# Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (2020)

> Awkwafina plays Nora Lin, a young woman in Queens who leans on her eccentric family while figuring out adult life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/81222

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 27
- Episode runtime: 21 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy
- Created by: Awkwafina
- Network: Comedy Central
- Cast: Awkwafina, BD Wong, Lori Tan Chinn, Haley Joel Osment, Kerri Kenney, Margaret Cho, Fortune Feimster, C.S. Lee
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8494614/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, self-deprecating, warm, irreverent, scrappy

## What critics say

Viewers find the show watchable and carried by Awkwafina's lead performance, though the humor rarely lands strongly and episode quality is uneven.

## Synopsis

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020-2023) is a American comedy sitcom created by Awkwafina for Comedy Central. Awkwafina stars as Nora Lin, a young woman who still lives with her family in an outer borough of New York City while she tries to figure out her career and independence. Her grandmother, played by Lori Tan Chinn, and her father-figure Wally, played by BD Wong, anchor the household and supply much of the friction and warmth that drives each episode. The engine of the show is Nora's constant attempts to look like she has her life together while stumbling through small, embarrassing setbacks, with episodes built around everyday errands, family meals, and the awkward social situations that follow. Running for three seasons across twenty-seven short episodes of roughly twenty-one minutes each, it is a light, scrappy, character-driven comedy that plays as a loose, observational portrait of life in Queens. Its tone is breezy and self-deprecating, with a warm streak underneath, and its concerns are identity, belonging, and the pressure of early adulthood. Fans of Broad City, Fresh Off the Boat and Better Things will find resonance in its blend of irreverent humor and tender family life.

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