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Aarians' comedy and creative work draw on her experiences as an African American growing up in New York. Her mother, an Olympic track and field athlete, died in a tragic car accident, leaving her to be raised by her maternal grandmother from the age of 15 months. While her father, "Bubsy," was very active and a positive influence in her life, she also witnessed him and many of her uncles suffer from the effects of substance and alcohol addiction. "My experiences as a child with no mother informed my work as an artist and helped me find peace in the hidden complexities of human behavior as a therapist."

 

 

Aarian Punter is a member of SAG-AFTRA whose formal name was widely known as Aarian Pope. She got her start as a member of a comedy sketch team called "Secret Society" that included Donnell Rawlings, Mark Theobald, Brooklyn Mike, and Mike Epps. She has performed on various stages, such as the Apollo Theater, Catch a Rising Star, Caroline's Comedy Club, Boston Comedy, and various New York comedy clubs, and has appeared on screen as a background actor in several popular, award-winning network shows, including SEVEN, Black List, and Madam Secretary. Aarian wrote and performed original poems as interludes on significant recordings with the Lost Boyz, R&B duo Koffee Brown, and Grammy Award-winning vocal artist Anthony Hamilton. Aarian performed as a performing poet through the NACA (National Association of College Activities), performing at over 25 colleges and universities in the United States. ​Several of Aarian's poems appear in anthologies, including Random House's "Bum Rush the Page."

 

 

Aarian Punter hosts a weekly open mic on Tuesdays at Comedy In Harlem in New York City. She is a licensed clinical social worker in New York, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, and a wife, living in Harlem with her husband and two children.

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