Performing INSIGHT
been the featured speaker for events
sponsored by various civic and church
groups.
James is heard weekly on syndicated radio shows such as Rick and Bubba, John
Boy and Billy and Bob and Tom. Combined, these shows are broadcast to people in over 220 cities nationwide. As a result, he now has a grass-roots following
that numbers in the millions.
Gregory was born in a rural area about
twenty five miles east of Atlanta, GA. He
got his first job at the age of twelve at a
small country grocery store. By the time
he was fifteen, he was working thirtyseven hours a week, as well as going to
school. As an adult, James has worked for
the U.S. Postal Service, the Department of
Defense, and spent almost ten years as a
salesman before discovering the wonderful world of stand-up comedy.
James does not “tip-toe” through life as if
he’s walking on broken glass or egg shells.
That style is evident on stage as well. He
is not politically correct. Much of his humor is centered on brilliant observations
of crazy relatives and people obsessed
with the slightest change in weather conditions – now referred to as global warming. He delights in poking fun at modern
sensitive parents and out-of-control environmentalists. Gregory has been quoted as saying, “If you want me to be concerned about endangered species, you
need to convince me that we’re about out
of chickens.”
The James Gregory show turns the clock
back to a time when life was simpler; to a
better time, before the death of common
sense; a time when people sat on the
front porch and actually talked to each
other without a cell phone in their ear.
Gregory’s success, like his comedy, is the
direct result of the values he grew up
with. And now, twenty something years
later, it is this unique brand of humor that
packs the crowds into his sold-out shows.
The absence of vulgarity sets James apart
and his stories are carefully crafted art. “I
have lived long enough to know people,
know life”, Gregory reflects. “My comedy
is based on my life experiences. It’s real,
it’s funny and the audience loves it. That’s
why I’m still in business.” ✻
March 2015
INSIGHT