I'm Rachel Martin.
On this week's episode of Wild Card, actress and producer Lena waithe draws a card from the deck.
What makes you irrationally defensive?
Irrationally defensive?
Oh, my gosh.
My least favorite thing is getting something wrong.
Join us for NPR's Wild Card podcast, the game where cards control the conversation.
This is FRESH AIR.
I'm Tanya Moseley.
In the days after September 11, 2001, Michelle Buteau made a life changing move.
She was working overnight as a tv news editor when she decided to take a leap and do stand up comedy.
For years, her coworkers had been telling her she was funny.
But it would take one of the most tragic events in us history to give her the courage to take the step into comedy.
23 years later, Michelle Butoh is booked and busy.
She has her own show on Netflix, Survival of the Thickest, a semi autobiographical comedy that will soon enter its second season.
And this summer, she stars in the new film babes with Alana Glaser.
The two, who are friends in real life, play best friends on their journey to motherhood.
In this scene, Eden, played by Glaser, has taken several pregnancy tests and can't believe the results keep showing up positive.
Her best friend dawn, played by Michelle Butoh, has recently given birth herself.
And as she's pumping for breast milk, she gives her friends a dose of reality.