Comedian, writer, and podcaster Hari Kondabolu has announced he will return to Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, June 9 for a performance at The Ballroom at Taft Theatre.
<div>This performance is General Admission. However, 300 Seats will be available first come, first served. Remaining tickets are Standing Room Only first come, first served. The event is in the Ballroom of the Taft Theatre. All patrons require a ticket. Please note that for this event there will be a day of show price increase. Patrons requesting accessible seating should purchase a regular General Admission ticket and contact <a href="mailto:info@tafttheatre.org">info@tafttheatre.org</a> with their specific accessibility requests.</div>
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<div><em>*While supplies last. Tickets are subject to price increase based on demand, applicable taxes and Ticketmaster fees. All events rain or shine. Dates, times and artists subject to change without notice. Limit 8 tickets per person. </em></div>
<h3><strong>About HARI KONDABOLU</strong></h3>
<div>Hari Kondabolu is a comedian, writer, and podcaster based in Brooklyn. The <em>NY Times</em> called him “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today” and described his 2018 Netflix special <em>Warn Your Relatives</em> as “an incisively funny and formally adventurous hour that reveals a comic in command of his powers.” The special was named on many “Best of” lists, including for <em>Time</em>, <em>Paste Magazine</em>, <em>Cosmopolitan, E!</em> <em>Online</em>, and <em>Mashable</em>. He was also named one of 2018’s “Comics To Watch” by <em>Variety</em>. Hari currently hosts the new Netflix food competition series Snack vs Chef along with Megan Stalter.</div>
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<div>In 2017, his truTV documentary <em>The Problem with Apu</em> was released to critical acclaim and spurred a global conversation about race and representation. <em>The Nation</em> called it “a devastating critique of the ultimate comedic sacred cow: The Simpsons.” It is now used in high school, college and grad school curriculums around the US.</div>
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<div>Hari has also released two comedy albums, <em>Waiting for 2042 &amp; Mainstream American Comic</em> with legendary indie rock label Kill Rock Stars. Additionally, he has performed on such shows as <em>Conan</em>, <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live</em>, and <em>The Late Show with David Letterman</em> among many others. He is also a former writer &amp; correspondent on the much loved, Chris Rock produced FX show <em>Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell</em>.</div>
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<div>A regular on the public radio, Hari is a panelist on the NPR game show <em>Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me</em>. As a podcaster, he co-hosted the popular<em> Politically Reactive</em> with dear friend W. Kamau Bell. Additionally, he also co-hosts what he politely describes as a “pop up podcast,” <em>The Untitled Kondabolu Brothers Podcast</em> with his younger brother Ashok (“Dap” from HBO’s <em>Chillin’ Island</em> and defunct rap group Das Racist.)</div>
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<div>Hari attended both Bowdoin College and Wesleyan University, graduating from the former institution with a B.A. in Comparative Politics. A former immigrant rights organizer in Seattle who worked under the leadership of now-Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Hari also earned a Masters in Human Rights from the London School of Economics in 2008. He was the “Artist In Residence” at NYU’s APA Institute for the 2014-2015 Academic Year and at Shangri La Museum in Honolulu in 2018.</div>
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Hari Kondabolu, comedian, writer, and podcaster, is returning to Cincinnati at The Ballroom at Taft Theatre.

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