River Butcher

Biography

River Butcher is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor and writer. Originally from the Midwest, he grew up skateboarding the mean streets of Akron, Ohio. His blue-collar brand of cool has endeared him to audiences nationwide, as he’s performed standup and appeared on shows such as The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, @Midnight and Conan.

River’s first television series, “Take My Wife” premiered as a critical hit and was reviewed by Vanity Fair, The New York Times, Vulture, IndieWire and countless other outlets. He was a recurring performer on the TruTv series “Adam Ruins Everything,”. His debut standup album, “Butcher”, and release with Cameron Esposito, “Back To Back: Live” both debuted at number one on iTunes. He was also named one of Variety’s Top Ten Comics To Watch 2017 at the Just For Laughs festival.