Aparna Nancherla

Aparna Nancherla performing at The Super Serious Show.

Aparna Nancherla (born 1982) is an American comedian. She has appeared on Inside Amy Schumer and has written for Late Night with Seth Meyers[1] and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. Nancherla released her debut comedy album Just Putting It Out There through Tig Notaro's Bentzen Ball Records on July 8, 2016.[2]

Early life

Nancherla was born in an Indian immigrant family; her parents immigrated to the United States from Hyderabad in the 1970s.[3] She grew up outside Washington, D.C., attending Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and then Amherst College.[3]

Career

After graduating from college she returned to Washington, D.C., where she began her standup career.[4]

Appearances

Nancherla has appeared on Crashing, Conan[5] and Comedy Central's The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. Variety named her to its list of "Top 10 Comics to Watch for 2016"[6] and the New York Times described the way Nancherla "has become a comic in demand for her quirky, relatable and punchy humor."[7] In 2017, she had a guest appearance in Master of None.

She is also the co-host of Blue Woman Group, which the Daily Beast calls "a hilarious podcast about depression."[8] In 2016, Comedy Central announced Nancherla will record a half-hour special for the network.[9]

Works and publications

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Eldredge, Kristy (March 31, 2016). "Depression and Comedy with Aparna Nancherla". Splitsider. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ Yalamanchili, Pavani (July 9, 2016). "Aparna Nancherla's Just Putting It Out There Brings Mental Health To The Stage". The Aerogram. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Sterling, Anna (September 18, 2014). "Off Color: An Unlikely Comedian Embraces Her Outsider Role". NBC News. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ Sims, David (June 6, 2016). "The Slow, Encouraging Signs of Progress for Women in Comedy". The Atlantic. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Aparna Nancherla Stand-Up 10/14/13". TeamCoco.
  6. ↑ Staff, Variety (June 6, 2016). "Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2016".
  7. ↑ Holcomb-Holland, Lori (July 18, 2016). "‘That’s a Thing I Did’: Aparna Nancherla on Her Comedy Album". The New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Haglage, Abby (February 10, 2016). "Blue Woman Group Is a Hilarious Podcast About Depression". The Daily Beast.
  9. ↑ Wright, Megh (June 2, 2016). "This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Aparna Nancherla on ‘You Made It Weird’". Splitsider. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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