"A documentary about going head to head with a stereotype." 18 November 2017 Factual 49 mins
In the history of “The Simpsons,” few characters outside the title family have had as much cultural impact as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Springfield convenience store owner. Comedian Hari Kondabolu is out to show why that might be a problem.
Watch the official The Problem with Apu 2017 trailer in HD below.
Hari Kondabolu as Self
Kal Penn as Self
Hasan Minhaj as Self
Aasif Mandvi as Self
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Self
Aziz Ansari as Self
Dana Gould as Self
W. Kamau Bell as Self
Noureen DeWulf as Self
Whoopi Goldberg as Self
Aparna Nancherla as Self
Sheetal Sheth as Self
Michael Melamedoff Director
Hari Kondabolu Executive Producer
Michael Melamedoff Producer
Hari Kondabolu Writer
Michael J. Cargill Producer
Spain 30 September 2018
United States 18 November 2017
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