Spinning Platters Interview: Aparna Nancherla & Eliza Skinner
by OJ Patterson on April 23, 2014  Good comedy is hard to find.
I mean, it’s easy to find , but with thousands of voices
permeating the ether, it’s hard to see the stars within the
galaxies. How does anybody, especially comedy nerds, expect to
stay up to date when there’s so many choices and unanswered
questions: Do I want to have a good time? Do I want to be
challenged? Who will champion the comedy I want to hear, excuse
me, need to hear? Well, Aparna Nancherla and Eliza Skinner, of
course.  One is acerbically imaginative, the other keenly
effervescent, both are delightfully different with incredible
style and substance. The duo worked on the gone-too-
soon “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell” (aka the “OMG, Kamau
has a show! OMG, they canceled it! Whyyyyyyyy!?” Show), together
they’ve toured with the regal Janine Brito, and both are
performing THIS SATURDAY—two shows—at our favorite indie comedy
haunt, Lost Weekend Video (aka the Cynic Cave). It’s