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I didn't know who Awkwafina was before I stumbled upon this in early 2020. A lot has changed since then globally and personally, Awkwafina herself is now in a billion massive films and I couldn't be happier because what hooked me into this was entirely her bottomless charm. Well, her and Lori Tan Chinn. Well... her and BD Wong and Lori Tan Chinn. And Bowen Yang. Oh and Stephanie Hsu. Just all of those. Nora is not a super consistent show but there's heart, laughs and some truly silly tangents which I value. I never expected it to keep going after she got gigantic - so three seasons feels like a good amount!

This is one of the shows I've binged during lockdown and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. The jokes are funny as well as Nora's antics. My favorite character is the grandma though, I enjoyed her Korean soap opera episode, that was very cute. Nora is a lot like a younger version of Natasha Lyonne's character in "Russian Doll" (raspy New York voice and all) and Lyonne even wrote one of the episodes as well as appeared in it. I can't wait for the next season. Definitely worth a watch.

After the Golden globes I decided to take a look at this show. There is occasional raunch which isn't my thing but I did have some good laughs during the rest of the show and it grew on me. Nora is a cute slacker in a world of overachievers who lives at home in her twenties and both coping with and avoiding life's challenges. She will sometimes ramble trying to rationalize, which can be very funny. You don't need to be familiar with Chinese families and New York, but if you are, you'll recognize a very clever flavor of humor. I think some might also miss that this is something of a Seinfeld for millennials.

Reading some of the reviews it appears there's some serious hating going on from people who sound pretty angry. Even if you don't like this show, a 1 is ridiculous. One person says they get that there's humor... but still votes one. Another insists none of the writing fits the characters, which is really funny if you read a little background about the show. I don't like avenue 5 either but that's because the characters are really not likeable. This show is completely innocuous. And to me, contrived reality TV is the worst scripted no effort TV. Nora is like a bicycle. Stick with it a little and it's a fun ride.

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

This series really was terrific from start to finish, the script was brilliant, constantly inventive, genuinely funny, passing the bar of 5 out loud laughs and episode with ease.

The script used several comic devices, we laughed at Nora, with Nora and squirmed at the situations she found herself in. Awkwafina gave a warm, masterful yet monstrous performance.

It was great the variety of situation, we weren't limited to Queens.

In fact the whole cast was great with Edmund being a comic gem, Granny often irritated as she hardly varied but that was her role.

I would like to make a comment about the absence of femininity in Nora and that as portrayed she was an anti-role model, but the genius of the writing and acting make her character entirely intentional, so they got what they wanted. I was reminded of Brenda Morgenstern from Rhoda, and that would be the greatest of compliments.

The BBC chose a winner here, for me this is 10 outta 10 and roll on series 3.

I caught this show by accident on cable. Talented cast. It takes a short time to appreciate the nature of Nora, a lost, self absorbed but sweet loser who has a certain unpretentious honesty. If you understand a little bit about Chinese culture it's a whole other level of hilarious. Nora is wandering her way through life, trying to find her way as an unfocused, adolescent twenty-something while other family members and friends are painful overachievers... but Nora has other friends in the same boat to help along the way. BD Wong is hilarious as her dead wood father and her nosy grandmother is very funny, reminding me of nagging mothers, sometimes providing advice we don't want to hear. I think the show is fresh and original and a nice change of pace.

I saw an interview with Awkwafina after the Oceans 9 movie and thought she seemed like a genuine and gracious. Recently I happened to catch her show about life and living in Forest Hills and New York City. It took me a little time to understand that Nora wants to be confident street tough but is really a softie underneath all that bark, always one step behind life and trying to crawl her way out of the messes she creates for herself. Unlike many sitcoms, there is no mean spirited humor. Perhaps I like the show more because I think Nora as a person is so very likeable and worked hard and deserves her success. But she is very funny, even in all her interviews.

I liked her in Rich crazy Asians. The show becomes addictive. She is hilarious and I hope she goes far. The show is quirky and mostly a barrel of laughs because of her

Although it's not the best show, I keep watching. I think I just like Awkwafina, herself. The show is goofy and the grandma reminds me of a "mild" Madea.

I'm not sure I've ever related to a show as much as this. It's such a great show, and Awkwafina is just constantly laugh out loud funny.

It's not for the easily offended, but I got a good laugh and I can see myself in her shoes on different situations :) The humor is a little different, but good. It's more relatable for women than men, reminds me of Broad City.

Look, I'll be honest. This show isn't for everyone, and there for sure will be a massive group of people who'll absolutely hate it.

Just keep in mind, if strip away the sexual innuendos, the existential crisis and wackiness in Nora's life, the show really allows its heartwarming moments shine through as long as you're not too put off by the TMI dialogues.

I wasn't loving it then after about 4 episodes( I think) it really grew on me. I had no idea who Awkwafina was before ( at first thought maybe she was same girl in Pens15) but she isn't. Any ways I think this came up when I was searching for something similar to Kims Convenience) because I loved that I think tho this is a different one but I started really liking it. I almost fast forwarded thru the grandma episode but I ended up really liking that one. I only have like 3 episodes left. I'm going to go try to find some more similar ones. I need funny in my life right now. Lol.

I had the whole season recorded and sat down to binge watch it. Boy, was I ever disappointed. I watched three episodes. before giving up.

Several of the characters could have been funny, but they weren't. The writing is just too bad.

I've noticed a sudden drop in a quality in the second half of the second season, so hopefully, it'll improve back to high standards in the third season.

The characters are original, endearingly quirky and the writing hilarious! I would recommend it to everyone.

To be honest the viewing of the first two episodes is not always a pleasant one, the humour may not be to everyone's liking. But as the character arcs build and the Asian virtues start to shine in the lines, everything comes together.

It's unpretentious and you can see the hearts and souls that have gotten into the work. The supporting characters are all distinctive but all of them have a big heart that makes you go "awwww" at some point.

This piece is an unusual piece to the American TV that everyone's used to. It's in your face and there are awkward moments but just like life itself. I would like to thank Awkwafina's bravery to present the quirkiness of life that everyone, across races, genders and generations, can relate to.

Plus, if a work is loved and hated at the same time, that means there's a point of it to exist.

Nora from the Queens is a fresh breath of air.

Awkwafina is hilarious and in this show Nora from Queens is terrific. I swear all of the episodes that I've has always had me rolling. Nora & her family are always up to something nutty, crazy or intriguing. Also other cool or interesting characters are always guest starring. It worth watching and now I can't wait for the second season.

The first season was amazing and seem like they put a lot of effort into it. This second season... Not funny at all. I'm hoping that every new episode will be better but it hasn't yet. You can watch season one episodes over repeatedly but not this one. If season two was good I would of rated it overall much higher.

Love Awkwafina, episodes are a fun watch.

An original comedy based on the foundations of Awkwafina's raunchy comedy and erratic behaviour. Fairly consistent across the series, with arcs occasionally overlapping episodes, Nora from Queens follows the titular character struggling to become anything further than a layabout stoner. Some of the surrounding characters are pretty fun, others are not, with the Grandma being great in small doses but tiresome when the spotlight is shared. It's an easy watch which doesn't follow the usual US comedy structure exactly, the further on in the series it gets, the more in dips into fantasy and meta, which overall can provide some genuine laughs and heart.

I love the first series. Nora as the slacker loser looking to get by and high, grandma is a scene stealer, the father pumping iron and looking for love, the stellar gay cousin - all great characters in a quirky take on Chinese family life and getting ahead in America with lots of laughs along the way.

The second season didn't match the first but, hey, still those great characters even though the plots started getting silly and the ideas barrel low. Less authenticity and laughs but still worth the ride.

The third season had a bigger budget but was so often ridiculous, moving away from gentle stoner humour to weird psychedelic self-indulgence, it was unwatchable. Now it is stalled due to the writers' strike, which tells you they didn't think this through and were just making it up as they went along, and boy doesn't it show.

I normally don't like comedies because THEY AREN'T FUNNY. This show had me laughing all the way through it. Never heard of Awkwafina, but I'll be looking for more. You gotta watch this show.

Different than everyday comedy which is why there's probably so much hate. I'm sure they felt the same way about Lucille Ball, Fran Dresher & Ellen I Love the characters