Chris Distefano
Stand-up comedian

Chris Distefano

Who Chris Distefano is

Chris Distefano is a stand-up comedian and podcaster born in Brooklyn who worked as a pediatric physical therapist before doing comedy full time and first became known on MTV's Guy Code and Girl Code. His specials are Size 38 Waist (Comedy Central, 2019), Speshy Weshy (Netflix, 2022) and It's Just Unfortunate (Hulu, 2025), and in 2023 he sold out Radio City Music Hall and the Theater at Madison Square Garden on consecutive nights. He co-hosts History Hyenas with Yannis Pappas and hosts Chrissy Chaos, and guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2025.

At a glance

Born
1984
Stand-up specials
It's Just Unfortunate, Speshy Weshy and Size 38 Waist
Podcasts
History Hyenas, Chrissy Chaos, Winner Winner and 2 more
On screen
Guy Code, Girl Code, Benders and 5 more
Next on stage
8 October 2026 — Helium Comedy Club, Portland, OR
Official site
chrisdcomedy.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Chris Distefano

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1984Born
  2. 2012Guy Code (MTV, 2012–2015) On screen
  3. 2013Late Show with David Letterman (stand-up, 2013) On screen
  4. 2014Comedy Central's The Half Hour (2014) On screen
  5. 2015Benders (Anthony Pucello, IFC, 2015) On screen
  6. 2017Ultimate Beastmaster (co-host, season 2, Netflix, 2017) On screen
  7. 2019Size 38 Waist (2019, Comedy Central) Special
  8. 2020Hey Babe! (co-host with Sal Vulcano, podcast, 2020–2024) Podcast or book
  9. 2022Speshy Weshy (2022, Netflix) Special
  10. 2024Teach Me Daddy (co-host with Matteo Lane, podcast, 2024) Podcast or book
  11. 2025It's Just Unfortunate (2025, Hulu) Special
  12. 2025Jimmy Kimmel Live! (guest host, ABC, July 2025) On screen

Questions about Chris Distefano

Where is Chris Distefano performing next?

Thursday 8 October 2026, 7:30 PM at Helium Comedy Club, Portland, OR, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

It's Just Unfortunate, Speshy Weshy and Size 38 Waist.

What podcast do they host?

History Hyenas, Chrissy Chaos, Winner Winner, Hey Babe! and Teach Me Daddy.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Guy Code, Girl Code, Benders, Ultimate Beastmaster, Super Maximum Retro Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, among 8 credits.

When were they born?

In 1984.

Who are some comedians like them?

Andrew Schulz (also in Guy Code), Ted Alexandro (also in Jimmy Kimmel Live!), Annie Lederman (also in Girl Code), Damien Lemon (also in Guy Code) and Donnell Rawlings (also in Guy Code).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026