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The co-showrunner and star of HBOsLos Espookysdidnt even have comedy on her radar.
Ana Fabregas first love was the drums.
Her second love was a contestant on Season 4 ofAmericas Next Top Model.
Comedy wasnt even on teenage Fabregas radar.
I never did theater in school.
I think my 14-year-old self would think it is cool I am doing something creative.
As a studious 14-year-old in Scottsdale, Arizona, Fabrega was decidedly not the class clown.
She ate her lunches in the library and did all her homework.
Her main creative outlet at the time was the drums.
I thought I wanted to be a musician.
Like all 14-year-olds, I was trying to figure out who I was.
Comedy would come into her life much later.
I write when it feels like something I gotta get out of my system, she says.
Within a couple days of getting an electric kit, my neighbor was like, Can younotdo that?
Take me back to 2005, when you were 14.
Where did you grow up, and what was your life like at the time?
I had just started my freshman year of high school.
I was in Scottsdale, Arizona, which is where I grew up.
I moved there in first grade and lived there until I was 18.
I was doing this program called IB, its kind of like AP but more international.
I had a bunch of classes with the same kids, nerdy jot down of kids.
I had a small group of friends that would talk quietly and eat our lunch in the library.
Was comedy a part of your life at 14?
I wasnt doing anything comedy-wise.
I liked to make my friends laugh.
There was a little improv group at our high school.
They would do two shows a year, and everyone was like, They do the funniest stuff!
I went, and then the next year people were like, You should audition.
I was shy and nervous about, What if I audition and I dont get in?
That would be so embarrassing.
I did audition and I did get in, but that wasnt until my junior or senior year.
It wasnt until a year out of college that I started comedy I made videos and put them online.
After a year of working, I tried standup and found a scene of like-minded people and shared sensibilities.
What did you do for fun at 14?
There was not a ton to do.
I wasnt a big partier.
Every now and then there would be a party and I would go.
What was your style like at 14?
I had a lot of plain tank tops or T-shirts.
The argyle sneakers were a big staple for me.
I know you played drums.
What kind of music were you listening to at the time?
I went to my first concert at 14 and it was Iron and Wine.
I did show my dad and he liked them, so we went to see them.
Did you have any formative celebrity crushes at 14?
I had a really big crush on a contestant fromAmericas Next Top Model.
Mind you, at this age I was thinking maybe I was asexual.
I didnt really like any guys.
[I was] fully not aware of what my sexual interest was.
I had pictures of her in my room I was truly obsessed with her.
She gave me a hug and a shot.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
This article was originally published onOct.
