Ayo Edebiri Talks Getting In ‘the Zone’ For ‘The Bear’ Malvern [X8spdsv4Hzp]

*This interview was conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike*

Ayo Edebiri is everywhere steve carell in 2023, a year that includes five film rickie fowler roles, appearances in eight TV series, and her first ever Emmy nomination for playing sous-chef Sydney in Hulus The Bear. So its taken a bit to get used to the downtime shes in now, thanks to careful planning (plus concurrent strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA). Either way, she needed the space to, in her words, be a human being.

It feels so trite but it's the most crucial thing, she says. Any who is so consumed with making things, making things, making things, there's no reserve in the well. There's no real life in you.

On this episode of In the Envelope: The Actors Podcast, Edebiri explains her journey from stand-up stages and writers rooms to a packed performance schedule, as well as how she feels about taking on her biggest project yetthe Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Thunderbolts.

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