Jacqueline Novak

Jacqueline Novak (born September 3, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and published author.[1][2] Her off-Broadway, one-woman show Get On Your Knees is a New York Times "Critic's Pick."[3] Her performance in this show has been nominated for a 2020 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.[4] Novak's memoir How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows was published by Crown in 2016.[5] She currently co-hosts a weekly wellness/comedy podcast Poog[6] with friend Kate Berlant. Poog was named one of the ten best podcasts of 2021[7] by Time Magazine, as well one of the 10 best comedy podcasts of 2021 by Vulture.[8]

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

Early life

Novak was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the daughter of Gregory Novak, a retired marketing executive, and Naomi (Wall) Novak.[9] Her mother is Jewish, her father is Christian.[10] She is the youngest of three children.[11] The family moved to Chappaqua, New York when she was two years old.[12] She attended Horace Greeley High School there and then went on to Georgetown University.[13] Novak and John Mulaney were in the same college improv troupe at Georgetown, both cast by Nick Kroll, who himself was cast in that troupe a couple of years earlier by Mike Birbiglia.[14]

Career

After graduating from college, Novak began doing stand-up in the downtown New York City comedy scene, often hosting shows with comic/actor John Early.[15] During this time, she wrote her memoir How to Weep in Public.[16] She put her efforts next on developing a one-person show, which eventually became the hit Off-Broadway performance Get On Your Knees.[17]

Novak has appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers and as well as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[18] She has also been on The Late Late Show with James Corden,[19] HBO's 2 Dope Queens,[20] Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,[21] and has had her own half-hour stand-up special on Comedy Central's The Half Hour.[22]

Her TV credits include appearances on Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central), Animals (HBO), and The Characters (Netflix).[23] She has also written for Broad City (Comedy Central), Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik (Comedy Central), and Soft Focus with Jena Friedman (Adult Swim).[24]

Get On Your Knees

Get On Your Knees began as a one-woman show Novak presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland in 2018.[25] At the time, the show was called How Embarrassing for Her.[26] After the festival, she workshopped it in Los Angeles.[27] Mike Birbiglia and Natasha Lyonne saw the show, and Birbiglia decided to produce it for a six-week Off-Broadway run at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Manhattan's West Village.[28] Lyonne agreed to present it.[29][30] John Early was chosen as director.[31] Due to its popularity, the run at Cherry Lane was extended, then moved to the larger Off-Broadway Lucille Lortel Theatre, also in the West Village.[32] Recognized on two New York Times lists, "Best Theater of 2019"[33] and "Best Comedy of 2019",[34] the show was extended several more times.[35]

A U.S. and international tour of the show was scheduled in 2020, but due to Covid-19 it was postponed.[36] The show's tour resumed in 2021 and has continued into 2022.[37]

References
  1. "Jacqueline Novak". IMDb.
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  3. Soloski, Alexis (23 July 2019). "Review: In 'Get on Your Knees,' a Comedian Goes There". The New York Times.
  4. "Nominees".
  5. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/22125249-how-to-weep-in-public.
  6. Kight, Ivy (20 August 2021). "Laughing All the Way to the Wellness Industry". The New York Times.
  7. "The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021". Time Magazine. 2 December 2021.
  8. https://www.vulture.com/article/best-comedy-podcasts-2021.
  9. Acknowledgements, How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows, Jacqueline Novak (Crown, 2016). https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/22125249-how-to-weep-in-public
  10. Chap. 6, Night Light Chats with a Half Jewish God, pg. 53, How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows, Jacqueline Novak (Crown, 2016). https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/22125249-how-to-weep-in-public
  11. Acknowledgements, How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows, Jacqueline Novak (Crown, 2016). https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/22125249-how-to-weep-in-public
  12. "Local Event: Chappaqua Library Author Talk: "How to Weep in Public - Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows"". 12 August 2016.
  13. English.georgetown.edu/2001-winners
  14. Zinoman, Jason (4 July 2019). "Her Kind of Comedy: Lewd, Vulnerable and Self-Aware". The New York Times.
  15. "Jacqueline Novak, the Great Conversationalist". 16 July 2019.
  16. "How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression f…".
  17. "https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/jacqueline-novak-john-early-get-on-your-knees-interview.html
  18. "Jacqueline Novak". IMDb.
  19. "'The Late Late Show' with James Corden Comic Jacqueline Novak Talks New Show". 24 July 2019.
  20. "Jacqueline Novak". IMDb.
  21. "Jacqueline Novak". 28 February 2020.
  22. "The Half Hour - Jacqueline Novak | Comedy Central US". 7 October 2016.
  23. "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  24. "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  25. "Wherefore Art Thou, Penis?". 6 September 2019.
  26. "Jacqueline Novak: How Embarrassing for Her". 10 August 2018.
  27. "Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees".
  28. "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  29. "Jacqueline Novak and Natasha Lyonne Talk Blow Jobs and "Big Boy Stuff"". 31 July 2019.
  30. "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  31. "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  32. "Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees Extends Again Off-Broadway". 6 September 2019.
  33. Brantley, Ben; Green, Jesse; Collins-Hughes, Laura; Soloski, Alexis; Vincentelli, Elisabeth (3 December 2019). "Best Theater of 2019". The New York Times.
  34. Zinoman, Jason (17 December 2019). "Best Comedy of 2019". The New York Times.
  35. "Jacqueline Novak's Get on Your Knees Extends Again Off-Broadway". 7 January 2020.
  36. "Jacqueline Novak's Hit Solo Show, Get on Your Knees, to Tour U.S. And England". 2 March 2020.
  37. "Jacqueline Novak Comes to London Soho Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com.
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