Babes full cast list: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, and others star in new comedy 

Released on May 17, 2024, Pamela Adlon’s Babes has received stellar reviews for the women-centric comedy that focuses on a pregnant single woman. The movie’s screenplay has especially received praise since its release, along with its premise and unique concept.

NEON released the following synopsis for the movie:

"BABES follows inseparable childhood best friends Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), having grown up together in NYC, now firmly in different phases of adulthood. When carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge."

Babes is Adlon’s feature directorial debut and stars Ilana Glazer as one of the leads. The screenplay in itself was written keeping the actress in mind, with the Neon-acquired project currently boasting a 94 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, along with a 7.3 rating on IMDB.

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Pamela Adlon’s Babes stars Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau

The movie features a range of recognizable faces. Ilana Glazer was previously seen in projects such as False Positive, Hack into Broad City, and Rough Night. Hasan Minhaj takes the starring role of Marty and is arguably one of the most popular standup artists/comedy actors in the industry currently.

Finally, the third major role belongs to Michelle Buteau, who was most recently seen in Survival of the Fittest. The American actress has worked on projects such as First Wives Club and The Circle.

In Babes, she plays the role of Dawn, a mother of two who is the best friend of Glazer’s character, who is named Eden. Eden is a proud single woman who unfortunately gets pregnant after a one-night stand, leading her to turn to her best friend for help.

The movie, which focuses on the two best friends, is not romance-based, as director Pamela Adlon herself claimed in a recent interview:

“I mean, romance is over. Best friends, that's where it's at,” Adlon, the Emmy-winning star and co-creator of FX TV drama "Better Things. I think that people will realize that. A lot of people think that somebody is incomplete if they don't have a partner and a family is incomplete if there aren't two parents, and it's really not the case.”

Hence, rather than focusing on the romance aspect of the narrative like several modern comedies tend to do, Babes instead has the friendship between its two main characters, around which the plot revolves.

Apart from the three starring actors, the following are also part of the official cast list:

• Ilana Glazer as Eden
• Michelle Buteau as Dawn
• Hasan Minhaj as Marty
• John Carroll Lynch as Dr. Morris
• Stephan James as Claude
• Further, the following actors have supporting roles in the movie:
• Caleb Mermelstein-Knox as Tommy
• Oliver Platt as Bernie
• Elena Ouspenskaia as Dragana
• Keith Lucas as Bobby
• Kenneth Lucas as Benny
• Josh Rabinowitz as Server

Hence, created by Adlon, Babes boasts of a stellar cast and has a range of genuine superstars in its cast list.

The movie delves into chaos midway through its 109-minute runtime, with fans already calling it one of the funniest movies they have seen in recent years. With the movie having released earlier today, the coming days will be crucial to determine whether Babes is a success. However, everything related to the project will know that it has gotten off to the best of starts.