Pooja Reddy is a Brooklyn-based comedy writer and stand-up comedian, raised in rural Kentucky with roots in Hyderabad, India. She began her career in Washington, DC, working for First Lady Michelle Obama and then at the United Nations Foundation - natural stepping stones to stand-up comedy.
Her work blends comedy, storytelling, and cultural commentary through contributions to PBS’ ALL ARTS Network and Disney’s Localish, and through collaborations with organizations like Yellow Dot Studios and Doc Society.
Pooja is also the co-host of Kutti Gang, a New York Times and Time Out New York recommended comedy show. The show has headlined Carolines on Broadway, been featured in the New York Comedy Festival, and released a special on PBS’ ALL ARTS Network.
Currently, she is a member of The Public Theater’s 2025–2026 Joe’s Pub Working Group, where she is developing her solo show, Pooja Reddy is White Trash. Her writing and performances have been featured widely, including in New York Magazine and in the 2025 Emmy-nominated special Voices Rising on PBS.
Off stage, Pooja can usually be found catching up on shifts at her food co-op, playing rummy, or riding horses - still chasing the glory of her peak equestrian achievement: hobby horse champion of the 1999 Etoile Community Fair.
Her work blends comedy, storytelling, and cultural commentary through contributions to PBS’ ALL ARTS Network and Disney’s Localish, and through collaborations with organizations like Yellow Dot Studios and Doc Society.
Pooja is also the co-host of Kutti Gang, a New York Times and Time Out New York recommended comedy show. The show has headlined Carolines on Broadway, been featured in the New York Comedy Festival, and released a special on PBS’ ALL ARTS Network.
Currently, she is a member of The Public Theater’s 2025–2026 Joe’s Pub Working Group, where she is developing her solo show, Pooja Reddy is White Trash. Her writing and performances have been featured widely, including in New York Magazine and in the 2025 Emmy-nominated special Voices Rising on PBS.
Off stage, Pooja can usually be found catching up on shifts at her food co-op, playing rummy, or riding horses - still chasing the glory of her peak equestrian achievement: hobby horse champion of the 1999 Etoile Community Fair.
photo credits: Alaric Campbell
Pooja Reddy is White Trash
"Country music comedy is back...Reddy's work is the ultimate example of an approach to country comedy that's thoroughly relatable and that has the potential to help open minds."
— Jewly Hight, Music Contributor, NPR
When Pooja Reddy's parents immigrated to America, they were not prepared for how the American South would rub off on her. The result: hunting, fishing, boating, and firearm licenses, and a childhood spent playing pretend as a country singer and youth pastor. Told through stand-up comedy and original country music, Pooja Reddy is White Trash, is a wildly funny cabaret show about what happens when the American South gets its hands on a South Indian girl. At its heart, it is a love letter to the complex identities Southerners have.
Written and Performed by Pooja Reddy
Directed by Neal Gupta
Produced by Beth Slade
Music by Pooja Reddy and Emma Jayne
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Written and Performed by Pooja Reddy
Directed by Neal Gupta
Produced by Beth Slade
Music by Pooja Reddy and Emma Jayne
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9/18 Pooja Reddy is White Trash @ Joe’s Pub - Manhattan
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︎︎︎Nashville Public Radio: “Country Music Comedy is Back”
︎︎︎WhatsApp: “Wisdom Stories Campaign”
︎︎︎KOTN: “Third Culture Kids Campaign”
︎︎︎All Arts: “2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival ”
︎︎︎ Disney ABC’s Localish: “Punjabi Deli”
︎︎︎Vulture: “Comics to Follow”
︎︎︎Louisville Public Media: “Race Unwrapped”
︎︎︎ New York Times: “6 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend”
︎︎︎ TimeOut: “Kutti Gang”
︎︎︎ TimeOut: “Critical Darlings”
︎︎︎ Broadway World: “ALL ARTS and The Tank Theatre”
︎︎︎ Brown Girl Magazine: “A Q&A with the Dynamic Comedy Duo Pooja Reddy and Zubi Ahmed of ‘Kutti Gang’”
︎︎︎WhatsApp: “Wisdom Stories Campaign”
︎︎︎KOTN: “Third Culture Kids Campaign”
︎︎︎All Arts: “2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival ”
︎︎︎ Disney ABC’s Localish: “Punjabi Deli”
︎︎︎Vulture: “Comics to Follow”
︎︎︎Louisville Public Media: “Race Unwrapped”
︎︎︎ New York Times: “6 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend”
︎︎︎ TimeOut: “Kutti Gang”
︎︎︎ TimeOut: “Critical Darlings”
︎︎︎ Broadway World: “ALL ARTS and The Tank Theatre”
︎︎︎ Brown Girl Magazine: “A Q&A with the Dynamic Comedy Duo Pooja Reddy and Zubi Ahmed of ‘Kutti Gang’”