Working his way around the Irish standup circuit, Stanley began playing in rooms such as The Comedy Cellar, which he would later go on to run, and the Laughter Lounge as well as clubs around the country and in the UK.
He featured in a number of TV programmes in Ireland and the UK at the time including Young, Gifted & Broke and Take The Mic both on ITV.
He has made ten appearances at The Cat Laughs in Kilkenny, including two sold out solo shows in 2010 & 2011.
Mish Mash went on to be performed at both the Cat Laughs and the Vodafone Comedy Festival to sell out crowds.
He was also invited to the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal where he performed alongside Ardal O'Hanlon, Colm O'Regan and Neil Delamere as part of the O'Comics show.