Hari Kondabolu

'The Simpsons' Clumsily Responded to Hari Kondabolu's Apu Critique and Everyone's Pissed

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2018

Last year, Hari Kondabolu starred in The Problem with Apu — a documentary that exposed the problematic nature of The Simpsons' resident con...

'The Simpsons' Voice Actor Hank Azaria Responds to Hari Kondabolu's 'The Problem with Apu'

PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2017

Last month, Hari Kondabolu acknowledged The Problem with Apu in a new Simpsons documentary that accuses the show of racial insensitivity. A...

The Alternative Show with Andy Kindler

JFL42, Second City, Toronto ON, September 27

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2017

Andy Kindler has been hosting "The Alternative Show" since the mid-'90s, when he launched it at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival, where...

Hari Kondabolu

JFL42, Royal Theatre, Toronto ON, September 26

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2017

Strolling out to Fugazi's "Repeater" blasting out of the PA, Hari Kondabolu sized us up quickly and determined that we'd be with him and hi...

'The Simpsons' Writer Accuses Show of Being a Sexist Boys' Club

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2017

Despite its status as one of the most beloved television shows of all time, The Simpsons is not immune to criticism. Hari Kondabolu recentl...

Hari Kondabolu Suggests 'The Simpsons' Is Racist in the First Trailer for 'The Problem with Apu'

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2017

In an interview with Exclaim! last year, Hari Kondabolu discussed the inaccurate and reductive ways brown people are portrayed in pop cultu...

Hari Kondabolu on Trump, His Mom, and Brown People Perceptions

PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2016

When he surveys the political landscape in 2016, Brooklyn-based comedian Hari Kondabolu questions time itself.   "I've seen films about aut...

This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: July 28, 2016

PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2016

Some of the funniest people seized upon the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, Donald Trump, and much more from this week in f...