Michelle Buteau: The Surviving And Thriving Tour

Michelle Buteau is an actress, comedian, host, producer, and writer. Michelle stars in the Netflix comedy series “Survival Of The Thickest”, which she created and executive produced. Inspired by her autobiographical book of essays of the same name, the series was released in July 2023 and its second season is slated to premiere in March 2025. Buteau received the 55th NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)” for the series.

Buteau also stars in the hit comedy BABES, alongside Ilana Glazer and directed by Pamela Adlon. The film premiered to rave reviews at SXSW and released in theaters on May 17, 2024, with Variety praising the “unapologetically raw take on pregnancy and female friendship” and Rolling Stone lauding it the “’Bridesmaids’ of babymaking.” Next, she will soon begin production on the comedy SPA WEEKEND, opposite Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, and Anna Faris.

Buteau is known as the host of the hit Netflix reality competition show, “The Circle”, which released its seventh season in September 2024, as well as Netflix’s “Barbecue Showdown”. On June 6, 2024, Buteau taped her most recent Netflix comedy special, A BUTEAU-FUL MIND at Radio City Music Hall, becoming the first woman to tape a special at the iconic venue. Her first Netflix special, WELCOME TO BUTEAUPIA won the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Special.