Hari Kondabolu: Funny Man.  Thoughtful Man.

Send us Fan MailIt’s not every standup comedian who has the London School of Economics on the resume.  In fact, Hari Kondabolu may be the only standup who has the London School of Economics on his resume.  It may not reflect how funny he is, but it shines a bit of a light on how thoughtful his work is.  He is perhaps best known for creating the documentary “The Problem With Apu” about the character on The Simpsons.  But Hari had been doing this type of work, raising consciousness by being clever, for years before the 2017 film.  He successfully walks that fine line as a standup, making us laugh and making us think.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices