Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But no story reason was given for Apu’s conspicuous absence from the show, not even a handwritten note explaining that Apu went ...

"It's practically a slur at this point," he says of what the character represents. By Ryan Parker Former Senior Reporter Hank Azaria was a recent guest on the Armchair Expert podcast, where he ...

For more than two decades, Apu was a constant on The Simpsons. Voiced by Hank Azaria, the character appeared regularly, delivered some of the show’s most quoted lines, and became one of its most ...

On Sunday night’s episode, “The Simpsons” addressed criticism that its character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon was a racist stereotype. Last November, comedian Hari Kondabolu looked into the representation ...

The Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon has been silent for nearly a decade after being criticised for perpetuating harmful stereotypes. The Indian convenience store worker is considered ...

Last night on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," voice actor Hank Azaria acknowledged that "The Simpsons" does have an Apu problem. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE SIMPSONS") HANK AZARIA: (As Apu) ...

Hank Azaria said Tuesday he is "willing to step aside" from voicing the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on "The Simpsons," during an appearance on Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show." His animated ...

Growing up in New York in the 1980s, comedian Hari Kondabolu was like many young people. He watched "The Simpsons" and he adored "The Simpsons." There was just one thing that bothered him about it.