We can all probably admit that doomscrolling into oblivion while snacking on some viral air-fryer monstrosity and sipping a dirty soda from your nearest drive-through pop shop isn’t the healthiest activity—but we can’t say we’ve never done it. And sometimes the algorithm interrupts the usual programming of “breaking” news that’s never really all that breaking (or news for that matter) with stiff dancing videos and rage bait food content to give you a gift. One of those gifts is Zarna Garg.
Garg started making comedy videos about seven years ago and built a brand on being an outspoken Indian-American mother whose family played the main characters in much of her content. Her videos highlighted the incompatibilities of high parental expectations from a mother and father who have made grave sacrifices to create an incredible life for their family with the optimistic delusion of young people on the cusp of adulthood. It’s relatable and easy to laugh at because, while the kids can often end up the butt of the joke, there’s a lot of love that pads the punch.
In one of Garg’s latest series, the comic poses as an aloof therapist with clients that range from her own family to the Chief Product Officer of Uber. She’s even made a few videos as “the world’s leading almost therapist” with Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani female education activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who notably survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban and penned the autobiography I Am Malala to recount the story. More than a decade later Yousafzai ended up on Garg’s couch telling the cliff notes of her story only to receive ironic one-liners like “Oh, because you were the problem,” and “You sound like you complain a lot,” from the definitely-not therapist.
The video makes light of an obviously horrible tragedy that Yousafzai has experienced, but does so in a way that amplifies her voice and highlights the way we can become so disconnected from the people whose stories we consume that, oftentimes, the only responses we generate are empty and unsympathetic. It’s a fabulous piece of social commentary wrapped up in an easily consumable comedic package, and the short was recognized by the Webby Awards, winning Best Short Form Video People’s Voice Winner, 2026, a designation that speaks to the power of creating meaningful content that resonates with people, even if it carries a lighthearted tone.
Garg’s funny isn’t just limited to the 1080 x 1920 format; she’s taken her talents to the big screen with her appearance in A Nice Indian Boy, the small screen with countless talk show appearances, and the stage to perform her signature brand of stand up. Her current Million Dollar Excuses Tour brings the comic to the Strip this week, and this is not one to miss. Garg brings the same wit that makes her skits so double-tappable, but the comedy hour format allows for some first-person storytelling that feels like you’re chuckling over chai with your funniest friend.
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