Hari Kondabolu

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1,565 appearances 71 recordings 13 series first heard Nov 2024 last heard 19 Jan

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · WWDTM: Kali Reis · 17 Jan 2026 podcast

I was extremely impressed, as were the Emmy Committee.

You were nominated.

And I was amazed to discover that was, as far as I can tell, your third professional acting job.

And you did, in fact, train at the Big Six Boxing Academy in Providence, where you're from, right?

And from a very young age, when did you start boxing?

Yeah.

Wow.

I mean, you were obsessed with Rocky.

Wait a minute.

I know some elite athletes.

It doesn't just kind of happen, right?

You must have really been dedicated to it.

You're a descendant of Marky Mark, you truly are.

New England royalty, that is.

I'll take that.

I know, that is amazing.

So again, I stress how amazed I am that with a background not in acting, how good an actor you are.

I know you have talked about how the discipline and focus of elite boxing has helped you in the acting world.

But isn't there an element of acting in boxing, in the weigh-ins when you're glaring at the opponent?

You're fronting a little bit, right?

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