The “Deli Boys” would be nowhere without Lucky Auntie. Although the new Onyx Collective comedy focuses on Pakistani American brothers Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh), the duo would be ...

Deli Boys is not the kind of show you watch for the ingenuity of the plot. If you’re familiar with the crime genre, you’ll likely see twists coming several episodes away. It can be silly; a ...

(To be fair, Lucky Auntie is one of the best new TV characters of the year so far, so Jagannathan is practically lapping everyone she’s on screen with.) She does well in the show’s few action ...

JAGANNATHAN: I mean, I think Lucky is very much - Lucky is based on Abdullah's mom, Seema, who is a single mom, raised, you know, two boys. And she's an incredible woman.

Ahmad’s ongoing feud with Lucky Auntie (Poorna Jagannathan) is one of the show’s most entertaining dynamics. According to George, their clash isn’t fueled by power or principle—it’s ...

JAGANNATHAN: (As Lucky) Very nice. Good boy. CHANG: When I spoke with her this week, I asked her what drew her to this role of half Pakistani auntie, half gangster? JAGANNATHAN: I have a teenage son.

But Lucky is also based on our showrunner, Michelle, our producer, Jenni, who are - Jenni Konner, who are all in the writers' room. Like, they are all Lucky aunties through and through.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Poorna Jagannathan about her role as the boss of a cocaine crime ring in the new Hulu series Deli Boys.