“I get very nervous when people like stuff too much. I feel, like, as a child of the Internet, I know what that's like: Oh, we all like them? What's the thing that they're going to do where we all decide that we actually hated them the whole time, they were annoying, they were fake?”

American actress, comedian, television writer, and director

Ayo Edebiri is an American actress, comedian, television writer, and director. She is best known for playing chef Sydney Adamu on the drama series The Bear, which began in 2022 and ran through 2026. For that role, she won a Golden Globe Award, two Actor Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. She also received directing and writing nominations for episodes of the series, including “Napkins” and “Worms.”