Why The Simpsons’ Hank Azaria Won’t Address ‘The Problem with Apu’
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Hari Kondabolu talks to The Daily Beast about his lifelong beef with Apu from ‘The Simpsons’—and his quest to speak with the white actor who voices him.
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Hari Kondabolu is not the only South Asian-American comedian who has a problem with Apu. While he tells The Daily Beast that he initially loved The Simpsons character growing up, he soon realized it was “probably the best and worst thing that’s ever happened to me.”
