Comedy Is King On Season Two of Hulu's "Deli Boys"

Two spoiled Pakistani-American brothers navigate their father’s sudden death and the revelation that their late Baba was a drug kingpin. After a murder and a bomb at the family’s convenience store, the brothers face a larger external threat. In the second season, Lucky Aunty helps them turn things around as they become major coke distributors in Philly. Their new problem is finding a money launderer for Dar Co. Max Sugar, a casino owner and crime impresario, enters the situation and reshapes the brothers’ criminal operations. The dialogue uses the flexibility and humor of Hindi and Urdu, deepening South Asian cultural references and making characters feel lived-in. The series remains rich and joyful despite a shorter season.

"“The heart of everything is the joke...I'm just letting the characters exist. And that's where their emotional stories come in. They're not forced. They're not trying to please their parents. They're not trying to justify their South Asian culture or rectify that culture with their American culture. That shit is boring.”"

"Though its narrative is hampered by a shorter run (season two only has six episodes versus season one's 10) and a surprisingly sanitized Fred Armisen as a crime boss, the series is funnier than ever. In addition to wisely placing its bets on Poorna Jagannathan 's unmatched talents, Saaed and his writers use the inherent flexibility and humor of Hindi and Urdu in the dialogue, intensifying the series' references to South Asian culture and making its characters, main and supporting, feel even more lived-in."

"Failson brothers Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj Dar (Saagar Shaikh) went through it in season one: just as they learned that their father Arshad (Iqbal Theba) was murdered, the culprit, family business associate Ahmad Uncle (Brian George, having a damn good time), went on the run. A bomb detonated inside the family's last convenience store just as the brothers strolled outside, signaling a greater external threat."

"As season two begins, though, the brothers, guided by their indefatigable Lucky Aunty (Jagannathan), have turned things around. Now the biggest coke distributor in Philly, Dar Co., is in need of a money launderer. Enter Max Sugar (Armisen), local casino owner and crime impresario. The Dars begin lau"

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