Chris  also served as an executive producer, writter, and actor (starring as Sammy Cacciatore) on the series. Romano has also worked as a producer or director for the TV series Acceptable TV, The Sarah Silverman Program., How I Met Your Mother, and more. He also had a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother as Punchy from 2008 to 2011. He was a co-executive producer of 24 episodes of How I Met Your Mother.