Hari Kondabolu is a comedian, writer & podcaster based in Brooklyn, NY. He has been described by The NY Times as “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today.” He has released two comedy albums two albums, “Waiting for 2042” & “Mainstream American Comic” with the legendary indie rock label Kill Rock Stars & has performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, John Oliver’s NY Stand-Up Show & has his own half-hour special on Comedy Central. A former writer & correspondent on the Chris Rock produced FX TV show “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” Hari also co-hosted the podcast “Politically Reactive” with Kamau. He currently co-hosts "The Kondabolu Brothers Podcast" with his brother Ashok. Hari is a regular on the public radio gameshow “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me.” Hari has also appeared on such notable radio shows and podcasts as Fresh Air with Terry Gross, WTF with Marc Maron, 2 Dope Queens, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Prairie Home Companion, Wits, Studio 360, and Bullseye.In 2017, he released his critically acclaimed documentary “The Problem with Apu” on truTV. A former immigrant rights activist in Seattle, Hari is a graduate of Bowdoin College & has a Masters in Human Rights from The London School of Economics.

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