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    'We Are Lady Parts' creator on getting Malala on a horse and being in her 'villain era'

    by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times May 31, 2024 5 minutes
    Nida Manzoor attends the Film Independent Presents Special Screening of "We Are Lady Parts" Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2 at NBCU FYC House on May 22, 2024, in Los Angeles.

    There's only one comedy series that could successfully pair punk rock rebellion with Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai and manage to come out on top. "We Are Lady Parts," the irreverent British comedy about an all-girl Muslim punk rock band, continues to pit the sacred against the profane with a new season and songs such as "Malala Made Me Do It." "Nobel Prize at 17/ The baddest b— you've ever seen," sing Lady Parts in their first cowpunk-themed number, proving once again that hijabs and hardcore are not mutually exclusive.

    Created, written and directed by Nida Manzoor, Season 2 of the half-hour comedy (now available on Peacock) follows the trajectory of five Muslim women from vastly different backgrounds who unite under the banner of raucous rebellion. They are modest microbiologist and shredding lead guitarist Amina (Anjana Vasan), tattooed halal butcher

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