DeForest is recognized for producing and co-hosting Comedy at the Knitting Factory, one of Brooklyn’s best independently run comedy shows, after being selected by and taking over for Hannibal Burress. DeForest will be guest starring in the upcoming season of HBO’s Crashing, and recently made his stand-up debut on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. Named one of Comedy Central’s Comics To Watch at the 2015 New York Comedy Festival, DeForest has performed at many comedy festivals around the country, and is a regular presence in the New York comedy scene.