The “Bottoms” star and co-writer pays tribute to her longtime friend and frequent collaborator.

On TV, she returned for the second season ofThe Bear, earning rave reviews for her expanded role.

Here, Sennott celebrates Edebiri’s many accomplishments and rising star.

Ayo Edebiri, Rachel Sennott

Rachel Sennott celebrates Ayo Edebiri.Edebiri: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Sennott: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for IMDB

We met while filming a friend’s sketch in college and I was blown away by her.

She was so funny in even her smallest actions but also so real and committed.

I spent the entire shoot trying not to break with laughter.

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Beyoncé, Pedro Pascal, Ayo Edeberi, Ronald Gladden on ‘Jury Duty,’ Taylor Swift, Sasha Colby, M3GAN, Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer,’ Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie,’ Kelsea Ballerini, Ariana Madix on ‘Vanderpump Rules.’.

This happened to me years later on a bigger scale withBottoms.

We sat on the floor of our tiny trailer and watched it on her phone.

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