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Hari Kondabolu

  1. chai chai
    Tea TeaIt’s redundant.
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. hostage video
    Hank Azaria Makes Amends to Hari Kondabolu for Playing ApuThe actor definitely filmed this promo for Kondabolu’s special Vacation Baby of his own volition.
    By Hershal Pandya
  3. 30 Comedians Give Advice to Their Younger SelvesColin Jost, Michael Che, Julie Klausner, Pete Holmes, Chris Gethard, and more.
    By Katla McGlynn
  4. The Simpsons’ Apu Response Is What Happens When You’re on the Air for Too LongWhen you’ve been on TV for nearly 30 years, it’s hard to come across as the rebellious outsider sticking it to the man.
    By Jen Chaney
  5. ‘The Simpsons’ Defends Itself Against Apu Stereotype Accusations Comedian Hari Kondabolu has been voicing his disappointment in the harmful stereotypes he sees within The Simpsons’ character […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
  6. tv
    The Simpsons Finally Responded to the Problem With Apu Criticism“Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect.”
    By Hunter Harris
  7. Hank Azaria Responds to Hari Kondabolu’s ‘The Problem with Apu’ […]Hank Azaria has responded to Hari Kondabolu’s truTV documentary The Problem with Apu. Speaking to a reporter from TMZ who asked for his […]
    By Megh Wright
  8. representation or a lack thereof
    The Simpsons’ Hank Azaria Addresses Hari Kondabolu’s The Problem With Apu Doc“I think the documentary made some really interesting points and gave us a lot to think about, and we really are thinking about it.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  9. chat room
    Why Hari Kondabolu Had to Explain What The Problem With Apu Is to America“I honestly wanted to call it Seriously? I need to explain this?”
    By Mallika Rao
  10. ‘The Problem with Apu’ Expertly Explores the Biggest Flaw of ‘The Simpsons’In 2012, Hari Kondabolu – then a writer for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell – went on a rant that had been long overdue. In a clip that […]
    By John Hugar
  11. Talking ‘The Problem with Apu’ with Hari KondaboluHari Kondabolu first aired his beef with Simpsons character/stereotypical caricature Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on Totally Biased with W. Kamau […]
    By Bethy Squires
  12. way way too soon
    At Least Some of Hollywood Is Really Pissed About Sean Spicer’s Emmys Cameo“Has the aura of a giant festering abscess. Strange, since he was so charismatic at the (elevated) podium.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  13. The Problem With Apu Trailer Asks: Is Apu From The Simpsons a Minstrel?“I should be happy, but there’s still one man who haunts me: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  14. Hari Kondabolu Confronts His Nemesis in the Trailer for truTV’s ‘The […]Hari Kondabolu has a new documentary heading to truTV soon, and today the network released the trailer. Titled The Problem with Apu, the […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. comics talk to comics
    Hari Kondabolu and W. Kamau Bell Talk Comedy“Whenever white comics say, ‘It’s easier because you’re a person of color,’ they have no idea.”
    By W. Kamau Bell and Matthew Love
  16. Hari Kondabolu’s New Album ‘Mainstream American Comic’ Is Out Next MonthHari Kondabolu has a new comedy record out next month. The A.V. Club reports that Kondabolu’s new record Mainstream American Comic will be […]
    By Megh Wright
  17. The 9 Best Standup Specials and Albums of 20142014 was a banner year for comedy of all stripes, including an incredible collection of standup specials and albums. While the year may have […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  18. Watch Hari Kondabolu in ‘NYT’s New Web Series ‘Off Color’The New York Times debuted a new web series today called Off Color featuring “several artists of color who use humor to make social statements […]
    By Megh Wright
  19. Is Standup Comedy the New Punk Rock?Portland’s famous underground record label Kill Rock Stars is profiled in a recent article for the Portland Mercury that examines its recent […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. Talking to Hari Kondabolu About His New Album and the Impact of ‘Totally […]Hari Kondabolu was not really supposed to become a professional standup. The otherworldly circumstances that brought him from a career as an […]
    By Sameer Rao
  21. ‘The Simpsons’ Will Kill Off Another Character This Season; Who Will it Be?The Simpsons premiered its 25th season on Sunday night, but the show hasn’t completely settled in its ways. In a recent phone conference, […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
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