She’s back, Awkwafina returns for a third season of her hit series, Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, on Comedy Central.
The series was created by and stars, Awkwafina as a fictionalized version of herself, growing up in Queens, NY. Raised by her dad, played by BD Wong, and Grandma, played by Lori Tan Chinn, alongside her cousin Edmund, played by SNL’s Bowen Yang, Nora Lin leans on her family as she navigates life and young adulthood in outer-borough NYC.
Chrissie Fit recurs as Nora’s best friend Melanie; Jonathan Park plays Doug; and Jennifer Esposito recurs as Brenda, her father’s girlfriend. Guest stars have included Michelle Butueau, Jaboukie Young-White, Laverne Cox, Simu Liu, Natasha Lyonne and Margaret Cho.