Chris Distefano

Chris Distefano (born August 26, 1984) is an American comedian. Primarily a stand-up comedian, Distefano began his career in entertainment onMTV and MTV2's shows Guy Code and Girl Code. His first hour-long stand-up special Chris Distefano: Size 38 Waist was released in 2019 by Comedy Central. Currently, he co-hosts the podcast History Hyenas with Yannis Pappas as well as hosts Stand-up with Chris Distefano.

Christopher Paul Anthony Distefano grew up in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens. He then attended St. Joseph's College where he studied psychology and played basketball; he graduated in 2006. Distefano earned a doctorate in physical therapy from New York Institute of Technology in 2010. He went on to practice pediatric physical therapy until 2013 when he began pursuing his career in comedy full-time. Distefano is of German, Italian, and Irish ethnicity.

Distefano began performing stand up in August 2009. Distefano hosted the 2010 Fencing Masters on the SNY network & Elite 8 of the 2011 and 2012 March Madness Comedy Competition at the comedy club Carolines on Broadway. He was selected to headline Carolines Breakout Artist Series and was selected as a finalist in the 2011 NY Comedy Festival. Besides Carolines, he also performed standup at venues including Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and the Laugh Lounge.

In 2012, Distefano joined the cast MTV's Guy Code, which was in its second season. The following year he also joined the cast of Girl Code. He would also go on to appear in episodes of other MTV shows like Guy Court, Guy Code vs. Girl Code, Off the Bat, and The Challenge. Distefano was a frequent guest on the Opie with Jim Norton show during this time. In 2014, his first half-hour special was released as part of Comedy Central's The Half Hour.

Distefano headlined his first national U.S. tour in September 2015 with Monster Energy Outbreak Presents. He also co-starred in the 2015 IFC series Benders with Andrew Schulz. He was one of two American announcers on Season 2 of Netflix's Ultimate Beastmaster, which was released on the streaming service on December 15, 2017. During this period, Distefano took part in seven television pilots which did not get picked up, including a CBS-produced show based on his own life called Distefano.

He regularly performs and tours, and in January 2019 Distefano's first hour standup special Chris Disefano: Size 38 Waist premiered on Comedy Central. The special was part of an overall deal he made with Comedy Central in December 2018, which includes the series Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano, and at least two series in development. This also includes his weekly podcast Stand-Up with Chris Distefano, launched April 2019.

Distefano also co-stars in the web series Bay Ridge Boys alongside fellow comic Yannis Pappas. Also with Pappas, he co-hosts the weekly history podcast History Hyenas which was launched in February 2018.

Distefano dated comedian Carly Aquilino from 2010 to 2014. Distefano has one daughter named Delilah, born May 2015.