Aarushi Agni (she/they, @aarushifire) is a queer South Asian writer, poet, comedian, musician, actor, artist, educator, activist and person. She recently won the Total Sellout Award at NYC Fringe Festival 2025 for her solo show Emoji: The Hieroglyphs of Our Time, or how I learned to stop worrying and send the risky text 🤷🏽♀️, which Time Out New York called a “sharp and funny mix of music, comedy and multimedia explores risky texts, emoji semiotics, and how we navigate love, longing and global crises through connections both digital and deeply human.”
