Snack so Chef, Netflix’s next culinary competition, will pit 12 chefs against each other to recreate and reimagine popular snacks. Whether it’s crafting creative dishes or recreating familiar dishes, the best chef will receive a grand prize of $50,000. The upcoming episode will be hosted by comedians Megan Stalter and Hari Kondabolu. Stalter is an American comedian named by the New York Times as “the newest star of sketch comedy” in 2020.
Stalter’s co-host, Hari Kondabolu, is a 35-year-old Indian-American comedian, writer and podcaster who has made a name for himself by drawing attention to political concerns in the United States. Snack so Chef, which will premiere on Netflix on November 30, 2022, will be hosted by Kondabolu and Stalter. The official synopsis for the film is as follows:
“This new culinary tournament, hosted by comedians Megan Stalter and Hari Kondabolu, pits 12 chefs against each other in the ultimate snack battle.” They will be challenged to not only copy some of the world’s most famous snacks, but also design their own unique dishes inspired by famous classics. Only one person will win the grand prize of $50,000.
Meet Hari Kondabolu, the political comedian who will host Snack vs. Chef.
The Snack vs Chef host has Telugu parents and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Politics from Bowdoin University. In 2008, he received a Master’s degree in Human Rights from the London School of Economics. Kondabolu considers the Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival in Seattle to be his “big break”. As a reservationist for HBO’s Comedy Event in 2006, he worked on the festival. Since then, he has performed as a stand-up comedian on various television shows, including Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2007, Conan in 2012, The Late Show with David Letterman in 2014 and John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show in 2010 and 2012. He also had his own special on Comedy Central Presents in 2011.
The New York Times praised Kondabolu’s 2018 Netflix special, Warn Your Relatives, calling it “incredibly hilarious” and “officially experimental.” The presentation examines the comedian’s resistance to compromising his ideas and views. In it, the Snack versus Chef host discussed his culture and ancestry, as well as concerns such as racial profiling, terrorism, and mass murder in the United States. The concert was recorded in front of 800 spectators and was named “Best” by many magazines, including Time, Paste Magazine, Cosmopolitan, E! Online and Mixable.
His 2017 documentary, The Problem with Apu, criticized The Simpsons for its negative depiction of South Asians. Many South Asian artists, including Kal Penn, Aziz Ansari and Aasif Mandvi, spoke out against the lack of business representation in the documentary. Due to the documentary, Hank Azaria, the voice of Apu, agreed to give up the role to make it more comprehensive. Hari also appeared on The Untitled Kondabulu Brothers podcast, which also featured his younger brother Ashok. Along with W. Kamau Bell, he co-hosts Political Response.
So far, the Snack versus Chef host has published two comedy albums with the indie rock label Rock Stars: Waiting for 2042 and Mainstream American Comics.
The New York Times called him “one of the hottest political comedians today.” Despite his reputation as a political comedian, Kondabolu argues that his jokes are not politically motivated and that he “always despises being labeled political because it removes the stuff I’m talking about from everyday things.”
Hari will now co-host Snack vs Chef with comedian Megan Stalter, originally from Ohio. See what happens when the food competition airs on Netflix on Wednesday, November 30.
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