Description

Michelle Buteau is known for her charismatic standup comedy, including the Netflix special Welcome to Buteaupia, for scene-stealing roles in Always Be My Maybe and First Wives Club, and as the unapologetically frank voice behind The Circle. Now the multi-talented Buteau is joined by Ilana Glazer (Broad City) to celebrate the paperback release of her "zesty and hilarious" essay collection, Survival of the Thickest, a chronicle of the good (motherhood), the bad (dating disasters), and the surprising (performing stand-up for male strippers).

There are a limited number of companion tickets available, these tickets are $20 and do not include a book. To purchase a companion ticket, add a standard ticket and a companion ticket to your cart. The companion ticket will be discounted at checkout. Note that companion tickets are only available to purchase with a full-price ticket and don't include a copy of the book. All other in-person tickets come with a signed paperback copy of Survival of the Thickest from our friends at Strand Bookstore. Livestream tickets do not include a book.

Please note that there will not be a public book signing at this event.

Michelle Buteau is an award-winning comedian, actress, and host known for her roles in The Circle, Always Be My Maybe, First Wives Club, Someone Great, Russian Doll, and Tales of the City, as well as her stand-up specials, including Welcome to Buteaupia, on Netflix and Comedy Central. She has been named one of the ten comedians to watch by Esquire, and her podcast, Late Night Whenever, was listed among the best of the year by Time. She and her husband also run Van der Most Modern, a vintage furniture store in Brooklyn.

Ilana Glazer is the co-creator and co-star of the critically acclaimed web series and Comedy Central series Broad City. Her debut stand-up comedy special, The Planet is Burning, was released on Amazon Prime in January 2020. Glazer starred in the A24 horror film False Positive on Hulu which she also co-wrote and executive produced. With her development and production company, Starrpix, she launched the digital stand-up series Tight Five and original, one-hour comedy special Comedy on Earth. Glazer is also the co-founder of the non-profit Generator Collective, which was founded in 2016. Generator Collective aims to humanize policy through people-powered stories on social media and defines minimal civic engagement.

At the Thalia Book Club, readers and writers meet for intimate conversations about compelling new books and favorite classics in fiction, essay, biography and more. Evenings include an actor performing an excerpt, an interview, and a conversation with the audience.

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