#268: Sahana Srinivasan - Hurry Up And Wait

Funny In Failure

Sahana Srinivasan is an actor and comedian. They are currently appearing in Amazon’s new family comedy, The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh. Following the newly emigrated Pradeep family as they retell (often through conflicting versions!) the story of their first few humorous months adjusting from Indian to American culture from an interrogation room. Sahana stars as the oldest and most rebellious child, daughter ‘Bahnu’, who has found herself instantly drawn to her neighbor next door – one of the many ways her family finds themselves personally and professionally intertwined with the polar opposite family across the street. Naveen Andrews, Sindhu Vee, Ashwin Sakthivel, Arjun Sriram, Megan Hilty, Ethan Suplee, Pete Holmes and Nicholas Hamilton also star. Directed and EP’d by Michael Showalter and inspired by the personal experiences of Emmy-nominated creator Vijal Patel.

Sahana is best known for hosting the science focused Netflix docuseries, BRAINCHILD, produced by Pharrell Williams in 2018, Sahana has since recurred on HBO’s INSECURE, Apple TV+’s FOR ALL MANKIND and on Freeform’s GROWN-ISH. On the comedy side, Sahana is known for their characters and one-liners about their cultural identity and life experiences, having been picked as one of Just For Laughs’ New Faces of Comedy in 2023.

We chat about their new show The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, comedy & Just For Laughs, expectations and hope, nickelodeon pilots that don’t go ahead, taking a break from stand up, weight lifting plus plenty more.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Sahana out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sahana__srinivasan -------------------------------------------

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