Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor, and writer returns to Amphibian Stage for the third time! His first half-hour 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.” He’s done standup all over the country, the globe, and the screen, including Ellen, Conan, Comedy Central, and HBO.
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River Butcher
Headliner
River Butcher is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor, and writer. His first half-hour 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.” River recently wrote and produced on the FX pilot “Belated,” previously wrote for “A League of Their Own,” and created/starred in/wrote the critically acclaimed and GLAAD award- nominated “Take My Wife.” You may have also seen them as nonbinary standup comic LB Brady on “Good Trouble” and Adam Conover’s sibling on “Adam Ruins Everything” or queer dinner guest Denim in the hit “Friendsgiving.” They’ve done stand-up all over the country, the globe, and the screen, including Ellen, Conan, Comedy Central, and HBO.
Headliner
River Butcher
River Butcher is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor, and writer. His first half-hour 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.” River recently wrote and produced on the FX pilot “Belated,” previously wrote for “A League of Their Own,” and created/starred in/wrote the critically acclaimed and GLAAD award- nominated “Take My Wife.” You may have also seen them as nonbinary standup comic LB Brady on “Good Trouble” and Adam Conover’s sibling on “Adam Ruins Everything” or queer dinner guest Denim in the hit “Friendsgiving.” They’ve done stand-up all over the country, the globe, and the screen, including Ellen, Conan, Comedy Central, and HBO.
Lauren Davis
Opener
Lauren Davis is a Dallas comedian delighted to be returning to the wonderful Amphibian Theater! Her stand-up was featured on several episodes of the show “Laughs” which was broadcast on Fox, Hulu and FuseTV. She was also a featured stand-up in the ViceTV documentary “Funny How?” hosted by comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff. Lauren was a finalist at Westside Showdown, voted Best in Fest at Burbank Comedy Festival, and was a recurring performer at SF Sketchfest. Known for burning her proverbial bra and bridges in her Sisyphian quest to make DFW comedy a safe space for women, Lauren is delighted to be performing at the Amphibian Theater once again as they go above and beyond in their mission to create a fair and inclusive space for performers.
Lauren is also a sketch and improv performer who trained and performed at UCBLA, Groundlings, the Magnet Theater, Dallas Comedy House and Four Day Weekend. She was a house team performer and taught at the PIT NY, and created and taught the stand-up comedy program at the Dallas Comedy House. She can be seen performing with her improv teams “Kirsten Dunst” and “Bonobos” at theaters around DFW.
Lauren is a contributing script writer for the Emjoy app, an audio app which creates empowering erotic stories for women and nonbinary people. She is the voice of Samantha Powers in the “Destination: Maui” audiobook mystery series written by Ann Shephird, available on Audible, Google Play, and Storytel (very fun listens!) Lauren and fellow comedian Nikki Gasparo have a podcast called “Once in a Lifetime” (@onceinalifetimepodcast), “a pop culture podcast for hell hags, by hell hags”, available on iTunes.
Visit her website www.thelaurendavis.com to see her sketches and links to her published comedy essays and articles, follow her on Instagram @me69420 for comedy and mostly dog pictures, and look out for her upcoming webseries “It’s Going Down”, an animated sitcom about hotel elevator operators.
Opener
Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis is a Dallas comedian delighted to be returning to the wonderful Amphibian Theater! Her stand-up was featured on several episodes of the show “Laughs” which was broadcast on Fox, Hulu and FuseTV. She was also a featured stand-up in the ViceTV documentary “Funny How?” hosted by comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff. Lauren was a finalist at Westside Showdown, voted Best in Fest at Burbank Comedy Festival, and was a recurring performer at SF Sketchfest. Known for burning her proverbial bra and bridges in her Sisyphian quest to make DFW comedy a safe space for women, Lauren is delighted to be performing at the Amphibian Theater once again as they go above and beyond in their mission to create a fair and inclusive space for performers.
Lauren is also a sketch and improv performer who trained and performed at UCBLA, Groundlings, the Magnet Theater, Dallas Comedy House and Four Day Weekend. She was a house team performer and taught at the PIT NY, and created and taught the stand-up comedy program at the Dallas Comedy House. She can be seen performing with her improv teams “Kirsten Dunst” and “Bonobos” at theaters around DFW.
Lauren is a contributing script writer for the Emjoy app, an audio app which creates empowering erotic stories for women and nonbinary people. She is the voice of Samantha Powers in the “Destination: Maui” audiobook mystery series written by Ann Shephird, available on Audible, Google Play, and Storytel (very fun listens!) Lauren and fellow comedian Nikki Gasparo have a podcast called “Once in a Lifetime” (@onceinalifetimepodcast), “a pop culture podcast for hell hags, by hell hags”, available on iTunes.
Visit her website www.thelaurendavis.com to see her sketches and links to her published comedy essays and articles, follow her on Instagram @me69420 for comedy and mostly dog pictures, and look out for her upcoming webseries “It’s Going Down”, an animated sitcom about hotel elevator operators.
Angelina Martin
Opener
Angelina Martin is an Austin-based comedian who has been featured on Comedy Central, Buzzfeed, and more. She has performed on Moontower Comedy Festival and opened for stand-up greats such as Todd Barry, Joe Mande, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and Vanessa Gonzalez. In 2022, she was a finalist in The Funniest Person in Austin Contest as well as a finalist for Best Stand-Up Comic in The Best of Austin Awards.
Opener
Angelina Martin
Angelina Martin is an Austin-based comedian who has been featured on Comedy Central, Buzzfeed, and more. She has performed on Moontower Comedy Festival and opened for stand-up greats such as Todd Barry, Joe Mande, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and Vanessa Gonzalez. In 2022, she was a finalist in The Funniest Person in Austin Contest as well as a finalist for Best Stand-Up Comic in The Best of Austin Awards.
Dante Martinez
Opener
The youngest child of immigrants, Dante grew up stomping around in the suburbs of Dallas. Growing up and never fitting in, Martinez’s story finger-paints a picture of a young man trying to find himself while always disappointing his parents. Starting from going to college to learn how to become an actor to waiting tables deep into his adulthood, he tells the story of a first-generation working-class Latino artist trying to figure out why people are laughing at him?
Opener
Dante Martinez
The youngest child of immigrants, Dante grew up stomping around in the suburbs of Dallas. Growing up and never fitting in, Martinez’s story finger-paints a picture of a young man trying to find himself while always disappointing his parents. Starting from going to college to learn how to become an actor to waiting tables deep into his adulthood, he tells the story of a first-generation working-class Latino artist trying to figure out why people are laughing at him?
Carlton Wilcoxson
Opener
Carlton Wilcoxson is a stand-up comedian, actor, and aspiring playboy in Austin, Texas. Since he started comedy in 2016, he has regularly opened for headliners. In addition, he hosts multiple popular shows of his own: the long-running weekly show Buzzkill at the Buzz Mill and the consistently sold-out monthly show Stoned vs. Drunk vs. Sober. You can catch him performing at this year’s SXSW, JFL Moontower Comedy Festival, or on the basketball courts, still trying to make his hoop dreams happen.
Opener
Carlton Wilcoxson
Carlton Wilcoxson is a stand-up comedian, actor, and aspiring playboy in Austin, Texas. Since he started comedy in 2016, he has regularly opened for headliners. In addition, he hosts multiple popular shows of his own: the long-running weekly show Buzzkill at the Buzz Mill and the consistently sold-out monthly show Stoned vs. Drunk vs. Sober. You can catch him performing at this year’s SXSW, JFL Moontower Comedy Festival, or on the basketball courts, still trying to make his hoop dreams happen.
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