Career timeline
Milwaukee is part of the material
Alia Janine’s story begins in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she was born and raised. In a 2015 Milwaukee Record interview, her return for the city’s comedy festival connected that background with her newer work in New York. The conversation was about a change of profession as much as a homecoming: she had left adult films and was building a place in stand-up.
Sources: Milwaukee Record — On the Record interview, August 12, 2015 ↗
The move to New York had two purposes
Her official biography dates her move from Los Angeles to New York to 2013. She went to pursue comedy and attend college. The same biography records an associate degree in criminal justice and a bachelor’s degree in psychology, with graduation honors in 2018. Those qualifications form part of the self-published account of her education; they are not evidence of a clinical license.
Sources: Alia Janine — official biography ↗
Learning the craft of stand-up
New York Comedy Club lists training at Upright Citizens Brigade, Manhattan Comedy School and Rick Crom’s Comedy School. It also documents appearances at venues including The Stand, Gotham Comedy Club and Stand Up NY. These details show the practical work behind the career change: classes, club appearances and time spent developing material in front of audiences.
Podcasting was an early part of the transition
When Milwaukee Record spoke with Janine in 2015, she and fellow comic Jaqi Furback were making Whormones. They returned to Milwaukee to record a live episode during the festival. The interview placed Janine’s earlier adult-industry career alongside a discussion of stigma and the vulnerability of trying to make people laugh. It documented the transition while it was still taking shape.
Sources: Milwaukee Record — On the Record interview, August 12, 2015 ↗
A production role beyond the microphone
Janine’s biography describes Hardcore Comedy Entertainment as her production company, responsible for comedy and variety shows. Her work has included the Hardcore Comedy Show at The Stand. New York Comedy Club also lists radio and podcast appearances. That combination broadens the job description from performer to organizer: someone helping create events and formats in which other performers can appear.
Sources: Alia Janine — official biography ↗ · New York Comedy Club — performer biography ↗
A podcast built around people’s experiences
How to Do Drugs, hosted by Janine, describes its aim as discussing why people use substances, how addiction affects lives and what recovery can involve. Its Acast page presents the program as a conversation-based show. The subject matter is not a qualification to provide medical advice; it is evidence of the questions she chose to explore as a host. Comedy, education and interviewing now sit together in her public record.
Prepared with AI assistance. Source-based reporting checked on October 24, 2026. This article does not update automatically. Read our editorial standards.
