Survival of the Thickest is a new upcoming comedy-drama series co-written by Danielle Sanchez Witzel and based on the book of the same name by Michelle Buteau. Survival of the Thinnest is set to premiere on Netflix on July 13, 2023 and is produced by Lunch Bag Snail Productions and A24.
Mavis Beaumont, played by Michelle Buteau, is a motivated lady who works as an assistant fashion stylist in Manhattan. The main character, a larger African-American woman trying to get her life back after a breakup, deals with various socio-political issues. According to Survival of the Thickest’s official synopsis on IMDb,
“After a devastating breakup, a size-conscious NYC stylist who wants to make it big in the fashion world decides to live her messy single life on her own terms.” Even if her divorce, blunders at work, and romantic ups and downs threaten to derail her, nothing will stop her from becoming the ultimate bitch.”
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Survival of the Thickest was directed by Linda Mendoza and stars Michelle Buteau as Mavis Beaumont, Tone Bell as Khalil, Tasha Smith as Marley and Christine Horn.
Everything you need to know about Michelle Buteau and her role in the Netflix series Survival of the Thinnest.
With the film version of Michelle Buteau’s book Survival of the Thickest, Netflix offers a binge-worthy experience. Buteau plays Mavis Beaumont in the series, who lives in a cramped apartment in Brooklyn while trying to rebuild her life after a traumatic breakup with her lover Jacque, played by Taylor Selé.
The 45-year-old American stand-up comedian and actor was born on July 24, 1977 in New Jersey. In 2001, she started performing in comedy shows. Michelle Buteau was on Comedy Central towards the end of her fifth year. She then starred in the Netflix series The Comedy Lineup and began hosting Late Night Whenever!, for which the New York Times named her:
“one of the best podcasts of 2018 so far.”
In 2019, she and Jordan Carlos co-hosted the WNYC podcast Adulting. She also starred in the films Someone Great, Isn’t It Romantic, Sell By, Always Be My Maybe and Tales of the City. The following year, she presented the Netflix reality program The Circle. Buteau’s collection of autobiographical essays, Survival of the Thickest, was published in 2020. Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia won the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Special in 2021. Buteau was a voice actor on Bless the Harts and portrayed by Bree Washington on BET+ to the sitcom First Wives Club.
More information about Michelle Buteau and her series on Netflix
A teaser for the eight-episode feel-good drama was unveiled on June 23, 2023, and the series is now available on the online streaming giant to easily add to your ‘Remind Me’ list. Tone Bell and Tasha Smith, who play Mavis’ friends, are endlessly supportive and are there to encourage and propel her into the upcoming season. The cast of the comedy series includes the following people:
- Tone Bell as Khalil
- Peppermint as Peppermint
- Anissa Felix as India
- Marouane Zotti as Luca
- Michelle Visage as Avery
- Sarah Cooper as Sydney
- Allan K Washington as Trent
- Tasha Smith as Marley
- Liza Treyger as Jade
- Taylor Selé as Jacque
- Anthony Michael Lopez as Bruce
- Garcelle Beauvais as Natasha Karina
Survival of the Thickest, which hits theaters on July 13, 2023, follows Mavis Beaumont as she navigates being a body-positive plus-size woman.
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