"Whether it's body-shaming or trolling or road rage or how you talk to your kid or what you say to your partner - (I'd like people to be) mindful enough to understand we all have feelings." Buteau said. With Late Night Whenever, Buteau hopes listeners have fun and are "open minded." And a third of her dog Roxy: "She's the first thing my husband and I cared for together.".Another of Sally Jessy Raphael: "She was like my babysitter growing up.".A framed photo of Oprah: "She's my everything.Late Night Whenever mugs hers contains "Prosecco and ice, honey."The vibe is cool dinner party," Buteau said of her show.Įven the set goes beyond a typical podcast studio. With Buteau's lipstick mark on her cheek, Robinson, a guest on one of Late Night Whenever's future episodes, joked about Facetiming nude with the host. Though she loves stand-up, she said it's a lonely life and is grateful to now be in a space to "talk to my friends in front of people."
looking at the most horrific (stuff) possible, and I don't know why that motivated me to do something I love," she said.
"Editing (news) after 9/11 felt like a horror movie. "I didn't even see his eyes until I was 7 years old," Buteau joked later, calling him "Haitian Liam Neeson."īuteau grew up in New Jersey, went to college in Miami and worked in journalism for roughly a decade. Her mom wiped away tears of laughter. Her dad never removed his sunglasses. "They're in the ( Get Out) sunken place," Buteau joked. With actors and comedians as guests - including Robinson, Leslie Odom Jr., Tony Rock and Jason Jones - Buteau's podcast goes from quips on Prince and Runaway Bride to discussions on racism, body positivity, sex, and her parents, who were at her podcast taping Tuesday. Regardless of listener demographics, they'll "definitely (be) in bed eating chicken wings with a bunch of napkins, pant-less, watching Bravo but listening to me." While she expects 2 Dope Queens fans to be among her listeners, she wonders who else will tune in: "Is it gonna be a soccer mom? Or a single girl drinking rosé on a Friday night? Is it gonna be a kid who doesn't know they're gay yet? Is it an old white dude who needs a gateway to sassy things?" As a repeat performer on 2 Dope Queens, which now has four HBO specials, hosts Robinson and Jessica Williams have called Buteau the "third dope queen." But don't call her solo podcast a spinoff.