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Who is Chris Distefano?

Chris Distefano (Christopher Paul Anthony Distefano, born August 26, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian. He grew up in Ridgewood, Queens, played basketball at St. Joseph’s College (Hall of Fame, 2018), and earned a doctorate in physical therapy from the New York Institute of Technology in 2010, working as a pediatric physical therapist until going full-time in comedy in 2013. He started stand-up in August 2009 and broke out on MTV’s Guy Code (2012) and Girl Code. He co-starred in IFC’s Benders, announced season 2 of Netflix’s Ultimate Beastmaster, and co-hosts History Hyenas with Yannis Pappas. His specials are Size 38 Waist (Comedy Central, 2019), Speshy Weshy (Netflix, May 2022, taped at the Gramercy Theatre) and It’s Just Unfortunate (2025), which his Punchup bio says came out in February 2025 as part of Hulu’s Hularious series. He also hosts Chrissy Chaos and co-hosted Hey Babe! with Sal Vulcano.

Sources: Wikipedia · Punchup bio (self-supplied) · official site · Comedy Club Tracker (sources per date below)

Career timeline

• 2009First stand-up (August)
• 2012Joins MTV’s Guy Code
• 2013Leaves physical therapy; Late Show with David Letterman
• 2018History Hyenas with Yannis Pappas launches
• 2019Size 38 Waist on Comedy Central
• 2022Sells out the Beacon Theatre; Speshy Weshy on Netflix
• 2025It’s Just Unfortunate (Hulu)

Podcast & show guest appearances

16 verified guest appearances by Chris Distefano on other people’s shows (their own podcasts are excluded), newest first.

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Each episode matched in the show’s own podcast feed.

Specials and podcasts

Specials, albums & books

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• Size 38 Waist (stand-up special, 2019, Comedy Central) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link
• Speshy Weshy (stand-up special, 2022, Netflix) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link
• It’s Just Unfortunate (stand-up special, 2025, Hulu) · source: Punchup bio · Amazon search link

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Chris Distefano live dates & lineups

From our comedy tracker: dates, rooms, roles and who opened, each with its source. Updated Saturday, October 17, 2026.

11upcoming runs

24show dates

0runs confirmed

Confirmed · 2+ sourcesUnverified · 1 source

Upcoming dates

Nov 6–7, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Funny Bone Comedy Club – Syracuse

Syracuse, NY

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Nov 67:00 PMTickets for Fri Nov 6 ↗
• Sat Nov 76:00 PMTickets for Sat Nov 7 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Nov 20–21, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

The Comedy Zone – Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Nov 207:00 PMTickets for Fri Nov 20 ↗
• Sat Nov 214:00 PMTickets for Sat Nov 21 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Nov 27–28, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Magooby's Joke House

Timonium, MD

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Nov 277:00 PMTickets for Fri Nov 27 ↗
• Sat Nov 284:00 PMTickets for Sat Nov 28 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Dec 4–5, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Comedy @ The Carlson

Rochester, NY

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Dec 47:00 PMTickets for Fri Dec 4 ↗
• Sat Dec 54:30 PMTickets for Sat Dec 5 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Show 9 more runs through May 8, 2027

Dec 11–12, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Arlington Drafthouse

Arlington, VA

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Dec 117:00 PMTickets for Fri Dec 11 ↗
• Sat Dec 124:00 PMTickets for Sat Dec 12 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Dec 11–12, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Fort Lauderdale Improv

Dania Beach, FL

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Dec 117:30 PMTickets for Fri Dec 11 ↗
• Sat Dec 127:00 PMTickets for Sat Dec 12 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Dec 18–19, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Off The Hook Comedy Club

Naples, FL

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Dec 186:30 PMTickets for Fri Dec 18 ↗
• Sat Dec 194:00 PMTickets for Sat Dec 19 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Jan 28–30, 2027

Unverified · 1 source

Zanies Nashville club

Nashville, TN

Role not listed by the source

• Thu Jan 287:00 PMTickets for Thu Jan 28 ↗
• Fri Jan 297:00 PMTickets for Fri Jan 29 ↗
• Sat Jan 307:00 PMTickets for Sat Jan 30 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Feb 11–13, 2027

Unverified · 1 source

Stress Factory Comedy Club – New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Role not listed by the source

• Thu Feb 117:30 PMTickets for Thu Feb 11 ↗
• Fri Feb 127:00 PMTickets for Fri Feb 12 ↗
• Sat Feb 134:30 PMTickets for Sat Feb 13 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Mar 26–27, 2027

Unverified · 1 source

Helium Comedy Club – Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Mar 267:00 PMTickets for Fri Mar 26 ↗
• Sat Mar 274:00 PMTickets for Sat Mar 27 ↗

Sources: Punchup

May 7–8, 2027

Unverified · 1 source

Bricktown Comedy Club – Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, OK

Role not listed by the source

• Fri May 77:00 PMTickets for Fri May 7 ↗
• Sat May 84:30 PMTickets for Sat May 8 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Past performances

No past performances recorded yet.

Openers & features

Chris opened for

None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Chris Distefano’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.

Opened for Chris

None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Chris Distefano’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.

Momentum

No momentum note yet. Our tracker started on Oct 14, 2026 (13 runs logged since), so there is no earlier period to compare bookings against. A note appears only when the data supports one.

Said on podcasts

No podcast mentions logged yet.

More on Chris

• Official site: chrisdcomedy.com
• Punchup tour listing
• MSN: Are You Garbage with Ralph Barbosa (his Chrissy Chaos is named in the notes)

How we check: a run shows as confirmed only when two independent sources agree on it (for example the club’s own calendar plus a ticketing listing, or Chris naming the dates on a podcast). Everything else stays unverified until a second source turns up. Roles appear only when a source states them. Know a date or an opener we missed? Use the form below.

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Official links

• Official website
• Punchup
• Wikipedia

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