Asian Enough: Hari Kondabolu

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Los Angeles Times

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🗓️ 10 August 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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A conversation with comedian and filmmaker Hari Kondabolu about taking on "The Simpsons" with his documentary “The Problem With Apu,” where he draws the line between activism and comedy, and why he’s cool with white people walking out of his shows. Guest photo by Rob Holysz.

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0:00.0	From the Los Angeles Times, this is Asian Enough.
0:06.8	Each week on this podcast, we talk to one guest about the joys, the complications, and
0:11.6	everything else that comes along with being Asian-American.
0:14.8	I'm Tracy Brown.
0:16.3	And I'm Johanna Vulya.
0:17.8	Our guest today is Harry Kunderbolo, a comedian from Queens, New York.
0:22.0	If you've listened to any episode I've co-hosted, you know I'm from Queens too, but that's
0:27.2	not the only reason I'm excited to talk to him.
0:30.1	In his stand-up, Harry never shies away from exposing the uncomfortable truths about being
0:34.2	a brown person in America.
0:36.0	The person I get confused for the most is the Pakistani-American comedian, Kumail Nanjiani,
0:40.6	right?
0:41.6	It was Borlandia's and Silicon Valley, and the last time that happened, I explained it
0:45.2	to the person.
0:46.2	I'm like, look, I get it.
0:47.5	We're both brown comedians.
0:49.3	However, if you pay very close attention, you'll notice we have completely different
0:54.4	faces.
0:56.4	Harry also sparked a massive conversation about representation with his 2017 documentary,
1:02.2	The Problem with a Pooh.
1:03.6	I should be completely happy, but there's still one man who haunts me.
1:08.8	A Pooh, the Haas of Hema Pedalon.
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