Trivia / Awkwafina is Nora from Queens

• Acting for Two: In the last two episodes of Season 3, Awkwafina plays both Nora and herself.
• Actor-Shared Background: Awkwafina and her character Nora are both half-Chinese, half-Korean.
• As Herself: Awkwafina at the end of Season 3.
• The Danza: Nora shares Awkwafina's given first name.
• Descended Creator: Awkwafina is both Nora from Queens, and the co-creator of Awkwafina is Nora from Queens.
• Directed by Cast Member:
  • B.D. Wong made his directorial debut on the episode 'Tales From the Blackout'.
  • Awkwafina directed the third season premiere, "Nightmares".
• Fake Nationality: Korean-American Jamie Chung and Alan Kim portray the younger versions of Nora's Chinese-American grandma and father.
• Queer Character, Queer Actor:
  • Gay Bowen Yang as gay Edmund.
  • Gay Lea DeLaria as gay Alfur.
• Permanent Placeholder: The producers intended to have Kathleen Kim recite Toeknee's lines to Awkwafina, then have a male comedian dub her over, but instead found Kim's deliveries too funny to replace.
• Renewed Before Premiere: Comedy Central greenlit a second season before season one premiered.
• Series Hiatus: No new episodes aired in between October 13, 2021 and April 26, 2023.
• Those Two Actors: B.D. Wong and Ming-Na Wen go from playing Li Shang and Fa Mulan to playing Wally and Aunt Sandra.
• Underage Casting: Stephanie Hsu commits this when portraying Shu Shu in the present day.