Jacqueline Novak

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 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]

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]

• Jacqueline Novak Official Site
• Jacqueline Novak at IMDb