Aarushi Agni (@aarushifire) is a writer, stand-up comic and musician, hailing from Madison, WI, where she worked in nonprofit journalism at Simpson Street Free Press and Wisconsin Public Radio.
As a comic, she’s opened for acclaimed comedians such as Aparna Nancherla, Ben Glieb, Jackie Kashian and Maggie Faris. A gifted singer-songwriter, she’s performed, composed and recorded music with several bands, including Tin Can Diamonds, The Rose Lights, Little Curl and Hyper Beam. The self-titled Tin Can Diamonds is streaming everywhere.
She has been featured on numerous radio programs and podcasts including Hyphen, WORT’s A Public Affair, The Jimmy K Show and How To Be Less Awkward with Laura Merli. For four years, she co-directed and performed in Yoni Ki Baat, a yearly showcase in Madison celebrating the inter-sectional stories of women and non-binary people of color.
Recently, Aarushi appeared in the film Poets are the Destroyers and wrote for the award-winning socially conscious web series for teens, SociCircle. Her literary work has appeared in The Felt and several zines. She founded the inter-sectional feminist zine, Brown Girl Lifted, in 2015.
The Brooklyn resident is a 2018-19 recipient of Pratt Center’s Taconic Fellowship for As Told, an oral histories project documenting the lives and journeys of Brooklyn seniors. She earned a MFA in Creative Writing at Pratt Institute.
For more info and upcoming shows, follow Aarushi at @aarushifire.
