EDIT: I wasn’t 100% happy with the direction this series was going in so I decided to take a hiatus and revise the portraits I had created. Here you’ll find my updated version of the portrait of Aparna Nancherla. I removed the shading and instead used flat colours with subtle pops of colour in the texture, letting the bold linework be the focus of these portraits. I also decided to incorporate lettering of the comedian’s names. I think it looks so much better than before and better reflects how I want this series to look. I hope you enjoy this update and the revised series!
Illustration series of my favourite women of stand-up comedy
Aparna Nancherla
Aparna Nancherla is an American comedian known for her appearances in Netflix’s The Standups, Comedy Central’s Corporate, Two Dope Queens, and voicing Hollyhock from Netflix’s Bojack Horseman.
Aparna is one of my favourite comedians at the moment, her work covers topics like depression and social anxiety, but also gets silly getting into advice from women’s magazines and the absurdity of living in New York.
Aparna co-hosts a podcast about depression called Blue Woman Group on EarWolf, FYI the Crying in the Office episode was far too relatable for me! She also has a comedy album Just Putting It Out There, and is well known for her delightful presence on Twitter.
If you haven’t already, you should definitely check out Aparna’s work and keep updated on her antics. Like seriously, go follow her now on all the things!
That’s all for now, stay tuned for more badass babes of comedy!
Annarose x
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