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From the stand-up comedian actress and host beloved for her cheeky swagger unique voice and unapologetic frankness comes a book of comedic essays for fans of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling and Were Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union.If youve watched television or movies in the past year youve seen Michelle Buteau. With scene-stealing rolFrom the stand-up comedian actress and host beloved for her cheeky swagger unique voice and unapologetic frankness comes a book of comedic essays for fans of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling and Were Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union.If youve watched television or movies in the past year youve seen Michelle Buteau. With scene-stealing roles in Always Be My Maybe First Wives Club Someone Great Russian Doll and Tales of the City; a reality TV show and breakthrough stand-up specials including her headlining show Welcome to Buteaupia on Netflix and two podcasts (Late Night Whenever and Adulting) Michelles star is on the rise. Youd be forgiven for thinking the road to success—or adulthood or financial stability or self-acceptance or marriage or motherhood—has been easy; but youd be wrong.Now in Survival of the Thickest Michelle reflects on growing up Caribbean Catholic and thick in New Jersey going to college in Miami (where everyone smells like pineapple) her many friendship and dating disasters working as a newsroom editor during 9/11 getting started in standup opening for male strippers marrying into her husbands Dutch family IVF and surrogacy motherhood chosen family and what it feels like to have a full heart tight jeans and stardom finally in her grasp.(less)