Janine Harouni

Janine Harouni is a UK-based American stand-up comedian and actress. Early life Harouni was raised in Staten Island, New York City by a Lebanese-American father and a mother of Irish and Italian ancestry. In 2009, Harouni was grievously injured when a car crashed into a parked vehicle she was in, breaking her pelvis, femur, legs, and wrists. She moved to London in 2012. 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. Harouni performed well received shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019 and 2023.