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River Butcher

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River Butcher
River "RB" Butcher is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor and writer. Originally from the Midwest, River grew up skateboarding the mean streets of Akron, Ohio. Their blue collar brand of cool has endeared audiences nationwide, as they have performed standup and appeared on shows such as Freeform's GOOD TROUBLE, HBO's 2 DOPE QUEENS, 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. River was a recurring performer on the TruTv series ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING and continues to tour the country. Their debut standup album "Butcher" debuted at number one on iTunes, and they were also named one of Variety's Top Ten Comics To Watch 2017 at the Just For Laughs festival.
BornAugust 12, 1982
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    Known for

    Take My Wife (2016)
    Take My Wife
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Rhea(as Rhea Butcher)
    Daniel Franzese in Gay Skit Happens (2016)
    Gay Skit Happens
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Rhea Butcher)
    Gbemisola Ikumelo, Abbi Jacobson, D'Arcy Carden, and Chanté Adams in A League of Their Own (2022)
    A League of Their Own
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Adam Conover in Adam Ruins Everything (2015)
    Adam Ruins Everything
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Rhea(as Rhea Butcher)

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Give & Take
      • Jordan
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill! (2023)
      Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!
      8.4
      TV Series
      • 2023
    • Levi Bernhardt in Gorditx (2022)
      Gorditx
      Short
      • Chef Cormac
      • 2022
    • Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant (2022)
      Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Alex
      • 2022
    • Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
      Good Trouble
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Lindsay Brady
      • 2019–2022
    • Queer Riot (2022)
      Queer Riot
      • 2022
    • Inland Empire (2021)
      Inland Empire
      Short
      • (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2021
    • Jane Seymour, Malin Akerman, Wanda Sykes, Aisha Tyler, Kat Dennings, and Chelsea Peretti in Friendsgiving (2020)
      Friendsgiving
      4.5
      • Denim (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2020
    • Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020)
      Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Asher (voice, as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2020
    • Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)
      Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
      5.8
      • (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2020
    • Those Who Can't (2016)
      Those Who Can't
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Willow MacIntosh (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2019
    • Take My Wife (2016)
      Take My Wife
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Rhea (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2016–2018
    • Adam Conover in Adam Ruins Everything (2015)
      Adam Ruins Everything
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Rhea (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2016–2017
    • Danger & Eggs (2015)
      Danger & Eggs
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Sweet (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2017
    • Dropout (2006)
      Dropout
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Rhea Conover (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2016
    • Trump vs. Bernie: Debate for America (2016)
      Trump vs. Bernie: Debate for America
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Audience Moderator (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2016

    Producer



    • Gbemisola Ikumelo, Abbi Jacobson, D'Arcy Carden, and Chanté Adams in A League of Their Own (2022)
      A League of Their Own
      7.6
      TV Series
      • consultant
      • 2022
    • Take My Wife (2016)
      Take My Wife
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2016–2018
    • Daniel Franzese in Gay Skit Happens (2016)
      Gay Skit Happens
      7.8
      TV Series
      • consulting producer (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2016

    Writer



    • A Different Kind of Dude
      6.1
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Take My Wife (2016)
      Take My Wife
      6.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • creator (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2016–2018
    • Harmontown (2012)
      Harmontown
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • writer (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Coming to the Stage (2015)
      Coming to the Stage
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2015
    • Last Comic Standing (2003)
      Last Comic Standing
      6.4
      TV Series
      • writer (as Rhea Butcher)
      • 2015

    Personal details

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      • Facebook
    • Alternative names
      • Rhea Butcher
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • August 12, 1982
      • Akron, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse
      • Cameron EspositoDecember 12, 2015 - September 2018 (divorced)

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