Hari Kondabolu
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Posted Saturday 6/27/20 at 3:58AM EDT
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu reacts to The Simpsons no longer using white actors to voice non-white roles
Kondabolu's 2017 TruTV documentary helped raise awareness of how the Apu character's stereotypes hurt Indian-Americans, especially when it was their...
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Hank Azaria says he educated himself before quitting The Simpsons' Apu character
In his first in-depth interview since revealing he quit the Apu role, Azaria tells The New York Times he knew...
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Hank Azaria reportedly says he'll no longer voice The Simpsons' Apu
"All we know there is I won’t be doing the voice anymore, unless there’s someway to transition it or something,"...
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Posted Thursday 10/11/18 at 1:37PM EDT
The Simpsons boss: South Park was siding with us when it said "#CancelTheSimpsons"
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu wondered, "Did @SouthPark just side with me? WHAT IS HAPPENING?" after last night's South...
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The Simpsons creator Matt Groening: Apu debate is "tainted now"
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Groening said of The Problem with Apu director, "my guess is...
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Posted Wednesday 6/27/18 at 9:42PM EDT
Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell was a show five years ahead of its time
Bell, now host of CNN's United Shades of America, had a Chris Rock-produced FX (and, later, FXX) late-night talk show...
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Posted Saturday 6/23/18 at 3:55AM EDT
The Simpsons writer calls Trump "a shot in the arm for the show," defends calling The Problem with Apu "a nasty little documentary"
"I'll get right to it: I mean, the Trump years have been a shot in the arm for the show,"...
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Posted Monday 4/30/18 at 8:42PM EDT
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu: "Matt Groening finally responded & sounds like every other troll on the internet who didn’t see the documentary"
The Simpsons creator told USA Today last week when asked about the Apu controversy, "I think it’s a time in...
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Posted Friday 4/27/18 at 1:37PM EDT
Matt Groening on The Simpsons' Apu controversy: "I think it’s a time in our culture where people love to pretend they’re offended"
Asked by USA Today if he had any thoughts about The Problem with Apu criticism, The Simpsons creator said: "Not...
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Posted Thursday 4/26/18 at 1:08PM EDT
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu on The Simpsons: "Honestly, I wasn’t trying to troll, but if I was, I won"
The Indian-American comedian -- speaking the day before Hank Azaria said he was willing to "step down" from voicing Apu...
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Hank Azaria offers to "step aside" from Apu role, calls on The Simpsons to listen to South Asians
Asked by Stephen Colbert about the Apu controversy, Azaria said, “the idea that anyone young or old, past or present,...
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Posted Tuesday 4/24/18 at 10:40PM EDT
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu is coming out with a Netflix special
The Indian-American comedian and The Simpsons fan/critic will unveil Warn Your Relatives on May 8.
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Posted Wednesday 4/11/18 at 5:23PM EDT
The Problem with Apu will be re-aired on TruTV following The Simpsons' "response" to the documentary
Hari Kondabolu's one-hour documentary on the controversial Simpsons character originally aired last November and is available to stream on TruTV's website.
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Posted Tuesday 4/10/18 at 7:15PM EDT
Indian-American Simpsons fan relates his story about his Apu-like father
Addressing The Problem with Apu director Hari Kondabolu, Amar Shah wondered if he had talked to actual Indian-American convenience store...
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Posted Monday 4/09/18 at 6:11PM EDT
The Simpsons' response to Apu is what happens when a show loses its identity after being on for "a long damn time"
The Simpsons was once the rebellious outsider, says Jen Chaney.