NFL Introduces Celebrity Guest Cheerleaders: On the Sidelines With Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka and the L.A. Rams (EXCLUSIVE)

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In less than a minute, the comedian, actress and native Angeleno will strut onto the field at SoFi Stadium to perform with the Rams cheerleaders. Okatsuka hides behind a bright smile while marking her dance moves, but she’ll later admit to being “super nervous.” Sure, she’ll only be dancing for about 45 seconds, but it’s been nearly 20 years since she last shook her poms.

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Fortunately, when Okatsuka cartwheels into the center of the formation, muscle memory takes over. Her Venice High School cheer skills come rushing back.

(She was voted “Most Spirited,” after all!) The sold-out crowd cheers while the newest Rams cheerleader grooves to the high-tempo beat of Katseye’s “Animal” and, then, in an instant, her big moment is over. When the music ends, Okatsuka strikes her final pose — she crushed it — and now, she runs back toward the tunnel with the rest of her new squad.

Popular on Variety Okatsuka stops to share her instant reaction with Variety: “I’m so old,” she cracks. A few minutes later, she sinks into a lounge chair in the green room to reflect on becoming the NFL ’s inaugural Celebrity Guest Cheerleader.

“The middle part I crushed,” Okatsuka says, beaming with pride. It takes me back to performing good spirits through dance.

I haven’t done that in a minute.” The NFL’s Celebrity Guest Cheerleader initiative is the latest extension of the league’s successful “Celebrity Guest” series, which launched last year with pro athletes, actors and musicians — including Jerry Rice, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Method Man, Common, Joel McHale, Ken Griffey Jr., Benson Boone and Marshawn Lynch — working as sideline photographers during games. “Our approach to fan engagement is rooted in finding new ways to bring the NFL into the broader cultural conversation, connecting audiences to the game through the voices, experiences and stories that resonate with them,” says Rob Santini, NFL VP, global culture, social and entertainment.

“The Celebrity Guest programs are a natural evolution of that strategy: creating opportunities for entertainers and cultural voices to experience the NFL in unexpected ways,” Santini explains. “We couldn’t have asked for better partners than Atsuko and the Los Angeles Rams to bring this to life.” The idea for Okatsuka to join the Rams squad came from a popular bit in her 2025 Hulu stand-up comedy special “Father,” where she jokes about how former cheerleaders, like her, are hiding in plain sight.

Then, she does a special “roll call” to call them out in the audience. (“Ready?” Okatsuka yells into the mic, as her audience echoes back, “OK!”) The bit continues, breaking down the hype woman mindset that cheerleaders mu

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