River Butcher
River Butcher
River Butcher is a Los Angeles based standup comic, actor, and writer. His first hour special “Someone’s Boyfriend” debuted onYoutube December 2023, and he is featured in the 2024 Netflix documentary, “Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution.” His first half our special “A Different Kind of Dude” debuted on Comedy Central’s Youtube channel and was called “a masterclass in culture war commentary” by Esquire.com. The special also garnered the title of “Some of the Best Jokes of 2022 So Far.”
You may have also seen him as nonbinary standup comic Lindsay Brady on “Good Trouble” and Adam Conover’s sibling on “Adam Ruins Everything” or queer dinner guest Denim in the hit movie “Friendsgiving.” He has done standup all over the country, the globe, and the screen, including Ellen, Conan, Comedy Central, and HBO. River was named one of Vanity Fair’s “Ten Comics to Watch” at comedy’s prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2017, just 6 years after doing his first stand up openmic.