Along with Buteau, the cast includes Tone Bell as Khalil and Tasha Smith as Marley, with Garcelle Beauvais and Michelle Visage and more in supporting roles.

Danielle Sanchez-Witzel co-created “Survival of the Thickest” and serves as showrunner. She and Buteau executive produce with Linda Mendoza, A24’s Ravi Nandan and Alli Reich and Mosaic’s Anne Hong. Along with Buteau and Sanchez-Witzel, writers include Grace Edwards, Ian Edwards, Solomon Georgio, ER Fightmaster, Hillary Handlesman and Julia Lindon. Mendoza, Kim Nguyen, Amy Aniobi, Kimmy Gatewood direct episodes.

The series earned seven NAACP Award nominations including for comedy series, comedy actress, comedy writer and breakthrough creative in television.