Conscious comic: Hari Kondabolu brings hilarity to an age of anxiety

Fourteen years ago, Hari Kondabolu thought a career in stand-up comedy was impossible. “In 2004, 2005… South Asian stand-up didn’t seem realistic,” he says. “I couldn’t imagine anyone wanted me to do that.” Though Aziz Ansari  and Mindy Kaling were rising stars, there were few popular South Asian comics in America at the time. Jump […]