New York-based actor and comedian Chris Distefano has become a favorite with audiences and industry insiders alike.
In 2019, Chris premiered his first hour stand-up special titled Chris Disefano: Size 38 Waist, extended his popular TV series Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano, and made several appearances on Comedy Central. Chris first burst onto the scene as a standout on MTV’s talking heads franchise Guy Code/Girl Code. He has gone on to star in the IFC series Benders, serve as co-host of Netflix’s Ultimate Beastmaster, as well as make appearances on TruTV’s Comedy Knockout and MSG Network’s People Talking Sports. He also starred in and Co-Executive Produced the Sony/CBS pilot Distefano.
Most recently, Comedy Central signed Chris an overall deal which includes a second hour-long stand-up special, an animated series, and an unscripted series. He co-stars in the web series Bay Ridge Boys alongside fellow comic Yannis Pappas. Also with Pappas, Chris co-hosts the popular weekly history podcast History Hyenas, which is available on iTunes and Riotcast. 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.