Michelle Buteau

Personal context

Summary

Michelle Buteau is a comedian, actor, writer, and creator known for Survival of the Thickest, First Wives Club, and her stand-up special Welcome to Buteaupia. Her comedy and creative work often draw on her experiences as a Black, plus-size woman, with recurring themes of body acceptance, women supporting one another, and challenging narrow beauty standards. She has described wanting more representation for people like herself, framed Survival of the Thickest as a story that challenges limited roles for plus-size black women, and publicly criticized Dave Chappelle’s jokes about transgender people. No public record of party campaigning or formal advocacy-group roles is evident.