Ayo Edebiri talks getting her own day and Dunkin' tasting better in Boston on Conan O'Brien's podcast
'That's actually shocking to me,' said Edebiri.
The Emmy-winning actress went on to reveal that, while she was 'grateful for the day,' she 'had no idea that it was happening' or that Mayor Wu was going to be in attendance during Edebiri's visit to her alma mater, Boston Latin School.
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'If I knew that it was happening, I'm the type of person where I would have not gone, because that sort of thing just makes me so anxious,' Edebiri said.
Edebiri originally thought her visit to Boston Latin would just involve meeting with a small group of improv kids, but those plans quickly changed to speaking in front of the whole school.
'I thought I was going to just talk to the improv kids and then I ended up talking to the mayor,' Edebiri said. 'And then the mayor was like, 'I have a surprise for you.''
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And while O'Brien doesn't have a day in Boston yet like Edebiri or the
In addition to lamenting O'Brien's lack of an honorary day in the Hub, the stars chatted about Boston's beloved Dunkin', with the comedian noting that Edebiri once
Edebiri told O'Brien she still does believe that, but questioned how he knew about her Dunkin' hot takes. 'Is that in your research?' she joked.
During the podcast, Edebiri also explained that she once used an IHOP in Randolph to reveal to her parents that she had decided to switch majors at NYU, pivoting to playwriting from teaching.
'We were straight up in an IHOP in Randolph, because I also was like, we can't do this on home turf, we have to go to Randolph,' Edebiri said, noting how she was a bit quiet on the car ride over, causing
While Edebiri was a little worried, her parents didn't seem fazed and kept eating their breakfast, according to the Dorchester native. 'My dad's like, 'Extra hash browns!' Like, let's go. Yeah, they were so supportive.'
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O'Brien shared his college story too, explaining that he was on the phone with
'I wrote a thesis. I'm a good student. I want to get into comedy,' said O'Brien, who has five siblings. 'And I remember their attitude was very much like, 'Which one are you again?'
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