'Babes' star Michelle Buteau retells her first ever joke

It's a banger.
 By 
Shannon Connellan
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Michelle Buteau and Stephen Colbert giggle during an interview on "The Late Show."

Survival of the Thickest and Babes star Michelle Buteau remembers well the first joke she ever wrote. And it's a banger.

The comedian appeared on The Late Show on Wednesday, speaking to host Stephen Colbert about taping her second Netflix special at New York's Radio City Music Hall on June 6, making history as the first ever woman to tape a comedy special there.

During the interview, Colbert asked Buteau about how she started in comedy, including taking a stand-up class at the American Comedy Institute (ACI) and writing her first ever joke. Ready?


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Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.

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