Taking My Lumps

TAKING MY LUMPS
A comedy special about one man's health... or lack thereof.
When actor and comedian CHRIS CAFERO discovered a lump growing in his… private area, it was no laughing matter. Until now! Chris will be turning his pain into audiences’ pleasure in his brand new solo show TAKING MY LUMPS. Written and performed by Cafero and directed by Emmy nominee Stephen Guarino, Taking My Lumps combines Chris' skills as a stand-up, story-teller and sketch-performer to find the humor in all of the bumps and bruises he’s taken along the way. This marks the solo show debut for Cafero, who was recently named one of the Just For Laughs New Faces of Comedy in 2023.
Chris Cafero is an actor, writer, producer and director based in Los Angeles. His acting credits include INVENTING ANNA (Netflix), WILL TRENT (ABC), THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (Amazon Prime), THE OTHER TWO (HBOMax), CHICAGO FIRE (NBC), BULL (CBS), BILLIONS (Showtime), and many more. Chris was nominated for an Audie award with the cast of Billy Crystal’s Off-Broadway play Have a Nice Day, alongside Crystal, Annette Bening, and Kevin Kline. He has performed comedy as part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival, JFL, New York City SketchFest, and Austin SketchFest. He is a founding member, writer, performer and managing director of Uncle Function, 'one of NYC's premier sketch comedy troupes' (BroadwayWorld.com). He was a main-stage Maude performer at UCB for three seasons. www.ChrisCafero.com
Stephen Guarino was the director of the CBS Comedy Showcase for several years, Kate McKinnon’s one woman show at UCB, and produced a sketch comedy series for CBS starring Tiffany Haddish. Stephen is also well known for his acting roles as the over-the-top Derrick in HAPPY ENDINGS (ABC), Sully Patterson in Jim Carrey’s drama I’M DYING UP HERE (Showtime), as well as his 3 time Emmy-nominated performance as Quincy in the Netflix dramedy EASTSIDERS. He has appeared in over 40 TV shows and pilots. Other select acting credits include: THIS IS US, KENAN, GOOD TROUBLE, THE GOLDBERGS, SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS, BOOKIE, REAGAN and THE BOYS' GEN V.

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Event Venue

Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe, 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, United States