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When life gives her low-key anxiety, Aparna Nancherla makes lemonade.
I feel like its been fairly manageable to do both.
Generally my schedule has been flexible enough to allow for both.
This year Im touring less to work on new material after having taped a bunch of it.
It was really fun to get to doBoJackand dive into more voiceover stuff.
What was your experience working on that show?
Weve been friends for a number of years and weve always appreciated each others sensibilities and comedy.
Has doing more acting informed your standup at all?
Its something I think about in terms of presentation overall and tone, affect, and energy level.
Those are things Ive been thinking about and more aware of.
Do you think there is a noticeable difference in your current standup compared to before you were acting?
Do you think people will start noticing a difference onstage?
It feels a little less controlled.
Do you find a freedom in being less controlled onstage?
Its an ongoing process for me.
Im always trying to find ways to push myself out of that comfort zone.
Do you get nervous when youre performing?
Generally, Ive always had performance anxiety.
I have a natural low-key anxiety that is part of my approach to performing.
I dont think it will go away anytime soon.
Ive found better ways to manage it, but sometimes it can kind of run away with itself.
I think that is something that a lot of people connect with.
You have a way of talking about those bigger themes through little things that happened in your life.
I think a lot of people that have anxiety can relate to that.
Its not always the threat of nuclear war or our terrible president that triggers anxiety.
It feels like the easiest way for me to write.
Your album came out that year (2016) as well.
Now, just a couple of months ago you recorded another half hour for Netflix.
Yeah, I taped that in November.
Is there another album in the works?
Its kind of a take on the wholeGone Girlgenre, that sort of thriller/mystery thing.
Its not really a parody.
Its a thriller/mystery with comedic elements in some of the characters.
It takes place in Connecticut among these posh mothers of small children.
I, Andrew Rannells fromGirls,and another actress Kelly McCormack play three of the mothers in the community.
Were almost a Greek chorus where were commenting on different scenes in the movie as theyre happening.
It has a little Statler and Waldorf quality to it, but the movie itself isnt a hard comedy.
Its fun to see him doing something different than what you normally see.
Photo by Robyn Von Swank.
