Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from The Simpsons (1989) and the larger issue of how Western culture depicts Southeast-Asian communities.
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Title: The Problem with Apu (2017)
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| Hari Kondabolu | ... | Self | |
| W. Kamau Bell | ... | Self | |
| Kal Penn | ... | Self | |
| Aziz Ansari | ... | Self | |
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Vivek Murthy | ... | Self (as Vivek H. Murthy) |
| Maulik Pancholy | ... | Self | |
| Utkarsh Ambudkar | ... | Self | |
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John Ortved | ... | Self - author of 'The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History' |
| Hank Azaria | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Uma Kondabolu | ... | Self |
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Ravi Kondabolu | ... | Self |
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John Powers | ... | Self |
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Mallika Rao | ... | Self |
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Shilpa Dave | ... | Self |
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Rohitash Rao | ... | Self |
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Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from The Simpsons (1989) and the larger issue of how Western culture depicts Southeast-Asian communities.
Tries to bring down the very thing he's making money on. Silly.