Broti Gupta Would Prefer Not To Be Serious For Even One Hour, Thank You

It wasn’t supposed to be like this for Broti Gupta. This comedy
thing. It wasn’t supposed to be happening at all. She grew up the
daughter of a doctor and there was an expectation she’d follow
the same path. But as a college student, she just couldn’t shake
the strong interest in comedy that led her down a different path
entirely, away from med school and toward places like the New
Yorker, McSweeney’s, and Second City. Today, she’s a writer for
The Simpsons and a rising star in comedy circles.


One indication that her heart was not in medicine? A visit to a
college counselor who challenged Broti to not try to make him
laugh for one entire appointment. It’s a challenge she did not
accept. For Broti Gupta, the laughs were not just a way of coping
with some mental health issues but also a way of approaching life
itself.


Follow Broti Gupta on Twitter @BrotiGupta. Listen to and support
Broti's podcast with Dylan Gelula, Lecture Hall, on Patreon.


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