Aparna Nancherla

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Aparna Nancherla
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Birth nameAparna Nancherla
Born (1982-08-22) August 22, 1982 (age 41)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
MediumStand-up, television
Education TJHSST
Alma mater Amherst College
Years active2006–present
Genres Observational comedy, deadpan
Website Official website

Aparna Nancherla (born August 22, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She has had recurring roles on television series including BoJack Horseman and Corporate 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]

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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 sibling, 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] Nancherla was subsequently a staff writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2015. [8]

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

Live-action

Nancherla has appeared on Conan [11] [4] 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 played a ramen blogger in season two of Master of None , [16] had a recurring role in the first two seasons of the HBO series Crashing , [17] which aired from 2017 to 2018, and played Grace in the Comedy Central series Corporate , [18] which aired from 2017 to 2020.

In March 2018 she appeared on the Netflix series The Standups . [19] [17] She also made her feature debut in the 2018 film A Simple Favor . [17]

In 2020, she appeared on the Netflix series Space Force as Pella Bhat. [20]

On January 17, 2024, Nancherla was one of the panelist-contestants on the premier episode of After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson .

Voice acting

In 2017, she voiced Kishy in the short-lived animated series Ginger Snaps . [21]

In seasons four, five and six of BoJack Horseman , from 2017 to 2020, Nancherla had a recurring voice role as BoJack's alleged daughter, but actual half-sister, Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzerelli-McQuack. [22] [23] She also voiced Mrs. Singh in Fancy Nancy , [24] from 2018 to 2022.

In the season 5 Steven Universe episode "Legs from Here to Homeworld", which aired in December 2018, she voiced Nephrite, [25] the uncorrupted form of the Centipeetle Mother, and Jades in the Season 5 episode "Together Alone", [26] which also aired in December 2018. In the Bob's Burgers season 9 episode "UFO No You Didn't", which aired in December 2018, she voiced Susmita, [27] Tina's science partner. She returned to voice Susmita in the "Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School" episode.

From 2020 to 2022, she voiced the recurring character Meena in the Disney Junior series Mira, Royal Detective . [28] [29] [30]

Since January 2021, she has voiced Moon Tobin in the Fox animated series The Great North . [31] [32] [33] In October 2021, she voiced the guest character Sheela in The Ghost and Molly McGee . [34] [35]

In 2022, Nancherla voiced Chelsea Hill in the adult animated series Fairview , [36] [37] She also provided guest voices for the series Central Park , [38] and supporting characters such as Oddjobs and Opie in Summer Camp Island . [39]

In March 2023, she voiced a librarian named Miss Moufflé in Kiff .[ citation needed ] She is also scheduled to voice a character in an animated adaptation of Frog and Toad. [40]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2013 Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell Herself, various9 episodes; also writer
2014 The Chris Gethard Show Scrompin Nompin NompinEpisode: "The Crowd Sourced Character Contest 3"
2015 The Jim Gaffigan Show HerselfEpisode: "Go Shorty, It's Your Birthday"
2016 Netflix Presents: The Characters AparnaEpisode: "Natasha Rothwell"
Inside Amy Schumer Aparna, Barista2 episodes
Nightcap HerselfEpisode: "IBS-ISIS"
2017 Love LaurenEpisode: "Friends Night Out"
Master of None StephanieEpisode: "First Date"
Ginger Snaps KishyVoice, 6 episodes
HarmonQuest Beauflecks DeVryeEpisode: "Bonebreak Village"
2017–2019 Crashing Anaya6 episodes
2017–2020 BoJack Horseman HollyhockVoice, 13 episodes
2018 2 Dope Queens Episode: "Hair"
High Maintenance DariaEpisode: "#goalz"
Animals. DawnEpisode: "At a Loss for Words When We Needed Them Most or...
The Rise and Fall of GrabBagVille"
A Simple Favor Sona
Steven Universe Jades, NephriteVoice, 2 episodes
2018–2020 Bob's Burgers SusmitaVoice, 3 episodes
2018–2020 Corporate Grace Ramaswamy22 episodes
2018-2020 The Boss Baby: Back In Business Frankie45 episodes
2019 You're Not a Monster Nia EmissionaVoice, 10 episodes
2020 Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet Michelle5 episodes; also writer and co-producer
Mira, Royal Detective MeenaVoice, 4 episodes
Space Force Pella Bhat3 episodes
Love Life NaomiEpisode: "Magnus Lund"
Golden Arm Coco Cherie
2020–2023 Summer Camp Island Oddjobs, OpieVoice, 5 episodes
2021–present The Great North MoonVoice, recurring role
2021–2024 The Ghost and Molly McGee SheelaVoice, recurring role
2022 Search Party Dr. Benny Balthazar5 episodes
Fairview Chelsea HillVoice, recurring role
Lopez vs Lopez Dr. Pocharecurring role
2023 Molli and Max in the Future Rachel
Baby Shark's Big Movie GillieVoice
2024 Orion and the Dark QuietVoice
Abbott Elementary CarolineEpisode: "Smoking"
Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story Completed

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