River Butcher: ‘A Different Kind of Dude’

<p>“The pandemic was so long I transitioned,” River Butcher jokes near the top of his impressive new half-hour special ‘A Different Kind of Dude.’ It’s the comedian’s way of reintroducing himself to the comedy world and addressing the reality of his personal evolution since breaking into the stand-up scene nearly a decade ago. In this episode, Butcher discusses the unique challenges of being a trans comic in a moment of widespread anti-trans comedy and breaks down how he uses humor to combat hate. Butcher also opens up about his public divorce from longtime comedy partner <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cameron-esposito-wants-you-to-save-yourself/id1456474041?i=1000472151781" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cameron Esposito</a> and what it was like to be one of the only comedians to ever perform stand-up on ‘Ellen.’&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow River Butcher on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/rivbutcher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rivbutcher</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rivbutcher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rivbutcher</a></p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a></p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Stream ‘River Butcher: A Different Kind of Dude’ on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgWBjutaBfw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a></p><p><br></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>