{"product_id":"survival-of-the-thickest","title":"Survival of the Thickest","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Now a comedy series on Netflix!*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the stand-up comedian, actress, and host beloved for her cheeky swagger, unique voice, and unapologetic frankness comes a book of “zesty and hilarious” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) essays for fans of \u003ci\u003eIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me\u003c\/i\u003e by Mindy Kaling and \u003ci\u003eWe’re Going to Need More Wine\u003c\/i\u003e by Gabrielle Union.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you’ve watched television or movies in the past couple of years, you’ve seen Michelle Buteau. With scene-stealing roles in \u003ci\u003eAlways Be My Maybe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Wives Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomeone Great\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRussian Doll\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e; a reality TV show and breakthrough stand-up specials, including her headlining show \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Buteaupia \u003c\/i\u003eon Netflix; and two podcasts (\u003ci\u003eLate Night Whenever \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAdulting\u003c\/i\u003e), Michelle’s star is on the rise. You’d be forgiven for thinking the road to success—or adulthood or financial stability or self-acceptance or marriage or motherhood—has been easy, but you’d be wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now, in \u003ci\u003eSurvival of the Thickest\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 stand-up opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband’s 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.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54219219501400,"sku":"9781982122591","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781982122591_ce62ed7a-1892-4336-8dc0-60d2b0de423d.jpg?v=1776839408","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/survival-of-the-thickest","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}