Janine Harouni
{{short description|American comedian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox comedian
| name = Janine Harouni
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| medium = {{hlist|Stand-up comedy|television|film}}
| spouse = Andrew Nolan
| website = {{URL|https://www.janineharouni.com/}}
}}
Janine Harouni is a UK-based American stand-up comedian and actress.{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2019-08-11 |title=Janine Harouni review – a standup attempt to forgive Trump-voting dad |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/12/stand-up-with-janine-harouni-review |access-date=2023-08-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
Early life
Harouni was raised in Staten Island, New York City by a Lebanese-American father and a mother of Irish and Italian ancestry.{{Cite web |last=Lovallo |first=Lauren |date=2021-08-12 |title=Trump, trauma and South Shore family: Janine Harouni's acclaimed stand-up comedy show tackles the relatable |url=https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2021/08/trump-trauma-and-nyc-family-janine-harounis-acclaimed-stand-up-comedy-show-tackles-the-relatable.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Silive.com |language=en}} In 2009, Harouni was grievously injured when a car crashed into a parked vehicle she was in, breaking her pelvis, femur, legs, and wrists.{{Cite web |last=Dessau |first=Bruce |date=2019-06-05 |title=Janine Harouni on learning to walk again and her dad voting for Trump |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/janine-harouni-interview-comedy-standup-a4159826.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}} She moved to London in 2012.{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Jay |date=15 August 2019 |title=Comedy review: Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated), Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/comedy-review-stand-up-with-janine-harouni-please-remain-seated-pleasance-courtyard-edinburgh-1410523 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=The Scotsman}}
Career
= Stand-up comedy =
In 2018, Harouni won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year. She won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2019.{{Cite web |date=2018-12-04 |title=Janine Harouni wins Laughing Horse New Act competition |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/5125/janine_harouni_competition_win/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award winner 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/introducing-comedy-award/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=BBC.com |language=en}}
In 2019, Harouni performed a well received debut show, Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.{{Cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |date=2023-08-07 |title=Janine Harouni: Man'oushe at Edinburgh festival review — deft dispatches from the third trimester |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/janine-harouni-manoushe-review-edinburgh-festivals-2023-v2kfh99q9 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-08-08 |work=TheTimes.co.uk |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}{{Cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |date=2019-08-08 |title=Janine Harouni review — the platonic ideal of a comedy show |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/janine-harouni-review-the-platonic-ideal-of-a-comedy-show-wwrbf8hgr |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-08-08 |work=TheTimes.co.uk |language=en |issn=0140-0460}} She was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at that year's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. She returned to the Fringe in 2023, performing Man'oushe while heavily pregnant, and was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award.{{Cite web |last=Healy |first=Rachael |date=12 January 2024 |title=Janine Harouni: 'When you're pregnant you're massive. It felt powerful to be big on stage' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jan/12/janine-harouni-comedian-manoushe-miscarriage-grief-pregnancy |access-date=19 January 2024 |website=The Guardian}}
= Acting =
Harouni played Thalia in the ITV show Buffering from 2021–2023,{{Cite web |last=Creamer |first=Jon |date=2022-09-16 |title=Iain Stirling's Buffering gets second ITV2 run |url=https://www.televisual.com/news/iain-stirlings-buffering-gets-second-itv2-run/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Televisual}} and appeared as Carla Diaz in The Batman (2022).{{Cite web |title=Janine Harouni on starring in The Batman - CelebAbility |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/celebability/videos/24368/janine-harouni-on-starring-in-the-batman/ |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}
Personal life
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2014
| A Viewfinder | Luz | Short film |
| 2017
| Anti Social: Comic Relief | Mel | Short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Colette | Jeanne de Caillavet | |
| Beast
| American Mum | Short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Carla | |
| The People We Hate at the Wedding
| Young Woman at Airport | |
| 2023
| Thin Skinned | Jess Keaton | Short film |
= Television =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2017
| Bucket | Yoga Teacher | Episode 4 |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Funeral Parlour Receptionist | Mini-series; Episode 1: "Bad News" |
| Modern Horror Stories
| Kara / Jeanette / Doctor / Lauren / Samantha | Mini-series; 6 episodes |
| 2018–2020
| BBC Quickies | Janine | Mini-series; 5 episodes |
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| Miss Truth | Series 2; Episode 5: "The Light That Guides You Through" |
| Modern Horror Stories Does Comic Relief
| (unknown) | Mini-series; 3 episodes |
| Super Unit
| Winter Leigh | Mini-series; Episode 1: "Bumfield Council Division" |
| Very Valentine
| Pamela | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Various characters | Series 2; Episodes 1 & 4: "Holidays" and "Modern Life" |
| Comedians Giving Lectures
| Herself - Guest Lecturer | Series 2; Episode 2 |
| rowspan="2" | 2021–2023
| Thalia | Series 1 & 2; 11 episodes |
| The Stand Up Sketch Show
| Various characters | Series 3–5; 5 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Riley | Series 1; Episode 5 |
| Question Team
| Herself - Panellist | Series 2; Episode 4 |
| 2023
| Herself - Contestant | Series 15; Episode 25 |
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Meg Coker | Episode 3: "Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost" |
| Bob's Burgers
| Dania (voice) | Series 15; Episode 3: "Colon-y the Dronely" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Hrist (voice) | English version |
| Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission
| Red Four (voice) | |
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| Mallory (voice) / Various voices | |
| Need for Speed: Payback
| Natasha Nova (voice) | |
| Star Wars: Battlefront II
| Voice Talent / Acting Talent (voice) | |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 2
| Newt (voice) | English version |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Laracer (voice) | |
| Insurgency: Sandstorm
| Assassin (voice) | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space | Amy (voice) | English version |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint
| Dr. Maggie Hanover / Deep State DLC (voice) | |
| 2020
| Haven | Yu (Female) (voice) | |
| 2022
| Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | (unknown) (voice) | |
References
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External links
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Category:Actresses from Staten Island
Category:American expatriates in the United Kingdom
Category:American expatriate actresses
Category:American expatriates in England
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American people of Lebanese descent
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:American women comedians