Janeane Garofalo
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Janeane Garofalo (
Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on
Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene.
Early life
Garofalo was born in
While studying history at
Entertainment career
Stand-up comedy
Garofalo officially began her career in stand-up comedy in the mid-1980s during the pre-grunge era. Her appearance was often in line with very mid-1980s style: disheveled with thick black glasses and unkempt hair. Her comedy is often self deprecating; she has made fun of popular culture and the pressures on women to conform to body image ideals promoted by the media.
When in San Francisco, Garofalo was a frequent guest at the San Francisco Comedy Condo.
Garofalo's comedy shows involve her and her notebook, which is filled with years' worth of article clippings and random observations she references for direct quotes during her act. Garofalo has said that she does not tell jokes as much as make observations designed to get laughs. She was part of the alternative comedy scene in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, appearing at Un-Cabaret and other venues and co-created the "Eating It" alternative stand-up comedy show, which ran at Luna Lounge on the Lower East Side of New York City between 1995 and 2005, frequently hosting the show and appearing as a performer.
She appeared on HBO's
Film career
Garofalo has performed a variety of roles in more than 50 feature films, playing leading or large roles in The Truth About Cats & Dogs, I Shot a Man in Vegas, The Matchmaker, Clay Pigeons, Steal This Movie!, Sweethearts, Mystery Men, The Independent, Wet Hot American Summer, Manhood, Ash Tuesday, and Bad Parents.
Her first movie role, filmed the year before she appeared on national television, was a brief comical appearance as a counter worker in a burger joint in
Her further television work and supporting roles in feature films included Bye Bye Love and Now and Then, and a leading role in I Shot a Man in Vegas. In 1996 she was cast in the starring role in the romantic comedy The Truth About Cats & Dogs, a variation on Cyrano de Bergerac, which featured Uma Thurman in the top-billed but smaller role as a beautiful but vapid model, while Garofalo played a highly intelligent radio host. Initially an independent film, it became a studio movie when Thurman joined the project.
Based on the success of that film, a producer offered Garofalo the part of Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire with Tom Cruise if she could lose weight. After trimming down, however, she learned that Renée Zellweger had received the part.[7]
She turned down the role of television reporter Gale Weathers in Wes Craven's Scream because she thought the film would be too violent: "I said I didn't want to be in a movie where a teen girl was disemboweled. I didn't know it turned out so good, and it was a funny movie."[8]
Following up The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Garofalo played the
In 2000, she portrayed
In 2002, she played Catherine Connolly in The Laramie Project and in 2003, she starred in Manhood and Ash Tuesday, and appeared in the crime film Wonderland. She played a supporting role in Jiminy Glick in Lalawood in 2004.
A puppet version of Garofalo appeared (and was graphically killed off) in the 2004 movie Team America: World Police; while Garofalo was irritated by the parody, she was more upset by the filmmakers' lack of correspondence. "I ran into them in the street, Trey and the other guy, and I said to them, 'The least you could do is send me a puppet.' And they said OK, took my address down ... and never sent me a puppet! So while Team America bothered me, the fact they didn't send me my puppet, that bothered me even more."[9]
In 2005, she played the ex-wife of a man coping with the reverberations of a divorce in
Television career
Garofalo's big break came in 1990 after meeting
Her first exposure on national television came soon thereafter by way of her appearance as a stand-up comic on MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour. Subsequently, her first television series debut was on the short-lived Ben Stiller Show on Fox in 1992, on which she was a cast member alongside longtime friends Bob Odenkirk and Andy Dick.
A chance meeting on the set of that show led her to being offered the role of
Following SNL, Garofalo appeared in a plethora of guest star roles: the grown-up daughter of the Buchmans on the final episode of Mad About You; Jerry Seinfeld's female counterpart (and, briefly, fiancée) Jeannie Steinman on Seinfeld; a recurring correspondent on Michael Moore's TV Nation, and a former girlfriend of Dave Foley's character on NewsRadio. She provided the voice for the weekly conversations between the series lead and an older friend (Garofalo) in Felicity. Two television pilots starring Garofalo, the 2003 ABC show Slice O'Life about a reporter consigned to sappy human interest stories appearing at the end of news broadcasts, and the 2005 NBC program All In, based on the life of poker star Annie Duke, were not picked up by their respective networks.
Throughout the 2005–06 television season, Garofalo appeared on
In 2006, she provided the voice for the animated character "Bearded Clam" on Comedy Central's Freak Show. In 2007, she wrote a dedication for the mini-book included in the six-DVD box-set of the 1994 cult series My So-Called Life.
Garofalo had segments entitled "the disquisition" in several episodes of the 2007 season of
In 2014, she portrayed Lyla, an entertainment lawyer, in seven episodes of the TV series
Writing
Garofalo co-wrote a comedic
Political views
Garofalo has been open and outspoken regarding her liberal political views. She is a feminist. In an interview for Geek Monthly magazine, she stated that she was raised in a conservative family.[17]
She has appeared with political figures such as
She became more prominent as a liberal when she voiced opposition to what became the
Prior to the 2003 Iraq War, she took a position on the alleged threat posed by
In March 2003, she took part in the Code Pink anti-war march in Washington, D.C. That autumn, she served as emcee at several stops on the Tell Us the Truth tour, a political-themed concert series featuring Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, and others. Throughout the year, Garofalo also actively campaigned for Howard Dean. While on Fox News' program The Pulse, O'Reilly asked Garofalo what she would do if her predictions that the Iraq war would be a disaster were to turn out wrong. Garofalo stated:[22]
I would be so willing to say, 'I'm sorry'. I hope to God that I can be made a buffoon of, that people will say, 'You were wrong. You were a fatalist.' And I will go to the White House on my knees on cut glass and say, 'Hey, you and Thomas Friedman were right ... I shouldn't have doubted you ...'
— Janeane Garofalo, Fox News interview
Garofalo said she had misgivings in 2007 about the depiction of torture in the television series 24 but joined the cast because "being unemployed and being flattered that someone wanted to work with me outweighed my stance".[23]
In April 2009, Garofalo drew criticism from The Washington Times when she denounced Tea Party protests, which she referred to as racist.[24] She has continued to criticize Tea Party protesters.[25]
Air America Radio
In late March 2004, Garofalo became a co-host for
Garofalo commented on her show of April 28, 2006 supporting the
Personal life
Garofalo struggled with alcoholism, stating in a 2021 interview that she gave up drinking in 2001.[27][28]
Garofalo married Robert Cohen, then a writer for The Ben Stiller Show, in Las Vegas in 1991. She later explained it was intended as a joke, the pair thinking that the marriage was not binding unless it was filed at a local courthouse. It was discovered later, when Cohen tried to marry someone else, that the marriage was indeed legal. The union was dissolved in 2012.[29]
Garofalo self-identifies as asexual.[30][31]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Late for Dinner | Cashier | |
1992 | That's What Women Want | Jennifer | Short film |
1994 | Reality Bites | Vickie Miner | |
Suspicious | Woman | Short film | |
1995 | Bye Bye Love | Lucille | |
I Shot a Man in Vegas | Gale | ||
Coldblooded | Honey | ||
Now and Then | Wiladene | ||
1996 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Abby Barnes | |
The Cable Guy | Melinda | ||
Larger than Life | Mo | ||
1997 | Sweethearts | Jasmine | |
Touch | Kathy Worthington | ||
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Heather Mooney | ||
The Matchmaker | Marcy Tizard | ||
Cop Land | Deputy Sheriff Cindy Betts | ||
1998 | Clay Pigeons | Agent Dale Shelby | |
Kiki's Delivery Service | Ursula | Voice — Disney English dub | |
Thick as Thieves
|
Anne | ||
Permanent Midnight | Jana Farmer | ||
Half Baked | "I'm Only Creative When I Smoke" Smoker | ||
The Thin Pink Line | Joyce Wintergarden-Dingle | ||
1999 | The Bumblebee Flies Anyway | Dr. Harriman/Handyman | |
Torrance Rises | Herself | Short film | |
Can't Stop Dancing | Belinda Peck | ||
Mystery Men | The Bowler/Carol | ||
Dogma | Liz | ||
The Independent | Paloma Fineman | ||
200 Cigarettes | Ellie | ||
The Minus Man | Ferrin | ||
2000 | Dog Park | Jeri | |
Steal This Movie! | Anita Hoffman | ||
Titan A.E. | Stith | Voice | |
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Minnie Mogul | ||
The Cherry Picker | Short film | ||
What Planet Are You From? | Nervous Woman | ||
2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Beth | |
2002 | Martin & Orloff | Hairdresser | |
Big Trouble | Officer Monica Romero | ||
2003 | Manhood | Jill | |
The Laramie Project | Catherine Connolly | ||
The Search for John Gissing | Linda Barnes | ||
Housekeeping | Hotel Employee | Short film; voice role | |
Wonderland | Joy Miller | ||
Ash Tuesday | Liz | ||
Nobody Knows Anything! | Patty | ||
2004 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Dee Dee | |
2005 | Duane Hopwood | Linda | |
The Peace Patriots | Narrator | Documentary film[32] | |
Stay | Beth Levy | ||
2006 | The Wild | Bridget the Giraffe | Voice role |
2007 | Ratatouille | Colette Tatou[33] | Voice role Nominated – Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
|
Southland Tales | General Teena MacArthur | ||
The Ten | Beth Soden | ||
Then She Found Me | Herself | ||
2008 | The Guitar | Dr. Murray | |
2009 | Labor Pains | Claire | |
Love Hurts | Hannah Rosenbloom | ||
2012 | General Education
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Gale Collins | |
Bad Parents | Kathy | ||
Mighty Fine | Older Natalie | Voice role | |
2013 | Satan, Hold My Hand | Sheryl | Short film |
2014 | A Little Game | Sarah Kuftinec | |
Free the Nipple | Anouk | ||
2015 | 3rd Street Blackout | June Sherman | |
2016 | Little Boxes | Helena | |
The American Side | Agent Barry | ||
The Happys | Luann | ||
2017 | Sandy Wexler | Herself | |
Speech & Debate | Marie | ||
Submission | Magda Moynahan | ||
2018 | A Bread Factory | Jordan | |
Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate | Magda | ||
2019 | Come as You Are | Liz | |
Mercy Black | Dr. Ward | ||
2020 | Asking For It | Cheryl | |
2021 | The God Committee | Valerie Gilroy | |
Flora & Ulysses | Marissa | ||
2022 | The Apology | Gretchen Sullivan |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992–1993 | The Ben Stiller Show | Various characters | 13 episodes |
1992–1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | Paula | 47 episodes |
1993 | Tales of the City | Coppola Woman | Miniseries |
1994 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Ms. Brackett | Episode: "X=WHY?" |
1994–1995 | Saturday Night Live | Various characters | 14 episodes |
1995 | Duckman | Moonbeam (voice) | Episode: "The Germ Turns" |
1995 | NewsRadio | Nancy | Episode: "Sweeps Week" |
1995 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Wife | Episode: "What to Think" |
1995 | The State
|
herself | Halloween Special |
1995 | TV Nation | Correspondent | |
1995 | HBO Comedy Half-Hour | Herself | Stand-up special |
1996 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Janeane (voice) | Episode: "Drinky the Drunk Guy" |
1996 | Ellen | Chloe Korban | Episode: "Two Mammograms and a Wedding" |
1996 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Herself | Episode: "Late Show" |
1996 | Seinfeld | Jeannie Steinman | 2 episodes |
1996 | 1996 MTV Movie Awards | Co-host | With Ben Stiller |
1997 | Home Improvement | Tina | Episode: "A Funny Valentine" |
1997 | HBO Comedy Hour | Herself | Stand-up special |
1997 | Law & Order | Greta Heiss | 2 episodes |
1997 | The Chris Rock Show | Girlfriend (voice) | Episode: "#2.12" |
1998 | Felicity | Sally Reardon (voice) | 14 episodes |
1998, 2011 | The Simpsons | Herself (voice) | 2 episodes |
1999 | Mad About You | Mabel Buchman | Episode: "The Final Frontier" |
1999 | The Tom Green Show | Herself | |
2000 | The Sopranos | Herself | Episode: "D-Girl" |
2000 | Strangers with Candy | Cassie Pines | 2 episodes |
2000 | Ed | Liz Stevens | Episode: "Pilot" |
2003 | King of the Hill | Sheila (voice) | Episode: "Night and Deity" |
2004 | The King of Queens | Trish | Episode: " Cheap Saks "
|
2004 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Donna (voice) | Episode: "Hypno-Germ" |
2004 | Tanner on Tanner | Herself | 2 episodes |
2005 | Nadine in Date Land | Nadine Barnes | TV film |
2005 | Stella
|
Jane Burroughs | Episode: "Novel" |
2005–2006 | The West Wing | Louise Thornton | 15 episodes |
2006 | Freak Show | The Bearded Clam (voice) | 7 episodes |
2006 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Herself (voice) | Episode: "Couple's Therapy" |
2007 | Two and a Half Men | Sharon | Episode: "Media Room Slash Dungeon" |
2008 | Girl's Best Friend | Mary | Television film |
2008 | Wainy Days | David's Mom | Episode: "Angel" |
2009 | Greek | Professor Freeman | Episode: "Endangered Species" |
2009 | 24 | Janis Gold | 21 episodes |
2009 | Head Case | Herself | Episode: "The Wedding Ringer" |
2009 | Noddy in Toyland
|
Noddy (US Version) | |
2010 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Brent's Boss | Episode: "Where Todd and Brent Misjudge the Mood of a Solemn Day" |
2010–2011 | Ideal | Tilly | 13 episodes |
2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Beth Griffith | 13 episodes |
2012 | Metalocalypse | Abigail Remeltindrinc (voice) | 5 episodes |
2012 | Ugly Americans | (voice) | Episode: "The Dork Knight" |
2012–2013 | Delocated | Susan Shapiro | 9 episodes |
2014 | Inside Amy Schumer | Sharon Overwood | Episode: "Slow Your Roll" |
2014–2015 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Lyla | 7 episodes |
2014–2019 | Broad City | Monica | 3 episodes |
2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Beth | 7 episodes |
2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Eve | 3 episodes |
2016 | Nightcap | Janeane Garofalo | Episode: "The Horny Host" |
2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Herself | Variety special |
2017 | Gap Year | Sam | 2 episodes |
2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Beth | 7 episodes |
2018 | Baroness von Sketch Show | Herself / Pay Equity Meeting Attendee / Lawyer | Episode: "Sex and Things and Whispers" |
2018 | The Shivering Truth | (voice) | Main role |
2019 | Stumptown | Janet Withers | Episode: "Bad Alibis" |
2020 | Joe Pera Talks With You
|
Herself | Cameo |
2021 | Younger | Cass DeKennessy | 6 episodes |
2021 | Billions | Dawn Winslow | 2 episodes |
2022–present | We Baby Bears | Madame Malin (voice) | 4 episodes |
2023 | Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Carol | Episode: "Car Fished" |
Music videos
- "Angel Mine" (Cowboy Junkies) (1996)
Documentaries
- New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
- Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks (2003)
- Dangerous Living: Coming Out In The Developing World(2003)
- Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)
- HBO
- I Am Comic (2010)
- Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
- Sticky: A (Self) Love Story (2016)
- Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 (2021)
Books
- Feel This Book: An Essential Guide to Self-Empowerment, Spiritual Supremacy, and Sexual Satisfaction ISBN 0-694-52146-9 (with Ben Stiller)
See also
References
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