Chris Porter
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

Chris Porter

Who Chris Porter is

Chris Porter is a stand-up comedian from the Kansas City area, now based in Los Angeles, who finished third on season four of NBC's Last Comic Standing. His specials include Ugly & Angry (2014), A Man from Kansas (2019), There's No Money in Babies (2023) and Middle Rage (2026), and he has recorded a Comedy Central Presents half-hour and the albums Screaming from the Cosmos and Lost & Alone. His television appearances also include Tommy Chong's Comedy @ 420 on Showtime, The Arsenio Hall Show and Live at Gotham.

At a glance

Born
1979
Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Came up through
Last Comic Standing
Stand-up specials
Middle Rage, There's No Money in Babies, A Man from Kansas and 1 more
Albums
Lost & Alone and Screaming from the Cosmos
On screen
Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents, Live at Gotham and 2 more
Next on stage
11 October 2026 — Laugh Boston, Boston, MA
Official site
chrisportercomedy.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

Albums

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Last Comic Standing:

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Comedians like Chris Porter

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Career timeline

  1. 1979Born
  2. 2006Live at Gotham (2006) On screen
  3. 2009Comedy Central Presents (2009) On screen
  4. 2009Screaming from the Cosmos (2009) Album
  5. 2014Ugly & Angry (2014) Special
  6. 2017Lost & Alone (2017) Album
  7. 2019A Man from Kansas (2019) Special
  8. 2023There's No Money in Babies (2023, Helium Comedy Studios) Special
  9. 2026Middle Rage (2026, Comedy Dynamics) Special

Questions about Chris Porter

Where is Chris Porter performing next?

Sunday 11 October 2026, 6:00 PM at Laugh Boston, Boston, MA, 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?

Middle Rage, There's No Money in Babies, A Man from Kansas and Ugly & Angry.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents, Live at Gotham, Tommy Chong's Comedy @ 420 and The Arsenio Hall Show.

Where did they get their start?

Last Comic Standing (finished third).

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1979.

Who are some comedians like them?

Amy Miller (also in Comedy Central Presents), Doug Benson (also in Comedy Central Presents), Greg Warren (also in Comedy Central Presents), Michael Palascak (also in Live at Gotham) and Joe DeVito (also in Live at Gotham).

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