How Jacqueline Novak's Get on Your Knees became the talk of the comedy world
Carrie Battan explains how Novak's risqué show is actually quite profound
There are a lot of comedy specials on Netflix these days, from pretty much every comedian you can think of. Whether that's Trevor Noah, Taylor Tomlinson, John Mulaney or Hannah Gadsby.
But there's a lesser-known name that's been getting a lot of attention since her special debuted on Netflix earlier this month — and that's because it's unlike any stand-up comedy set you've ever seen.
Get on Your Knees, from comedian, actor, writer and author Jacqueline Novak, is a 90-minute monologue based on her off-Broadway show of the same name. Novak's comedy special focuses entirely on one subject: oral sex. Specifically, her experiences trying to perform it on men.
However, this isn't a raunchy shock comic. Instead, Novak uses the subject to weave a rich personal narrative about coming of age and all the self-doubt that comes with it
The New Yorker's Carrie Battan joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to explain how Novak is quickly becoming the talk of the comedy world.
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Panel produced by Stuart Berman