The Biography

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