Career
At The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Barber was the supervising producer and head writer. She shared five Emmy Awards with the producers of the show. Following that she was executive producer and co-host of Lighten Up!, a series she created for the Food Network. Barber won her sixth Emmy Award for writing on The View. She currently works with the on-air team for Rosie's XM Radio Show.
In late 2010, Rosie O'Donnell announced she would be leaving radio to go back to television. Many wondered what would become of Janette Barber and the other people from Rosie's radio show. On May 19, 2011, Barber announced on her Facebook page that, after a massive write in campaign, she would be starring in "Janette's Show," the replacement to the defunct Rosie show.
Barber also has 12 years of stand up comedy experience. She was a nationally touring headliner who made regular appearances on many of the cable comedy shows, such as Showtime Comedy Club Network, VH1 Stand Up Spotlight, and A&E's Comedy on the Road.
In addition, Barber is a best selling author. She is the co-author, along with Laura Banks, of the humorous work titled Breaking the Rules, Last Ditch Tactics for Landing the Man of your Dreams (Career Press Publishers). Her latest book with Banks, Embracing Your Big Fat Ass, was released in June 2008 by Atria, a division of Simon and Schuster.
Barber is also the food expert and spokesperson for Molly McButter, a non-fat butter-flavored seasoning.
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