comedian Nicole Byer is single, loves sex and has the dildo Tinder profile pic to prove it. But she's starting to realize that getting laid can be way easier than going steady. Hear Nicole dish to Cristen and Caroline about being horny, hilarious, and hellbent on learning to love herself first--AND answer listeners' sex + dating questions! Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. And sign up for our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. Find Unladylike Merch at unladylike.co/shop. Call our hotline to leave a message at 262-8-GALPAL. Right now we're collecting your questions for C+C for an AMA bonus episode! Hear exclusive bonus episodes of Unladylike on Stitcher Premium! Use promo code "UNLADYLIKE" at stitcher.com/premium for a free month trial. This episode is brought to you by Late Night Whenever, The Black Witch by Laurie Forest, PHLUR [http://phlur.com with code UNLADYLIKE], JustFab [http://justfab.com/unladylike] and Framebridge [http://framebridge.com with code UNLADYLIKE]. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What will Michelle’s guests do for the D? Find out in this very special episode with Ben Sinclair (HBO’s High Maintenance) and Danielle Brooks (Netflix’s Orange is the New Black). Plus, Rob reminisces about a roommate named John. Subscribe to Late Night Whenever!
Buckle up! It’s a new episode of Late Night Whenever. You might need a drink for this one, because Sasheer Zamata and Ann Dowd share some truly horrific audition stories. Plus, Rob tries to give away some Asiago cheese bread.
Michelle Buteau is the host of Late Night Whenever, the newest podcast from WNYC Studios. This episode features comedian Matteo Lane and actor Nico Tortorella. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to shows. Episode scoring by Rob Lewis. Nancy theme by Alexander Overington.
Phoebe's in the hot seat (and hot tub) in the newest episode Late Night Whenever with Michelle Buteau. They are joined by Tony Rock (HBO's All Def Comedy) as he channels the ways of Buddha. Plus, Rob Lewis goes clear.
To give you a little teaser of Michelle Buteau’s new podcast, Late Night Whenever. She’s got Leslie Odom, Jr. and Jason Jones on her couch. Hot dad alert! Call 911, we need backup!
Phoebe and Jessica's BFF Michelle Buteau is getting a show all to herself! Michelle's many appearances on 2 Dope Queens have made her an instant fan favorite, and we know you loved her set on the 2DQ HBO special. Now we're taking you back to one of our favorite sets - recorded live in LA baby! Get ready, because her new show Late Night Whenever is coming to your earbuds this spring (and it's going to be outrageous). Subscribe now!