Corporate events · October 26, 2026
Company Holiday Party Entertainment Ideas That Actually Work
Holiday party entertainment that gets a mixed crowd laughing together: what works, what to skip, how to run the night, and why December dates go fast.
Professionally hilarious.
Clean. Sharp. Seriously funny.
Mike James is a nationally recognized, award-winning comedian. From comedy clubs and cruise ships to Fortune 500 corporate events, he turns relatable everyday experiences into nonstop laughter.
As seen on The Tonight Show · Comedy Central · Dry Bar Comedy
- Professionally hilarious
- Dry Bar Comedy
- Nationally recognized
- Comedy Central
- Award-winning comedian
- The Tonight Show
- 100% clean, every show
- SiriusXM
- U.S. Navy veteran
- Corporate Comedian of the Year
- Funny for every room
- Fortune 500 to fellowship halls
From Navy Cut-Up to National Stages
In a house with seven kids, the surest way to get any attention was to make someone laugh. Mike figured that out early, became the class clown, and discovered that laughs and trouble often came as a package deal.
He stayed the cut-up through his years aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer during the Cold War and Desert Shield, and never really stopped. Today he's a husband of 35-plus years, a grandfather of seven, and a nationally touring, in-demand comic who turns the everyday chaos of marriage, family, and getting older into clean, relatable laughs.
Whether the room is a church fellowship hall, a comedy club, a cruise theater, or a company meeting, the goal is the same: leave people laughing together and still talking about the night months later.
- 100%clean, every show
- 35+years married
- 7grandkids (so far)
Same comic. Built for your room.
Different audiences, same promise: funny, professional, and completely clean.
Corporate events
Fortune 500 annual meetings to small-business holiday parties. Executives, spouses, vendors and new hires all laughing at the same jokes.
Learn moreChurch events
Outreach nights, date nights, fundraisers and men's events. Real standup that stays clean, stays kind, and still gets the room.
Learn more55+ communities
Resident socials, banquets and holiday programs from a grandfather of seven. Relatable, warm, never patronizing.
Learn moreClubs, cruises and private parties
Comedy-club sharp without a single moment you'd need to explain afterward. Milestone birthdays, reunions, theater dates.
Learn moreTeam building
Friendly Feud, Mike's game show based on Family Feud, plus improv and sketch comedy workshops and a humor-at-work talk. Your team becomes part of the show.
Learn more
Catch Mike live
Don't miss your chance to see Mike serve up fresh jokes and killer punchlines in a city near you.
Here are just a few of Mike's 17 upcoming shows. See the full calendar
- Private event
Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV) - Verrado
Buckeye, AZ
· 6:00 PM MST
- Details
Tons Of Fun
Glendale, AZ
· 6:00 PM MST
- Details
SaddleBrooke Ranch
Oracle, AZ
· 7:00 PM MST
- Details
Overture Kierland
Scottsdale, AZ
· 4:00 PM MST
- Tickets
Comedy Night with Brian Bates
Culpeper Baptist Church · Culpeper, VA
· 7:00 PM EST
What the room says afterward
Watch a few minutes of the act★★★★★5.0from 12 reviews on Google
“I have booked Mike James many times over the past 5 years for small private parties and large corporate events. He is prompt in his arrival to each venue. He dresses, acts and delivers a great show no matter how small or large the crowd. If it's comedy you're looking for I highly recommend Mike James for your event.”
“I'm the pastor at Circle of Peace, a small Christian church in the northwest valley. We've had Mike and his crew come to Circle more than once, and for good reason: They're great. Funny, fun, respectful, energetic.”
As seen on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Comedy Central
Dry Bar Comedy- Corporate Comedian of the Year
SiriusXM
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