The Emmy winner wore a shamrock on his T-shirt as he introduced Saturday’s musical guest Jennifer Lopez.
Edebiri, who plays Sydney in the hit drama, first became known as ‘Irish’ when she joked that she played the beloved Jenny in Jenny the Donkey. Banshee of Inisherin He said this in an interview with Letterboxd at last year’s South by Southwest Film Festival.
Ayo Edebiri as Jenny the donkey
Since then, the Boston-born actress, whose parents are both Nigerian and Barbados, has been adopted by an Irish citizen and has now fully embraced the long-running joke.
Last year, Edebiri, whose links to Ireland cannot be traced, tweeted about the release of his film. bottomsit is written.bottoms I’m in the UK and my home country of Ireland. ”
During the Emmy Awards ceremony, where she won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, she jokingly told reporters: ”
Last month, on January 14, she thanked her family in Nigeria, Barbados and Ireland after receiving a Critics’ Choice Award for her role in the film. bear.
‘Bear’ star Ayo Edebiri shouts out Ireland in acceptance speech at Critics’ Choice Awards
Since then, the Irish public has continued to go along with the joke, labeling her the “Princess of Ireland, Queen of Ireland” and “Ireland’s national treasure.”
Last night, the 28-year-old actress introduced Jennifer Lopez on Saturday Night Live wearing a white T-shirt with a green shamrock and her first name “Ayo” printed on the front.
This follows previous tension between the actress and JLO, 54, where Edebiri described the iconic singer’s music career as a “scam” on a podcast he appeared on in 2020.
In last night’s sketch, Edebiri addressed previous controversial statements that centered around comments from online trolls.
“But I think I speak for everyone when I say that from now on, I’m going to be more careful about what I post online,” she said in the skit.
This marked Edibri’s debut as host of Saturday Night Live.