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2021
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- In the Emmy-winning workplace comedy, which premiered its sophomore season last month, James plays Ava Coleman, the school’s hilariously inept (and fan-favorite) principal who seems more interested in expanding her social media brand than alleviating the concerns of her overworked teachers.
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Actress: Black Monday. Janelle James is a New York- and Los Angeles-based comedian who can be seen on The Comedy Lineup on Netflix, Black Monday on Showtime, and Abbott Elementary. James has toured with Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, and David Cross among others, and runs the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival (now the Janelle James Comedy Festival) in ...
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James was a staff writer for The Rundown with Robin Thede (2017) and the Showtime comedy Black Monday, and also acted in a recurring role on the show. She has also appeared on the shows Crashing, Corporate, and is both a writer and voice actor for Central Park. She was a featured comic on Netflix's The Standups in 2021.
Actress: Black Monday. Janelle James is a New York- and Los Angeles-based comedian who can be seen on The Comedy Lineup on Netflix, Black Monday on Showtime, and Abbott Elementary. James has toured with Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, and David Cross among others, and runs the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival (now the Janelle James Comedy Festival) in ...
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Apr 19, 2023 · After one season, she landed a staff writer job on Showtime’s 2019 comedy series “Black Monday,” which starred Don Cheadle as an ’80s stockbroker. Then, in 2020, she was sent a script for ...
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She was a staff writer for The Rundown with Robin Thede (2017) and the Showtime comedy Black Monday, and also acted in a recurring role on the show. Janelle has also starred in the shows Crashing, Corporate, and is both a writer and voice actor for Central Park. In 2022, she hosted the ABC game show The Final Straw.
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Oct 12, 2022 · More than a decade after beginning her career as a stand-up comedian at an open mic night in Illinois, James—who has since toured with Chris Rock and Amy Schumer, and cut her teeth as a...
