Standup Hari Kondabolu, 35, from Brooklyn, had homed in on the character in his set for a while before he made the documentary, The Problem With Apu, which has fuelled the debate. The Big Sick’s Kumail Nanjiani, a Pakistani actor, has repeatedly complained about still being called to castings requiring “the Apu accent”. Still there have been enough complaints to fill a nasty little documentary, called The Problem With Apu. Hank Azaria, who takes the most heat for the character, is reluctant to play Apu any more.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Apu advises on community fundraising, in The Simpsons. If people don't enjoy Apu, they need to make him funnier, speak to the age John Donaldson, academicBut how do you solve a problem like Apu Nahasapeemapetilon?

Source: The Guardian May 05, 2018 22:52 UTC