He became the first stand-up comedian to sell out both the world-famous Radio City Music Hall and the Theater at Madison Square Garden on consecutive nights in 2023. His fearless yet endearing stage presence and natural ability to connect with audiences around the world have made him a household name, not just in comedy but in all of entertainment.
Chris quickly rose to success after being named the funniest person on MTV for his show-stopping performances on the Guy Code/Girl Code series. From there, he went on to star in IFC’s Benders, co-host the Netflix game show Ultimate Beastmaster, and star in his own CBS sitcom.
In 2022, Chris was selected by Jimmy Kimmel to host Jimmy’s latest TV venture, Super Maximum Retro Show, for ViceTV. Fresh off appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2019, Chris released his first full-length special, Size 38 Waist, on Comedy Central. The special perfectly captured his Brooklyn-born edge and nice-guy charm.
His second special, Speshy Weshy, premiered on Netflix in May 2022 to critical acclaim. His much-anticipated third special is set to release in February 2025 as the fourth installment of Hulu’s stand-up Hularious series.
When Chris isn’t on stage delivering his gut-busting jokes, you can catch him in his element recording his wildly popular podcasts. These include: “Chrissy Chaos with Mike Cannon”, “Hey Babe! with Impractical Jokers’ Sal Vulcano”, “History Hyenas with Yannis Pappas”, “Teach Me Daddy with Matteo Lane”
These shows have massive followings on Patreon and are among the most streamed comedy podcasts.
A big sports fan, Chris has hosted episodes of shows like MLB’s Off The Bat and MSG’s The Bracket. He’s also had the honor of throwing the first pitch for several Major League Baseball teams: the Chicago White Sox in 2024, the Chicago Cubs in 2022, and the New York Mets in 2021.
When he’s not podcasting or on TV, Chris continues to travel the world on his sold-out comedy tours, entertaining thousands by poking fun at the world – and himself – with his uniquely warm energy.
Chris Distefano Size 38 Waist premiered on Comedy Central on January 18th, 2019. His half hour standup special premiered on the network in 2014. Chris’ weekly interstitial Comedy Central series “Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano” was also just extended for a new batch of episodes. The series, created to intertwine Comedy Central’s stand-up world with its deep archive of classics during the network’s stand-up heavy Friday nights, features Distefano and a guest out late, catching up, and doing their best to answer stupid questions.
There are no wrong answers, just truly stupid questions. Chris has appeared on TruTV’s Comedy Knockout and MSG Network’s People Talking Sports, and has performed stand-up on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman, and AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live. Chris is a favorite on the standup festival circuit, with Interrobang lauding his recent appearance at The Moontower Comedy Festival as “one of the best sets of the fest” and Exclaim! calling his 2018 appearance at The Montreal Just For Laughs Festival “a pleasure to watch with his macho but never arrogant style.” He can be seen performing almost every weekend at clubs and theaters across the country, and he can be heard as a regular guest on many of Sirius XM Radio’s most popular shows, including The Bonfire, Jim Norton and Sam Roberts, and Sway in the Morning.