{"id":65695,"date":"2024-02-13T17:03:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=65695"},"modified":"2024-02-13T17:03:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:03:42","slug":"survival-of-the-thickest-renewed-for-season-2-michelle-buteaus-second-stand-up-special-coming-to-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/13\/survival-of-the-thickest-renewed-for-season-2-michelle-buteaus-second-stand-up-special-coming-to-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Survival of the Thickest&#8221; Renewed for Season 2 &#038; Michelle Buteau&#8217;s Second Stand-Up Special Coming to Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65696\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Survival-of-the-Thickest.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Survival-of-the-Thickest.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Survival-of-the-Thickest-202x300.webp 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Survival of the Thickest<\/strong><\/em> Renewed for Season 2 + Michelle Buteau&#8217;s Second Stand-Up Special Coming to Netflix<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Buteau announced on TODAY this morning that <em><strong>Survival of the Thickest<\/strong><\/em> will be returning to Netflix for Season 2! She also announced that she will be debuting her second comedy special with Netflix, following her previous special, Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia. It&#8217;s a Michelle takeover!<\/p><div id=\"morty-1735686173\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everybody tag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichelleButeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MichelleButeau<\/a> and say AHHHHH!!!!<\/p>\n<p>SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST SEASON 2 IS COMING!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lunWI8ZYDF\">pic.twitter.com\/lunWI8ZYDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1757434506875666899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Survival of the Thickest<\/em>&#8216;s first season debuted on Netflix on July 13, 2023 and has since been nominated for 7 NAACP Awards including 4 nominations for Michelle Buteau as Executive Producer (Outstanding Comedy Series), Star (Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series) and Writer (Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series) as well as Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television).<\/p>\n<p><em>Survival of the Thickest<\/em> centers on Mavis Beaumont (Michelle Buteau). Black, plus-size, and newly single (not by her choice!), Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life as a struggling stylist. She&#8217;s determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body positive attitude, and a cute v-neck with some lip gloss. The scripted comedy is based on Buteau&#8217;s acclaimed book of essays.<\/p>\n<p>S1 INFORMATION<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: July 13, 2023<\/p><div id=\"morty-3899610433\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Episodes: 8 x 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Co-Creator \/ Executive Producer: Michelle Buteau<\/p>\n<p>Co-Creator \/ Showrunner \/ Executive Producer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel<\/p>\n<p>Executive Producers: Linda Mendoza; Ravi Nandan and Alli Reich for A24, Anne Hong (Mosaic)<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Michelle Buteau, Tone Bell<\/p>\n<p>Recurring Guest Stars Tasha Smith, Taylor Sel\u00e9, Garcelle Beauvais, Marouane Zotti, Liza Treyger, Anissa Felix, Anthony Michael Lopez, Monnae Michaell, Usama Siddiquee, Allan K. Washington, Becca Blackwell, Peppermint, J. Riley Jr., Anna George, Michelle Visage, Donovan Louis Bazemore, &amp; Ambre Anderson<\/p>\n<p>Additional Guest Stars include: Sarah Cooper, Hugh Moore, Solomon Georgio, Mark McKinnon, Christine Jones, Joyelle Johnson, Veronica Mosey, Nicole Byer, Jordan Carlos, Clifton Davis, Misha Osherovich &amp; Robert Christopher Riley, among others<\/p>\n<p>Writers: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Michelle Buteau, Grace Edwards, Ian Edwards, Solomon Georgio, ER Fightmaster, Hillary Handlesman, Julia Lindon<\/p>\n<p>Directors: Linda Mendoza, Kim Nguyen, Amy Aniobi, Kimmy Gatewood\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/sD8RToyFl1oMF3kXgkeSmSsJIpa.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Survival of the Thickest<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Netflix<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Comedy<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 16<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Black, plus-size and newly single, Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life after putting all her eggs in one man&#039;s basket, but she&#039;s determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Survival of the Thickest Renewed for Season 2 + Michelle Buteau&#8217;s Second Stand-Up Special Coming to Netflix Michelle Buteau announced on TODAY this morning that Survival of the Thickest will be returning to Netflix for Season 2! 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