Ayo Edebiri Says Her Publicist Thought She Was Having A “Mental Breakdown” WHEN She JOked About Being Irish

Ayo Edebiri Revealed that Her Publicist Thought She Was Hving A “Mental Breakdown” After She Committed to a Bit Claiming that she was irish.

“I Remember Talking about this with a friend. I was like, ‘My Favorite Type of Joke LowKey Might Be a Lie.’ ‘ Like, something likes almost not Even Funny, It’s Mostly Just Funny to me, “Edebiri Told Connan O’Brien About the Origin Conan o’brien needs a friend Podcast.

The Joke Began Edebiri Was InterViewed by LetterBoxd at South by by Southwest in March 2023. After sheeled that she played the Donkey in the 2022 Film The Banshees of InisherinEdebiri Began Speaking with An Irish Accent and Jokingly Said That She Lived In Ireland for Four Years in Order to Get “Into Character.”

While Reflection on the Origin of the Joke, Edebiri Explained that She Caughtrict Her Publicist appearing Visibly Confused WHEN She FIRST STARTING SPEAKING WITH ACENT CARTING.

“I remember in that moment I saw my pr. She was at the Corner of My Eye and She Was Kind of Like, ‘No, No, No, No, No, No,’ Because and Was Just, It Was NonSense. “It was just me being like, ‘oh yeah i was up in ireland,’ and i was kind of chilling and she was like, ‘Okay, Mental Breakdown on the Horizon.’ ‘ I don’t know, it just kept going. and i’m like, ‘yeah, what’s up.’ ‘

While Edebiri’s Publicist Semed Confused by the Bit, O’Brien Applauded the Actress for Her Commitment to the Joke.

“Now it has resonated so Much that the people of Ireland have Accepted You as One of Their Own, Whoy Will Not Do Woh Me,“ O’Brien, Who Is of Irish Descent, Told. “You Got A Day in Boston and You’re Revered by the Irish People. I Am Rightfully Loathed by the Irish and Never A Day in Boston.”

Edebiri then encouraged o’Brien that he still had a chance to: Irish pop. “I THINK YOUR DAY COURCE IS WHAT I’ll Say about that,“ She said.

The Topic of Boston Came Up Because Both Edebiri and O’Brien Are from the Massachusetts City. While Boston Has A Large Irish Population, Edebiri’s Mother is Barbadian and Her Father Is Nigerian.

Fans Grew Both Smitten and Confused by the Joke As Edebiri Continued to Claim She Was Irish in Interviews and Social Media Posts After the Initial SXSW InterView.

Edebiri Previoously Brought the Bit to Center Stage WHEN She SUBTLY JOked About Being Irish While Accepting The Critics Choice The Bear In January 2024.

“To everyBody in Boston, Barbados, Nigeria, Ireland in Many Ways,” She told the Crowd Dringing Her Acceptance Speech at the Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport. “THANK YOU SO MUCH.”