Michelle Buteau is a comedian, a writer and an actor. Buteau gave the keynote address at Werk It, a women’s podcasting festival put on by WNYC Studios, where she talked about her journey from self-doubting college kid to stand-up success.

This podcast is the ICYMI, best-of version of Werk It. It's made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from The Harnisch Foundation.

You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit