- About-

James Stanley started his journey in stand up comedy in 2013 at 16 years old. Within a few years James was hired as a house emcee at the Joke Joint Comedy Club and a couple years after that he was hired at Acme Comedy Company.

James has opened for names in the comedy world such as Sean Patton, Stavros Halkias, Dusty Slay, Geoffrey Asmus, Nimesh Patel, Kelsey Cook, Chad Daniels, and more. In 2021 James was featured in Comics to Watch MN as well the The Minneapolis Dispatch in 2023

“Stanley is one of the most talented and buzzworthy comedians on the Twin Cities scene” - Minneapolis Dispatch

“Easily one of the most talented writers in the comedy scene today” - MN Comedy

James is currently continuing to travel more and more of the country, get into more clubs, build his fan base and mailing list, and go as far as he can as a comedian.