Jenna Krasowski

One more for the algorithm! In 2019 @brookebermannyc wrote the role of a self-deprecating, sardonic, smartass and awkwardly funny woman and told me she wanted me to play her. Forever grateful for Brooke, Jen (all the Jens), Keeley who grew up in front of our eyes, Andy, my unintentional soulmate on this project, and the whole team of Pretty Doesn’t Hurt. Getting to play Jess was wonderful, with a lot of heart and a lot of cringe. Much love to all involved #shortfilm #filmpremiere

All the Jobs I Didn’t Book This Year: 2024 edition. Year’s not over, but I had too much fun making this, so sharing it early. Featuring impeccable eye rolling, and a song that not only encapsulates some past situationships but also my toxic relationship with this industry. ✌️ In all seriousness, some of these characters were hella fun to play and audition for. Grateful, always, for the gift of playing pretend. Also, somehow I still haven’t gotten @samtheanatolian on a professional set yet. A travesty. He even yawned on cue. You can’t teach that level of talent. #booked #blessed #imkidding #help #dogmodel for hire

Just a few snapshots of The Laugh Track ❤️ Almost halfway through our run and feeling a bit sentimental. Prepare to be sick of my posts by the end of this 😇 *Photos by Noli French @frenchsfotos courtesy of Portland Stage @portlandstageco

Maine so far… Second week of shows and we’re having a ball! Thank you @jennhaltman for finding such a perfect cast, Chris for a rehearsal room full of playfulness and humor, and especially Wendy for writing the funniest smartest woman I’ve played in a long time. And thank you Madelyn Pugh for inspiring us all! If you’re in Maine, come see The Laugh Track at @portlandstageco till the end of the month. I love these people, and you will too. ❤️

Happy Mother’s Day to the best there is! She always makes me feel beautiful and loved. My biggest fan My best friend The reason I do what I do The reason I’m here! My mom @vickiec1951 #loveyoumom

When Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. began writing for the popular radio show “My Favorite Husband,” starring Lucille Ball, they had no idea it would begin a working relationship that would span 50 years. They went on to create the television show I LOVE LUCY and crafted the character of Lucy with wit and hilarity. Madelyn not only wrote most of the physical bits Lucy does, but would try them out herself to see if they could even be done. Madelyn and Bob wrote episodes as fast as humanly possible: overnight, over the weekend, over breakfast at Schwabs, on napkins, in notebooks, at Jess Oppenheimer’s house. They’d hop the fence and sneak into the studio late at night to write in their office (and sometimes in the studio executive’s office…). They made each other laugh. They argued over the thermostat. They threw paper planes out of writers room windows. They signed written contracts about each other’s annoying office behavior. And they somehow got a script into Lucy’s hand every Monday for a show to be shot just days later. Madelyn was a “pioneer” of comedy, a “girl writer,” and the funniest woman behind the funniest woman we all know and love. I’m so grateful that through her interviews and her memoir, and my research for this play, I’ve gotten to know her a little bit too. If you want to see a play inspired by the start of Madelyn’s career, how I LOVE LUCY came to be, and some insight into the woman who wrote the blueprint (and the woman who then performed it)…THE LAUGH TRACK by Wendy MacLeod, directed by Christopher Grabowski, is playing up at @portlandstageco all month! Come see us!

Happy birthday to @jaythebeerdo !! Photo by @bowchickabowyao from when we were wee babes 💙 Love you so!

Sam in the springtime 🌸 (I thought you might enjoy a little Sam reset to calm your nervous system while you’re on here)

San Francisco I love you 🫶 Till next time 🌁 Featuring: big bridge, big hills, Gumby the art fair dog, work by @dianeportwood and @franshesca (among sooooo many others!), installation by @risa_iwasaki_culbertson , dim sum, and me falling in love with another city 💕

Here are some moments when I felt wholly and completely free in 2025 1. Sunrise swim and final shoot day with @elize_ahrens and @austinsmoak7 2. Getting lost in the music in Broken Thread 3. The final shots of Two Socks film. 4. Hanakāpī’ai Falls. Will never forget this day. 5. First time stepping in the ocean in Hawaii 6. First time on a horse. Felt like home. 7. The Effect. (It was hard not to be charmed by Rex this whole scene) 8. First days in Wyoming. Morning coffee on the porch. Crisp fresh air. Love you, mean it ✌️

New Year’s Eve: homemade pumpkin bread, friends, @samtheanatolian in his bow tie, @jaythebeerdo in his cute shirt. New Year’s Day: walk through the park in the fresh snow. Now we rest. For a moment. ❄️

December. Winter Solstice. Honoring Peter Loffredo. Reuniting in old haunts (the Little Theatre. The Buttonwood Tree) to pay homage to the man who formed us, who gave us the love of what we do, and the power and guidance to keep doing it. The Big Snow. All the little moments. The time to be happy is now.