Replay: Comedian Michelle Buteau, "I Got Stood Up in Paris!"

Travel Tales by AFAR

This week, we’re replaying one of our favorite Travel Tales episodes: Comedian and actress Michelle Buteau—and her best friend—fly to Paris to meet their supposed French boyfriends. Only things don’t exactly go to plan . . .

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.

Resources

• Read Michelle's book, Survival of the Thickest
• Watch Survival of the Thickest and Welcome to Buteaupia on Netflix
• Listen to her podcast, Adulting
• Follow her on Instagram

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