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b"Zarna Garg talks about TikTok, her comedy shows, using her an experience as an immigrant in her writing, and a talent show she was almost on!\\nAbout Zarna:\\nRaised in Bombay and living in multiple countries throughout the world, Zarna made her way to the United States at the age of 16. After losing her mother at 14 and facing the choice of an arranged marriage or leaving, she journeyed to America on her own. Her experience immigrating from India to the U.S fed into her deep love for storytelling. She builds her career on her passion for having fun while also sharing her life in America from an immigrant\\u2019s perspective. After receiving her B.S. in Finance from the University of Akron and J.D. at Case Western Reserve School of Law, she began exploring her love for comedy and became a screenwriter. From a lawyer and a mom to award-winning stand-up comedian and screenwriter, Zarna now uses her signature style to highlight the immigrant and American experience.\\nZarna\\u2019s first screenplay, \\u201cRearranged\\u201d was the winner of the 2019 Austin Film Festival Best Comedy Award (placing #1 out of 11,000 scripts) and an Academy Nicholl Fellowships semi-finalist! She is best known for her hit shows, \\u201cMy American Dream\\u201d and \\u201cSari, Not Sorry,\\u201d and currently performs for sold out audiences all over the country! Her show, \\u201cMy American Dream\\u201d takes the stage every month at the famous, Caroline\\u2019s on Broadway.\\nZarna\\xa0recently won the highly esteemed, Ladies of Laughter 2021 Newcomer Award, and is included in the list of New York City\\u2019s Top 100 Inspiring Small Businesses during the pandemic. She is also a featured comic on Kevin Hart\\u2019s Lyft Comic, a series where comedians tell jokes while disguising themselves as Lyft drivers. Additionally, Zarna is a featured performer for the Outstanding Mothers Awards, which supports the Save the Children foundation and features attendees including Halle Berry, Kate Hudson, Kris Jenner and more. She is now taking TikTok by storm, gaining more than 35 million views on her comedy videos!\\nZarna's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zarnagarg?\\nZarna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZarnaGarg\\nZarna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zarnagarg/\\nFollow the show on social media!\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nFacebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nTheme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"