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Jacqueline Novak
Born(1982-09-03)September 3, 1982(age 42)
Winston-Salem,North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materGeorgetown University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian

Jacqueline Novak(born September 3, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and published author. Her off-Broadway, one-woman showGet On Your Kneeswas aNew York Times"Critic's Pick.",[1]and her performance was nominated for a 2020Drama Desk Awardfor Outstanding Solo Performance.[2]In 2024,Get On Your Kneeswas made into aNetflixspecial, directed byNatasha Lyonne.[3][4]for which she received a 2024Emmynomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.[5]

Novak's memoirHow to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knowswas published byThree Rivers Press,an imprint ofCrown,in 2016.[6]She currently co-hosts a weekly wellness/comedy podcastPoog[7]with friendKate Berlant.Poogwas named one of the ten best podcasts of 2021[8]byTime Magazine,as well one of the 10 best comedy podcasts of 2021 byVulture.[9]

Early life

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Novak was born inWinston-Salem, North Carolina,the daughter of Gregory Novak, a retired marketing executive, and Naomi (Wall) Novak.[10]Her mother is Jewish, her father's parents were Christian.[11]She is the youngest of three children.[10]The family moved toChappaqua, New Yorkwhen she was two years old.[12]She attendedHorace Greeley High Schoolthere and then went on toGeorgetown University.[13]Novak andJohn Mulaneywere in the same collegeimprovtroupe at Georgetown, both cast byNick Kroll,who himself was cast in that troupe a couple of years earlier byMike Birbiglia.[14]

Career

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After graduating from college, Novak began doing stand-up in the downtown New York City comedy scene, often hosting shows with comic/actorJohn Early.[15]During this time, she wrote her memoirHow to Weep in Public.She put her efforts next on developing a one-person show, which eventually became the hit Off-Broadway performanceGet On Your Knees.[15]

Novak has appeared onLate Night with Seth Meyersand as well asThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[16]She has also been onThe Late Late Show with James Corden,[17]HBO's2 Dope Queens,[16]Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,[18]and has had her own half-hour stand-up special onComedy Central'sThe Half Hour.[19]

Her TV credits include appearances onInside Amy Schumer(Comedy Central),Animals(HBO), andThe Characters(Netflix).[20]She has also written forBroad City(Comedy Central),Good Talk withAnthony Jeselnik(Comedy Central), andSoft Focus with Jena Friedman(Adult Swim).[20]

Since 2020, Novak has also co-hosted the comedy wellness podcast "POOG" alongside comedianKate Berlant.[7]

Get On Your Knees

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Get On Your Kneesbegan as a one-woman show Novak presented at theEdinburgh Festival Fringein Scotland in 2018.[21]At the time, the show was calledHow Embarrassing for Her.[22]After the festival, she workshopped it in Los Angeles.[23]Mike Birbiglia andNatasha Lyonnesaw the show, and Birbiglia decided to produce it for a six-week Off-Broadway run at theCherry Lane TheatreinManhattan'sWest Village.[20]Lyonne agreed to present it.[24][20]John Early was chosen as director.[20]Due to its popularity, the run at Cherry Lane was extended, then moved to the larger Off-BroadwayLucille Lortel Theatre,also in the West Village.[25]Recognized on twoNew York Timeslists, "Best Theater of 2019"[26]and "Best Comedy of 2019",[27]the show was extended several more times.[28]

A U.S. and international tour of the show was scheduled in 2020, but due to COVID-19 it was postponed.[29]The show's tour resumed in 2021 and continued into 2022.[30]

Get On Your Kneeswas released as a Netflix comedy special directed byNatasha Lyonneon January 23, 2024.[4]She received a 2024Emmynomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for theNetflixspecial.[31]

References

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  1. ^Soloski, Alexis (July 23, 2019)."Review: In 'Get on Your Knees,' a Comedian Goes There".The New York Times.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  2. ^"Nominees".Drama Desk Award.Archived fromthe originalon June 12, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  3. ^Battan, Carrie (January 15, 2024)."The Anxious Precision of Jacqueline Novak's Comedy".The New Yorker.RetrievedJanuary 19,2024.
  4. ^abMaloy, Ashley Fetters (January 22, 2024)."Jacqueline Novak's Netflix special is a manifesto on sex and power".The Washington Post.
  5. ^Emmys.com[1]
  6. ^"How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows".Publishers Weekly.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  7. ^abKnight, Ivy (August 20, 2021)."Laughing All the Way to the Wellness Industry".The New York Times.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  8. ^Dockterman, Eliana (December 2, 2021)."The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021".Time Magazine.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  9. ^James, Becca; Aurora, Akanksha; Hershon, Marc; Marr, Anna; Gularte, Alejandra; Cesiro, Leigh; Jacobs, Noah; Goldstein, Pablo (December 15, 2021)."The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of 2021: Featuring Aack Cast, Las Culturistas, Keeping Records, and more".Vulture.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  10. ^abNovak, Jacqueline (2016). "Acknowledgements".How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows.Crown. p. 243.ISBN9780804139717.
  11. ^Novak, Jacqueline (2016). "Night Light Chats with a Half Jewish God".How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows.Crown. p. 53.ISBN9780804139717.
  12. ^"Local Event: Chappaqua Library Author Talk: 'How to Weep in Public - Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows'".Patch.com.August 12, 2016.[dead link]
  13. ^"2001 Award Winners".georgetown.edu.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  14. ^Zinoman, Jason (July 4, 2019)."Her Kind of Comedy: Lewd, Vulnerable and Self-Aware".The New York Times.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  15. ^ab"Jacqueline Novak, the Great Conversationalist".Vulture.July 16, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  16. ^ab"Jacqueline Novak".IMDb.
  17. ^"'The Late Late Show' with James Corden: Comic Jacqueline Novak Talks New Show ".July 24, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on December 9, 2019.
  18. ^"Jacqueline Novak".apeconcerts.com.February 28, 2020.
  19. ^"The Half Hour - Jacqueline Novak".Comedy Central.October 7, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  20. ^abcdeEvans, Greg (May 29, 2019)."Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees".Deadline.com.
  21. ^Jung, E. Alex (September 6, 2019)."Wherefore Art Thou, Penis?".Vulture.RetrievedJanuary 24,2024.
  22. ^Morgan, Fergus (August 10, 2018)."Jacqueline Novak: How Embarrassing for Her".Fest Magazine.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  23. ^"Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees".
  24. ^Lyonne, Natasha; Nechamkin, Sarah (July 31, 2019)."Jacqueline Novak and Natasha Lyonne Talk Blow Jobs and 'Big Boy Stuff'".Interview.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  25. ^Clement, Olivia (September 6, 2019)."Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees Extends Again Off-Broadway".Playbill.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  26. ^Brantley, Ben; Green, Jesse; Collins-Hughes, Laura; Soloski, Alexis; Vincentelli, Elisabeth (December 3, 2019)."Best Theater of 2019".The New York Times.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  27. ^Zinoman, Jason (December 17, 2019)."Best Comedy of 2019".The New York Times.
  28. ^Clement, Olivia (January 7, 2020)."Jacqueline Novak's Get on Your Knees Extends Again Off-Broadway".Playbill.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  29. ^Clement, Olivia (March 2, 2020)."Jacqueline Novak's Hit Solo Show, Get on Your Knees, to Tour U.S. And England".Playbill.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  30. ^"Jacqueline Novak Comes to London Soho Theatre".BroadwayWorld.com.
  31. ^Emmys.com[2]
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