Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook
Hollywood actor and comedian Nora Lum (a.k.a. Awkwafina) is the descendant of restaurant royalty...but she can't cook. Join the star on an inspiring culinary road trip as she learns the craft and attempts to revive her family's beloved Chinese eatery. From TMDB
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Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook is a 2026 documentary TV series, starring Awkwafina.
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60 of 83 · most liked firstCelebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Here’s my homage to Awkwafina. She is part of my 21 Powerful Living Women portrait series. #aapi #awkwafina #portrait #mssmart
neutral · AI labelView post →Name your top 15 shows ever, gut instincts only: Star Trek DS9 Gary & His Demons Archer Desus & Mero The Shield Da Ali G Show Reservation Dogs Def Poetry Jam Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Red Dwarf Billy on the Street Deadwood Adventure Time The Office Sesame Street
neutral · AI labelView post →[Poster] New poster for ‘Jackpot!’ starring John Cena and Awkwafina. Releasing on Prime Video tomorrow..
neutral · AI labelView post →Quiz Lady: Sisters Awkwafina and Sandra Oh go on a road trip so the former can compete on Will Ferrell's game show in this likeable comedy, which is predictable storywise but disarmingly sweet-natured. Some amusing moments, like with Jason Schwartzman's smarmy contestant, it's a fun formula comedy.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm fascinated with how there's like 5 trailers for Renfield and NONE of them show you Awkwafina even though she has a surprisingly big role like they really Trojan horsed her into that movie knowing nobody wants to see her anymore
neutral · AI labelView post →If: John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds Fantasy Comedy Sets New Release Date. > Paramount Pictures has officially changed the release date for actor-director John Krasinski‘s forthcoming fantasy comedy If (formerly titled as Imaginary Friends), which will be led by Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds. Originally scheduled for a May 24, 2024 theatrical release, the star-studded movie will now arrive in theaters a week earlier on May 17, 2024. > > IF is written and directed by John Krasinski, based on his…
neutral · AI labelView post →I think she’s capable and funny in the right role, but she basically is typecast as the “tell it like it is and I don’t care” character and too much of that can be… well, too much. Kinda like Awkwafina.
neutral · AI labelView post →Jumanji: The Next Level (2019 720p). Jumanji: The Next Level is a 2019 American adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, who co-wrote the script with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. The film is the fourth installment in the Jumanji film series and the sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser'Darius Blain, and Madison Iseman reprise their roles from the previous film while…
neutral · AI labelView post →Still to come, in order: Drama Directing presented by Peter Krause and Shailene Woodley Variety Series presented by Awkwafina and Paul Anthony Kelly Comedy Directing presented by Marcello Hernández and Keke Palmer Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for Michael J. Fox presented by Julianna Margulies
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun premise. Would’ve been a cool mini-series. Awkwafina has a horrendous voice performance, though, and the “just forgive everyone!” moral is plain bad.
neutral · AI labelView post →Nora Lum’s new series, “The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina,” uses cooking and travel as a way to bridge the gap between her childhood memories and the culture that shaped them.
neutral · AI labelView post →Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook (2026, showrunners Nora 'Awkwafina' Lum, David Brindley, Itay Reiss and Caroline Davies. Hollywood actor and comedian Nora Lum (a.k.a. Awkwafina) is the descendant of restaurant royalty...but she can't cook. Join the star on an inspiring culinary road trip as she learns the craft and attempts to revive her family's beloved Chinese eatery. https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/306179-awkwafina-the-unlikely-cook
neutral · AI labelView post →This movie is sweet and charming but it’s real genius lies in casting against type: Awkwafina plays the quiet, dependable sister, and Sandra Oh plays the annoying, flaky one
neutral · AI labelView post →Between her, Chris Pratt and Jack Black, it's a veritable who's-who of "People liked them 10 years ago!". Fully expecting Awkwafina or Jared Leto to show up as Yoshi.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ll never forgive whomever decided “Hey, y’know this actually pretty fun and interesting documentary series about bugs? Let’s get Awkwafina to narrate it!”
neutral · AI labelView post →Ok … i need a show with Melissa McCarthy and Awkwafina…. Now!!! #thegoldenglobes
neutral · AI labelView post →Awkwafina is on screen. Time to end the show
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched the 'Hotel Reverie' episode of #BlackMirror OMG - absolute genius ❤️ I was on the edge of my seat all the way through.. poor poor Dorothy/Clara 😢 .. and the casting of Awkwafina - brilliant!! Please please Mr Brooker can I have a part in the next series 🙏 @charliebrooker.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Entertainment: Sandra Oh and Awkwafina Star in new Hulu series 50 years of hip hop: Grammy museum launches exhibit opening 10/7 Rihanna announces return of fenty + puma collab (thank god I got a second job!)
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't worry, they also sometimes cast Awkwafina
neutral · AI labelView post →If they really wanted to show us the stakes to Doomsday they'd also include a clip of the comic relief fighting. Awkwafina throwing hands with Kat Dennings or something
neutral · AI labelView post →>milquetoast criticism of Disney's *Raya and the Last Dragon* for being "an Avatar: The Last Airbender redux". Yeah, it really was, wasn't it? I forgot it the moment I stopped watching it, other than I remember thinking it was awkward casting of Awkwafina, who is hilarious in most roles but I didn't think she was a good fit there.
neutral · AI labelView post →Kevin Kwan’s hit novel gets the big screen treatment in 2018 rom-com CRAZY RICH ASIANS, starring Constance Wu, Awkwafina, and Michelle Yeoh. See this 21st-century screwball comedy in our new series of cinematic courtship, Something Borrowed, Something Blue www.paristheaternyc.com/film/crazy-r...
neutral · AI labelView post →Personally, I find Awkwafina to be a comparatively more endearing person and in Marvel Zombies did actually show her voice acting capabilities. (That isn't a lie)
neutral · AI labelView post →Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor and comedian Nora Lum, better known as #Awkwafina, is heading to the kitchen, and she’s taking viewers along for the ride. #appletv
neutral · AI labelView post →I've just been deciding what to watch today. I think I will watch Mickey 17. I'm caught up on most series. The last episode of Duster was crazy....especially the end! The deputy woke up! The Awkwafina episode of Poker Face was good. That show balances sad & funny really well.
neutral · AI labelView post →Antoni Porowski’s "No Taste Like Home" turns food into a journey of heritage and identity. With stunning cinematography and heartfelt stories from celebs like Awkwafina and Henry Golding, this Nat Geo series is a must-watch in 2025. Full review. #Food #Travel scientificinquirer.com/2025/02/23/a...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched QUIZ LADY! Written by Jen D’Angelo & directed by Jessica Yu. Stars Awkwafina & Sandra Oh. Comedy about a quiz-show-obsessed woman & her weird sister who team up to pay off their mother’s gambling debts. Brilliant film! The awkwardness felt so real & I laughed so hard it made my scars hurt.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Black Mirror' Season 7 Casts Emma Corrin, Paul Giamatti, Issa Rae, Awkwafina and More. > Cast members for “Black Mirror” Season 7 have been revealed during Netflix‘s Geeked Week. > >Awkwafina, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin, Patsy Ferran, Paul Giamatti, Lewis Gribben, Osy Ikhile, Rashida Jones, Siena Kelly, Rosy McEwen, Chris O’Dowd, Issa Rae, Paul G. Raymond, Tracee Ellis Ross and Harriet Walter are joining the sci-fi anthology series. > >Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen, Jimmy Simpson, Milanka…
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah, I love me some Awkwafina; another awesome addition to an already epic film series! #WickedWonderland #DescendantsWickedWonderland
neutral · AI labelView post →it's such an awful finale to a series, Awkwafina taints everything 😩
negative · AI labelView post →I hope they cast Awkwafina to play Glory in the Wings of Fire TV show
neutral · AI labelView post →Ben Kingsley's Trevor Slattery is one of those weird artefacts that Marvel does because the people who work there are chaotic. Let's burn comic fans with a joke twist character who's an actor from Croydon. Now let's put him in scenes with Tony Leung and Awkwafina. Now let's give him his own show.
neutral · AI labelView post →Awkwafina takes a cross-country food trip in The Unlikely Cook on Apple TV. The series follows her as she learns basic cooking skills and reconnects with the family history behind her childhood restaurant. Given Awkwafina’s sense of humor, her early attempts in the kitchen could lead to a few unexpected and entertaining moments. #TV #awkwafina https://www.talkteav.com/awkwafina-the-unlikely-cook-apple-tv
neutral · AI labelView post →#MarvelZombies, Episode 4 A truly epic final battle. The animation & action carried the series. Simu & Iman need more experience voice acting. Awkwafina has the experience but wasn’t given anything to do. I’m also surprised Elizabeth Olsen came back for another villainous take on #ScarletWitch. 👍
neutral · AI labelView post →THIS. Take notes DreamWorks, THIS is how Tigress should be, given a chance to shine and show off her strength, not totally sidelined for Jack Bla- I mean Po or Awkwafina
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks to Harry Gold Show, Disney Renaissance era Awkwafina Scuttle is real. The Scuttleposting never ends.
neutral · AI labelView post →Excellent moments in TV comedy #NoraFromQueens #Awkwafina. Clip from my favorite episode: https://youtu.be/pUc3ds0rKtY?si=Jqy_436eQIKglUev
neutral · AI labelView post →Confirmed guest stars in Poker Face Season 2, including high-profile actors like Awkwafina, John Cho, Cynthia Erivo, and Giancarlo Esposito. The show continues its format of featuring guest stars as suspects or victims in weekly mystery episodes. www.cbr.com/poker-face-s...
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched the cute show #notastelikehome with #Awkwafina and realized I went to her family's restaurant, Lum's, in Queens, NY, almost every Sunday as a child. Wow!
neutral · AI labelView post →I dont mind her as a general rule, but yeah, thought her character was a really ill-conceived distraction from the real show in this one. Like they only had two days with Cage and were like “Look over here instead! Awkwafina! Cop story!”
negative · AI labelView post →So the Marvel Zombies cast includes the following: Awkwafina David Harbour Simu Liu Elizabeth Olsen Randall Park Florence Pugh Hailee Steinfeld Dominique Thorne Iman Vellani Todd Williams (as Blade) So glad they got all these MCU cast back for the show. Especially Vellani.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just finished 'Nora from Queens'. Awkwafina cracks me up, I'd only seen her in Shang-Chi before this. Hopefully she'll make a fourth series.
neutral · AI labelView post →Morgan Freeman is pretty unique looking. Awkwafina has a pretty unique look too, for Hollywood anyways. There's a chubby black actress who often plays a cop, or security guard, who looks very unique. Unfortunately I can't remember her name, but if you take that information and Google it then you might be able to find her.
neutral · AI labelView post →QUiZ LADY Two estranged sisters are forced to work together to win a quiz show in order to pay off their mother’s gambling debts. A film by Jessica Yu, starring Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, Holland Taylor, Tony Hale, Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park, and Will Ferrell. 👧🏻👩🏻 go.pradt.co/qzl
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching: Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens S3E3. Nice to get a bit of a Wally / BD Wong focus, though it feels like the show is already setting everyone up for an ending
neutral · AI labelView post →Someone needs to give Awkwafina a series job so she can stop ruining animated movies.
neutral · AI labelView post →Many of my friends have heard me said: The Chinese American experience is you will end up doing something about food. Or you will get pushed to. Or get assumed you work in a restaurant. Ming Na Wen is releasing a cookbook. Awkwafina is doing this show trying to revive her family restaurant.
neutral · AI labelView post →Awkwafina Had Zero Culinary Skills, But Her New Show Changed That How a comedian with no culinary skills—and a legendary restaurant lineage—learned to hold her own in the kitchen
neutral · AI labelView post →New trailers for DEXTER RESURRECTION S2, 9-1-1 S10, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY S6, TED: THE ANIMATED SERIES, AWKWAFINA: THE UNLIKELY COOK and BARBERSHOP www.theentertainmentfactor.com/2026/10/new-... #dexterresurrection #abbottelementary #tedtheanimatedseries #awkwafina #barbershop #tvseries
neutral · AI labelView post →Apple TV has a new show where Awkwafina has to learn to cook as she endeavors to reopen her grandfather's Chinese restaurant. Probably not for everyone, but as a Chinese-American who loves to cook... this might be the most targeted at me show ever? www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCAZ...
positive · AI labelView post →Awkwafina’s Unlikely Apple TV Show Trailer Sees MCU Star Take on a New Mission https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/2200935-awkwafina-unlikely-apple-tv-show-trailer-mcu-star-new-mission
neutral · AI labelView post →Also remembering that time Awkwafina did 7 train announcements to advertise a tv show swiftly forgotten by most.
neutral · AI labelView post →The (TV Series) Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (Season 3) is available today on (iTunes) (UK) for £4.99 Cast: Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, BD Wong, Bowen Yang, Stephanie Hsu, Kerri Kenney, Jon Park, Chrissie Fit, Jaboukie Young-White, Margaret Cho, Bea Soong, Michelle Buteau
neutral · AI labelView post →Stream Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens on HBO Max play.hbomax.com/show/43750a5... I love this show from the first time I watched it tell me now re-watching it once again many times over
neutral · AI labelView post →Awkwafina Joins Descendants 5 as Disney Sets Release Date With New Trailer https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2144857-descendants-5-awkwafina-casting-trailer-release-date
neutral · AI labelView post →A fact that sounds made-up is: There was a Dark Crystal prequel series on Netflix featuring the voices of Andy Samberg and Awkwafina which canonically revealed that the Skekses have three-headed penises. And it was REALLY FUCKING GOOD.
neutral · AI labelView post →The (TV Series) Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (Individual Seasons) are available today on (iTunes) (Canada) for CA $6.99-$9.99 Cast: Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, BD Wong, Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho, Jon Park, Gabo Augustine, Bea Soong, Nancy Eng, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit
neutral · AI labelView post →The (TV Series) Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (Season 3) is available today on (Vudu) (US) for $6.99 Cast: Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, BD Wong, Bowen Yang, Nancy Eng, Bea Soong, Jon Park, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Kerri Kenney, Wai Ching Ho, Gabo Augustine
neutral · AI labelView post →The (TV Series) Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (The Complete Series) is available today on (Vudu) (US) for $19.99 Cast: Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, BD Wong, Bowen Yang, Jon Park, Bea Soong, Jaboukie Young-White, Kerri Kenney, Nancy Eng, Michelle Buteau, Gabo Augustine
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