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Michelle Buteau blasts Dave Chappelle for anti-trans jokes in new Netflix special: ‘It’s not funny, it’s dangerous’

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Michelle Buteau blasts Dave Chappelle for anti-trans jokes in new Netflix special: ‘It’s not funny, it’s dangerous’

Michelle Buteau isn’t laughing. The comedian blasted Dave Chappelle for frequently making jokes about the transgender community during a set in her new Netflix comedy special “Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall,” which was released on Tuesday. Buteau, 47, brought up Chappelle after sharing an anecdote about a “black lesbian friend” … Read more

Michelle Buteau Sashays Into the Lead

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Michelle Buteau Sashays Into the Lead

Buteau’s stand-up origin story is either depressing or uniquely hopeful: She first got onstage on Sept. 14, 2001, after editing footage about the attacks three days before, and realizing she needed a different path. Her family was not initially supportive. Talking about penises onstage “after he paid for college in cash?” she said of her … Read more