Like most of us,Michelle Buteauhas felt isolated during the 2020 pandemic.
It was her grandmother’s birthday.
Buteau lights up when she remembers her childhood vacations in Jamaica to visit her grandma.
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A dose on nostalgia for an uncertain time we’re in now.
“I always have the most fun when I’m my truest self,” she says.
The special does go into some darker places, which Buteau spins into lightness with her humor.
And then you could find the funny in it.
Whether its a health issue or whatever it is," she says.
Buteau, even when at her silliest, takes time in her special to interrogate aspects of her life.
“I’m his sassy American wife.
And he’s this very polite white Dutch dude.
I don’t understand him sometimes.
“I’m from Jersey, and he thinks I sound aggressive all the time.
That’s his thing.
I’m just like, ‘Oh, that’s right.
That’s the power in words and connecting with people,'” Buteau explains.
One connection she adamantly wants to make is with voters.
“like think outside of yourself for five minutes,” she pleads.
“Just think about what world you’d want to see your child grow up in.
I really had to just unfriend people who were just like, ‘I’m not political.’
Well, it’s not about you at this point.”
Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupiapremieres on Netflix on Sept. 29.
