COMEDIAN . ACTOR . PLUS-SIZED MALE MODEL
MEET RAFE
With one foot planted in his humble midwestern roots and one planted in the ever-evolving modern world, Rafe attracts a diverse audience spectrum. Splitting his life between country raising and city living, Rafe is a “Progressive Cowboy” who was born at the tail end of Gen X and the dawn of the Millennials. This life experience has helped him cultivate an authentic voice as history's ultimate middle child and armed him with the uncanny ability to translate between two cultures and two generations.
This unique perspective has made him a fast rising star in clubs across the country and afforded him opportunities to tour with a diverse lineup of today’s top comics like Gary Gulman, Beth Stelling, Dan Soder, Kyle Kinane, and Chelcie Lynn (AKA Trailer Trash Tammy).
Audiences and peers that discover him, love him. So will you.
Rafe is a nationally touring comic who has appeared on “Live from Zanies” for Circle TV on NBC's Peacock as well as the breakout Youtube series "Stand Up on the Spot" with Jeremiah Watkins. His appearance on Netflix is a Joke Radio’s “Are You Still Listening” and his album “Young Grandpa” by 800 Pound Gorilla Records have been featured on multiple Sirius XM channels. Rafe is also the newest cast member of the “Rizzutto Show” - St. Louis’ #1 morning radio program broadcasting on 105.7 The Point. Rafe’s first hour comedy special will be released later this fall.
Rafe has been invited to perform in several festivals including the Netflix is a Joke Festival, High Plains Comedy Festival, Asheville Comedy Festival, the Del Close Marathon 21 in Los Angeles, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, as well as headlining the 2021 Flyover Comedy Festival.
In addition, Rafe is an accomplished sketch performer and improviser and has performed several times on the popular Improv4Humans podcast with Matt Besser and was invited to perform in the Del Close Marathon in NYC and LA. He is also a guest host who can be heard regularly on the Slop City podcast.