Aparna Nancherla

Aparna Nancherla is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She has had recurring roles on television series including BoJack Horseman and Corporate 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 grew up outside Washington, attending Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia. She graduated in 2005.

Career After 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.

Appearances Live-action Nancherla has appeared on Conan 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 would record a half-hour special for the network.

In 2017, she played a ramen blogger in season two of Master of None, had a recurring role in the first two seasons of the HBO series Crashing, which aired from 2017 to 2018, and played Grace in the Comedy Central series Corporate, which aired from 2017 to 2020.

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

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

In December 2025, the comedy streaming service Dropout published Nancherla's first full-length special, Hopeful Potato.

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

In seasons four, five and six of BoJack Horseman, from 2017 to 2020, Nancherla had a recurring voice role as BoJack's half-sister Hollyhock. She also voiced Mrs. Singh in Fancy Nancy from 2018 to 2022.

In the fifth season of Steven Universe, Nancherla voiced Nephrite and several Jades. In the Bob's Burgers season 9 episode "UFO No You Didn't", which aired in December 2018, she voiced Susmita, 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.

Since January 2021, she has voiced Moon Tobin in the Fox animated series The Great North. In October 2021, she voiced the guest character Sheela in The Ghost and Molly McGee.

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

In March 2023, she voiced a librarian named Miss Moufflé in Kiff. She also voiced Snail in an animated adaptation of Frog and Toad.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 A Simple Favor Sona 2020 Golden Arm Coco Cherie 2021 7 Days Swathi Voice 2022 The DropMia 2023 Molli and Max in the Future Rachel Chris Fleming: Hell Additional characters Comedy special on Peacock Baby Shark's Big Movie! Gillie Voice 2024 Orion and the Dark Quiet Voice 2026 Hoppers Nisha Voice

Television 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" Inside Amy Schumer Aparna, Barista 2 episodes Nightcap Herself Episode: "IBS-ISIS" 2017 Love Lauren Episode: "Friends Night Out" Master of None Stephanie Episode: "First Date" Ginger Snaps Kishy Voice, 10 episodes HarmonQuest Beauflecks DeVrye Episode: "Bonebreak Village" 2017–2019 Crashing Anaya 6 episodes 2017–2020 BoJack Horseman Hollyhock Voice, 13 episodes 2018 2 Dope Queens Episode: "Hair" High Maintenance Daria Episode: "#goalz" Animals. Dawn Voice, episode: "At a Loss for Words When We Needed Them Most or...The Rise and Fall of GrabBagVille" Steven Universe Jades, Nephrite Voice, 2 episodes 2018–2024 Bob's Burgers Susmita Voice, 5 episodes 2018–2020 Corporate Grace Ramaswamy 22 episodes The Boss Baby: Back In Business Frankie Voice, 45 episodes 2018–2021 Fancy Nancy Priya Singh Voice, 3 episodes 2019 You're Not a Monster Nia Emissiona Voice, 10 episodes HelpstersAstronaut AmritaEpisode: "Dancer Dave/Astronaut Amrita" 2020 Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet Michelle 5 episodes; also writer and co-producer Earth to NedAparnaEpisode: "Late Night Ned" Love Life Naomi Episode: "Magnus Lund" 2020–2022 Mira, Royal Detective Meena / various Voice, 23 episodes Space Force Pella Bhat 4 episodes 2020–2023 Summer Camp Island Oddjobs, Opie Voice, 6 episodes 2021 Modern LoveVanessaEpisode: "The Night Girl Finds a Day Boy" Tig n' SeekAmrithaVoice, episode: "Nuritza Sees It All" 2021–2025 The Great North Moon Tobin Voice, main role 2021–2024 The Ghost and Molly McGee Sheela Voice, recurring role 2022 Search Party Dr. Benny Balthazar 5 episodes Fairview Chelsea Hill Voice, recurring role The Boss Baby: Back in the CribFrankieVoice, episode: "Techy Tykes" Tuca & BertieBethVoice, episode: "Somebirdy's Getting Married" Central ParkDr. Alyna RaoVoice, 2 episodes ZiweTara / Melissa2 episodes 2022–2023 Lopez vs Lopez Dr. Pocha Recurring Cast 2023 Single Drunk FemaleKenzieEpisode: "Normie" KiffMs. Moufflé / variousVoice, 2 episodes What We Do in the ShadowsAparnaEpisode: "The Campaign" Frog and ToadSnailVoice, 6 episodes 2024 Abbott Elementary Caroline Episode: "Smoking" 2024 After Midnight Herself 2 episodes2025 Dirty Laundry Herself Episode: "Who Stole Fire Extinguishers From a Hotel?"

Works and books

Nancherla, Aparna (published September 19, 2023). "Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome". Viking.

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