Janine
Harouni

Comedy writer performer


New York born Janine is a LAMDA trained actress, writer, and stand up comedian. She’s a series regular in the new sitcom
Buffering and has also been a featured stand up on The Stand Up Sketch Show, both for ITV2. 

Her debut show 'Stand up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)' was nominated for Best Newcomer at Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019 and won both the BBC New Comedy Award 2019 and Amused Moose Comedy Award 2019. The show has enjoyed sell-out runs at Soho Theatre and will soon be debuting in the US. 

She’s also one-third of multi award-winning comedy trio Muriel whose videos have racked up over 80 million views online. 



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Janine Harouni wins BBC Radio 4 Comedy Award 2019!

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Janine Harouni wins the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Award 2018!

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Jessie Cave and Janine Harouni join cast of ITV2's Buffering

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Curtis Brown clients nominated for Dave Edinburgh Comedy Awards

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Janine Harouni wins BBC Radio 4 Comedy Award 2019!

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Janine Harouni wins the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Award 2018!

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Jessie Cave and Janine Harouni join cast of ITV2's Buffering

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Curtis Brown clients nominated for Dave Edinburgh Comedy Awards

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Jessie Cave and Janine Harouni join cast of ITV2's Buffering
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Janine Harouni brings her sell-out Edinburgh show to Soho Theatre
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Curtis Brown clients nominated for Dave Edinburgh Comedy Awards
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Curtis Brown Comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2019
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Comedy Central- Ghosted Horror Stories
BBC New Comedy Award 2019 Winner
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Stand up With Janine Harouni (Edinburgh Fringe & Soho Theatre)
BBC New Comedy 2019 Winner, DAVE Edinburgh Comedy Award 2019: Best Newcomer nominee, Amused Moose 2019 Winner

Film

The Batman
Carla 
Director Matt Reeves
Starring
  • Robert Pattinson
    •
    Warner Brothers
    6th & Idaho Productions Broadcaster
    Colette
    Jeanne de Caillavet 
    Director Wash Westmoreland
    30West
    Number 9 Films
    Beast
    American Mum 
    Director Leonora Lonsdale
    Sona Films
    Creative England

    Television

    Buffering
    Thalia 
    Starring
  • Jessie Cave
    •
    Avalon Television for ITV2
    Stand Up Sketch Show
    Performer 
    Spirit Media for ITV2
    The Mash Report
    Various sketch characters 
    Zeppotron for BBC Two
    Patrick Melrose
    Funeral Parlour Receptionist 
    Director Edward Berger
    Showtime Entertainment for SKY Atlantic
    Modern Horror Stories
    Various Leads (Sketch Show) 
    Director Daniel Audritt
    Comedy Central
    T.W.A.T.S.
    Claire 
    Director Andrew Nolan
    BBC Inhouse for BBC3
    Witch Hunt
    Joanne 
    Director Andrew Nolan
    BBC Inhouse for BBC3
    Bad Laptop
    Jennifer 
    Director Andrew Nolan
    BBC Inhouse for BBC3
    Anti Social
    Mel 
    Director Daniel Audritt
    Comic Relief
    Brand Boost
    Claire 
    Director Gavin Smith
    The Comedy Unit for Universal
    Bucket
    Yoga Teacher 
    Director Rebecca Rycroft
    Company Pictures for BBC Four

    Radio

    Writer & Performer 

    BBC Radio 4: The Now Show
    Writer/Stand-Up 

    Broadcaster BBC Radio 4
    BBC New Comedy Award
    Winner of BBC Radio 4 Comedy Award 2019
    Stand-Up Comedy 
    Director Suzy Grant

    Broadcaster BBC Radio 4
    House of Ghosts: A Case for Inspector Morse
    Harriet Baxter 
    Director Marilyn Imrie

    Broadcaster BBC Radio 4
    The Clintons: The Man Scale
    Chelsea Clinton 
    Director Jonquil Panting

    Broadcaster BBC Radio 4
    The Forsytes
    Anne Forsyte 
    Director Marion Nancarrow, Gemma Jenkins

    Broadcaster BBC Radio 4
    As You Were
    Hayley 
    Director Liz Carlson, Kait Kerrigan & Brian Lowdermilk

    Broadcaster Naked Angels
    The Republicans

    Theatre

    Amused Moose Winners Showcase
    Muriel: Bad Master
    Writer/Performer 
    Director Janine Harouni, Meg Salter and Sally O'Lear
    Underbelly Edinburgh Fringe/Soho Theatre
    Scenes from 68 Years
    Various 
    Director Chris White
    Arcola/Sandpit Arts
    The Iliad
    Narrator 
    Director , Rupert Goold & Robert Icke
    The Almeida Theatre
    1984
    Julia 
    Director Robert Icke & Duncan Macmillan
    West-End/Headlong
    Twelfth Night
    Viola 
    Director James Kerr
    LAMDA
    Boys
    Sophie 
    Director Matthew Peover
    LAMDA
    Rabbit
    Emily 
    Director isa Spirling
    LAMDA
    The Rivals
    Lydia Languish 
    Director James Kerr
    LAMDA
    Ronnie Scotts gig

    Commercial

    Hello Fresh (Commercial)