Michelle Buteau


Michelle Buteau is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host.

Early life

Buteau was born in New Jersey to a Haitian father of Lebanese descent and Jamaican mother of French descent. She attended college at Florida International University and was considering a career in journalism before moving into comedy.

Career

Buteau started performing comedy a few days after September 11, 2001. After five years as a stand-up comedian, Buteau landed her first television spot on Comedy Central.
In 2017, Buteau was listed as one of ten comedians to watch by Esquire Magazine.
In 2018, Buteau started hosting the Late Night Whenever! podcast, which was labeled as "one of the best podcasts of 2018 so far" by Time Magazine. Buteau was also part of The Comedy Lineup on Netflix where up and coming comedians have 15 minute stand-up sets.
In 2019, Buteau appears in the movies: Someone Great, Isn't It Romantic, Sell By, and Always Be My Maybe. She also began hosting the WNYC podcast, Adulting, with co-host Jordan Carlos. That same year, Buteau appeared in two television series: First Wives Club and Tales of the City. In 2020, Buteau was the host of the first season of The Circle, a reality TV show on Netflix.

Personal life

Buteau married Dutch photographer Gijs van der Most in 2010. Buteau and van der Most have two children, Hazel and Otis van der Most, who were born in January 2019 via surrogacy.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011WhitneyGirlfriendPilot
2012–2013Key and PeeleWife, Girlfriend2 episodes
2013China, ILWendeloquence / Mrs. Falgot6 episodes
2014EnlistedPrivate RobinsonSupporting cast
2015The Jim Gaffigan ShowAmelia1 episode
2017The TickBeck2 episodes
20182 Dope QueensHerself1 episode
2019Russian Doll1 episode
2019First Wives ClubBree Washingtonstarring
2019Tales of the CityWrenita Butlerrecurring
2019-2020Bless the HartsLinda / Michelle 7 episodes
2020The CircleHerselfHost