Mike Stanley
Who Mike Stanley is
Mike Stanley is a stand-up comedian from Detroit who spent a decade developing his act in Chicago and has been a touring headliner in the United States and abroad since 2006. He was named Best Chicago Stand-up Comedian in a Chicago Reader People's Choice poll and Best Detroit Comedian by HOUR Magazine, and he has appeared at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, on The Adam Carolla Show and at Funny or Die's Oddball Comedy Fest.
With Matt Cobos he hosts Thick Skin, a weekly show at Comedy Works Downtown in Denver. His albums Shiner and Tough Luck Chump are on Stand Up! Records, and he is the subject of the feature-length documentary Salty Language, Peppered Morals, which follows him to the Boston Comedy Festival. He has worked with comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr and Dave Attell.
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At a glance
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- Albums
- Tough Luck Chump and Shiner
- On screen
- The Adam Carolla Show and Salty Language, Peppered Morals
- Official site
- mikestanleycomedian.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: mikestanleycomedian.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Tough Luck Chump Stand Up! Records
- Shiner Stand Up! Records
On screen
- The Adam Carolla Show
- Salty Language, Peppered Morals documentary
Questions and answers
Where is Mike Stanley performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: mikestanleycomedian.com ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Adam Carolla Show and Salty Language, Peppered Morals.
Where are they based?
Denver, CO, as their record gives it.
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Sources
- Official site ↗ Bio: Detroit native; a decade in Chicago; Best Chicago Stand-up Comedian (Chicago Reader People's Choice poll) and Best Detroit Comedian (HOUR Magazine); a…
- Official site (Shows) ↗ Thick Skin, hosted by Mike Stanley and Matt Cobos every Monday at Comedy Works Downtown, Denver; tour dates including Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, Royal Oak,…
- Comedy Works · comedyworks.com ↗ The same bio, plus the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, The Adam Carolla Show and Funny or Die's Oddball Comedy Fest; a clip from his YouTube channel…
- Comedy Works — Thick Skin ↗ Thick Skin: Comedy at its Rawest, hosted by Mike Stanley (Amazon Prime) and Matt Cobos, Mondays at Comedy Works Downtown (as of 10 October 2026)
- Stand Up! Records ↗ Label artist page: the albums Shiner and Tough Luck Chump; the feature-length documentary Salty Language, Peppered Morals, following him to the Boston Comedy…
Updated 10 October 2026 · the record checked 10 October 2026