Arts & Entertainment
Chris Distefano Bringing Stand-Up Comedy Tour To Philadelphia
The stand-up comic who also hosts several podcasts will close out his massive nationwide tour with a show at The Met in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA — Stand-up comedian Chris Distefano is heading out on a nationwide tour, and he will close his trip around the country in Philadelphia.
Distefano will perform at The Met Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Nov. 15.
Tickets will be available starting with artist presales starting Wednesday. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale, which begins at 10 a.m. Friday online here.
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Distefano became the first stand-up comedian to sell out both the world-famous Radio City Music Hall and the Theater at Madison Square Garden on consecutive nights in 2023.
He rose to success after being named the funniest person on MTV for his performances on the "Guy Code/Girl Code" series. From there, he went on to star in IFC’s "Benders," co-host the Netflix gameshow "Ultimate Beastmaster," and starred in his own CBS sitcom.
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In 2022, Distefano was selected by Jimmy Kimmel to host Jimmy’s latest TV venture, "Super Maximum Retro Show," for ViceTV.
Fresh off his appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2019, Chris released his first full-length special, "Size 38 Waist," on Comedy Central.
His second special, "Speshy Weshy," premiered on Netflix in May 2022.
When Chris isn’t on stage he hosts two podcasts, "Chrissy Chaos" with Mike Cannon, "Hey Babe!" with Impractical Jokers' Sal Vulcano, "History Hyenas" with Yannis Pappas, and "Teach Me Daddy" with Matteo Lane.
He has hosted episodes of shows including MLB’s "Off The Bat" and MSG's "The Bracket," and was invited by the Chicago White Sox to throw the first game pitch in the summer of 2024, Chicago Cubs in 2022, and New York Mets in 2021.
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