LAUGH LINES
Hari Kondabolu
‘My parents saw me perform . . . and it was terrifying. I don’t want to embarrass them, you know? I want them to be proud of me. So what I did is, I walked out onstage and I cut the stand-up and just took the LSATs. My mom thought the set was hopeful, full of potential.’
— Kondabolu plays the Wilbur Theatre Friday
NICK A. ZAINO III
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