Trina Sanyal (they/them) is a comedy writer,  performer and producer by way of the Bengali diaspora now based in Brooklyn. With a background in writing for and producing for queer nightlife, and drag, as well as television, and radio, Trina  brings the liberatory energy, and experimental sensibilities of nightlife performance and writing to all of their work, both within and outside of artistic institutions.  In doing so, Trina aims to connect with, and free those often marginalized by unspoken rules of exclusion. Trina regularly facilitates community with free workshops, and events all over the city. 

Trina’s work has appeared on PBSKids’ Lyla in the Loop, Work it Out Wombats, New York Public Radio, Last Stage Tonight with Ella Yurman, and Gold Comedy. They’ve performed and written for The Stand Up New York, You Can’t Kill A Poet , The Kelly Writer’s House Philadelphia Poet series, Magnet Theatre, The Pit, and most recently as a regular performer and writer for their Drag Comedy series, I Want My Money Back. 

contact: trina.n.sanyal@gmail.com, ig: @trinaistyping