Steve Hofstetter
Stand-up comedian

Steve Hofstetter

Who Steve Hofstetter is

Steve Hofstetter is a stand-up comedian, author and podcast host from Queens, New York, who has performed stand-up since 2002. He built his audience by posting videos of his exchanges with audience members on YouTube, which led Fox Television Stations to give him Laughs, a half-hour stand-up showcase he hosted and executive-produced from 2014. His albums and specials run from Cure for the Cable Guy (2006) through Ginger Kid (2015), The Recipe (2023), Me, Myself, and ID (2024) and Kill the Butterflies (2025), and his books include Follow Your Dream (Unless Your Dream Is Stupid) (2022). He also starred in FS1's Finding Babe Ruth and has been a panelist on MLB Network's MLB Now.

At a glance

Born
1979
Albums
Tastes Like Bliss, Cure for the Cable Guy, The Dark Side of the Room and 7 more
Podcasts
Student Body Shots: A Sarcastic Look at the Best 4–6 Years of Your Life, National Lampoon's Balls! An In Your Face Look at Sports, Ginger Kid: Mostly True Tales from a Former Nerd and 1 more
On screen
Laughs, Finding Babe Ruth, MLB Now and 2 more
Next on stage
11 October 2026 — Helium Comedy Club, Alpharetta, GA
Official site
stevehofstetter.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

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Steve Hofstetter

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Career timeline

  1. 1979Born
  2. 2004Tastes Like Bliss (2004) Album
  3. 2006Cure for the Cable Guy (2006, Razor & Tie) Album
  4. 2007National Lampoon's Balls! An In Your Face Look at Sports (book, 2007) Book
  5. 2008The Dark Side of the Room (2008, Next Round) Album
  6. 2009Steve Hofstetter's Day Off (2009, Next Round) Album
  7. 2011Pick Your Battles (2011, Next Round) Album
  8. 2014Laughs (host and executive producer, Fox television stations, 2014) On screen
  9. 2015Ginger Kid (2015, Next Round) Album
  10. 2017Secret Optimist (2017) Album
  11. 2022Follow Your Dream (Unless Your Dream Is Stupid) (book, 2022) Book
  12. 2023The Recipe (2023) Album
  13. 2024Me, Myself, and ID (2024) Album
  14. 2025Kill the Butterflies (2025) Album

Questions about Steve Hofstetter

Where is Steve Hofstetter performing next?

Sunday 11 October 2026, 6:00 PM (In The Other Room: Steve Hofstetter & Friends) at Helium Comedy Club, Alpharetta, GA, then 2 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What podcast do they host?

Student Body Shots: A Sarcastic Look at the Best 4–6 Years of Your Life, National Lampoon's Balls! An In Your Face Look at Sports, Ginger Kid: Mostly True Tales from a Former Nerd and Follow Your Dream.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Laughs, Finding Babe Ruth, MLB Now, Just a Bit Outside and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

When were they born?

In 1979.

Who are some comedians like them?

Charles McBee (also in Laughs), Gabriel Rutledge (also in Laughs), Geoffrey Asmus (also in Laughs), Kenice Mobley (also in Laughs) and Zoltan Kaszas (also in Laughs).

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