Owen Thiele: Itâs insane. Itâs insane and scary and weird. Iâve popped into little things and had my friends very kindly put me in their projects, but other than that, Iâve never had something thatâs been on billboards, so itâs just the craziest, scariest, and coolest feeling.
How was it, going right from shooting Overcompensating to Adults?
Overcompensating was first and then Adults, but it was within a week of each other that these shows were shooting. We were in Toronto a lotâthatâs my second home, shoutout Toronto, I love it thereâand it was so fun. Benny is a dear friend of mine and was before filming, and then the cast of Adults became my best friends during and after filming, so I feel like Iâve just been working with my friends. Itâs been amazing.
How did you find time to balance shooting with your podcast?
Emma, I donât sleep. I sleep two hours a night, famously. This isnât a bit at all; I wish I could sleep, but Iâm so not well that I ultimately just canât fall asleep. I, like, fought through anesthesia when I was getting my wisdom teeth out. My body just does not want to sleep, so I have time for myself because weâll wrap filming and then Iâll still have six hours. My body might be rotting from the inside out. No one knows.
What stood out to you about Anton when you first read the Adults script?
When I read the script, I thought it was one of the funniest things Iâve ever read. I literally laughed out loud, which I rarely do when I read something. I fought tooth and nail to get the role, because I do think that there was a period of time where the gay character was solely just the gay friend, or the bestie that would have a snarky line in a scene and then never show up again for episodes to come. I felt like Anton was actually a main character with main-character energy, you know? He takes up space in a really beautiful way that I feel like I havenât seen for a Black, gay character in that way. I was so attracted to the role because I felt like they were giving this diverse character a real platform.