Awkwafina’s incredible run of success continues, as the numbers for the debut of her new Comedy Central show make for more than pleasant reading.
08.01.2020 - 03:56 / tvguide.com
Comedy Central knows its audience is primarily made of (but not limited to) bong-slurping, couch-surfing, startup-working, change-making millennials, which is why many of its scripted shows follow (or appeal to) bong-slurping, couch-surfing, startup-working, change-making millennials too.
Broad City, Idiotsitter, Detroiters, South Side, and others are all about young hustlers hazily and lazily struggling in a world where the odds are stacked against them, and Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens is the
.Awkwafina’s incredible run of success continues, as the numbers for the debut of her new Comedy Central show make for more than pleasant reading.
The story follows Nora (Awkwafina's real name is Nora Lum, BTW) as she goes about her day-to-day life in New York City, trying to figure out adulthood as an unemployed 27-year-old living in a house in Queens with her grandmother and father. And, yes, the show is loosely based on Awkwafina's pre-Hollywood stardom life.
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Awkwafina didn’t just win a Golden Globe—she is the first Asian American woman to win a Golden Globe in the best performance, lead actress category, cementing her status as a comedic (and dramatic) legend.
Riders of New York City’s 7 train were surprised to hear the raspy voice of comedian Awkwafina as the first-ever celebrity enlisted to announce the 22 stops on the train that runs through the heart of Queens and into Manhattan.
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Comedy Central has snagged Awkwafina, and it is not letting her go any time soon. Sarah Babineau, co-head of original content at Comedy Central, announced Tuesday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that the network's new comedy Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens has been renewed for Season 2 ahead of its debut.
Awkwafina’s semi-autobiographical comedy “Awkwafina is Nora From Queens” has been renewed for a second season ahead of its series debut, Comedy Central announced Tuesday.
“Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” rises or falls on its star’s charisma. Thankfully, she has plenty to spare.
Awkwafina didn’t just win a Golden Globe—she is the first Asian American woman to win a Golden Globe in the best performance, lead actress category, cementing her status as a comedic (and dramatic) legend.