About me
Janet Varney is an Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, writer and producer. She can be heard as the voice of Korra on "The Legend of Korra" on Netflix, where she can also be seen as Summer in the comedy series "Country Comfort". On HULU, she fights dark forces starring opposite John C. McGinley on "Stan Against Evil" and appears as Becca on FXX’s "You’re the Worst"; Over on Apple TV, she recurs on "Platonic" opposite Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne. JV also created, wrote, produced and starred in the critically-acclaimed IFC online series "Fortune Rookie" with James Roday, Fred Armisen and more.
Onstage in improv-type-settings, Janet performs with Rachel Dratch, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Oscar Nunez and more in their improv supergroup Theme Park, and with Paul F. Tompkins, Eugene Cordero and Tawny Newsome as SponTourCo. Janet co-created/wrote/produced "Neil’s Puppet Dreams" starring Neil Patrick Harris. You can also find Janet on YouTube for Geek & Sundry’s "Escape!" which she co-wrote, produced and hosted. She also hosts/co-hosts three delicious podcasts: "The JV Club With Janet Varney"; "Avatar: Braving The Elements"; and "Truth and Justice With Bob Ruff". She’s even the elusive 4th Host of "Hey, Riddle Riddle"!
Lil’ JV is Co-Founder/Creative Director of one of the largest and most acclaimed comedy festivals in North America, "SF Sketchfest: The San Francisco Comedy Festival", now in its 22nd year.
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