's famous elevator before performing a sold-out show on February 5, 2022 Distefano began performing stand-up in August 2009. In 2012, Distefano joined the cast
MTV's
Guy Code, which was in its second season. In 2013, he joined the cast of
Girl Code. He appeared in episodes of other MTV shows including
Guy Court,
Guy Code vs. Girl Code,
Off the Bat, and
The Challenge. In 2014, his first half-hour special was released as part of
Comedy Central's
The Half Hour. After appearing on
Late Night with Seth Meyers, Distefano began his first national U.S. tour in September 2015 with
Monster Energy Outbreak Presents. He co-starred in the 2015
IFC series
Benders with
Andrew Schulz. He was one of two announcers on Season 2 of Netflix's
Ultimate Beastmaster, which debuted on the streaming service on December 15, 2017. Distefano was in seven television
pilots which did not get picked up, including a
CBS-produced show based on his own life called
Distefano. That also included his weekly podcast
Stand-Up with Chris Distefano, launched in April 2019. In February 2022, Distefano sold out his first performance at
Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. He then sold out his first two shows at the
Gramercy Theatre a month later, during the shows he recorded his second special,
Speshy Weshy. Distefano, an avid sports fan, has hosted episodes of shows including MLB's
Off The Bat and MSG's
The Brackets. He was invited by the
New York Mets to throw the first game pitch in 2021, and he set off the
Vegas Golden Knights' pre-game siren alongside friend and fellow comedian
Andrew Santino in March 2022. In early April, Distefano was featured on
The Pat McAfee Show, hosted by
Pat McAfee. In 2025, Distefano participated in
Saudi Arabia's
Riyadh Comedy Festival, an event which
Human Rights Watch characterized as an attempt by the Saudi government to
whitewash its
human rights abuses. He expressed hesitation in his decision in two podcast appearances released in the summer of 2025, but ultimately chose to go, indicating that his recent purchase of a house was a deciding factor. == Personal life ==