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In this highly-personal, insightful and timely exploration of minority media representation, Kondabolu speaks with prominent South Asian actors about the damaging legacy of Apu – an animated character voiced by a white actor with a heavily exaggerated, stereotypical Indian accent. Aziz Ansari, Kal Penn, Aasif Mandvi, Hasan Minjaj, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aparna Nancherla, Russell Peters, Sakina Jaffrey and Maulik Pancholy share poignant stories about their own experiences with Apu and the broader questions about the comedy and representation he evokes.
With additional interviews with EGOT-winner Whoopi Goldberg, W. Kamau Bell, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Mallika Rao, and many more, THE PROBLEM WITH APU takes a humorous look at how even a beloved television series can have a blind spot.
Original Release
11/19/2017
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hari Kondabolu | Himself / Self |
| W. Kamau Bell | Himself / Self |
| Kal Penn | Himself / Self |
| Aziz Ansari | Himself / Self |
| Vivek Murthy | Self |
| Maulik Pancholy | Self |
| Utkarsh Ambudkar | Himself / Self |
| John Ortved | Self - author of 'The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History' |
| Hank Azaria | Self |
| Uma Kondabolu | Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hari Kondabolu | Himself / Self |
| W. Kamau Bell | Himself / Self |
| Kal Penn | Himself / Self |
| Aziz Ansari | Himself / Self |
| Vivek Murthy | Self |
| Maulik Pancholy | Self |
| Utkarsh Ambudkar | Himself / Self |
| John Ortved | Self - author of 'The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History' |
| Hank Azaria | Self |
| Uma Kondabolu | Self |
| Ravi Kondabolu | Self |
| John Powers | Self |
| Mallika Rao | Self |
| Shilpa Dave | Self |
| Rohitash Rao | Self |
| Russell Peters | Self |
| Whoopi Goldberg | Herself / Self |
| Sakina Jaffrey | Self |
| Aasif Mandvi | Himself / Self |
| Ajay Naidu | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| Michele Armour | Executive Producer |
| Isaac Horne | Executive Producer |
| Hari Kondabolu | Executive Producer |
| Marissa Ronca | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| David Martin | Executive Producer |
| Michael Melamedoff | Producer |
| Michael J. Cargill | Producer |
| Cletus McKeown | Producer |
| Shawn Rubin | Producer |
| Jon Sheflin | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
The Problem With Apu
