Jacqueline Novak

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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]

Early life[]

Novak was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the daughter of Gregory Novak, a retired marketing executive, and Naomi (Wall) Novak.[6] Her mother is Jewish, her father is not.[7] She is the youngest of three children.[8] The family moved to Chappaqua, New York when she was two years old.[9] She attended Horace Greeley High School there and then went on to Georgetown University.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] During this time, she wrote her memoir How to Weep in Public.[13] She put her efforts next on developing a one-person show, which eventually became the hit Off-Broadway performance Get On Your Knees.[14]

Novak has appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers and as well as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[15] She has also been on The Late Late Show with James Corden,[16] HBO's 2 Dope Queens,[17] Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,[18] and has had her own half-hour stand-up special on Comedy Central's The Half Hour.[19]

Her TV credits include appearances on Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central), Animals (HBO), and The Characters (Netflix).[20] She has also written for Broad City (Comedy Central), Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik (Comedy Central), and Soft Focus with Jena Friedman (Adult Swim).[21]

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.[22] At the time, the show was called How Embarrassing for Her.[23] After the festival, she workshopped it in Los Angeles.[24] 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.[25] Lyonne agreed to present it.[26][27] John Early was chosen as director.[28] 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.[29] Recognized on two New York Times lists, "Best Theater of 2019"[30] and "Best Comedy of 2019",[31] the show was extended several more times.[32]

A U.S. and international tour of the show was scheduled in 2020, but due to Covid-19 it has been postponed.[33]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jacqueline Novak".
  2. ^ "How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression f…".
  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. ^ 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
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ 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
  9. ^ "Local Event: Chappaqua Library Author Talk: "How to Weep in Public - Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows"". 12 August 2016.
  10. ^ "All That Chat - Message Not Found".
  11. ^ Zinoman, Jason (4 July 2019). "Her Kind of Comedy: Lewd, Vulnerable and Self-Aware". The New York Times.
  12. ^ "Jacqueline Novak, the Great Conversationalist". 16 July 2019.
  13. ^ "How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression f…".
  14. ^ "https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/jacqueline-novak-john-early-get-on-your-knees-interview.html
  15. ^ "Jacqueline Novak".
  16. ^ "'The Late Late Show' with James Corden Comic Jacqueline Novak Talks New Show". 24 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Jacqueline Novak".
  18. ^ "Jacqueline Novak".
  19. ^ "The Half Hour - Jacqueline Novak | Comedy Central US".
  20. ^ "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Wherefore Art Thou, Penis?". 6 September 2019.
  23. ^ https://www.fest-mag.com/edinburgh/comedy/jacqueline-novak-how-embarrassing-for-her
  24. ^ "Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees".
  25. ^ "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  26. ^ "Jacqueline Novak and Natasha Lyonne Talk Blow Jobs and "Big Boy Stuff"". 31 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  28. ^ "Comedian Jacqueline Novak Sets off Broadway Run with Comedy World on Its Knees". 29 May 2019.
  29. ^ "Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees Extends Again Off-Broadway". 6 September 2019.
  30. ^ Brantley, Ben; Green, Jesse; Collins-Hughes, Laura; Soloski, Alexis; Vincentelli, Elisabeth (3 December 2019). "Best Theater of 2019". The New York Times.
  31. ^ Zinoman, Jason (17 December 2019). "Best Comedy of 2019". The New York Times.
  32. ^ "Jacqueline Novak's Get on Your Knees Extends Again Off-Broadway". 7 January 2020.
  33. ^ "Jacqueline Novak's Hit Solo Show, Get on Your Knees, to Tour U.S. And England". 2 March 2020.

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