Her writing credits include Black Monday, and she acted on the programs Crashing, Corporate, and Central Park.
[4] While in high school, James stood in line for 12 hours to audition for one of the three annual renditions of MTV's Wanna Be a VJ, which ran from 1998 to 2000.
[6][7] She described her style of comedy as "just talking shit"[6] and her stand-up includes a range of topics such as the Trump administration, motherhood, being a woman over 35, and dating.
[8] James named Bill Burr, Hadiyah Robinson, John Early, Wanda Sykes, Richard Pryor, and Kareem Green as favorite comedians.
[11] James was a staff writer for The Rundown with Robin Thede (2017) and the Showtime comedy Black Monday, and also acted in a recurring role on the show.