Apu returns to The Simpsons with a new voice actor, Sunil Malhotra
Photo: Washington TimesThe animated sitcom The Simpsons has brought back Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart owner, in its Halloween-themed episode "The Revengening." The character, now voiced by Sunil Malhotra, had been absent for roughly a decade. Malhotra is a South Asian actor, and the role was previously voiced by a white man. The fan-favorite character's return is the central development.
Right-leaning sources, The Blaze and Washington Times, both report the return, but The Blaze frames it around political correctness and suggests the writers had apologizing to do, while Washington Times offers a brief report on the voice's return. Left-leaning source The New York Times leads with the casting change to a South Asian actor. Alternative sources /Film and The A.V. Club also cover the return, with /Film explaining it for readers and The A.V. Club naming the new voice actor. The sides agree on the return and the new voice, differing mainly in whether the casting or a political debate is the lead.
How the sides differ Left and alternative sources focus on the recast voice; right sources stress political correctness and the writers' apologies.
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The New York Times leads with the casting change, highlighting that the new voice belongs to a South Asian actor rather than a white man. Its excerpt stays focused on the report itself.
- The A.V. ClubApu returns to The Simpsons with a new voice
/Film explains the character's return for fans who have followed it, while The A.V. Club names the new voice actor and the Halloween episode. Both focus on the episode and the character rather than on the politics of the casting.
The Blaze leads with the show's political correctness debate and the writers' apparent apologies, featuring the new actor's account of his audition call. Washington Times reports the voice's return briefly and without that framing.