THE SEATTLE TIMES
“A young man reaching for the hand-scalding torch of confrontational comics like Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor.” [read more]

“Eviscerated Western hypocrisy with a verbal razor that had overtones of Lenny Bruce.” [read more]

PORTLAND MERCURY
“Scary smart and scathingly funny, the charming Hari Kondabolu’s one of the best stand-up comedians working today. He’s also one of the most relevant, with his hilarious comedy closely tied in to today’s not-so-hilarious headlines. You will go to this and you will laugh and you will laugh some more and then you will think about it for days afterward.” [read more]

TIMEOUT NY
“Smart, analytical and rising” [read more]

THE STRANGER:
“A national comedy treasure” [read more]

“a wise, witty, golden-hearted crusader for both funny jokes AND social justice” [read more]

INDIA CURRENTS:
“Kondabolu addresses the political issues that outrage him, and as an artist, he thinks deeply about the messages he is presenting and the ways in which he is presenting them.” [read more]

THE SEATTLE WEEKLY:
“While most of his material deals directly with race and politics in blunt fashion, he manages not to beat you over the head with it, but rather gives you something to think about on your drive home.” [read more]

EAST BAY EXPRESS:
“He based most of his routine on colonialism. Not just the old-fashioned kind … but also the contemporary kind — that thing we call “cultural appropriation…Most importantly, Kondabolu is not above heckling his audience. ‘You’ve been lukewarm so far, audience,’ he announced midway through a New Year’s set. Audience members chuckled politely in agreement.” [read more]

SOME RANDOM GIRL’S BLOG THAT STUMBLED UPON WHEN I GOOGLED MYSELF:
February 13, 2004
“…saw a really great comedian last night–laughed my ass off. Hari Kondabolu meets all of my “great comedian” criteria; that is, he: 1. addressed issues of oppression at least twice, 3. made no racist, sexist, homophobic, or classist jokes, and 2. made me laugh out loud. guys like him almost make me regret i’m a lesbian… almost. my favorite part (as close an approximation as i can recall): “given the choice between white guilt and oppression, i’d take white guilt every time!” [read more]

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