Michelle Buteau: Full Heart, Tight Jeans
Eisenhower Theater
Actress/comedian Michelle Buteau brings her unique perspective and big personality to stage and screen. Known for hosting Netflix’s The Circle and starring in the Netflix series Survival of the Thickest, now Buteau brings her stand-up tour to D.C.!
Oct. 20 - 21, 2023
Fri. Oct. 20, 2023 8p.m.
Sat. Oct. 21, 2023 8p.m.
Genre
Comedy
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Photo by Bronson Farr/Netflix
Born in New Jersey to Caribbean parents, actress/comedian Michelle Buteau brings her unique perspective and big personality to stage and screen. She can currently be seen as the host of the popular Netflix series The Circle. She is also one of the stars of the TV remake of First Wives Club; the third season premiered on BET+ in the fall of 2022. Other film and TV credits include scene-stealing scenes in Always Be My Maybe, Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Russian Doll, Someone Great, and Marry Me with Jennifer Lopez. Michelle’s one-hour comedy special Welcome to Buteaupia is streaming on Netflix and in 2021 won the Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Special. Simon & Schuster published her autobiographical book of essays Survival of the Thickest in 2020.
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