We know very little about Janeane Garofalo’s upcoming character, Janis Gold, other than that she’ll be part of a group of agent’s investigating a national security crisis.  Now comes news that she may end up sparing with Chloe O’Brian, who along with Bill Buchanan will be rogue aides to Jack.

As I looked at the season seven promo photo’s, I couldn’t help but wonder, who’d win in a fight?  Gold’s slightly nerdy glasses infer that she is tv ’smart’, and Garofalo’s eyebrow’s give a bad ass vibe but then there’s Chloe.  In the past she’s been known to yield a machine gun to awesome results but she has been domesticated and is shockingly cracking a smirk in her official photo.

So I think all bets are off.

If they were gonna throw down, whose side would you be on?

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We may have only seen a brief glimpse of him in the 24: Exile trailer leaked this week, but Jon Voight will definitely be a big pain in Jack Bauer’s ass on the upcoming season of 24. Voight spoke to reporters at this weeks TCA’s and told them that his character is “a witty fellow, sarcastic perhaps. He’s intimidating because he plays it light, but he’s got a sharp barb – his tongue can hurt you. He’s got a sense of humor, but boy, he’s dangerous.”

Voight will make his first appearance in 24: Exile, and will continue throughout season seven.

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Janeane Garofalo, always the political activist, recently showed up at the premiere of the film ‘The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306‘, hosted by the National Civil Rights Musuem. The short film is based on Martin Luther King’s last moments before his assassination. Garofalo is featured below with musician Henry Rollins.

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Janeane Garofalo has joined the cast of Barra Grant’s ‘HangingOutHookingUpFallingInLove.’ According to Variety, the romantic comedy “centers on a newly separated father having to learn how to date again with help from his teenage son who himself dreams of conquering one girl’s heart.”

The independent film also stars Jenna Elfman, Camryn Manheim and Carrie-Anne Moss. Production is expected to start next week, leaving Garofalo little time to shoot before she’s scheduled to return to work on 24 on April 22nd.

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Season 7 newcomer Janeane Garofalo recently spoke to PunchlineMagazine about her 23 year(!) career as a stand up comic.  The reporter managed not to ask a single 24 related question, but Garofalo briefly mentioned the show while talking about when she’s going to fit in her upcoming stand up DVD. “It’ll be contingent on my 24 schedule. Because of the writers’ strike, we were off but we start up again April 22,” said Garofalo.

April 22nd….hmm.  Now normally this wouldn’t peak my curiosity, but all other reports have the show resuming production in June.  So what’s going on here?  Traditionally an actor wouldn’t return to a show until shooting and or/rehearsing were to begin, and Garofalo clearly said, ‘we start up again’, not ‘they start up again’ or ‘production starts up again.’  I’m going to assume she misspoke and pre-production is what’s starting up on April 22nd, for production to resume in June.

Either way, we’re getting closer to actually getting some real details about Season 7.  Are you guys as pumped as I am?

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If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to see Mary Lynn Rajskub’s one woman show, you catch her this weekend at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Fransisco. The best part? She’ll be performing in the same showcase as Janeane Garofalo. Two 24 actors for the price of one. Looking for a preview? Here’s the opening of Rajskub’s act:

Rajskub and Garofalo will perform two shows a night, Thursday through Saturday(February 7-9), one at 8pm and another at 10:15pm. Tickets can be purchased through Cobb’s website.

Janeane Garofalo will join Family Guy writers/cast members Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein at “An Evening with Family Guy’s Alex Borstein & Seth MacFarlane.” The event is described as “one-night-only evening of music and comedy will include wild renditions of pop anthems and musical theatre numbers.” One can only assume Garofalo’s portion will be more comedy than musical.

The show is a benefit for those involved with the writers’ strike including the Writers Guild of America, East Strike Fund and the Actors Fund. It is scheduled for January 31st at 8pm. Tickets are available online at CarnegieHall.org.

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Janeane Garofalo (along with Bebe Neuwirth and David Strathairn) will host the revival of “At War: American Playwrights Respond To Iraq.” The show is described as “an evening of alternately moving, haunting, and funny material by noted and emerging American playwrights, woven together to present a kaleidoscope of views on the war.” Garofalo has committed to appearing, schedule depending. odds are if the strike resumes early in the year, she’ll be shooting 24 instead)

“At War: American Playwrights Respond To Iraq” will play every Monday at 7:30pm between January 21st-February 4th at New York City’s The Bleecker Street Theater. You can get tickets by calling The Bleecker Street Theater at (212) 239-6200.

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That’s the rumour circulating around the internet today, that Janeane Garofalo, in support of the WGA strike is walking the picket lines rather than showing up for work on 24. Sources on set say this is limiting what they can shoot, since Garofalo’s character is so integral to the 7th season. While I’ve found no photographic evidence to prove that Garofalo is picketing, it wouldn’t surprise me considering her political and writing background. Television shows such as The Office, Back to You and The New Adventures of Old Christine, have all been forced to shut down production because key talent have refused to cross the picket line.

Additionally, sources say that “Company “memos” were sent out detailing what will occur if the strike is not resolved by the end of November/beginning of December. The first thing that will happen is that this upcoming season will be canceled..!!” This confirms the IGN story I posted yesterday. 24 has a very unique problem because the season can’t be split into segments, it has to air 24 episodes continuously. Therefore if the strike runs too long, episodes could be held for a later date, possibly as far as 2009.

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