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Ayo Edebiriis a Boston-born, Brooklyn-based comedian and writer.
She wasnt good enough for the Celtics but is making this comedy thing work.
Shes in the sketch group Lo-Fi and currently works atThe Rundownon BET.
6 executives from Guinness World Records just approached me.
Apparently I BROKE the sound barrier when I opened a pad in public???
What are you gonna do?
What are some other absurd, everyday things you find funny?
Honestly most people, most of the time!
Everyone in the world is an absolute freak and I love it.
Sometimes its just like, I think I have to find things funny or I will cry!
(I mean that to be funny!)
Im so anxious all of the time and its worse because I look like an honest to God teenager.
How did you first get into comedy?
One class, she made us all do an original character.
And after class she was like Theres an improv club.
Its no pressure, but you might be good at this.
?- say the elevators going local- more small talk!
Especially if they have the audacity to rag on women for being basic.
Like, what do you do with your time but also why?
How are you gonna ask every woman in this office for her hot take on the weather?
Also why are you congratulating yourself for telling me Im funny?
Do you ever take a tweet and develop it into something longer, like for standup?
I dont do it often.
My tweets tend to be more topical and reactionary because a phone lends itself to that?
But for standup, I tend to be more interested in storytelling.
I guess there are Twitter threads, though and a lot of good ones tell great stories.
Im realizing now that I separate things in my head in a weird way thats a little bit invalid.
Maybe I should take tweets and develop them into standup bits?
Karen, this is a good idea.
just got an email from my mompic.twitter.com/L9qkixfHza
I love this email.
It is the greatest email I have ever received.
It is the greatest email Iwill everreceive.
Are there any recurring topics that you regularly (or like to) joke about?
There are definitely evergreen things that Ill always find funny.
But in general, whenever I fall in love with something or find it funny, I obsess.
Ill continue obsessing until my friends are like…Hello, kindly stop joking about this thing!
Were not laughing anymore!
So then Ill find a new thing to joke about.
I have good friends.
Karen Cheeis a is a writer/performer who contributes regularly toThe New YorkerandMcSweeneys.
