The comedian on today's show is better than pretty much anyone else I've ever seen at finding humor in her anxiety.

And, you know, sometimes when you tell people you have anxiety, they're always like, well, you know, there's nothing to fear but fear itself.

It's like, okay, have you checked out some of fear's work?

It's like pretty much churning out solid gold hits. Making some great points, rarely misspires.

And like if you don't have anxiety, the way I would describe it

is like there's an edgy improv group in your brain.

And it just needs like a one word suggestion

to spin like countless scenarios that no one's comfortable with.

Like the whole time you're just like, when will this show be over?

I just came to be supportive.

This is the last laugh.

I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast, and that was Aparnanancherla, sharing just a small glimpse of what it's like

to live inside her head.

Aparna has made a career out of talking about anxiety, depression, and other mental health

struggles on stage, something she admits to me she has somewhat conflicted feelings about now.

It's a theme that has also popped up throughout her acting work on live

action shows like the underappreciated corporate and beloved animated hits like Bojack Horsman

and Bob's Burgers. Now she has brought her unique voice and sensibility to Comedy Central's

new culture war cartoon, Fairview. In this episode, Apara opens up about her struggles with imposter syndrome,

why she finally stopped apologizing for herself at the beginning of her stand-up sets,

and a lot more.

She is such a funny, smart, and insightful comedian,

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