River Butcher

River Butcher

Born: August 12, 1982
in Akron, Ohio, USA
River Butcher is an American stand-up comic, actor, writer, producer, and podcast host. He is best known for his personal, observational comedy focused on his vegetarianism, feminism, love of baseball, and experiences as a trans person. Originally from Akron, Butcher now resides in Los Angeles.

Movies for River Butcher...

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Title: Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 2024
Type: Movie
This rapturous documentary steps into the dynamic world of queer stand-up and examines the powerful cultural influence it has had on social change in America. The film combines rare archival materials, stand-up performances, and interviews with a show-stopping lineup to present a definitive history of queer comedy.
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River Butcher: Someone's Boyfriend
Title: River Butcher: Someone's Boyfriend
Character: Self
Released: December 15, 2023
Type: Movie
River Butcher's first full hour comedy special "Someone's Boyfriend" looks at the transgender + queer experience and the absurdities of everyday life. "Someone's Boyfriend" was filmed live at Helium Comedy Club in Portland, OR.
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Title: Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!
Character: A.K. Rowdy
Released: November 16, 2023
Type: TV
Four 1st-level heroes. One epic monster. Certain death! Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill! serves up comedic mayhem as four special guests pit their low-level Dungeons & Dragons characters against the game’s mightiest monsters. Each one-hour episode features a rotating line-up of Hollywood celebrities and tabletop gaming stars whose puny characters don’t stand a chance. Whether they go out in a blaze of glory or a scream of terror, a “total party kill” has never been this much fun.
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Gorditx
Title: Gorditx
Released: November 25, 2022
Type: Movie
A kung-fu obsessed girl finds an unlikely sensei in the trans masc chef at the exclusive country club where her dad works, and together they plan to win the upcoming kids’ golf tournament.
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Queer Riot
Title: Queer Riot
Released: July 17, 2022
Type: Movie
The Hoot, an underground theater located in the basement of a former nun’s residence, is the locale for this brand new one-hour comedy special created by Page Hurwitz and Tatiana von Fürstenberg. In a highly emotional moment, a close-knit group of eight LGBTQIA+ comedians take to the stage for the very first time after lock down. Led by headliner Margaret Cho, we see each of these gifted performers expertly work the crowd and get huge laughs with distinctly queer material, while behind-the-scenes they have open-hearted conversations with each other about the unique space they’ve created in an industry that can be inhospitable to queerness. It’s a tender portrait of community that strikes a balance between lifting one another up, while gently competing for the light.
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Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Title: Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Released: June 9, 2022
Type: Movie
A group of LGBTQ+ comedians get together to celebrate a brand of queer comedy. Legends, headliners, and emerging talent all perform at The Greek Theatre for an unforgettable queer stand-up event.
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River Butcher: A Different Kind of Dude
Title: River Butcher: A Different Kind of Dude
Character: Self
Released: January 27, 2022
Type: Movie
River Butcher offers their thoughts on gender pronouns, people who put rubber testicles on their trucks, outrageously large fires, divorce and much more.
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Inland Empire
Title: Inland Empire
Character: Raina
Released: March 31, 2021
Type: Movie
Childhood friends Ian and Tim slowly realize that they’ve wasted their lives selling popcorn and participating in medical testing. Their hometown is a surreal nightmare, but they're too bored to notice.
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Friendsgiving
Title: Friendsgiving
Character: Denim
Released: October 23, 2020
Type: Movie
Newly-divorced actress Molly, her recently-dumped lesbian best friend Abby and Molly’s mother Helen host a dysfunctional, comical and chaotic Thanksgiving dinner for their motley crew of close friends and strange acquaintances.
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Title: Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
Character: Themself
Released: January 11, 2019
Type: TV
Get your stand-up fix from today’s freshest young comedians as Comedy Central introduces you to up-and-coming comics like Natasha Vaynblat, Petey DeAbreu, Ian Lara and Tom Thakkar, who are serving up quick hits of their sets.
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Title: Good Trouble
Character: Lindsay Brady
Released: January 8, 2019
Type: TV
After moving to The Coterie in Downtown Los Angeles, Callie and Mariana Foster realize that living on their own is not all that it’s cracked up to be.
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Title: 2 Dope Queens
Released: February 2, 2018
Type: TV
A series of specials featuring Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams based on the hit comedy podcast of the same name. The show features the fun, fearless queens dishing on “Cocoa Khaleesis,” dating white baes, sex, New York-living, the best borough for pizza and more.
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Title: Danger & Eggs
Character: Sweet (voice)
Released: June 30, 2017
Type: TV
Follows the endless adventures of a fearless, teal-haired girl named D.D. Danger and her ever cautious best friend, a giant talking egg named Phillip. Together, join this buddy system as they explore an underground laboratory, meet a tech-savvy raccoon, and find moments of heart in the smallest bite of broccoli.
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Title: Take My Wife
Character: Rhea
Released: August 11, 2016
Type: TV
Follows real life couple Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher as they share their lives as stand up comics who are balancing work, relationships, and the breaking down of gender barriers.
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Title: HarmonQuest
Character: James Dean
Released: July 14, 2016
Type: TV
A fantasy comedy adventure series that melds live action comedians riffing on a stage in front of a live studio audience with animated forays into a fantasy adventure roleplaying game. The intrepid comedians, Dan Harmon, Jeff Davis, and Erin McGathy, along with a rotating special guest member, gather around a kitchen table and attempt to play the game and fail in hilarious fashion, to the chagrin of their adjudicator-referee- Game Master Spencer Crittenden.
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Trump vs. Bernie: Debate for America
Title: Trump vs. Bernie: Debate for America
Character: Audience Moderator
Released: April 27, 2016
Type: Movie
Comedians James Adomian (Bernie Sanders) and Anthony Atamanuik (Donald Trump) bring two of the most controversial candidates in history, head-to-head, or rather bald-to-toupee, in a debate unlike anything you've ever seen before! Moderated by none other than Paul F. Tompkins, Brianna Baker, and Rhea Butcher, the Presidential contenders will battle to prove once and for all that they are the candidate worth your vote! While Bernie Sanders continues to win among those who feel guilty shopping at Whole Foods, Donald Trump is killing it with voters who support killing just about everyone. This two-part series is all the election coverage you'll ever need.
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Title: Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Character: Jamie
Released: February 21, 2016
Type: TV
Follow Platinum Realty, Los Angeles' premiere realty group as a group of realtors compete for a partner position in the firm by selling as much property as possible.
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Title: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Character: Self
Released: February 8, 2016
Type: TV
Samantha Bee breaks up late-night's all-male sausage fest with her nuanced view of political and cultural issues, her sharp interview skills, her repartee with world leaders and, of course, her 10-pound lady balls.
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Title: Adam Ruins Everything
Character: River Butcher
Released: September 29, 2015
Type: TV
Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.
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The Disgustings: Save the Date
Title: The Disgustings: Save the Date
Character: Lesbian 1
Released: September 15, 2015
Type: Movie
The Disgustings are at it again -- this time doling out unwanted relationship advice to unwitting couples who are just doing it wrong.
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Title: Good Mythical Morning
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 2012
Type: TV
Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.