AS SEEN ON E!'s HIT SHOW CHELSEA LATELY

Chris was a writer and a regular performer on E!’s hit show Chelsea Lately for 8 years. During his time on the show Chris created some of the shows most memorable characters like Gay Caveman, Bieber Man, Johnny Depp, Seventeen Magazine Players and many more. He can currently be heard podcasting his highly successful Cover To Cover with Chris Franjola.

When he isn’t busy writing and acting, he’s performing stand-up on the road, headlining venues all over the country.  Before Chelsea Lately, Chris wrote for other shows, including Family Guy, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the original Chelsea Handler Show.

He is a frequent contributor on Heather McDonald’s wildly successful podcast, Juicy Scoop. He also starred on the critically acclaimed scripted comedy series “After Lately” which aired for three seasons on E!. He was the host of the Sons of Anarchy aftershow Anarchy Afterword, airing live on FX. Last year Chris released his first comedy album & The Shallow End which received rave reviews and stayed in iTunes Top 10 Comedy Albums for 5 weeks. Earlier this year Chris could be seen as a contributing panelist on The Josh Wolf Show on CMT and Funniest Fails on Fox.

Tripp Stelnicki was voted Best Comedian by readers of Albuquerque the Magazine in 2024 and recently released his debut album, Live In The Duke City, which reached #1 on the iTunes comedy chart. A Chicago native who has called New Mexico home for 10 years, he has featured for some of the funniest comedians working today, including Marc Maron, Jim Jefferies and Sheng Wang.