My number one most essential back-to-school item, honestly, is detergent! — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
I had my twins via surrogacy, so I didn't have that experience of breastfeeding. — Michelle Buteau Breastfeeding Copy Share Image
I think people over-think things sometimes and give too much power to words. — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
It's so nice when strong powerful females help each other out. — Michelle Buteau Females Copy Share Image
I have little comedy notebooks, and I also have notes in my phone, and I'll write on my laptop for longer stories. — Michelle Buteau Comedy Copy Share Image
For anyone to even suggest that people that you see on TV is an overnight success, it's like, well, when people can… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
Netflix has changed the game for me. They have really good taste when it comes to talent. — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
It's important to be educated and have conversations about derogatory words and colorism. I don't ever want my kids to feel bad… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
People don't even know how many things you audition for that you don't get. And then even when you do get them,… — Michelle Buteau Audition Copy Share Image
I mean, we are all someone's child. It's just like, can we just be nice? We got to be kind, man. We… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
To my husband, I'm not just a helicopter mom. I'm a drone-on-top-of-a-snowplow mom. To me, my husband is too casual and relaxed.… — Michelle Buteau Concert Copy Share Image
I love hosting and acting and stand-up, and I also have a production background because my college professor told me I was… — Michelle Buteau Acting Copy Share Image
That's what I love about podcasting, especially doing live shows, because you have this safe space to be like, 'You know what… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
If I had stayed in Jersey City or Florida, I would definitely be in an unhappy marriage in an apartment with beige… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
I've been using the St. Ives Apricot Scrub since I was, like, 12 - I think it was in my Caboodles. I've… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
The worst question people can ask me is, 'How would I describe my brand of comedy?' I just go, 'Funny.' I like… — Michelle Buteau Comedy Copy Share Image
I was a late bloomer when it came to believing in myself - like, 24. I think it had to do with… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
It can feel very isolating when you first have a kid, especially a new baby, but I'm like, 'Come over. We've got… — Michelle Buteau Coffee Copy Share Image
Having a second kid shortly after the first one that's very young, it does feel like you're putting something very heavy on… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
With stand-up, it's really easy to get complacent and do the same jokes over and over because you know they work. You… — Michelle Buteau Comedy Copy Share Image
In general, Dutch children are taught not to depend too much on adults; adults are taught to allow children to solve their… — Michelle Buteau Adults Copy Share Image
My uncle's the archbishop of Jamaica. It is a very Catholic family. There was no monkey business going on. — Michelle Buteau Business Copy Share Image
Look I love 'Friends,' but nobody had a Puerto Rican friend? Not one Puerto Rican friend? You live in Manhattan? No. — Michelle Buteau Friends Copy Share Image
Although a lot of established comedians had these really well crafted jokes about Al Qaeda and George Bush, I didn't have any… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
I spent six weeks in England, and the drugstores out there are different. I'm like, Okay, your government has money. — Michelle Buteau England Copy Share Image
It's pure light when someone says they want to help a stranger in need for the greater good. — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
You know, the husband and I have a mid-century furniture store located in Bushwick, so we believe in understanding the value of… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
One thing I don't like is oily serums where it feels like I can never wash my hands properly and I just… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
People can be so judgmental about surrogacy. They think you're rich because you're getting a surrogate. Or you're doing it to keep… — Michelle Buteau Body Copy Share Image
For me having kids now, it's important to live my truth. I want to be an example for them and I don't… — Michelle Buteau Fear Copy Share Image
This unrealistic patriarchal standard of beauty? We're not doing that. It's not about what size we are after we've grown a body.… — Michelle Buteau Beauty Copy Share Image
Every kid looks forward to buying their first JanSport backpack for school - you know my kids did! — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
If something's going on with your kid, it doesn't necessarily mean it's your fault. They're their own person. Let's talk about it. — Michelle Buteau Child Copy Share Image
Comedy has always been my saving grace. It's helped me find my voice. It's helped me figure out how to talk about… — Michelle Buteau Comedy Copy Share Image
Creatives need to remember that we don't stop growing just because we get older. We can still do hard things, and we're… — Michelle Buteau Copy Share Image
When it comes to your body and body image, that's something that's thrown on particularly females. You have to look this way.… — Michelle Buteau Body Copy Share Image
