Ayo Edebiri

Edebiri was born in Boston and raised in a religious Pentecostal household. Her mother emigrated from Barbados and her father emigrated from Nigeria. She first became interested in comedy through eighth grade drama class, after which she joined the improv club at Boston Latin School. Edebiri attended New York University, where she received her bachelor's degree in teaching. As a junior in college, she began preparing to pursue a career in comedy and interned at Upright Citizens Brigade. Edebiri is a stand-up comedian, and performed a stand-up set on Comedy Central's Up Next. Her scripted digital series Ayo and Rachel Are Single began airing on the network in May 2020, which she co-wrote and costarred in with her friend and fellow comedienne Rachel Sennott.