Bio

Janet Quinonez is a bisexual, sober, Los Angeles based Latinx writer, producer and performer originally from Austin, Texas. She wrote her first feature "Clown & Out" with an Emmy award winning director, which premiered at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She wrote a Christmas movie about her Texas/Mexican roots for Hallmark. Janet also wrote and developed two pilots for her former bosses at NBC, where she was an Executive Assistant. The Avenue is currently in development with Matchbox Pictures.

A graduate of UCB's Sketch & Improv Programs, Janet has written sketches for stages all over LA, including UCB, iO West, ACME Comedy and The Ruby. Janet was a member of the sketch teams Mike Pence's Big Queer Nightmare and The Ruby's house sketch team The Volcano. She was an Associate Producer at UnCabaret Comedy and is the producer of several standup shows in LA, including Tasting Menu and Mixtape. She has also produced shows for Jil Chrissie, Sara Schaefer, Joe Kwaczala and Sheng Wang.

Janet is a 2024 mentee in the Pre-Rainbow Pages mentorship program.

Check out Janet's Interview on episode 2 of La Lista: A Latinx Writers Podcast.

Currently seeking representation.

Loglines

Sauced After a Latina chef loses her #1 LA restaurant ranking, she must stay sober and humble herself to get a second chance at success.

Janet's Drama Pilot "Sauced" has earned multiple accolades including: 2021 Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival, Quarterinalist at Nashville Film Festival and We Screenplay Diverse Voices. Sauced also earned Second Rounder status in the 2019 Sundance Episodic Lab.


29 Palms When a rehab loses its funding, an inept group of employees with vices of their own, sets out to keep it running by any means necessary.


Still Sophia When her college girlfriend shows up at her engagement party, a middle-aged Latina is forced to confront her past romantic life and decide if she is meant to be married to a man or if she is making a huge mistake.

Comedy Production

Janet produces several shows around Los Angeles under her Drunkalogue production company. Current shows include Tasting Menu (monthly at UCB) and Mixtape (monthly at The Clubhouse).

If you are interested in performing on one of our shows, please reach us at drunkalogueshow@gmail.com or our website

Sketches - Written by Janet

The Cat Sitter Sitter