JamesG
06-01-2026, 04:54 PM
"Deli Boys" Stars Make Broadway History(EXCLUSIVE)
by Michael Schneider
July 1, 2026
Hulu’s “Deli Boys” recently returned for Season 2, and has been hitting the Emmy campaign trail hard — including making history on Broadway.
Stars Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh hit the New Amsterdam Theatre on May 27 to make cameos during that evening of the Disney musical Aladdin. The duo joined Genie (Caleb A. Barnett) onstage as game show hosts during the performance of “Friend Like Me.”
In doing so, Ali and Shaikh became the first two South Asian actors to make the show’s celebrity cameo appearance together.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/awards/deli-boys-broadway-the-burbs-bus-benches-emmy-awards-hq-1236764346/
by Michael Schneider
July 1, 2026
Hulu’s “Deli Boys” recently returned for Season 2, and has been hitting the Emmy campaign trail hard — including making history on Broadway.
Stars Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh hit the New Amsterdam Theatre on May 27 to make cameos during that evening of the Disney musical Aladdin. The duo joined Genie (Caleb A. Barnett) onstage as game show hosts during the performance of “Friend Like Me.”
In doing so, Ali and Shaikh became the first two South Asian actors to make the show’s celebrity cameo appearance together.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/awards/deli-boys-broadway-the-burbs-bus-benches-emmy-awards-hq-1236764346/