Cameron Esposito (Mother’s Day) and Rhea Butcher (Last Comic Standing) are stand-up comics who often tour together because, well, they’re engaged so what’s better than hitting the road with your wife-to-be? The couple are releasing a new menswear calendar of butch pin-up shots called Butch-Ups, which is available from Kill Rock Stars right now, as they set out on their third national tour together.
images by Robyn VonSwank
“Years ago I shifted to wearing only menswear-and the occasional piece of womenswear built to look like menswear,” Cameron said. “I’ve got big boobs and sometimes I need a vest with some room. Rhea’s been wearing menswear since she was a kid-she’s cooler than me. Women talk to Rhea and I after every show about my/their/Rhea’s clothes because we celebrate androgyny and butch gender expression. Why Butch-Ups? Well, cuz the world needs more butcher pin-ups.”
“And Butcher pin-ups,” Rhea added.
“Rhea has the perfect last name,” Cameron said.
Rhea: “I really do.”
Check out Cameron and Rhea when they are in a city near you:
10/9 NEW YORK, NY Gramercy Theatre
10/14 DENVER, CO Hi-Dive
10/16 PORTLAND, OR Mississippi Studios
10/17 SEATTLE, WA Neptune Theatre
10/24 SACRAMENTO, CA Sacramento Comedy Spot
10/25 SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Independent
11/3 KANSAS CITY, MO RecordBar
11/5 COLUMBIA, MO Rose Music Hall
11/6 ST LOUIS, MO Firebird
11/17 PORTSMOUTH, NH 3S Artspace
11/19 BOSTON, MA Brighton Music Hall
12/10 CHICAGO, IL Thalia Hall
