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A brown middle-aged woman with many opinions and few prospects…

Zarna Garg is a NYC-based Indian auntie – AKA, a brown middle-aged woman with many opinions and few prospects… or so they think. She is a successful businesswoman, lawyer, trained docent, cry-over-the shoulder friend, tell-all loudmouth, supportive life-partner and hysterical, overbearing mom to her three kids. This enriching journey has brought Zarna to the most logical destination for any Indian auntie – becoming a stand-up comedian and a screenwriter.

You know what? This auntie is at the top of her game.

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So You Want To Do Stand-Up Comedy on Zoom 1005 741 chasej

So You Want To Do Stand-Up Comedy on Zoom

As a comedian, I thought the lockdown would deprive me of my one purpose in life: attention. Instead, being forced into online comedy…

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My Top 10 Jokes of 2020

Let’s admit it. 2020 was a real dumpster fire. But it doesn’t mean we didn’t have some laughs! I brought my comedy online…

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5 Funny Things Indian Parents In America Can Relate To 2560 850 zarnagarg

5 Funny Things Indian Parents In America Can Relate To

If there’s anything that’s universal in this world, it’s parenting. No matter your culture, background, or family dynamic, parenting woes transcend. As a…

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Hair Love

I was a motherless, homeless teen. During the darkest period of my life, when I needed someone to take me in, I was…

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Blog Post: Is “I Love You” a First World Idea?

I’ve never said “I love you” to my husband. And looks like many of you haven’t either. Let me explain. Even though I’m…

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Blog post: I Got A Million TikTok Views In 3 Days Because The World Wants To Hear From More Brown Women 2048 1365 zarnagarg

Blog post: I Got A Million TikTok Views In 3 Days Because The World Wants To Hear From More Brown Women

I don’t look like a TikTok “star.” I’m a 45-year-old mother of three who moved from India 30 years ago, settled in New…

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Newsletter: My Covid Comedy Adventure 2560 1440 zarnagarg

Newsletter: My Covid Comedy Adventure

Namaste! How’s everybody’s Zoom meditation class coming along – I’m really excited about mine! . As you may have seen from my social…

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Blog post: My Covid Comedy Adventure

I’m a stand-up comedian. A performer who needs an audience that I can look in the eye. Covid-19 has blown open the world…

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Blog post: Online Learning 2048 1365 zarnagarg

Blog post: Online Learning

Once my interest was piqued, I went deep into the online world to look at who was writing movies, how they got started,…

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Blog post: And someone telling you to get started is not going to get you started

I was a confused mess, nervous and anxious when I knew I wanted to write my story as a movie screenplay, but had…

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