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Survival of the Thickest - by  Michelle Buteau (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Survival of the Thickest - by Michelle Buteau (Paperback)

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  • *Now a Netflix series--Season 2 coming soon!
  • About the Author: Michelle Buteau is a comedian and actress, known for her roles in Always Be My Maybe, The First Wives Club, Someone Great, Russian Doll, and Tales of the City.
  • 304 Pages
  • Humor, Topic

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*Now a Netflix series--Season 2 coming soon!* Stand-up comedian and star of Netflix's Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall and creator and star of Survival of the Thickest delivers a collection of "hilarious...bracingly honest" (Real Simple) essays in her unique voice, cheeky swagger, and unapologetic frankness that's "one of the year's most relatable books" (Bustle).If you've watched television or movies in the past couple of years, 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 stand-up 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.



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"Michelle Buteau is one of the funniest people I've ever had the pleasure to meet in my entire life. Not since the ferocity I had at 12 years old elbowing fellow readers of Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban out of the way for my copy have I been as excited for a new title as I am for Michelle's book, Survival of The Thickest. But unlike J.K. Rowling, Michelle won't let us down because nobody's comedy or inclusion shines brighter than Michelle's!" -Jonathan Van Ness, hair dresser and star of the Netflix series Queer Eye



About the Author



Michelle Buteau is a comedian and actress, known for her roles in Always Be My Maybe, The First Wives Club, Someone Great, Russian Doll, and Tales of the City. She is also the host of The Circle and has stand-up specials--including the award-winning Welcome to Buteaupia--on Netflix and Comedy Central. She is the cohost of the podcast Adulting, and the executive producer, writer, and star of Survival of the Thickest on Netflix. She lives in the Bronx with her husband and twins. She and her husband also run Van der Most Modern, a vintage furniture store in Brooklyn.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Humor
Sub-Genre: Topic
Publisher: Gallery Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Michelle Buteau
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 2022
TCIN: 85006170
UPC: 9781982122591
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-1371
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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