Ahead of his five standup shows in Denver, comedian and screenwriter Niles Abston talks the difference between being funny and a comedian, and the ongoing WGA strike.
Writer, actor, comedian and filmmakerhad no intention of being a standup comic. In 2016, the Jackson, Mississippi, native dropped out of college and moved to L.A. to pursue a screenwriting career,"because I was a stupid twenty-year-old and I thought that was what you were supposed to do," he admits. He broke into the business with an internship at a production company, but when a friend read one of Abston's scripts, he suggested Abston give standup a try.
Seven years later, with two hour-long specials, a sold-out cross-country tour and a staff writer job on FXX's wildly popular showunder his belt, Abston still works at a dispensary. He's currently on strike with the WGA, trying to secure a better future for screenwriters like himself , but in the meantime, he's on his standup tour, which includesOnce Abston found his footing in comedy, he set out to cement his status as a comic with his first hour special in February 2020.
While these comedians played a part in shaping his humor, Abston says that some of the funniest people he's encountered weren't comedians at all."When I lived in my car in L.A. when I was 21, I used to meet the most interesting characters," he recalls."Just meeting other homeless people — I wish I could tell you names and exactly what they said — but those had to be some of the funniest people I've ever met.
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