Broti Gupta

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Broti Gupta
Born (1994-12-28) December 28, 1994 (age 29)
India [1]
OccupationComedy writer
Alma mater Wellesley College

Broti Gupta (born December 28, 1993) is an American comedy writer and podcaster. She currently serves as a writer and supervising producer for The Simpsons and co-hosts a podcast called Lecture Hall with actress Dylan Gelula. [2]

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Early life and education

Gupta grew up in Cincinnati, [3] where she attended the Seven Hills School, graduating in 2012. [4] She then attended Wellesley College, [5] graduating in 2016 with a degree in English. [6]

Career

Gupta has worked on Speechless, Carol's Second Act , Friends from College , [7] and The Simpsons . [8] She has written humor articles and essays for McSweeney's , [7] The New Yorker magazine, [9] The New York Times [3] and The Washington Post . She has also performed in stand-up comedy. [5] [10] Her posts on X are frequently featured in roundups of humorous tweets. [8] [11] [12] [13]

Gupta co-hosts the Lecture Hall podcast with actress Dylan Gelula. [14] The show was named one of "The 15 Best Educational Podcasts for You to Expand Your Mind" by Oprah Daily in 2020. [15] Past guests include Andy Richter, Ayo Edebiri, Rachel Sennott and more. The show was launched in 2020. In Vulture , Sean Malin wrote that as the show developed, Gupta and her cohost "hon[ed] a bone-dry yet insane repartee that sneaks up on guests and listeners alike…While the tone of Lecture Hall remains dopey, each conversation thrums with wit and cultural curiosity." [14]

Gupta lives in Los Angeles. [7]

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