White Male Privilege is a Myth | Bring Back Apu | Comedy Special

This is my first comedy special, Bring Back Apu, and it truly is special to me. Because somewhere along the line, South Asians started trying to cash in on victimhood currency. Complaining about cartoon characters, people mispronouncing our names, and God knows what else.
But we were raised better than that. Our parents, grandparents, uncles and aunties taught us dominate everything we do, just like they did when they made it here. And it is our privilege to carry that tradition forward. So it's time to end all the victim sh*t and taking our identity back.
I hope you enjoy
Akaash

[@TheAndrewSchulz]

LET’S GO BHAI 🇮🇳

[@FrancoisDressler]

💯

[@MisfitZayy]

Bluuueeewwww cheeeewwww!!

[@deepeshdhull1461]

Lets goooo !!!

[@topheresco2735]

This shit was hilarious. He definitely deserves a Netflix special but make that shit a full hour.

[@titan7672]

im one of the Patreon assholes and im just sad that this is only 20 percent , pure gold 20 minutes but still I wished there was more. Akash and Andrew the future of comedy 🚀

[@lukebarber9511]

One thing the "cancel Apu" crowd seems to miss is the fact that Apu seems to be the only character in The Simpsons that actually enjoys his job...

[@CazRaX]

Even had a whole song about how he needed the Kwik-E-Mart when he was fired once. He loves his job, he was successful, a good husband, good father and a stand up citizen and yet he was the one who was removed...

[@zachrohler1047]

Woke whites and perpetual victims never want to see someone loving happily

[@totalvoid6234]

Ok, now I want him cancelled.

[@josephcroeniangamer3727]

the brain dup short essay about it is really fucking good.

[@gregoryporch8395]

You want the guy who apologized to Homer after Homer was an asshole cancelled? The man who sold Bart Simpson a Squishee made entirely of syrup? The vegan who gave Lisa some hope when the rest of the world teased her for not eating meat? They had a whole episode on immigration that told us all that if you support deportation you're getting rid of one of your best neighbors. Getting rid of him was some real short sight.

[@KR-19]

As an indian i love the ending bro So many are forgetting their roots and becoming entitled even here back in india.

[@mh5616]

Yes, the most entitled are the gujju baniyas scamming the entire country in the name of nationalism.

[@ThinnkTwicce]

I liked the ending too!

[@KR-19]

@@ThinnkTwicce yeah bro It's always good to progress but to look down on your roots and forget your place,that's just becoming more foreign than Indian.

[@pavelmedbery3055]

It really is enlightening hearing about an entire other culture that has existed in america longer than I have existed that I had little knowledge and no education about. After more years on this planet I've only learned more things that I am grateful for, and wish I had learned earlier in school. The united states education system really skimps on the whole cultural diversity aspect of the whole thing, and I think that is debilitating to the youth of this country.

[@KR-19]

@@pavelmedbery3055 I agree we should be taugh about other cultures and made aware of their existence. While making sure no culture is held up higher than others. Cultural brainwash is ruining the future generations and it's ruining culture. Because culture is all about being unique and It's important knowing why things are the way they are in your region

[@lordthicknipples-gt2oq]

It's like Speedy Gonzales, they tried to take him off TV until the Mexican American community said "dude, we love Speedy Gonzales"

[@HemiSlant6828]

Speedy is a fucking legend.

[@j.arelylopez3053]

I thought the same but that’s because I heard about through Gabriel Iglesias.

[@jadedandbitter]

Only dude better than Speedy Gonzales is Slowpoke Rodriguez.

[@Psikeomega]

Ever see "the new looney tunes show"? Hes now an American citizen business owner thats a pillar of their community.

[@breakingpoints]

Congrats Akaash!

[@lisabeard9409]

Love you guys! Thanks for letting me know about this.

[@InteristaS5]

Ayeee Breaking Points in the building 🔥🔥🔥

[@spiderdog07]

Saagar, is like this Texas Indian is speaking my language

[@dmr6390]

Breaking points brought me here

[@madscientist2621]

Happy to see BP here!

[@KorokHaze93]

Bro Apu is like one of the only stable and reasonable adults on the entire show...

[@ds698]

He does have his shit together better then anyone in the show lol.

[@dmgroberts5471]

I also liked how the jokes about Hinduism were mainly about the American characters being dumb or ignorant. My favourite Apu moment was when Homer is...being weird about Apu's Ganesha statue, and Apu, in a very dignified and firm way, says: "Please do not offer my god a peanut." The joke isn't "Ooo, weird foreign religion!" it's "Americans are ignorant about world cultures."

[@mokiloke]

Exactly he was wise empathetic and no comedy with his in it was of negative intent.

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

And Barney when he's sober

[@culturalliberator9425]

@@ds698 I mean, maybe compared to Burns. But I'd rather be with Apu then Homer. What? He tries to squeeze some extra cash from time to time because his shop is failing? There are worse things.

[@Wulf-Edits]

Native american here, i can confirm that we actually LIVE in the blockchain, we only appear when someone throws a single piece of trash on the ground 💀💀

[@heylookashiny]

Bro LMAO

[@kevinchang5865]

😅😂💀

[@mikeysan01]

LOL!!!! Dude, that's brilliant.

[@user-sq1vd7sy1i]

Lmao

[@TheEliteTyno]

"I don't deserve shit, I get what I earn, I eat what I kill. How quickly we lost that disgusts me, and we need to cut that shit out." - Akaash Singh Preach bro. Every American should feel this way, no matter what you were born into. Be grateful that we have the opportunity to try and get something. That in itself, is more than most get. So get the fuck out there and earn it.

[@TrueBackLash]

Apu was: - A college graduate - Able to earn his American citizenship. - A volunteer firefighter - A vegetarian and made Lisa a better one by telling her not to judge people. - The only playable character in Hit and Run outside of the Simpsons family - A complex character - A good character I would have rather they re-cast Apu than just get rid of him.

[@skp8748]

Exactly... Compare that to groundskeeper Willie and the depiction of Scotsmen.

[@mbii7667]

Why even re-cast him?

[@TrueBackLash]

@@mbii7667 I’d rather keep Hank in the role, but have Apu just gone is even worse.

[@Ash-uf4fv]

@@TrueBackLash For me it is kind of werid a white guy is voicing an Indian character, but I wouldnt call it racist lol.

[@TrueBackLash]

@@Ash-uf4fv I think back then, the show’s casting picked who they thought was best for the role. That’s the thing I’ve always liked about voice acting, through infliction and performance alone, a good v/o could make you believe that they were any character. I think I’m one of those folks who liked the cast as they were but the folks they brought in to re-cast the roles (including the late Russi Taylor’s roles) are top tier talent. To just outright cancel Apu was just a shame.

[@RedDragonM1]

Apu was one the smartest guys on the show, he had 8 kids, a lovely wife, a firebird car, a business owner, has a doctorate in computer science, takes his religon seriously (when homer mocked him about it..Apu was still VERY polite about it.), he's friends with Sir Paul Macartney, builds his own furniture, has a great singing voice, and he's seen as a THREAT???

[@Bazerk101]

He is threat because Aziz Ansari said so. And was voiced by an Italian American.

[@SpiritGear]

I mean it's weird he's working in a convenient store with a CS degree dough

[@nr63kish]

He's not a "threat", some Indian guy found it offensive that he was voiced by a white guy and not an Indian. Isn't acting supposed to be pretending to be people that you're not, ESPECIALLY voice acting? Doesn't matter, get rid of him or the liberals are gonna boycott your show.

[@happyjohn354]

@@SpiritGear He owns said store. He's saving thousands a month by not hiring another employee.

[@spud752]

I wish I was Apu

[@ihateurmom]

This dude is spot on. It isn't white privilege, it's western privilege. I would drink toilet water in the U.S. before I drank tap water in the Philippines or Brazil. Not because of racism, but because of facts.

[@winkydinky1436]

true

[@visualpun650]

There is the privilege he described and there is also white male privilege which is more subtle.

[@JimboDoomface]

Cistern, or bowl?

[@pedrofelipefreitas2666]

As a Brazilian i concur

[@DalaluddeenHalala]

Will you really drink Toilet Water 😂😂

[@AidenThorne]

That voting booth joke made me laugh so hard I started tearing up, this is amazing.

[@sovitaseng5519]

I thought he was gonna tell a school shooter joke with that lol

[@georgecaplin9075]

I don’t want to turn this political, (no judgement intended), but in the first two minutes, he explained the rise of Trump.

[@UrbanHiker317]

​@@sovitaseng5519that's sadly/ comically where we all went. But he went deeper. 😂😂😂😮😢

[@StabbyMcPokepoke]

He solved racism with racism. 😂

[@LITTLEBRAT775081]

THATS MY GUY !

[@BrilliantIdiotsPod]

LETS GO BABYYY

[@mrcooldude90210]

YESSSIRR

[@TheReactionCouch]

Let’s GOOOOO!!!!

[@TheReactionCouch]

Where tf is this week’s episode though

[@RLJ1]

@@TheReactionCouch it's on SoundCloud. Usually there before everywhere else, only audio.

[@brbapappa]

#Akaashmedia

[@WesDaviestravel]

I’m glad I tuned into JRE for this ep. And love all these new KZbin specials

[@tiromandal6399]

Same, got to know him from there a few mins ago.

[@sprstoner7848]

Me too, this was hilarious.

[@universalman1645]

What is the song from 0:15 - 0:30 ??

[@MilopolisTV]

Loved the message at the end 👏 👏 👏

[@Jay_Kay_Redpill]

I don’t know man, I knew of him because of Andrew S (who is hella funny) & Flagrant 2 where Akaash spends most of the show laughing at Andrews jokes. I was not impressed by him on the JRE, he was not an entertaining or inspiring guest, seemed waaaay out of his league.

[@Lyr1317]

This guy needs a comedy special ASAP.

[@chrishill7797]

HOW has he not already??

[@boubsymane]

this guy said "my asshole gets more vitamins than the average african adolescent" 😂😂 Im dying ☠️☠️☠️

[@JorJorIvanovitch]

"Name one thing a white guy isn't allowed to have?" "An opinion." Lmao. Truth.

[@dipyaman93]

Its because for the last couple of centuries their opinion has been enforced as the norm.

[@mrgabe1]

@@dipyaman93 Welp doesn’t mean their opinions shouldn’t be heard all of a sudden lol

[@OokamiCreed]

@@dipyaman93 That's not a white thing. The powerful always pushed their views on the weak. By your words, that means the Chinese have no right to speak their opinions either. Oh wait... it's ok to be racist toward white people, because they have light skin or something. Racist.

[@inesdamonteines3985]

Tutsi are not asking for reparations from the Hutu, neither any other descendants from slaves people in Africa.. Are the " white" special when it comes to guilt and eternal punishment? More" whites "never had slaves and many of them had their own ancestors traded as slaves. There are even a the ethnic Slavic. We are Not" white " we are Spanish, French, Germans, South Africans, Nigerians( just as example)... And you can get a punch on your face in many of those places if you go with..." You black/ white" forget about " feelings" out of the USA universe.

[@nettoyante2074]

@@dipyaman93 right, because the rest of the people in the world; white females, blk, brwn, yllw, red sat around and did nothing/said nothing for the last couple of centuries, right? Can you please pretending this bs is true and stop being disrespectful to my ancestors?

[@nickpanacci3055]

Respect for putting out a tight 20 as an independent special instead of selling an hour "special" to a streaming conglomerate. A special should be special, and this work of art exceeds the criteria.

[@badabing2302]

I think if he could of or when he can he will sell to Netflix or whoever. Akaash just ain’t at that level yet in their eyes. Sucks for them because they could of got great content from him for a lot cheaper than it will be next time around. I can’t wait to see my guy on Netflix in the next couple years.

[@hollywooddc1708]

@@badabing2302 fuck all that. Netflix doesn't define comedians. You act like it's winning an Emmy. Akaash clearly likes having the freedom of speaking the taboo, and him posting on KZbin let him do it how he wanted and that's why we're watching. While I do hope he gets paid, I hope he never sells out and always keeps it real

[@johnlewis8934]

@@hollywooddc1708 I can understand your arguments, but I think having a Netflix special kinda legitimizes you wether we like to admit that or not honestly. Also you get more outreach if you are on Netflix too.

[@hollywooddc1708]

@@johnlewis8934 I disagree. at most Netflix has just become some empty corporate paycheck that you've become mainstream. Like NBA players today getting fat contracts is more about how many shoes they sell and IG followers they got. Netflix also got Amy Schumer and Hasan Minhaj, signing fat contracts for just being popular and they suck shit. There's so much prime talent that don't have mainstream Netflix specials now. Congrats if he does get a special and it leads to movie deals or sitcoms, but as a fan it don't make a difference to me one way or the other as long as he's staying 💯 and he's still on air

[@adamseidel9780]

@@hollywooddc1708 It would be great if Akaash got a Netflix special, not because he needs them to prove he’s funny - he’s funny without them - but just because it would mean him getting a shit ton of their money and more people seeing him.

[@chelleharper9196]

I sincerely appreciate you. You're going to be one of the comedic golden just like Richard Pryor like Eddie Murphy, I sincerely pray that you get the recognition that you damn well deserve. I just lost my father last night and you are providing me a lot of comfort. Thank you for making me laugh through my tears

[@user-uz1ls5ht8d]

Take care of yourself 💓

[@dudesamkon]

Take care

[@byronbrush9030]

Walk into a voting booth 😂...maybe im too dark but why i expect him to say "a school"???😂😂😂

[@jasmynelliott]

That’s where I thought he was going with it too, but that twist was even better

[@TheRoommatesPodcast]

Sooo excited for this special to have dropped. Akaash, we are truly seeing a star rising before our eyes. Continue to excel and be great. Love you brother.

[@pnash1000]

Here because of your interview

[@hollywooddc1708]

Gadddmamn, you hear that ending? Dude should be a motivational speaker....

[@akaashsinghcomedy]

Love you too brother!

[@prasantpandey4057]

@@akaashsinghcomedy Bidet supremacy

[@ackelkelz6097]

🔥🔥

[@SeanDoesMagic]

I’m soooo stoked about this!! Let’s go!

[@robbiesharp311]

Stoked is a white word.

[@jacebeleren9682]

​@@robbiesharp311 stoked is our word you can say hyped

[@robbiesharp311]

@@jacebeleren9682 😂

[@Lunatic5306]

@@robbiesharp311you vato’s are loco.

[@travisciha1773]

All around, im never disappointed with this man, always on point making me laugh and some real shit mixed in there. Definitely deserves his success.

[@dukethenuke8426]

RIP Apu, his character was hilarious and even all my Asian friends loved him.

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Love it. Apu was my hero growing up, serious! Awesome special, the white privilege bit and the ending minute are especially great 👊🏽

[@Joe-mg2ih]

Apu was one hard working mother fucker. What a terrible sterotype.

[@bliglum]

And now we have an Indian dude, doing an impression of a white dude, doing an impression of an Indian dude... Impression-ception.

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

Great channels collide.

[@ginobenedetto4943]

That ending was fucking 🔥🔥🔥. Needs to be on billboards and a Super Bowl commercial

[@piyushyadav2120]

Love you bro. also I've request for you : Please talk with Dr. Tess Lawrie ( Cochrane reviewer ) and how WHO's sponsored meta analysis on Ivermectin was botched up by UNITAID funding of 40 Million dollars and how they changed the conclusion of Dr. Andrew Hill's meta analysis, who was so pro Ivermectin and then flipped within a week.

[@TurbanTrap]

Thank you for representing us right veer ji ❤️🔥

[@Burning_Babylon]

Indian chappele

[@tunghansen7260]

2 out of a few billion ain't bad rusty Peterson only half counts cause hes a Canadian so 1.5.

[@JohnCarrFitness]

Thank you cancel culture for making this comedy possible 😂

[@rnrtruestories]

been hitting refresh on youtube the past two days to see when this was dropping

[@briano9397]

Sameeee

[@mariellinda8624]

Saaaammme

[@smeakfishing]

“U know what they called the Korean kid at my school?… Chinese!!” Lol. That was one of the best 1 liners in the whole set. Akaash on 🔥🔥

[@smokeyovertheline6394]

The entire country of Peru endearingly referred to its president, Alberto Fujimori, as "El Chino."

[@rfq_sow6484]

Yo I am Korean and I laugh so hard because that happened to me hahaha!

[@DunceCapSyndrome]

Any Latino that isn’t Mexican can relate to this.

[@smokeyovertheline6394]

@Rodrigo Barraza Just like the N-word in the US, I guess.

[@sertanki1472]

they called ours wong ching, which was fucked up because his name was kevin

[@arunkarthikcr2349]

That message at the end screams louder than a siren. Thank you sir, needed to hear that.

[@multivariateperspective5137]

Bruh not gonna lie that rant at the end was epic Not sure, but I think you’re my favorite comedian now But at least I’ll probably binge watch all your stuff because of that and have a ton of respect for you which actually says a lot

[@sammysam3905]

I always respected Apu's hustle, he was an honest,hard-working man, even as a kid, i could see that

[@GIDAEONGULLY]

Dont forget he had a rooftop oasis that included a whole ass Paul McCartney.

[@hollywooddc1708]

you know it was a bitch made woke comic that got Apu cancelled? Loved Akaash saying this about apu, but was hoping he woulda roasted that woke hack

[@UnimpressedGoose]

As a white boy I never thought Apu was a character to be laughed at. He’s a friend of the Simpsons that just happened to be Indian. He’s an Indian stereotype but isn’t every single person on that show a stereotype of something

[@kdoeone]

Apu has the best episodes. Songs too

[@CrzyLion]

theres literally two different episodes about how hes the best guy in springfield and it bothers the other men...apu was the shit

[@CezaMVO]

Akaash went too hard with that ending speech. Really resonated with my mexican heart 🇲🇽 . My mom came here with nothing, has been working ever since I can remember, then one day got deported, guess what she did when she got back? Got right back to work. Unstoppable, let's get it. Make it happen.

[@CalixtoSalinas]

Not gonna lie, as a Mexican, that ending speech made tear a little bit.

[@CezaMVO]

@@CalixtoSalinas hell yeah

[@jonhanson8925]

It's funny that super woke Mexican Americans and racist white Americans both seem to believe that it's impossible for Mexicans to succeed in America. Meanwhile, I'm driving around in the real world seeing Mexicans working hard, running businesses, raising families, and rising up.

[@TheKonakairay]

@@jonhanson8925 usually leftist liberals that also think black people are too stupid to get an id to vote and that their are more than two genders.

[@Isladist]

Ahuevo carnal. Real ones understand the struggle.

[@CrazyBunny123]

There are only handful of stand up comedians I like in my lifetime and Akaash just entered the list.

[@dtope85]

You are amazing, and I love your message at the end. Much respect ❤

[@Platerpus7]

“You didn’t let them say anything, and then one guy showed up and said everything” That killed me.

[@sorrowdusk5068]

because, it's partially true.

[@mk-ld8ih]

Yep and he was the best president the usa had in the past few decades. Yea hes a nut but the best of the worst

[@sorrowdusk5068]

@@mk-ld8ih I dunno man, the others may have been sinking the ship but at least they knew, D.T was shooting blind.

[@yaseenpeeraullee9779]

killed you and a lot more xD

[@OscarUnrated]

I’m liberal and tried to explain this to my liberal friends how their pc culture was pushing people into supporting him out of spite. Of course nobody would listen to me

[@wowhowbizarre8176]

Finally we’re definitely clowning him on the Patreon comments for being late All jokes aside I’m so hyped for this

[@brightbkh07]

DUUUUDE!!! The ending about not deserving crap but having to work for it made me a fan for life!!!! I totally agree with that, nobody owes us anything and if you want something in life you definitely have to work for it and earn it! Nobody is going to just give you handouts for free, especially with that demanding and entitled attitude that so many people these days walk around with!

[@CitAllHearItAll]

The Mascot joke was a ride! I did NOT see where he was going with that. And it was gold.

[@TBustah]

Here’s another one: Apu was a consistent voice of reason. He wasn’t a simpleton in a minstrel show, he was somebody whom many characters turned to for advice because he was knowledgable on a number of topics and one of the few stable adults around. That’s why I knew most of the people complaining about him probably hadn’t actually seen much of him in action. He owns a convenience store? That’s a harmful stereotype? I’m busting my ass working minimum wage (or less) at one of the few jobs in this shitty border town I’m qualified to do (options are severely limited when you don’t know Spanish), owning a convenience store sounds like a DREAM!

[@TheRandompaint]

My man ran a successful business

[@TBustah]

@@TheRandompaint He certainly did, but that is the most obvious thing about him if you ask me. Akaash mentions it, and other commenters have. Hell, they actually made a point of highlighting it in ON THE SHOW, in the episode where he gets married. All of the single guys at a bachelor auction were losers whom none of the women wanted to bid on, and somebody pointed out that Apu had a lot going for him (including the business). He’s more than his business, though, which is my point. He has a Ph.D in computer science, which is how he ended up in America in the first place, to pursue a doctorate (which he also earned).

[@TheRandompaint]

@@TBustah very true, I guess I'll (maybe you too) never know how it effects indians and Indian Americans since I'm not one. I'm just sitting here trying to think of other Indians in cartoons amd can't think of one

[@TBustah]

@@TheRandompaint It’s true that we can’t tell other people how to feel, but stereotypes are just what the show DOES. If I were Indian, I think I’d be more offended if they DIDN’T do a little ribbing, like they thought I couldn’t take a joke like everyone else the show pokes fun at.

[@TheRandompaint]

@@TheLargeHardonCollider so true LHC😂 as a Jew I absolutely love mort and whenever Jews appear in the cartoon.

[@JJRalat]

My only issue was that it was too short. We need more Akaash!

[@rushforce33]

That's what women tell him after sex....both sentences....in that order. LOL

[@lordfordification]

That, and the audio quality from set to set could have been done better.

[@achintsingh8745]

@@rushforce33 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@allstopblue5717]

Some parts had way too many cuts imo. Love the material. Absolutely fucking hilarious. But. The section taking about fat people and vaccines had so many cuts

[@MarMaxGaming]

@@rushforce33oh please, don’t project your issues onto this legend

[@jchinckley]

The best outro I've seen on a video in a long time. Maybe ever.

[@orestis6420]

First time I watched one of your videos and I am happy I did! Respect and love from Greece!!!

[@IIIlIIIIlIIIII]

Jesus Christ. That might be the best 20 minutes of comedy I've heard in a decade.

[@ryansturdivant6835]

His crowd work is almost unmatched

[@IIIlIIIIlIIIII]

@@kevinfry1850 a fair weather fan? As in I only like comedy when it's good? Yes.

[@nammi895]

Are you Japanese, love anime

[@itswhox2]

@@nammi895 You are already dead! lmfao

[@BoereViking]

Jesus has absolutely nothing to do with it.

[@ghostviper8906]

Apu and Willie are probably the most respected foreign characters for simpsons, Willie is a true man when it comes to his home and Apu owns a business while providing for his family like any good man

[@slanetroyard92]

Exactly. I was born in the early 90s and I grew up on these guys. Willie taught kids to be proud of their heritage, to stand tall, proud and strong. And Apu taught kids the value of hardwork. Sure he made mistakes but he owned up to it instead of ignoring them.

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

"grease me up woman!" Lol😅

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

​@@slanetroyard92 even if you hate your heritage, DAMN SCOTTS! THEY RUINED SCOTTLAND!

[@JonnyHatesJuice]

Yes.

[@sarahbreisch4750]

Every single Scottish person does it!

[@MyAteSpiders]

Great comedy as always Never filled out a form that asked "Are you a white male"

[@marianna1513]

For all the times Latino kids heard "arriva,arriva,andale,andale" in school, and we didn't get offended. Speedy Gonzales NEVER offended us!!

[@Xavast]

The last speech - after the ending - really fundamentally expressed my feelings on current immigrant culture in the United States better than I've ever seen anyone else do before. I'm not Indian - my parents came from central Mexico, but the speech at the end fully encompasses every problem I've seen in second generation immigrant communities I've seen.

[@moonbasemonkmode441]

But why have kids if you just want them to struggle?

[@seadee2834]

@@moonbasemonkmode441 So only super rich, insanely happy and healthy people can have kids now?

[@jacobsampsonis7782]

@@moonbasemonkmode441 how out of touch are you that you equate struggle to not being handed things in life. Your ignorance is painfully obvious

[@hedroxladimon321]

@@moonbasemonkmode441 1. Third world countries aren't very keen on abortions. You do the nasty you're stuck with it. 2. Life is beautiful

[@qad951]

@@hedroxladimon321 which he generation are u from ??

[@abdulkdr_]

That message at the end could apply to all first-generation Americans. We got it easier than our parents and there’s no excuse for us not to take it to the next level💯

[@Yusuf1187]

It's objectively not true that we have it easier than them. Cost of college is higher, wages are lower, etc.

[@Aquamatiic]

That’s certainly not true a lot of first generation Americans are born into poverty ridden neighborhoods, born to uneducated parents with literally no guidance besides their parents which in most cases is terrible

[@edwardoesparza1807]

@@Yusuf1187 you need to get this idea out of your head that college is the only way to make it. There are multiple pathways to get good money, it may not be something you like but its there. The real question is if you really want to make it out of your situation you got to overcome obstacles. Just like Akaash said, no one owes you anything. You have to work. Many people have been successful without college and many people have been failures with college. It depends on hard you are willing to work.

[@ninetailedfox503]

@@edwardoesparza1807 If what you are saying is true then they (parents) could have worked hard back in their own country and made it there why migrate to a new country to work hard ?

[@CraftyChicken91]

Fuckin whiners right under your comment. Proving your point.

[@loveitstudios]

Why have I never heard of you until now??? This was hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[@techn9cian09]

That ending is powerful beyond measure. Wow. I came for the laughs but was absolutely blown away by that. G’s up, my guy.

[@OfficialFlagrant]

Oh we watching this today

[@QAAAA1212]

On repeat! 20 minutes is not enough of this 💎

[@topheresco2735]

This shit was hilarious. Happy to see him winning but wish this shit wasn’t so short. Hoping for an hour special from our guy soon.

[@SunnyDallasRealtor]

That’s the nicest compliment you could possibly give. We want more!

[@matthewkrahn3]

Nobody watches specials past about 20-30mins according to statistics.

[@SlickestoftheRicks]

@@matthewkrahn3 i do

[@shootboxpodcast]

​@@matthewkrahn3 A lot of us do. Don't believe everything you read!

[@topheresco2735]

@@matthewkrahn3 you might be right about some of these other comics because they just can’t bring more than 30min of funny. Akaash ain’t one of those comics. Dude is crazy talented… bet he could put out a special where he just roasts the audience and it would be 🔥. I’m hoping to see his little ass live in Ontario, Ca.

[@Anjalisharma-pr5hr]

You are too good akaash, watched your one short video and now addicted to your videos, so proud of u😂🎉🇮🇳

[@matthewvera4712]

What’s crazy is that some ppl will check this out, and b like: “See, these kinda attitudes enable more racism.” When it fact, it’s doing quite the opposite. Keep going bro, ur stuff is incredible!

[@L1VE3V1L]

Yeah it’s like people complaining about Blazing Saddles using the N word too much and not realising the film is mocking racism to a serious degree.

[@TerranPlanetaryDefenseForce]

This was spicy and made my day As a SE asian dude, I'd be mad AF if they cancelled our stereotypical characters

[@sirellyn]

I hate woke terms like SE Asian. It was the orient forever. And that term described the exact same thing! And the only reason they got rid of it was because "colonizers" used that term. ...As told to us by the NEW woke colonizers, who are doing it more than the British empire ever could.

[@redsnowleopard]

They tried to kill Speedy Gonzales but failed

[@binskee677]

WTF South East Asia if further away from the Orient than Washington to Moskau. Idk about the colonizer stuff but calling SE Asia or India as “Orient” makes no sense 😂

[@sirellyn]

@@binskee677 Nearly no one in the 20th century used the term "orient" to refer to India. In some crazy old writings where they didn't know anything east of where things were it was. It's a perfectly useful word, and those insisting on it's disuse are doing so under the auspices of the worst ideology in human history. I have zero concern for what megalomaniacs think.

[@binskee677]

@@sirellyn i don't care if it's been used or not, i just can't comprehend an example where it has to be used in my head.

[@anonymousamerican4580]

“One guy showed up and said everything!” Haha dude you hit it on the nail. You are genuinely funny my friend!

[@anonymousamerican4580]

@Robert Slack who asked you? Lol

[@anonymousamerican4580]

@Robert Slack no he’s not 🤣 I’ll put my entire life savings and everything I have in investments down on a bet that he isn’t going to be touched. The man is untouchable.

[@chris1z142]

@Robert Slack he said everything, stupid stuff and sometimes warranted stuff. Point is that people voted for him in relief of being gagged. My dad has to give speeches to his department about trans identity despite it not going with his religious beliefs at all. He can work with people and be cordial but he has to swallow his faith for the firm. The company he works for is historically not supposed to be political at all, but corporate culture is starting to obligate it. It’s stuff like this that frustrate people enough to vote for a guy like Trump.

[@larryhoover2541]

@Robert Slack My guy, please just stop. Surely you should know by now there are no winners in a KZbin comment section 'debate'.

[@undeadman7676]

@Robert Slack Conspiracy theorist needs more tin foil.

[@cliffordjones3278]

Totally agree with you on this you should pray for angry and spiteful people. That's what a real man of God does. If you carry anger it's you that suffers not the one who upsets you. Sending love to you and your family. You are growing. Be confident but fry to be more humble. You have helped me with my anxiety by reminding me to wake up and help myself and others. Bless you

[@johnedward8352]

It was only a matter of time before Akaash got recognized. He's earned it 👏

[@dahleno2014]

If I was religious, I would pray for him to get the recognition he deserves, because this was genuinely impressive. Didn’t hold back because he was afraid of offending people, just keeping it real. I’m glad I heard about this, he’s upper echelon

[@arminf.1195]

I love how he never did a stereotypical Indian accent joke like other ethnic comedians

[@BrickTop06]

That was amazing. Much respect.

[@spanda7281]

Thank you come again

[@BrickTop06]

@Vindaloo because its hacky. Having a fresh take on one's cultural identity without getting cheap laughs from accents is not hack.

[@treeladder5338]

@@BrickTop06 who cares he was funny and came at it from his angle. Nothing wrong with accents.

[@BrickTop06]

@@treeladder5338 read it again, you and I are in agreement.

[@McMillanScottish]

I really needed this on this New Year's Day.

[@shishirsks]

Oh! this guy is too good! Funny and quite deep thinking! His judgement skills are out of the world!

[@topraman519]

This was the best comedy special I’ve seen in a long time. And I totally agree with your take on Apu, as another Indian who grew up in the US in the 90s.

[@my_father_sorry_i_am_lying_now]

why dont we agree nobody speaks like that. Thats a made up accent you can search any native indian or pakistani bengali speaking English in street interviews or any indian sportsman and celebrity. Than you will get idea what is indian accent and its definitely not that so called indian accent where you speak unclear words while indians are known for speaking clearly and correct english. The only one who miss pronouns words is you. I've heard your accents none can understand what you are saying not even youtube translating tool

[@Alprazolam_25]

You must be re*arded

[@waltermelon2841]

Its the same with us Latinos and Speedy Gonzales

[@elgalas]

Growing up in South America, Apu was such a kind and wise, role model character. I remember when Liza went vegetarian, and Apu was so understanding, wise and stern.

[@charlietaylor799]

great episode. one of the all time greats. season 7 i believe

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

Back when the simpsons mattered and nobody liked lisa. Now everyone IS lisa

[@janelleg597]

@@krotchlickmeugh627 Holy crap. You're correct

[@jobananas3052]

@@krotchlickmeugh627 facts

[@danielcharnock8975]

This guy gets it. Tells the truth and makes it funny. Respect bro.

[@IntenseMindofMiguel]

That final minute p.s.a. was incredibly influential. Thank you for the comedy Akaash & even greater thanks for the motivation 💪🏾👑💯

[@kaneezsurka007]

Amazing stuff! Congratulations!

[@shadycry5047]

Hi Tanmay's Content prop. Nice to see you here. XD

[@kk0511]

Tanmay Bhatt , is that you

[@gnatsson1629]

What!! Yall need to collab!!

[@BREAKocean]

"I get what I earn, I eat what I kill" hit me like a fucking brick

[@AxxLAfriku]

I recently revealed the genders of my two girlfriends. It got a lot of hate and now has 30 times more dislikes than likes. I am really sad that people can be so mean. Sorry for using your comment to talk about my problems, dear bre

[@raaidashraf5099]

Absolutely great video overall! But that last part is much needed for today’s society, thanks dawg

[@monicabrinkman16]

wow loved this special and the speech at the end really topped it off

[@travelator3035]

Here cause of his interview with Saagar. Already became a fan of his. Someone had to stop the onslaught of progressive Indian American comedians.

[@akaashsinghcomedy]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@christophervance1165]

Saagar is dope and this special is lit!

[@jwilli726]

progressive is fine, its the reactionary, performative wokeism that's annoying

[@travelator3035]

@@jwilli726 I agree. Esp coming from petty ones like Hari Kondabolu, Aziz Ansari.

[@rawadosa90210]

​@@travelator3035 Hasan Minhaj

[@jamesblake5176]

every now and again someone who's actually keeping it real makes it into the public eye, and i have to say, it feels fucking refreshing.

[@TheMrA38]

This guy, hard hitting hillarity . Cheers and Merry Christmas from 1 to all. Peace

[@SALDAGHSTANI]

Your crowd work and stand up is great! You're funnier on your own.

[@jasonjordan8376]

Literally the only bad thing about this special is that it’s too short. Loved it, laughed the whole time. You killed it!

[@evansmattsk7841]

Meanwhile, kids in Africa 😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6fQoKhqZZalqKc

[@imranvp]

Aakash! Big love from INDIA bro! You make us proud!!! Thanks for releasing this entire clip. You SLAYYYYYED!! 👌

[@ggabbay0]

Yes!

[@fecnde]

Yep. A full hour on Netflix would be good

[@jasonjordan8376]

@@fecnde Hell yeah!

[@OptimalVenom]

The picture of y'all at your wedding is straight fire. Congrats Akaash hope this is the first of many specials!!!!!!

[@kalaoaflowerpower]

This special was awesome 👌 👏 but I agree that wedding photo was 🔥 📛 👩‍🚒 🚒 🧯 damn crazy amazing

[@akaashsinghcomedy]

Thank you Man! 🙏🏽

[@cscleghorn]

Nobody deserves shit, work for it, strive for it and fucking get get it!!

[@juliej9027]

the end of the tape is something every child should hear thy would be happier and are country would be better off you make my day i come home and you make my day wash away in the laughter i cry sometimes cause i am laughing so hard thanks for not being scared to make jokes

[@nisithshubhankar751]

the whole special was funny as hell, and the ending was just straight facts!! Akaash man, you killed it!

[@michaeldemarco1170]

Smart comedy. He basically attacked me with the part about not being able to walk up a flight of steps and about to lose my foot, but I laughed through the pain because it was funny as fuck.

[@theskyisteal8346]

You and I both better laugh our asses over to a treadmill or we ain't gon' be here for Akaash's next special.

[@arsonfly]

It's okay to be fat...long as you're vaccinated :D

[@seenitalready]

I was just about to comment this. Apparently smart comedy isn’t funny but here he is

[@devjoshi8124]

Good that you laughed through it. Hope you get best health.

[@happylittletree1727]

@@theskyisteal8346 DO IT FOR APU! Hell yeah!

[@krislynn5965]

Holy shit, glad the algorithm showed me your special. Funny as shit and sending some straight up facts. Well played my dude. Excellent stuff.

[@ishuhandles1012]

The ending is everything 🙌🏽

[@nightmareSONI]

bro representing the whole indian community to world.. hell yeah bro...! you killing it...

[@rippspeck]

You South Asians and your "bros" and "sirs", man.

[@mihirojha4475]

​@@rippspeck that's the entirety of Asia, I believe.

[@theoteddy9665]

Apu?

[@jameshill8493]

@@rippspeckisn’t that just the world?😂

[@14isoldenough]

He's not funny. He laughs at everything his boss says. And its 'hey look at me' laugh and its sad and pathetic. He got mad at a person in the audience cause he, himself, wasnt funny.

[@mr.awesome6011]

Apu was the only Non-Simpson playable in Simpsons Hit and Run. An entire towns worth of characters and they had to narrow it down to him says a lot about his character and why they chose him to represent the brand in a now classic video game.

[@NEEDbacon]

And he even helps out the other characters in other levels. At worse he tries to stop cletus from selling roadkill for meat.

[@TMNTfever]

For a solid 19 minutes and 20 seconds I was dying of laughter. Then my eyes got wide af for that soapbox at the end. I agree, but damn, chill man lol.

[@StevenLeeStudios]

My guy Akaash is fuckin killin it bruh. Im so happy for you! You about to blow up!

[@jordanmcquay9077]

Yeah I feel like he’s gonna be big

[@yogijaya2897]

Hes not "gonna blow..up ..he's gonna disappear !" -A.Singh He speaking TRUTHwhich is dangerous in a world full of lies!

[@mattstakeontheancients7594]

20 minute set that was better than most hour specials. Laughed the entire time and respect for the Apu jokes and for saying white folks can laugh too. Him and Schulz are way too underrated. Love to see Akaash live if he makes it out to CO.

[@Peapodzilla]

Because its way easier to make a solid concise 20 than an hour.

[@skyluke9476]

@@Peapodzilla dude it was so tight man! EVERY SINGLE JOKE EVERY SINGLE LINE was perfect! Truly a master of his craft

[@amphibianenthusiast1887]

"You didn't let them say anything, then one guy showed up and said *EVERYTHING*" insane line

[@suqmadiq6653]

This is literally one of the best things I’ve seen on the Internet in a long time

[@williemarroquin2965]

Damn bro, no joke, those last 30 seconds or so gave me literal chills. My dad came out here from Peru in '85 with $20 and a drug addiction. He overcame all that and gave us a life that we sometimes take for granted. Most of us lose that hunger cause everything gets catered to us. My dad did his best to teach me that lesson and to always remember that nothing in this life is given but earned. RIP dad 🙏 Great job man and thanks for the upload

[@tobymcgroby8967]

Well said👏

[@glennpeterson1357]

I think The Simpsons handled the whole “Apu thing” really badly. As a “white dude”, I completely agree with Akaash. Apu was actually one of the richest characters who developed and gave a different perspective and it’s a shame the (somewhat justified) criticism was so narrow only looking at the “glass half empty”. For example, it was Apu that introduced Lisa to vegetarianism and the different views of Hindu culture. So now we don’t have that anymore, because his accent is “offensive” (and there are tons of bad accents on the Simpsons!) Yes, his character was a lazy stereotype in the early days in particular, but ALL the characters in The Simpsons are stereotypes - it’s kinda the whole thing about the show. It’s a parody of America at large. Just like almost everything in life there is a relevant Simpsons reference for this. Remember when Marge went on an anti cartoon violence crusade which ended up with the “Itchy and Scratchy Show” getting literally canceled. The lesson from that episode was “one person can make a difference, but they probably shouldn’t”

[@buckaroobonsaitree7488]

I was always personally offended by the Barney accent after I saw the video they took

[@sasaki8765]

Apu is a bait and switch character. He starts off as "the indian convenience store guy", but that's surface level. You start to learn a lot about him, like how he's a volunteer firefighter. Like how he's apparently good friends with one of the original Beatles(RIP)

[@paulw5039]

I'm still waiting for the controversy to erupt over Scottish (Groundskeeper Willie), Italian (the Italian chef), Mexican (Bumblebee Man), etc, stereotypes. The problem with outrage and cancel culture is that it lacks nuance or consistency. It's always just a bunch of bored children (and yes, some may chronologically adults, but emotionally they are still children) jumping on whatever is the current fashionable social media outrage bandwagon.

[@glennpeterson1357]

@@buckaroobonsaitree7488 what video?

[@glennpeterson1357]

@@paulw5039 to be fair, no one asked for Apu to be cancelled and he wasn’t cancelled. Hank Azaria made a personal decision to stop doing the voice. That’s it. TBH, my issue is that one persons viewpoint is not necessarily understanding the full picture. Unfortunately most issues are complex and multi dimensional and you need people of good faith from different perspectives who want to have a discussion and actually understand what’s going on. That’s why I say the Simpsons handled it so badly, because the character and the show style are defensible, they just didn’t bother to engage and explain and try to persuade the audience

[@PotooBurd]

Solid gold comedy! 😂🏅👍 Rooting for your success!

[@dickjivas5996]

your jokes aside, that last part has become so incredibly true, it literally hurts

[@AmeraPina]

Just found this video and first time I heard this guy.....oh man this dude is amazing!! Not only funny but his views on the end of the video. Everyone needs to hear that!

[@Kpociask1]

Came here from JRE. Wasn't disappointed. Brilliant.

[@MartyDickRider]

I'm a white guy and I grew up in a small white town, we had one Indian guy in town who ran the local liquor store. He was just as part of the community as any of us. As teenagers we'd all hang around his store and chop it up with him. We'd tell racist jokes to each other just like this, it was just normal and not offensive back then. He'd tell us about his life in India, his dreams of becoming a pilot, etc. What I'm saying is that the Apu character isn't racist at all, it's an accurate depiction of how Indians integrated into small American communities back in the day.

[@MartyDickRider]

@H J I love Indian people and Asians in general. Legit never met a white person who hates Asian people, it's all just propaganda

[@MartyDickRider]

@H J yeah and people think we're all secretly racist in private, it's not true. I've legit only known 2 guys in my entire life who were like that, and even then, all they were doing was cracking jokes, they never hurt anyone

[@enderfall2000]

That speech at the end. Powerful stuff. Much love man, fantastic comedy ❤

[@abornbuyer]

The more videos I watch the more I find myself waiting for the "but" moment during Akaash's stand up performances!

[@Ken-zg3ze]

Akaash is so reserved on Flagrant. I come here to check him out and he's a freakin BEAST! Was not expecting to go that hard and that dark lmao.

[@skp8748]

Recently... Before he was a wild boy.

[@jacobmorres9817]

They kinda shut him down on the show if you notice. I wonder if it's some internalized racism that crew had toward him

[@sabbathjackal]

Every once in a while somebody comes out who's a real one, and this looks the next one to do it. I hope you have a long career, you'll be one of the greats

[@evansmattsk7841]

Meanwhile, kids in Africa 😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6fQoKhqZZalqKc