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Telug(h)umor

Hari Kondabolu generates laughs on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

By Hilal Nakiboglu Isler, February 26, 2007, Comedy, Media, TV, News, Politics, Daily, Language, Humor

Stand-up star [1] Hari Kondabolu’s late-night debut on [2] Jimmy Kimmel Live made waves last week ([3] Sepia, [4] The Stranger , [5] NerdNYC).

But the comedian’s day job is actually far from being “funny.”

Kondabolu, a [6] Bowdoin College graduate, recently spoke to his [7] alumni magazine about working in Seattle for [8] Hate Free Zone, a non-profit, founded after 9/11, to help immigrant communities cope with intolerance and backlash. Kondabolu describes the work as “depressing and tiring, but inspiring when it works out.”

Kondabolu’s routines are often based on what it means to be desi in America. Check out his take on speaking Telugu:

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[1] Hari Kondabolu’s : http://www.harithecomic.com/
[2] Jimmy Kimmel Live : http://abc.go.com/latenight/jimmykimmel/index?pn=guests
[3] Sepia: http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/004202.html
[4] The Stranger : http://www.thestranger.com/blog/2007/02/kondabolu_on_kimmel
[5] NerdNYC: http://nerdnyc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27512&start=0
[6] Bowdoin College : http://www.bowdoin.edu/
[7] alumni magazine : http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2007-02-23&section=4&i
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[8] Hate Free Zone: http://www.hatefreezone.org/whoweare/staff.htm

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