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Aparna Nancherla
Aparna Nancherla at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin in 2019
Birth nameAparna Nancherla
Born (1982-08-22) August 22, 1982 (age 42)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
MediumStand-up, television
EducationTJHSST
Alma materAmherst College
Years active2006–present
GenresObservational comedy, deadpan
WebsiteOfficial website

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[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][3]

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.[4] She has an older sister, Bhavana.[5] She grew up outside Washington, attending Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia.[5] Nancherla attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts and studied psychology.[4][6]

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.[7][8] 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.[9][3]

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.[10]

Appearances

Nancherla has appeared on Conan[11] and Comedy Central's The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. Variety named her to its list of "Top 10 Comics to Watch for 2016"[12] and The New York Times said that Nancherla "has become a comic in demand for her quirky, relatable and punchy humor."[13] She is also the co-host of Blue Woman Group, which the Daily Beast calls "a hilarious podcast about depression."[14]

In 2016, Comedy Central announced that Nancherla will record a half-hour special for the network.[15]

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.[16] She also plays a ramen blogger in season two of Master of None,[17] has a recurring role in the first two seasons of the HBO series Crashing,[18] and plays Grace in the Comedy Central series Corporate.[19]

In March 2018 she appeared on the Netflix's series, The Standups.[20]

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.[21]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2012–2013 Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell Herself / various 9 episodes; also writer
2014 The Chris Gethard Show Scrompin Nompin Nompin Episode: "The Crowd Sourced Character Contest 3"
2015 The Jim Gaffigan Show Herself Episode: "Go Shorty, It's Your Birthday"
2016 Netflix Presents: The Characters Aparna Episode: "Natasha Rothwell"
2016 Inside Amy Schumer Aparna / Barista 2 episodes
2016 Nightcap Herself Episode: "IBS-ISIS"
2017 Love Lauren Episode: "Friends Night Out"
2017 Master of None Stephanie Episode: "First Date"
2017 Ginger Snaps Kishy (voice) 6 episodes
2017 HarmonQuest Beauflecks DeVrye Episode: "Bonebreak Village"
2017–2019 Crashing Anaya 6 episodes
2017–2020 BoJack Horseman Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzerelli-McQuack (voice) 13 episodes
2018 2 Dope Queens Episode: "Hair"
2018 High Maintenance Daria Episode: "#goalz"
2018 Animals. Dawn Episode: "At a Loss for Words When We Needed Them Most or...
The Rise and Fall of GrabBagVille"
2018 A Simple Favor Sona
2018–2020 Bob's Burgers Susmita (voice) Episode: "UFO No You Didn't," "Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School," and "FOMO You Didn't"
2018 Steven Universe Jades / Nephrite (voice) 2 episodes
2018–2020 Corporate Grace Ramaswamy 22 episodes
2019 You're Not a Monster Nia Emissiona (voice) 10 episodes
2020 Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet Michelle 5 episodes; also writer and co-producer
2020 Mira, Royal Detective Meena (voice) 4 episodes
2020 Space Force Pella Bhat 3 episodes
2020 Love Life Naomi Episode: "Magnus Lund"
2020-2021 Summer Camp Island Oddjobs / Opie (voices) Episodes: "Oddjobs" / Arc "Betsy and the Ghost"
2020 Golden Arm Coco Cherie
2021-present The Great North Moon (voice) Series regular
2021-present The Ghost and Molly McGee Sheela (voice) Recurring
2022 Search Party Dr. Benny Balthazar 5 episodes
2022 Fairview Chelsea Hill (voice) Series regular

Works

  • Nancherla, Aparna (November 28, 2016). "Comedian Aparna Nancherla on Having Compassion in the Face of Bigotry". Broadly.

Discography

References

  1. ^ Eldredge, Kristy (March 31, 2016). "Depression and Comedy with Aparna Nancherla". Splitsider. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. 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. ^ a b Allen, Emma (September 5, 2016). "A Guide to Womanhood". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Sterling, Anna (September 18, 2014). "Off Color: An Unlikely Comedian Embraces Her Outsider Role". NBC News. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  5. ^ a b McCarthy, Ellen (June 13, 2018). "Aparna Nancherla may have been a shy child, but she's a comedy star now". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Video and podcast: An Evening With Aparna Nancherla". MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing. April 18, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Sims, David (June 6, 2016). "The Slow, Encouraging Signs of Progress for Women in Comedy". The Atlantic. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "I am stand-up comic Aparna Nancherla, from Late Night with Seth Meyers and my debut album Just Putting It Out There! Ask Me Anything, Reddit! • r/IAmA". reddit. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Check Out the First Episode of Aparna Nancherla and Jo Firestone's Web Series 'Womanhood'". Splitsider. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  10. ^ Comedians Tackling Depression & Anxiety Makes Us Feel Seen | Laughing Matters | Documentary, retrieved October 30, 2019
  11. ^ "Aparna Nancherla Stand-Up 10/14/13". TeamCoco.
  12. ^ Variety Staff (June 6, 2016). "Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2016".
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Haglage, Abby (February 10, 2016). "Blue Woman Group Is a Hilarious Podcast About Depression". The Daily Beast.
  15. ^ Wright, Megh (June 2, 2016). "This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Aparna Nancherla on 'You Made It Weird'". Splitsider. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  16. ^ Miller, Liz Shannon (September 10, 2017). "'BoJack Horseman' Season 4 Guest Stars: A Visual Guide to Who Played Who in Hollywood". IndieWire. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  17. ^ Frank, Allegra (May 15, 2017). "Master of None's best new character is a total Overwatch nerd". Polygon. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  18. ^ "Crashing". IMDb. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  19. ^ "Corporate". IMDb. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  20. ^ "The Stars of Netflix's 'The Standups' Know Who Their Audience Is". March 20, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  21. ^ "FOX Re-Ups 'The Great North' Ahead of Series Premiere". June 22, 2020.
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