Survival of the thickest essays

Buteau's humorous essays reflect 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, ma...

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Main Author: Buteau, Michelle (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Gallery Books, 2020.
Edition:First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
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Summary:Buteau's humorous essays reflect 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.
Physical Description:289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781982122584
1982122587
Author Notes: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.