Zarna Garg
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Zarna Garg

Who Zarna Garg is

Zarna Garg is an Indian American stand-up comedian, screenwriter and author living in New York City who began doing comedy in 2018 after 16 years as a stay-at-home mother, encouraged by her children. She won Kevin Hart's Peacock competition Lyft Comics in 2021, released the specials One in a Billion (2023, Prime Video) and Practical People Win (2025, Hulu), and made her Tonight Show debut in 2024. She hosts The Zarna Garg Family Podcast, wrote the memoir This American Woman (2025) and co-starred in the film A Nice Indian Boy.

At a glance

Born
1975
Based in
New York, NY
Style
Cultural, Family
Stand-up specials
Zarna Garg: One in a Billion and Zarna Garg: Practical People Win
Podcasts
The Zarna Garg Family Podcast and This American Woman
On screen
Lyft Comics, Gutsy, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and 1 more
Next on stage
9 October 2026 — Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Official site
zarnagarg.com ↗

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

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Career timeline

  1. 1975Born
  2. 2021Lyft Comics (winner, 2021, Peacock) On screen
  3. 2022Gutsy (featured comedian, 2022, Apple TV) On screen
  4. 2023Zarna Garg: One in a Billion (2023, Prime Video) Special
  5. 2023The Zarna Garg Family Podcast (host, 2023–present) Podcast or book
  6. 2024The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (debut, 2024) On screen
  7. 2024A Nice Indian Boy (Megha Gavaskar, film, 2024) On screen
  8. 2025Zarna Garg: Practical People Win (2025, Hulu) Special
  9. 2025This American Woman (memoir, 2025) Book

Questions about Zarna Garg

Where is Zarna Garg performing next?

Friday 9 October 2026 at Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA, then 10 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Zarna Garg: One in a Billion and Zarna Garg: Practical People Win.

What podcast do they host?

The Zarna Garg Family Podcast and This American Woman.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Lyft Comics, Gutsy, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and A Nice Indian Boy.

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1975.

Who are some comedians like them?

Max Manticof (also in Lyft Comics), Bill Burr (the same style: cultural), Leanne Morgan (the same style: family), Nate Bargatze (the same style: family) and Russell Peters (the same style: cultural).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026