Julie Marie Nolke is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer and YouTuber. She is best known for her comedic YouTube series Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self.
In April 2020, Nolke uploaded the first episode of Explaining the Pandemic to My Past Self to YouTube, a comedy sketch depicting her time-traveling to talk to her past self before the COVID-19 pandemic where she vaguely discusses various social and political issues that have arisen in the future with her past self. The first several videos in the series collectively had more than 25 million views by October 2020. By January 2022, she had uploaded seven videos in the series. Explaining the Pandemic to My Past Self was nominated for a 2021 Webby Award in the Viral, General Video category. Nolke won 2021 Webby Awards in Best Individual Performance and two Audience Choice Awards for best viral video and best writing.
In addition to her YouTube channel, she has had roles in movies, short films, and television shows, including Oil Men, What We Do in the Shadows, TallBoyz, Workin’ Moms, and Run the Burbs. She starred in the comedy short Hashtag Apocalyse, which received an award of distinction at the 2019 Canada Shorts Film Festival.