Michelle Buteau

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Comedian • Actress • Podcaster

Birth Date: July 24, 1977

Age: 46 years old

Birth Place: New Jersey

American comedian Michelle Buteau found her voice on the stand-up stage before adding her unique personality to a variety of film and television projects. A New Jersey native, she started her career as a news editor in New York. She initially turned to performing comedy as a way of dealing with the overpowering emotions of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, something that she was unable to escape as a member of the news media. Buteau was a steady presence in comedy clubs from then on, gradually building a reputation for her sassy, outspoken routines. Her rise up the comedy ranks began to pay off with television appearances on shows like "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (CBS, 2005-2014). She gained further notice with her commentary on a revival of the cable show "Best Week Ever" (VH1, 2013). Additionally, she co-hosted "Big Morning Buzz Live" (VH1, 2011-15), with Nick Lachey, and was the host's sidekick on "The Jenny McCarthy Show" (VH1, 2013). She mixed in occasional acting appearances, guesting on "Whitney" (NBC, 2011-12) and "Key and Peele" (Comedy Central, 2012-15). That led to her being cast as a series regular on the short-lived sitcom "Enlisted" (Fox, 2014). She kept up a full slate of stand-up appearances while also adding the podcast "Late Night Whenever!" to her resume. She continued acting as well, with noteworthy appearances on "Broad City" (Comedy Central, 2014-19) and "The Tick" (Amazon, 2017-19). Her screen career picked up steam in earnest beginning in 2019. After small roles in Rebel Wilson's "Isn't It Romantic" (2019) and "Russian Doll" (Netflix, 2019- ), she starred in Tracy Oliver's reimagining of "First Wives Club" (BET, 2019- ), playing a surgeon bonding with her friends over marital problems. She also joined fellow comedians Ali Wong and Randall Park in the romantic-comedy "Always Be My Maybe" (Netflix, 2019). Stretching beyond broad comedies, she appeared with Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis in the continuation of Armistead Maupin's San Francisco chronicle, "Tales From the City" (Netflix, 2019- ).

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Babes

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Dawn
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2024

Survival of the ThickestStream

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Mavis Beaumont
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2023
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Survival of the ThickestStream

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2023
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Survival of the ThickestStream

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2023
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Live with Kelly and MarkStream

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2023

Zootopia+Stream

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Tru Tru
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2022

Sherri

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2022

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

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2022

Jane & Lily: Ladies Night LiveStream

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2022

The Principles of Pleasure

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2022

The Good Dish

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2022

Marry MeStream

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Melissa
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2022
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MoonshotStream

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Captain Tartar
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2022
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CrushStream

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Principal Collins
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2022
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Sex: UnzippedStream

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2021

CBS Mornings

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2021

Eye Candy

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2021

Weekend Getaway with Michelle Buteau

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2021

Soul of a NationStream

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2021

Best of Stand-Up 2020

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2020

Feasting With the Stars

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2020

Michelle Buteau: Welcome to ButeaupiaStream

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2020

The American Barbecue ShowdownStream

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2020

The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

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2020

GMA3: What You Need to Know

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2020

The Story of Late NightStream

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2020

Dishmantled

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2020

The CircleStream

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2020

Work It

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Veronica Ramirez
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2020

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Trudy
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2020
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The Stand-InStream

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Ingrid
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2020
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Bless the HartsStream

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Michelle
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2019
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First Wives ClubStream

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Bree Washington
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2019

The First Wives Club: Extras

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Bree Washington
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2019

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

Trevor Noah at JFL

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2019

Always Be My Maybe

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Veronica
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2019

Someone GreatStream

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Cynthia
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2019

Sell By

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Cammy
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2019

Thirsty

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2019

Today 3rd Hour

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2018

The Comedy Lineup

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2018

2 Dope QueensStream

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2018
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Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks

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2018

The Year: 2017

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The Year: 2016

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Harry

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2016

Page Six TV

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2016

Night Train With Wyatt Cenac

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2016

The $100,000 PyramidStream

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2016

To Tell the TruthStream

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2016

Comedy Knockout

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2016

The Guest List

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2015

At Midnight With Chris HardwickStream

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2015

We Have Issues

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2015

The Jim Gaffigan ShowStream

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2015
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The Nightly Show With Larry WilmoreStream

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2015
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The Meltdown With Jonah and Kumail

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2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

Broad CityStream

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2014
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Enlisted

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2014

At Midnight With Chris Hardwick

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2013

Bethenny

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2013

The Social

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2013

The Jeff Probst Show

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2012

Totally Biased With W. Kamau BellStream

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2012

Good Afternoon America

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2012

The Half Hour

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2012

ConanStream

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2010

The Talk

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2010

Lopez Tonight

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2009

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

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2009

The Wendy Williams Show

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2008

Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen

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2006

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

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2005

Best Week Ever

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2004

Best Week Ever

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2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2003

Last Call With Carson Daly

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2002

The View

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