Aparna Nancherla

Aparna Nancherla (born 1982) is an American comedian. 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.

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

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

Nancherla has appeared on Crashing, 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 described the way Nancherla "has become a comic in demand for her quirky, relatable and punchy humor." 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." In 2016, Comedy Central announced Nancherla will record a half-hour special for the network.

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