Interview: HBO's 'Los Espookys' Star Ana Fabrega

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🗓️ 6 August 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Stand-up comedian Ana Fabrega is the co-writer, co-show runner and one of the stars of HBO's breakout Spanish-language comedy 'Los Espookys.' Guest host Julia Furlan spoke with Fabrega about her brand of comedy, bringing a Spanish-language show to a mostly English-speaking audience and collaborating with Fred Armisen.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Julia Firland and I'm doing my very best Sam Sanders impression this week.
0:10.5	Today I'm talking to Anna Fabrega.
0:12.4	She's a comedian who has like a bazillion hyphens in her title now.
0:16.0	She's a co-writer, she's a co-show runner, and she's a star in the project that she has
0:20.0	out now for HBO.
0:21.0	It's called Losis Bouguis and it's totally blown up.
0:25.6	It's in Spanish with English subtitles and it's one of the most special, really unique
0:29.8	shows I've seen in a long time.
0:32.0	Losis Bouguis is about a group of friends who start a business that's basically horror
0:36.4	for hire.
0:37.4	They do things like stage exorcisms and trap an ambassador in a spooky mirror.
0:43.0	It's entirely rooted in this beautiful absurdity.
0:45.9	It's so funny.
0:47.5	Anna co-created the show along with Saturday Night Live alumni, Fred Armisen, you may know
0:51.9	him, and current SNL writer Julio Torres, who also stars in the show.
0:57.4	So here is Anna Fabrega and me talking all about Losis Bouguis and what she's psyched
1:01.3	about right now.
1:02.9	Enjoy!
1:12.1	As a person who writes and acts and now is like a show runner and you are like 27.
1:20.2	You haven't had a birthday, right?
1:22.2	It's Leo season.
1:23.2	It's Leo season baby.
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