Michelle Buteau

What does it feel like to break that beautiful glass ceiling? Oh, my goodness. That was... I think if it's not a little scary, then, like, why are you not doing it? Does that make sense? Like, it should be a little scary. You should be a little excited. You should push yourself.

What does it feel like to break that beautiful glass ceiling? Oh, my goodness. That was... I think if it's not a little scary, then, like, why are you not doing it? Does that make sense? Like, it should be a little scary. You should be a little excited. You should push yourself.

You know, no matter what you have on your resume or what you have in your bank account or what you think you can or cannot do, just try, you know, because you're just going to end up in the same position anyways if it doesn't work out. And so I thought... You know what? Let's see. It's really crazy that a woman has not filmed there. And I'm like, this isn't even about me. It's about them.

You know, no matter what you have on your resume or what you have in your bank account or what you think you can or cannot do, just try, you know, because you're just going to end up in the same position anyways if it doesn't work out. And so I thought... You know what? Let's see. It's really crazy that a woman has not filmed there. And I'm like, this isn't even about me. It's about them.

You know? And the only reason why I even thought I could play Radio City Music Hall is because years ago I opened for Jonathan Van Ness. You know? So that's... That should be the name of the game. We should be helping each other up. You know? Uplifting diverse voices. And so... A beautiful mind at Radio City Music Hall was... It was really... It was so special.

You know? And the only reason why I even thought I could play Radio City Music Hall is because years ago I opened for Jonathan Van Ness. You know? So that's... That should be the name of the game. We should be helping each other up. You know? Uplifting diverse voices. And so... A beautiful mind at Radio City Music Hall was... It was really... It was so special.

I was, like, more excited than my wedding.

I was, like, more excited than my wedding.

You should be.

You should be.

Um... No. It's... It's... I'm a joyful person. You know? Not only my mom and my grandma Mavis and my great grandma Hazel, like all these women in my family, everybody in my family has had to really fight for their joy and their peace. And they fought so I could be here. And so that's not lost on me.

Um... No. It's... It's... I'm a joyful person. You know? Not only my mom and my grandma Mavis and my great grandma Hazel, like all these women in my family, everybody in my family has had to really fight for their joy and their peace. And they fought so I could be here. And so that's not lost on me.

You know, when you start from a place of, like, let's have fun, you know, how can we find comedy on the other side of pain? Then I do believe that I will always be okay, you know, because sometimes it is perspective. And we have to be aware that things are happening. And there is injustices. But, like, how do we find our joy in the day? You know what I mean?

You know, when you start from a place of, like, let's have fun, you know, how can we find comedy on the other side of pain? Then I do believe that I will always be okay, you know, because sometimes it is perspective. And we have to be aware that things are happening. And there is injustices. But, like, how do we find our joy in the day? You know what I mean?

Because then if we're not happy, then they've won.

Because then if we're not happy, then they've won.

I loved dancing. I wanted to be a fly girl on In Living Color. I definitely would have been Snoop Dogg's video hoe if I had the chance. I was out one night at a teeny bopper club and that's where I saw him. I remember the smoke machine was working. It felt like we were at a bar mitzvah somewhere in Jersey.

I loved dancing. I wanted to be a fly girl on In Living Color. I definitely would have been Snoop Dogg's video hoe if I had the chance. I was out one night at a teeny bopper club and that's where I saw him. I remember the smoke machine was working. It felt like we were at a bar mitzvah somewhere in Jersey.

And literally when the smoke cleared, I'm like, who is that tall boy with the khakis on and the big old chain and the curly hair? How do I talk to him? And I kind of just sort of like inched my way over to him on the dance floor. I remember like doing this move where we're like, we both sort of like roll into each other's body and I can be like, get a whiff of his Jakar Noir.

And literally when the smoke cleared, I'm like, who is that tall boy with the khakis on and the big old chain and the curly hair? How do I talk to him? And I kind of just sort of like inched my way over to him on the dance floor. I remember like doing this move where we're like, we both sort of like roll into each other's body and I can be like, get a whiff of his Jakar Noir.