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Alia Janine
Woman wearing black glasses on a stage in front of the words "Gotham Comedy Club, New York City", speaking into a microphone and glancing to the right of the stage
Janine in 2014
Born1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupations
Websitehttp://www.aliajanine.com

Alia Janine (born 1977 or 1978[1]) is an American stand-up comedian and former pornographic film actress.[2][1]

Pornographic film career

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Janine was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After high school, she worked as a stripper, security guard, and armored car driver. She entered the pornographic film industry at age 30, and starred in more than 150 films in a span of four years.[2]

As a porn performer, Janine spoke widely about the adult industry's Measure B and testing protocols. She has appeared on Russia TV, as well as multiple blogs, radio shows, podcasts, and video interviews to voice her opinion on Measure B and the testing procedures.[3]

Mainstream film and television

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Janine has been featured in music videos, television talk shows, news, and radio shows, as well as cable and feature films.[4] She appeared on Playboy TV's original series Foursome as herself.[5] Janine received a 2015 AVN Award nomination for Mainstream Star of the Year.[6]

Comedy career

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Janine began her comedy career in 2010 when she appeared on Sam Tripoli's The Naughty Show and in skits at the Hollywood Improv.[7] After retiring from the adult film industry, Janine moved to New York, took classes at the Manhattan Comedy School,[8] and started a podcast, the Scatterbrains Podcast.[1] Janine has trained at the Comedy Cellar in New York City, and at Gotham Comedy Club through the Manhattan Comedy School. She has also studied improvisational comedy and sketch writing at Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City.[8]

Janine has hosted comedy shows at The Cutting Room in New York City[2][1] and performed at other New York comedy clubs including The Creek & The Cave, New York Comedy Club, Upright Citizens Brigade, and Gotham Comedy Club.[8][9][10][11][12] She has hosted touring comedy shows with her company, Hardcore Comedy Entertainment.[13][14][15]

In November 2014, Janine announced the launch of a podcast network, The Misfits Podcast Network, hosting a wide variety of podcast shows.[16] She recorded a live episode for the Milwaukee Comedy Festival with the Whormones Podcast.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Dickson, E.J. (November 4, 2014). "Retired Porn Star Alia Janine's Next Act is Standup Comedy". The Daily Dot (interview). Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Murdock, Sebastian (June 5, 2015). "Meet The Funniest Porn Star On Earth, Alia Janine". HuffPost (podcast). Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Alia Janine Takes Her Measure B Fight to the Airwaves". AVN (press release). September 26, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Former Porn Star Alia Janine On Today's Berman Show Pot-Cast Brought To You By Verde Media Group Inc" (press release). PR Newswire. May 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016 – via Syndicate.Pinksheets.com.[self-published source]
  5. ^ Speiser, Lainie (2011). Confessions of the Hundred Hottest Porn Stars. Beverly, Mass.: Quiver. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-59233-477-3.
  6. ^ "Alia Janine Presents 2nd Cut-Throat Comedy Show December 3". AVN. December 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "The Naughty Show is Barely Legal with 18th Show". AVN (press release). January 24, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Nieratko, Chris (August 1, 2014). "Alia Janine Can Take a Dick and a Joke". Vice (interview). Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  9. ^ "Alia Janine Does Stand-up at NYC's Village Underground, June 23". AVN (press release). June 17, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  10. ^ "Smut! Hosted By Jonas Barnes w/ Lauryn Petrie, Alia Janine, Christian Finnegan, Luis J. Gomez, Yannis Pappas, Adrienne Iapalucci, and More!". n.d. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015 – via LaughStub.com.
  11. ^ "Alia Janine to Perform at UCB Theater Friday at Midnight". AVN. December 11, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  12. ^ "Alia Janine - Comedian - Tickets". New York Comedy Club. n.d. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  13. ^ "About". Hardcore Comedy Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017.
  14. ^ "Hardcore Comedy Entertainment Returns To HQNYC This Friday". AVN (press release). May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  15. ^ "Hardcore Comedy Show: Columbus Comes to Exxxotica". AVN (press release). August 22, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  16. ^ "Alia Janine Launches The Misfits Network For Podcasts". AVN (press release). November 19, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  17. ^ Maas, Tyler (March 21, 2016). "Tracklist: 11 Notable (Active) Comedians with Wisconsin Roots". Milwaukee Record. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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