Aparna Nancherla

Aparna Nancherla (born August 22, 1982) is an American comedian and actress of Indian descent. She has appeared on '' Inside Amy Schumer'' and has written for ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' 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.

Early life

Aparna Nancherla was born in Washington, D.C., United States into an Indian Telugu Hindu family; her parents immigrated to the United States from Hyderabad, India in the 1970s. She has an older sister, Bhavana.
She grew up outside Washington, attending Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia. Nancherla attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts and studied psychology.

Career

After graduating from college she returned to Washington, D.C., where she began her standup career. Nancherla moved to Los Angeles, then to New York City to write for ''Totally Biased'' until the show's cancellation in 2013. Nancherla was subsequently a staff writer for ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' in 2015.

Nancherla's credits also include several web series, including ''Your Main Thing'' with John Early, and co-created and starred in ''Womanhood,'' a satirical advice series with comedian Jo Firestone.

In 2019 she was featured in ''Laughing Matters'', a 30-minute YouTube documentary created by SoulPancake in collaboration with Funny or Die wherein a variety of comedians discuss mental health.

Appearances

Nancherla has appeared on '' Conan'' and Comedy Central's '' The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail''. '' Variety'' named her to its list of "Top 10 Comics to Watch for 2016" and ''The New York Times'' said that Nancherla "has become a comic in demand for her quirky, relatable and punchy humor." She is also the co-host of ''Blue Woman Group'', which the ''Daily Beast'' calls "a hilarious podcast about depression."

In 2016, Comedy Central announced that Nancherla will record a half-hour special for the network.

In 2017, she voiced Kishy in the short-lived animated series '' Ginger Snaps''.

In seasons four, five and six of ''BoJack Horseman'', Nancherla had a recurring voice role as BoJack's alleged daughter, but actual half-sister, Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzerelli-McQuack. She also plays a ramen blogger in season two of ''Master of None'', has a recurring role in the first two seasons of the HBO series '' Crashing'', and plays Grace in the Comedy Central series '' Corporate''.

In March 2018 she appeared on the Netflix's series, '' The Standups''.

In ''Steven Universe'', she voiced Nephrite, the uncorrupted form of the Centipeetle Mother, in the season 5 episode "Legs from Here to Homeworld"; and the Jades in "Together Alone".

In the ''Bob's Burgers'' season 9 episode "UFO No You Didn't" she voices Susmita, Tina’s science partner. She returned to voice Susmita in the "Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School" episode.

In 2020, she appeared on Netflix's series, ''Space Force'' and voices the recurring character Meena in the Disney Junior series '' Mira, Royal Detective''.

She voices Moon in the Fox animated series, ''The Great North''.

Filmography

Works

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Discography

* '' Just Putting It Out There'' (2016) – CD/Download

References

External links

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Official Bentzen Ball Records site

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1982 births
Living people
American people of Telugu descent
American Hindus
American actresses of Indian descent
American comedians of Indian descent
21st-century American actresses
21st-century American comedians
21st-century American women writers
American comedy writers
American stand-up comedians
American television actresses
American television writers
American voice actresses
American women comedians
American women television writers
Amherst College alumni
Comedians from Washington, D.C.
Screenwriters from Washington, D.C.
21st-century American screenwriters
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology alumni