Try Not to Laugh with Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle
IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson
Higher Ground
4.3 • 13.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Today’s episode of IMO features two very talented (and funny) costars: Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle! The two star in the Broadway revival of Proof, co-produced by Higher Ground. They discuss what it’s like starring on Broadway for the first time, their childhood experiences on the stage, and the friendship they’ve developed through the show. Plus, a surprise appearance from a bug sends the whole group reeling…
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| 0:00.0 | Your parents were pretty on board with you. |
| 0:03.7 | Were you always kind of the quirky kid? |
| 0:07.5 | Well, obviously in my memories, I'm like deeply normal. |
| 0:11.3 | And then my cousins are always like, oh, you were so funny and weird. |
| 0:15.4 | And I'm like, okay, well, how funny. |
| 0:22.7 | This episode of IMO is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. |
| 0:28.5 | Well, everybody, welcome to IMO in New York. |
| 0:31.9 | It's a special episode because I'm by myself. |
| 0:34.9 | My big brother Craig. |
| 0:35.9 | Yeah, I was wondering where Craig was. |
| 0:37.9 | I guess. |
| 0:40.2 | You know, traveling everything. |
| 0:43.2 | It's not, you know, he's a busy guy, busy guy. |
| 0:53.0 | But I'm here and we're in New York because I just saw an amazing production of proof on Broadway. |
| 0:56.1 | And we're going to talk about that here today with the two couple of special people here |
| 0:59.0 | who are the reasons why this play is so amazing, Don and I. |
| 1:04.1 | Oh, it's good to have you here. |
| 1:05.9 | Thank you. |
| 1:07.0 | For those of you who don't know Higher Ground, |
| 1:10.3 | Barack and I, we are also co-producing this amazing production. |
| 1:15.0 | And we are just thrilled to be a part of it because this version of the play is exactly the kind of stuff that Barack and I want to be involved with. |
| 1:25.3 | Telling stories that are reimagined in ways that have an impact. |
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