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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox talks to comedian Hari Kondabolu! From his time as a writer/performer on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell to his 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu to his 2018 Netflix special Warn Your Relatives, Kondabolu has been one of the foremost political comedians. His work brings to mind the question of what comedy actually can do to foster social progress. Now Kondabolu is back with a new YouTube special, Vacation Baby, which seems him heading in a more personal direction, talking about the birth of his son while keeping his socio-political bent.
You can stream Vacation Baby on YouTube.
Pre-order Jesse's book, Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook
Follow Hari on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram.
THIS INTERVIEW WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE WGA AND SAG-AFTRA STRIKES.
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox talks to comedian Hari Kondabolu! From his time as a writer/performer on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell to his 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu to his 2018 Netflix special Warn Your Relatives, Kondabolu has been one of the foremost political comedians. His work brings to mind the question of what comedy actually can do to foster social progress. Now Kondabolu is back with a new YouTube special, Vacation Baby, which seems him heading in a more personal direction, talking about the birth of his son while keeping his socio-political bent.
You can stream Vacation Baby on YouTube.
Pre-order Jesse's book, Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook
Follow Hari on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram.
THIS INTERVIEW WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE WGA AND SAG-AFTRA STRIKES.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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