Jane Stanton

Stanton is originally from North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Stanton started her career in stand-up comedy in 2004.

In 2006, she was voted Vancouver's funniest female comedian.^[2]

In 2010, she started a weekly stand-up comedy show at Raw Canvas with Darcy Michael.^[3][4] On November 6, 2010, Stanton appeared on CBC Radio's The Debaters for the first time, opposite Michael.

Stanton opened for Ali Wong on February 13, 2015.^[5]

In 2015, she joined the group Rape is Real and Everywhere, a sexual assault-education comedy group that reimagined rape jokes.^[6][7]

Stanton recorded her album on November 10, 2017.^[8] Date Night was released August 8, 2018. It reached No. 1 on the iTunes comedy charts.^[9]

In June 2019, she quit her day job to focus on comedy full time.^[10]

On February 10, 2021, Stanton launched High School Sucked, her podcast co-created with Darcy Michael.^[11][12] The show consistently placed in Apple Podcasts top 100 shows.^[13]

Stanton is the founder of the comedy group The Queens of Comedy, headlining shows with Cass Furman, Niki Mohrdar, and Sophia Johnson.^{[14][15][16][17][18]} She also hosts Swipe Right: A Comedy Show About Dating.^[19]

Stanton executive produced Time Bandits, an Apple TV series that premiered on July 24, 2024.^[20][21][22] It was nominated for 6 awards at the 2026 Emmy Awards.^[23][24]

Stanton also appeared as herself in the Crave documentary film Happily Ever Laughter: The Darcy & Jer Story, which premiered on November 4, 2024.^[25][26]