History Creator / JaneaneGarofalo

** Garofalo later received an offer to play Gale in ''Film/{{Scream|1996}}'' (played by Creator/CourtneyCox in the film) and was Creator/DavidFincher's first choice to play Marla in ''Film/FightClub''; she turned both down.

** She played Princess Fiona opposite Chris Farley in the first soundtrack for ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}''. After [[DiedDuringProduction Farley's death]], both parts were completely changed and Janeane's sarcastic princess no longer worked.

In the 2000s, her acting largely took a backseat to work as a liberal political pundit, most prominently as host of her own show on the short-lived Air America Radio. Today, though her acting career is virtually nonexistent, Garofalo circulates around the New York comedy club scene, performing [[RecordedAndStandUpComedy stand-up]] for live audiences.

A [[RecordedAndStandUpComedy stand up comic]] by trade, she was first discovered during a comedy talent search by {{Showtime}}. Her TV debut was on ''Series/TheBenStillerShow'' ([[Creator/{{Fox}} the second one]]), which resulted in Garofalo and Creator/BenStiller [[RomanceOnTheSet getting cozy]] for a while. A lucky break landed her the role of Paula on ''Series/TheLarrySandersShow'', netting her two Emmy nominations.

* Bridget (voice) in ''WesternAnimation/TheWild''

** Garofalo later received an offer to play Gale in ''Film/{{Scream|1996}}'' (played by Courtney Cox in the film) and was Creator/DavidFincher's first choice to play Marla in ''Film/FightClub''; she turned both down.

* Lyla on ''Girlfriend Guide to Divorce'' (2015- )

In the 2000s, her acting has largely taken a backseat to her current work as a liberal political pundit, most prominently as host of her own show on the short-lived Air America Radio.

* {{Meganekko}}: She often wears the black-rimmed glasses that she wears in real life. She is sometimes portrayed as attractive, but other times she's rather infamously cast as HollywoodHomely.

** She played Princess Fiona opposite Chris Farley in the first soundtrack for ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}''. After [[ActorExistenceFailure Farley's death]], both parts were completely changed and Janeane's sarcastic princess no longer worked.

* Abigail Remeltintdric (voice) on ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' (2006-2013)

* Abigail Remeltintdric (voice) on WesternAnimation/''{{Metalocalypse}}'' (2006-2013)

* AmbiguouslyJewish: Her characters in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''Film/WetHotAmericanSummer'' are, though she is herself not.
* BrainyBrunette: Often plays intelligent characters and almost always sports her naturally black hair.

* MoneyDearBoy: her cited reason for working on ''24'' -- that and being flattered that they wanted to work with her. Whether by coincidence or not, she got to play something of a SoapboxSadie character, ''and'' coincided with a shift in the show's tone away from the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique (or at least towards a {{deconstruction}} of same).

* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Often refers to herself as "the Funniest Person in Rhode Island."

** Has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' as Bethany's friend. In the DVD commentary for the film, Creator/KevinSmith castigates himself for not casting Garofalo in the lead instead, citing Creator/LindaFiorentino being [[SmallNameBigEgo impossible to direct]].

** ''Series/CriminalMindsSuspectBehavior'' Her character Beth isn't even in the promotional stills.