I feel privileged that I’ve been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on. Hari Kondabolu Read Quote
I’m not a politician, I’m not an ideologue, I’m not an organizer anymore. I’m a human being sharing ideas, and those ideas have to feel fresh and from my heart and my head, and I have to feel it. You can’t force that feeling. Hari Kondabolu Read Quote
Post 9/11, brown people had this force pushing us together. It’s like we’re all being looked at with fear and suspicion; we’re all being targeted, so how do you support yourself and your communities? Hari Kondabolu Read Quote
Politics and sports are the same thing in some ways. I like sports; I don’t like the sports aspect of politics. The conventions are basically the playoffs, and the election’s the Super Bowl. To me, it doesn’t feel important. Hari Kondabolu Read Quote
After 9/11, I changed a lot of the ways I viewed the world. I realized my comedy and my politics and my view of the world did not match. I had to start writing from my heart. Hari Kondabolu Read Quote
I’m not a Republican, but I was one once – when I was 7 years old. Not my fault. The symbol of the Republican Party is an elephant, I’m a Hindu – I was confused. Hari Kondabolu Read Quote
You can be funny and say what you mean; these ideas are not mutually exclusive. Some of the best jokes came from people who meant it. See: Pryor, Bruce, Carlin, etc. Hari Kondabolu Read Quote
January 14, 2000, was my first time on stage, and I’ve been hooked ever since. I got discovered nationally in Seattle by the now-defunct HBO Comedy Festival, and that led to an appearance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ and a path to a professional comedy career. Hari Kondabolu Read Quote
Stand-up will always be my first love, and it has been the primary way I’ve expressed myself since I was 17. Hari Kondabolu Read Quote
