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Can’t get enough of Awkwafina? Comedy Central has given her a show about her life

Capping off a banner year that included a role in the all-female heist sequel Ocean’s 8 and a scene-stealing turn in Crazy Rich Asians, rapper-comedian-actress Awkwafina is now slated to star in a Comedy Central show based on her life. The network announced this week that it has ordered 10 episodes of the 29-year-old’s eponymous scripted series. The half-hour comedy will focus on her early twenties when she lived in Queens, New York, with her father and grandmother while dreaming of...

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