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 🚀
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...
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.
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."
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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???
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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
@@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.
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.
@@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?
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.
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.
@@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 TH-cam 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
@@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.
@@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
@@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.
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 💀💀
People need to relax and stop past trauma dumping. Take a look at actual world problems. Here's a hint there's still slavery we call it human trafficking.
"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.
So true everyone is walking around with a victim complex. All that does is prolong the pain. You gotta grow you gotta move on. As a white male who was a victim of DV perpetrated by a white female sexually sadistic psychopath for 3 years. Bad things happen and that wasn't the worst, not even close. Don't get me started about what started when I was 5. You can say woe is me or get out there and change things. Make things better so these things don't happen.
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.
As a vampire-level-white guy, Apu is an inspiration to me too (and he should be to anyone). Look at him! Graduated top in a class of 7 million. Extremely knowledgeable about US history. When Homer says "democracy doesn't work", Apu gets annoyed at him for badmouthing the country Apu loves. Harder-working than... everyone. Worked 96 hours straight. Briefly became a ladies man but settled down. Takes pride in his heritage - even has a statue of Ganesha at the counter. He's one of the best characters in Springfield. Anyway, great work on the special! (Also, I'll add that I'm moderate-left, so I didn't just enjoy the special because "people that I agree with = good = funny". IMO a measure of good comedy is "do people that disagree with me say that this funny?")
A moderate in this day and age? With all the eco-chambering of the internet? You're like finding a unicorn. You either find exhausted cynics/nihilists, extremists, or optimistic centrists nowadays.
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.
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
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.
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 😂
@@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.
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.
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.
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 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).
@@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
@@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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Awesome. Btw, red skin was war paint. It meant fight to the death, taking no prisoners. It's not offensive except to woke ppl. I am a member of the Osage Nation.
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.
@@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.
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
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
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.
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.
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💯
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
@@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.
@@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 ?
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
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
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.
Me too brother. Very funny human. Say what they will about Joe Rogan, but he gives oxygen to some really funny people that I, and a lot of others wouldn’t have known about.
I haven't laughed this hard at a comedy special in a very long time. The only issue I had with it is that it wasn't longer. Fuckin' stellar Akaash you brilliant bastard. Thank you, please post again!
It's because, the woke left influenced every corner of the media. And now things are changing back to normal, but would take some time. The woke leftist feminism comedians were given specials in almost all the platforms. Jokes were of related to pay gap, feminism, toxic masculinity and stuff like that. We should support people like Dave Chapelle, bill burr, etc.
@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.
@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.
Asian guy here. I don't entirely agree with everything that he has to say on things, but that's fine. He's making jokes. Many of which were spot on commentary. A person is a person. They're gonna have different opinions on things. Some right, some wrong. Are we so obsessed with finding like minded people that we are just going to ignore those with different opinions? There are some people that I liked who I found out later had STUPID opinions about certain topics. Stupid to the point where I was pissed that they reached that conclusion about a particular subject. But you know what? I don't care anymore. If they're respectful to me, I will respect them. We, as society, have forgotten what it means to respect people. We just take shit for granted. I'm very much writing this with myself in mind. I'm not the younger generation, but I'm old enough to understand the boomer side of things along with the younger gen. I feel blessed to be in this spot.
This man is a legend. Saying what everyone is thinking. Especially that last part. I've never subscribed to someone so fast. He's funny but hits everything know the head. Makes people laugh at uncomfortable topics. That shouldn't be uncomfortable! I'm honestly shocked he hasn't been "canceled" yet. Bro you keep doing you!
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.
Well shit, I feel like I just saw a Dave Chappelle special. You smashed all the preconceptions that make people feel bad, and it was fuckin' true. It was funny as hell too! #bringbackapu
Apu was a comedy legend and an immigrant success story. But his immigrant accent was extremely problematic and therefore racist. Wokeys clearly hate immigrant accents yet somehow that's not racist or culturally insensitive. Wokeworld.
That issue with "immigrant" accent is weird. I live in Germany. We have people here who live more than 30 years here from other countries and can barely formulate a functioning sentence in German. (And Indians do have a unique way of pronouncing English, just like Australians talk differently than Britsh, etc.).
Wow, I watched his podcast without ever seeing his stand up. . . I already loved him but this is so good. I love him so much more now. This is exactly what comedy should be. Jokes that bring everyone together while also providing perspective and context. . . This is good. I was just talking with a friend earlier today coincidentally about the Simpsons. I grew up on that show. I think of the Simpsons like it is a family member giving me guidance. My personality and humor and political thoughts are all based on watching the Simpsons every day of my life until I finished high school and went off to college. .. so I was raised by the Simpsons. But I have no idea what they have been doing or saying for two decades. I have not watched the Simpsons for twenty years. How crazy is that? This one show made me who I am. And then once I was who I was, I stopped watching it. And now there is a whole new generation that has their own opinions. But all I want to do is get in a time machine and watch the Simpsons back when they were good.
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.
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”
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)
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.
@@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
He is what comedy use to be... What many who can't work in the "mainstream" have always been, real. This is why comics like Richard Pryor were incredible, their wit and candor. No one wants woke fake b.s. but brainwashed pseudo intellectual rubes.
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
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
That Korean line murdered! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Died laughing! This was an actual SPECIAL! From one brown man 🇱🇰 to another, keep talkin those facts! Long live the flagrancy! #Assholearmy
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.
Apu is obviously a better person and more successful business owner than even Moe in the entire town of Springfield, Mr Burns being the meanest. What is racist in this??
As a fat unvaxd person, that sketch about fat unvaxd almost killed me quicker than than excessive amount of trash I eat! Hahaha! Stop being offended snowflakes!
@@lordenkidu1876 been eating much better the last few months, people asking me if im losing weight. Haha. Used to go to the gym, a new gym is opening up near me so im going. I know what to do, just lazy and always got an excuse ! Its 2022, gotta stop with those excuses!
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
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!
@Mr Wonder Theres nothing illegal about Legal immigration, working hard, owning your own business and charging as much as customers are willing to pay while providing for your married wife and kids. That IS the American Dream that anyone who desires and works for it can achieve something better for themselves and their family.
Apu is a naturalized U.S. citizen and holds a Ph. D. in Computer Science. He graduated first in his class of 7,000,000 at the Calcutta Institute of Technology, going on to earn his doctorate at the Springfield Heights Institute of Technology.
20 mins of high level, laughter dense, interesting and most of all FUNNY comedy, is worth so much more than an hour of junk. What a great special. The time doesn’t make it special the material does and this is fantastic. Congratulations Akaash
@@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo how is this kissing white people’s ass. The video is saying only people who were affected in the 18th and 19th century who suffered directly from the whites privilege are to talk. Indians shouldn’t do that because they more privileged than the average Indian in India
and just like that, a comedian ive never seen before makes me howl with laughter and provoke some good thought, smashed the like and subscribe with ALL notifications, a fan is born. Akaash Singh, well done dude, hilarious.
I get this Bill burr vibe here, courageous enough to point out the funny stuff even about the touchiest of subjects. Great Stuff ! I hope you get that sitcom, well, without having to ...
I ended up here the “usual” route: Rogan->Shulz->Flagrant 2->Rogan->Akaash Special, and I have zero regrets. I had a feeling this might be good, but no idea it would be great! Count me in as a fan!
Damn Akaash, the end was a mic dropping game changer for me. My family is from kerala, India. They come here broke and barely spoke English. I tell my friends and cousins similar things that you expressed. If our parents who barely spoke English, made it America with no money and worked hard to give us a better life, we should be doing the same, if not better. You're 100% right, we don't deserve shit. Go get it. Preach brother.
Stupidest shit I heard in my life. Just because your parents had it hard doesn’t make it okay to be racist to us. We should not be shamed for standing up for ourselves. He should have the balls to say that to everyone, not just desis.
@@shinyguy1 that was not his point. Successful people has a particular mentality, "I should not expect others to hand me things, if I need to succeed I need to work hard". And in today's society people use "I deserve things" just to be lazy.
@@ashs5612 pointing out inequities that Indian Americans face is not asking for handouts. I understood the message just fine. Indians don’t even bitch about that shit. You also ignored how I said he only directed it to Indians, not everyone. Because in all honesty, there’s groups who get shit handed to them and it’s not Asians. Affirmative action makes us have to do better than all races, even whites. So advocating for equal standards is not asking a handout, it’s asking for an even playing field. As Asians we are constantly shamed for standing up for ourselves and this is an embodiment of coping with that. He’s just being a pussy who is saying what whites and blacks want to hear. Keep in mind England fucked Indians but we don’t get special treatment there like blacks and Hispanics get in America. Calling out any Asian group for complaining is insane, we do it the least. This message should be directed to black people and women.
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This shit was hilarious. He definitely deserves a Netflix special but make that shit a full hour.
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 🚀
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...
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...
Woke whites and perpetual victims never want to see someone loving happily
Ok, now I want him cancelled.
the brain dup short essay about it is really fucking good.
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.
Bro Apu is like one of the only stable and reasonable adults on the entire show...
He does have his shit together better then anyone in the show lol.
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."
Exactly he was wise empathetic and no comedy with his in it was of negative intent.
And Barney when he's sober
@@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.
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.
Exactly... Compare that to groundskeeper Willie and the depiction of Scotsmen.
Why even re-cast him?
@@mbii7667 I’d rather keep Hank in the role, but have Apu just gone is even worse.
@@TrueBackLash For me it is kind of werid a white guy is voicing an Indian character, but I wouldnt call it racist lol.
@@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.
Congrats Akaash!
Love you guys! Thanks for letting me know about this.
Ayeee Breaking Points in the building 🔥🔥🔥
Saagar, is like this Texas Indian is speaking my language
Breaking points brought me here
Happy to see BP here!
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???
He is threat because Aziz Ansari said so. And was voiced by an Italian American.
I mean it's weird he's working in a convenient store with a CS degree dough
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.
@@SpiritGear He owns said store. He's saving thousands a month by not hiring another employee.
I wish I was Apu
As an indian i love the ending bro
So many are forgetting their roots and becoming entitled even here back in india.
Yes, the most entitled are the gujju baniyas scamming the entire country in the name of nationalism.
I liked the ending too!
@@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.
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.
@@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
"Name one thing a white guy isn't allowed to have?"
"An opinion." Lmao. Truth.
Its because for the last couple of centuries their opinion has been enforced as the norm.
@@dipyaman93 Welp doesn’t mean their opinions shouldn’t be heard all of a sudden lol
@@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.
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.
@@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?
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.
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.
@@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 TH-cam 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
@@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.
@@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
@@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.
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 💀💀
Bro LMAO
😅😂💀
LOL!!!! Dude, that's brilliant.
Lmao
People need to relax and stop past trauma dumping. Take a look at actual world problems. Here's a hint there's still slavery we call it human trafficking.
"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.
So true everyone is walking around with a victim complex. All that does is prolong the pain. You gotta grow you gotta move on. As a white male who was a victim of DV perpetrated by a white female sexually sadistic psychopath for 3 years. Bad things happen and that wasn't the worst, not even close. Don't get me started about what started when I was 5. You can say woe is me or get out there and change things. Make things better so these things don't happen.
Love it. Apu was my hero growing up, serious! Awesome special, the white privilege bit and the ending minute are especially great 👊🏽
Apu was one hard working mother fucker. What a terrible sterotype.
And now we have an Indian dude, doing an impression of a white dude, doing an impression of an Indian dude... Impression-ception.
Great channels collide.
That ending was fucking 🔥🔥🔥. Needs to be on billboards and a Super Bowl commercial
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.
LETS GO BABYYY
YESSSIRR
Let’s GOOOOO!!!!
Where tf is this week’s episode though
@@TheReactionCouch it's on SoundCloud. Usually there before everywhere else, only audio.
#Akaashmedia
It's like Speedy Gonzales, they tried to take him off TV until the Mexican American community said "dude, we love Speedy Gonzales"
Speedy is a fucking legend.
I thought the same but that’s because I heard about through Gabriel Iglesias.
Only dude better than Speedy Gonzales is Slowpoke Rodriguez.
Ever see "the new looney tunes show"? Hes now an American citizen business owner thats a pillar of their community.
@@jadedandbitter"He got a guhnn"
Finally we’re definitely clowning him on the Patreon comments for being late
All jokes aside I’m so hyped for this
As a vampire-level-white guy, Apu is an inspiration to me too (and he should be to anyone). Look at him! Graduated top in a class of 7 million. Extremely knowledgeable about US history. When Homer says "democracy doesn't work", Apu gets annoyed at him for badmouthing the country Apu loves. Harder-working than... everyone. Worked 96 hours straight. Briefly became a ladies man but settled down. Takes pride in his heritage - even has a statue of Ganesha at the counter. He's one of the best characters in Springfield.
Anyway, great work on the special! (Also, I'll add that I'm moderate-left, so I didn't just enjoy the special because "people that I agree with = good = funny". IMO a measure of good comedy is "do people that disagree with me say that this funny?")
A moderate in this day and age? With all the eco-chambering of the internet? You're like finding a unicorn. You either find exhausted cynics/nihilists, extremists, or optimistic centrists nowadays.
I’m glad I tuned into JRE for this ep. And love all these new TH-cam specials
Same, got to know him from there a few mins ago.
Me too, this was hilarious.
What is the song from 0:15 - 0:30 ??
Loved the message at the end 👏 👏 👏
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.
I always respected Apu's hustle, he was an honest,hard-working man, even as a kid, i could see that
Dont forget he had a rooftop oasis that included a whole ass Paul McCartney.
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
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
Apu has the best episodes. Songs too
theres literally two different episodes about how hes the best guy in springfield and it bothers the other men...apu was the shit
I’m soooo stoked about this!! Let’s go!
Stoked is a white word.
@@robbiesharp311 stoked is our word you can say hyped
@@jacebeleren9682 😂
@@robbiesharp311you vato’s are loco.
That voting booth joke made me laugh so hard I started tearing up, this is amazing.
I thought he was gonna tell a school shooter joke with that lol
I don’t want to turn this political, (no judgement intended), but in the first two minutes, he explained the rise of Trump.
@@sovitaseng5519that's sadly/ comically where we all went. But he went deeper. 😂😂😂😮😢
He solved racism with racism. 😂
THATS MY GUY !
This was spicy and made my day
As a SE asian dude, I'd be mad AF if they cancelled our stereotypical characters
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.
They tried to kill Speedy Gonzales but failed
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 😂
@@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.
@@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.
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.
Not gonna lie, as a Mexican, that ending speech made tear a little bit.
@@CalixtoSalinas hell yeah
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.
@@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.
Ahuevo carnal. Real ones understand the struggle.
Thank you for representing us right veer ji ❤️🔥
Indian chappele
2 out of a few billion ain't bad rusty Peterson only half counts cause hes a Canadian so 1.5.
this guy said "my asshole gets more vitamins than the average african adolescent" 😂😂 Im dying ☠️☠️☠️
“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 🔥🔥
The entire country of Peru endearingly referred to its president, Alberto Fujimori, as "El Chino."
Yo I am Korean and I laugh so hard because that happened to me hahaha!
Any Latino that isn’t Mexican can relate to this.
@Rodrigo Barraza Just like the N-word in the US, I guess.
they called ours wong ching, which was fucked up because his name was kevin
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!
My man ran a successful business
@@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).
@@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
@@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.
@@TheLargeHardonCollider so true LHC😂 as a Jew I absolutely love mort and whenever Jews appear in the cartoon.
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.
But why have kids if you just want them to struggle?
@@moonbasemonk So only super rich, insanely happy and healthy people can have kids now?
@@moonbasemonk how out of touch are you that you equate struggle to not being handed things in life. Your ignorance is painfully obvious
@@moonbasemonk 1. Third world countries aren't very keen on abortions. You do the nasty you're stuck with it. 2. Life is beautiful
@@hedroxladimon321 which he generation are u from ??
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
Take care of yourself 💓
Take care
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.
Here because of your interview
Gadddmamn, you hear that ending? Dude should be a motivational speaker....
Love you too brother!
@@akaashsinghcomedy Bidet supremacy
🔥🔥
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.
You must be re*arded
Its the same with us Latinos and Speedy Gonzales
Awesome. Btw, red skin was war paint. It meant fight to the death, taking no prisoners. It's not offensive except to woke ppl. I am a member of the Osage Nation.
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.
true
There is the privilege he described and there is also white male privilege which is more subtle.
Cistern, or bowl?
As a Brazilian i concur
Will you really drink Toilet Water 😂😂
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.
That’s the nicest compliment you could possibly give. We want more!
Nobody watches specials past about 20-30mins according to statistics.
@@matthewkrahn3 i do
@@matthewkrahn3 A lot of us do. Don't believe everything you read!
@@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.
“You didn’t let them say anything, and then one guy showed up and said everything”
That killed me.
because, it's partially true.
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
@@mk-ld8ih I dunno man, the others may have been sinking the ship but at least they knew, D.T was shooting blind.
killed you and a lot more xD
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
This guy needs a comedy special ASAP.
HOW has he not already??
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
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.
"grease me up woman!" Lol😅
@@slanetroyard92 even if you hate your heritage, DAMN SCOTTS! THEY RUINED SCOTTLAND!
Yes.
Every single Scottish person does it!
Jesus Christ. That might be the best 20 minutes of comedy I've heard in a decade.
His crowd work is almost unmatched
@@kevinfry1850 a fair weather fan? As in I only like comedy when it's good? Yes.
Are you Japanese, love anime
@@nammi895 You are already dead! lmfao
Jesus has absolutely nothing to do with it.
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.
great episode. one of the all time greats. season 7 i believe
Back when the simpsons mattered and nobody liked lisa.
Now everyone IS lisa
@@krotchlickmeugh627 Holy crap. You're correct
@@krotchlickmeugh627 facts
Thank you cancel culture for making this comedy possible 😂
😂😂
Here cause of his interview with Saagar. Already became a fan of his. Someone had to stop the onslaught of progressive Indian American comedians.
🙏🏽🙏🏽
Saagar is dope and this special is lit!
progressive is fine, its the reactionary, performative wokeism that's annoying
@@jwilli726 I agree. Esp coming from petty ones like Hari Kondabolu, Aziz Ansari.
@@travelator3035 Hasan Minhaj
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💯
It's objectively not true that we have it easier than them. Cost of college is higher, wages are lower, etc.
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
@@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.
@@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 ?
Fuckin whiners right under your comment.
Proving your point.
My only issue was that it was too short. We need more Akaash!
That's what women tell him after sex....both sentences....in that order. LOL
That, and the audio quality from set to set could have been done better.
@@rushforce33 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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
@@rushforce33oh please, don’t project your issues onto this legend
Walk into a voting booth 😂...maybe im too dark but why i expect him to say "a school"???😂😂😂
That’s where I thought he was going with it too, but that twist was even better
@@jasmynelliottRacist
It was only a matter of time before Akaash got recognized. He's earned it 👏
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
bro representing the whole indian community to world.. hell yeah bro...! you killing it...
You South Asians and your "bros" and "sirs", man.
@@rippspeck that's the entirety of Asia, I believe.
Apu?
@@rippspeckisn’t that just the world?😂
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.
the whole special was funny as hell, and the ending was just straight facts!!
Akaash man, you killed it!
For all the times Latino kids heard "arriva,arriva,andale,andale" in school, and we didn't get offended. Speedy Gonzales NEVER offended us!!
been hitting refresh on youtube the past two days to see when this was dropping
Sameeee
Saaaammme
I’m here because of the Joe Rogan podcast - a very enjoyable conversation, and this man is funny. Fiercely courageous as well.
Same. Brilliant stuff. Spot on
Me too brother. Very funny human. Say what they will about Joe Rogan, but he gives oxygen to some really funny people that I, and a lot of others wouldn’t have known about.
@@chrislilburn9929 he introduces me to people i would of never heard about. good stuff.
I love how he never did a stereotypical Indian accent joke like other ethnic comedians
That was amazing. Much respect.
Thank you come again
@Vindaloo because its hacky. Having a fresh take on one's cultural identity without getting cheap laughs from accents is not hack.
@@BrickTop06 who cares he was funny and came at it from his angle. Nothing wrong with accents.
@@treeladder5338 read it again, you and I are in agreement.
Apu's "thank you come again" lives rent free in my mind. Its how i learned to do an indian accent tbh.
I haven't laughed this hard at a comedy special in a very long time. The only issue I had with it is that it wasn't longer. Fuckin' stellar Akaash you brilliant bastard. Thank you, please post again!
Honestly since Shane Gillis. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard his stand up. This is my new repeat
@yitzhak shekkelsteingoldmanberg Bot account spotted.
@yitzhak shekkelsteingoldmanberg Bruh
I whole heartedly agree and second this
It's because, the woke left influenced every corner of the media. And now things are changing back to normal, but would take some time.
The woke leftist feminism comedians were given specials in almost all the platforms. Jokes were of related to pay gap, feminism, toxic masculinity and stuff like that.
We should support people like Dave Chapelle, bill burr, etc.
“One guy showed up and said everything!” Haha dude you hit it on the nail. You are genuinely funny my friend!
@Robert Slack who asked you? Lol
@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.
@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.
@Robert Slack My guy, please just stop. Surely you should know by now there are no winners in a TH-cam comment section 'debate'.
@Robert Slack
Conspiracy theorist needs more tin foil.
The picture of y'all at your wedding is straight fire. Congrats Akaash hope this is the first of many specials!!!!!!
This special was awesome 👌 👏 but I agree that wedding photo was 🔥 📛 👩🚒 🚒 🧯 damn crazy amazing
Thank you Man! 🙏🏽
Asian guy here. I don't entirely agree with everything that he has to say on things, but that's fine. He's making jokes. Many of which were spot on commentary.
A person is a person. They're gonna have different opinions on things. Some right, some wrong. Are we so obsessed with finding like minded people that we are just going to ignore those with different opinions?
There are some people that I liked who I found out later had STUPID opinions about certain topics. Stupid to the point where I was pissed that they reached that conclusion about a particular subject. But you know what? I don't care anymore. If they're respectful to me, I will respect them.
We, as society, have forgotten what it means to respect people. We just take shit for granted. I'm very much writing this with myself in mind. I'm not the younger generation, but I'm old enough to understand the boomer side of things along with the younger gen. I feel blessed to be in this spot.
This man is a legend. Saying what everyone is thinking. Especially that last part. I've never subscribed to someone so fast. He's funny but hits everything know the head. Makes people laugh at uncomfortable topics. That shouldn't be uncomfortable! I'm honestly shocked he hasn't been "canceled" yet. Bro you keep doing you!
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.
You and I both better laugh our asses over to a treadmill or we ain't gon' be here for Akaash's next special.
It's okay to be fat...long as you're vaccinated :D
I was just about to comment this. Apparently smart comedy isn’t funny but here he is
Good that you laughed through it. Hope you get best health.
@@theskyisteal8346 DO IT FOR APU! Hell yeah!
Coming from the UK, having to listen to comedians getting scared to voice their opinions, akaash is a breath of fresh air, well done sir, take a bow 👍
Lol the cheap toilet paper gets me thinking about the owner too.
Well shit, I feel like I just saw a Dave Chappelle special. You smashed all the preconceptions that make people feel bad, and it was fuckin' true. It was funny as hell too! #bringbackapu
That was awesome, and I'm glad more people are defending Apu.
My guy Akaash is fuckin killin it bruh. Im so happy for you! You about to blow up!
Yeah I feel like he’s gonna be big
Hes not
"gonna blow..up ..he's gonna disappear !"
-A.Singh
He speaking TRUTHwhich is dangerous in a world full of lies!
Apu was a comedy legend and an immigrant success story. But his immigrant accent was extremely problematic and therefore racist. Wokeys clearly hate immigrant accents yet somehow that's not racist or culturally insensitive. Wokeworld.
That issue with "immigrant" accent is weird. I live in Germany. We have people here who live more than 30 years here from other countries and can barely formulate a functioning sentence in German. (And Indians do have a unique way of pronouncing English, just like Australians talk differently than Britsh, etc.).
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.
Wow, I watched his podcast without ever seeing his stand up. . . I already loved him but this is so good. I love him so much more now. This is exactly what comedy should be. Jokes that bring everyone together while also providing perspective and context. . . This is good. I was just talking with a friend earlier today coincidentally about the Simpsons. I grew up on that show. I think of the Simpsons like it is a family member giving me guidance. My personality and humor and political thoughts are all based on watching the Simpsons every day of my life until I finished high school and went off to college. .. so I was raised by the Simpsons. But I have no idea what they have been doing or saying for two decades. I have not watched the Simpsons for twenty years. How crazy is that? This one show made me who I am. And then once I was who I was, I stopped watching it. And now there is a whole new generation that has their own opinions. But all I want to do is get in a time machine and watch the Simpsons back when they were good.
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.
And he even helps out the other characters in other levels. At worse he tries to stop cletus from selling roadkill for meat.
Apu was the 🐐
They didnt get rid of Apu becuase his character, they got rid of him because he was voiced by a white guy. Make it make sense.
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”
I was always personally offended by the Barney accent after I saw the video they took
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)
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.
@@buckaroobonsaitree7488 what video?
@@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
you're only cancellable if you allow yourself to be. Akaash is the future of comedy.
Being cancelled is a myth. It’s just one more thing republicans use to stir up their base into anger.
He's revitalizing classic comedy, the right to offend and joke about it, from a different perspective. A unifier we need these days
He is what comedy use to be... What many who can't work in the "mainstream" have always been, real. This is why comics like Richard Pryor were incredible, their wit and candor.
No one wants woke fake b.s. but brainwashed pseudo intellectual rubes.
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
Meanwhile, kids in Africa 😅
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"I get what I earn, I eat what I kill" hit me like a fucking brick
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
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.
Recently... Before he was a wild boy.
They kinda shut him down on the show if you notice. I wonder if it's some internalized racism that crew had toward him
That Korean line murdered! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Died laughing! This was an actual SPECIAL! From one brown man 🇱🇰 to another, keep talkin those facts! Long live the flagrancy! #Assholearmy
#AssholeArmy 👌
Nice to see another Sri Lankan here 🇱🇰 #SLassholearmy 👌
@@shaneimler641 👌
@@sdiss14 👌 lessss goooo!
Whats crazy is india has 11 million slaves today... nobody talks about that. Im so tired of slavery being thought about as white/black.
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.
Because its way easier to make a solid concise 20 than an hour.
@@Peapodzilla dude it was so tight man! EVERY SINGLE JOKE EVERY SINGLE LINE was perfect! Truly a master of his craft
Came here from JRE. Wasn't disappointed. Brilliant.
This special was hilarious! And that was a DENSE 20 minutes of material! Love to see you winning
Apu is obviously a better person and more successful business owner than even Moe in the entire town of Springfield, Mr Burns being the meanest. What is racist in this??
That ending just dropped the whole microphone. Hard work and authenticity in its purest form. Akaash to the moon baby! I’ll see you in LA my brotha.❤️
Let's goooo!
@@akaashsinghcomedy I don’t mean to spam you but could you PLEASEEEE tell me which podcast the last last clip was from. Appreciate you man.
@@lijemmu4417 It's called Flagrant 2 with Andrew Schulz, not sure of the episode number but he's the co-host on it.
@@1129wesley I appreciate your help. I was looking for the episode number but it doesn't seem like anyone knows it.
Thank you though.
@@lijemmu4417 try the flagrant 2 subreddit, I'm pretty sure I saw them talking about it recently.
As a fat unvaxd person, that sketch about fat unvaxd almost killed me quicker than than excessive amount of trash I eat! Hahaha!
Stop being offended snowflakes!
I hope you start eating healthy and find your true self.
Right. How the fuck this bitch know me?
@@lordenkidu1876 been eating much better the last few months, people asking me if im losing weight. Haha. Used to go to the gym, a new gym is opening up near me so im going. I know what to do, just lazy and always got an excuse ! Its 2022, gotta stop with those excuses!
You got this, bro! Check out Dr Berg and Thomas DeLour on TH-cam! I started at 500lbs and I’m down to 200. I believe in you, brother!!
@@lordenkidu1876 RiP Enkidu, 4000 BC - 3080 BC
~ Gilgamesh
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
Well said👏
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!
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.
The entire set was great, but the last minute - 19:20 onwards. That was pure fucking gold. Thanks for the reminder.
Oh we watching this today
On repeat! 20 minutes is not enough of this 💎
The transitions between clips are fire !!!
And Akaash, you killed it!
Nobody deserves shit, work for it, strive for it and fucking get get it!!
Apu is literally the American dream
@Mr Wonder Theres nothing illegal about Legal immigration, working hard, owning your own business and charging as much as customers are willing to pay while providing for your married wife and kids. That IS the American Dream that anyone who desires and works for it can achieve something better for themselves and their family.
Lol Apu was an illegal immigrant. There’s an episode dedicated to it.
Literally the only bad thing about this special is that it’s too short. Loved it, laughed the whole time. You killed it!
Meanwhile, kids in Africa 😅
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Aakash! Big love from INDIA bro! You make us proud!!! Thanks for releasing this entire clip. You SLAYYYYYED!! 👌
Yes!
Yep. A full hour on Netflix would be good
@@fecnde Hell yeah!
Apu is a naturalized U.S. citizen and holds a Ph. D. in Computer Science. He graduated first in his class of 7,000,000 at the Calcutta Institute of Technology, going on to earn his doctorate at the Springfield Heights Institute of Technology.
*Ah yes, the illustrious den of intellect known as S.H.I.T.*
AND has a great Trans Am!
I love this Comedian! As a conservative i love laughter! Makes life good!
As a Yup'ik Alaskan Native, I WANT MY REDSKINS BACK!😁
Amazing stuff! Congratulations!
Hi Tanmay's Content prop. Nice to see you here. XD
Tanmay Bhatt , is that you
What!! Yall need to collab!!
20 mins of high level, laughter dense, interesting and most of all FUNNY comedy, is worth so much more than an hour of junk. What a great special. The time doesn’t make it special the material does and this is fantastic. Congratulations Akaash
Most hour specials are way too long. Releasing three, twenty minutes specials a year is a better model.
Kissing white people's ass is high level comedy? This is the opposite equivalent of woke.
@@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo how is this kissing white people’s ass. The video is saying only people who were affected in the 18th and 19th century who suffered directly from the whites privilege are to talk. Indians shouldn’t do that because they more privileged than the average Indian in India
@@_jeffrey359 So you didn't watch the first couple minutes I see.
@@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo I watched everything twice. He saying the white man should laugh is what you consider as kissing ass? Cmon bro
Thank You, Schultz and others for bringing back reality checks as part of next gen comedy... you do sound like Steve Buscemi.
And Aziz Ansari. Which makes me wonder how I never realized Aziz sounds like Steve Buchemi.
Genius! So glad someone still have the balls where it should be
and just like that, a comedian ive never seen before makes me howl with laughter and provoke some good thought, smashed the like and subscribe with ALL notifications, a fan is born. Akaash Singh, well done dude, hilarious.
Ayyy, I appreciate that so much! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Flagrant 2 podcast is where you will find him, its some straight fire.
I get this Bill burr vibe here, courageous enough to point out the funny stuff even about the touchiest of subjects. Great Stuff ! I hope you get that sitcom, well, without having to ...
I bet Akaash wouldn't mind being compared with Bill Burr, brutal and honest comedy is what made comedy great in the first place
You mean the guy that came out and said he'll do whatever the government tells him to😂
If Bill Burr and Chris Tucker had a baby.
Bill Burr actually recognizes white privilege tho. This is some darkwhite type comedy.
@@urbnctrl Well, that is one way to admit you haven't watched it or did not understand it.
I ended up here the “usual” route: Rogan->Shulz->Flagrant 2->Rogan->Akaash Special, and I have zero regrets. I had a feeling this might be good, but no idea it would be great! Count me in as a fan!
And I thought I was the only one ...
Lol yep
I got here from Kill Tony !
His eyes are beautiful. That's a handsome man right there
Damn Akaash, the end was a mic dropping game changer for me. My family is from kerala, India. They come here broke and barely spoke English. I tell my friends and cousins similar things that you expressed. If our parents who barely spoke English, made it America with no money and worked hard to give us a better life, we should be doing the same, if not better. You're 100% right, we don't deserve shit. Go get it. Preach brother.
Stupidest shit I heard in my life. Just because your parents had it hard doesn’t make it okay to be racist to us. We should not be shamed for standing up for ourselves.
He should have the balls to say that to everyone, not just desis.
@@shinyguy1 that was not his point. Successful people has a particular mentality, "I should not expect others to hand me things, if I need to succeed I need to work hard".
And in today's society people use "I deserve things" just to be lazy.
@@ashs5612 pointing out inequities that Indian Americans face is not asking for handouts. I understood the message just fine. Indians don’t even bitch about that shit. You also ignored how I said he only directed it to Indians, not everyone.
Because in all honesty, there’s groups who get shit handed to them and it’s not Asians. Affirmative action makes us have to do better than all races, even whites. So advocating for equal standards is not asking a handout, it’s asking for an even playing field. As Asians we are constantly shamed for standing up for ourselves and this is an embodiment of coping with that. He’s just being a pussy who is saying what whites and blacks want to hear.
Keep in mind England fucked Indians but we don’t get special treatment there like blacks and Hispanics get in America.
Calling out any Asian group for complaining is insane, we do it the least. This message should be directed to black people and women.
@@shinyguy1 you sound like a cry baby. Let your mommies teets go and you'll eventually grow into a man.
what podcast was it from??
"Not offensive racist" is going to be my go-to statement for everything offensive now on 😂