Vishaal Reddy is the best kind of multi-hyphenate. The kind that takes it upon themselves to create the art they hope to see in the world. For this Tennessee native, who's acted and sung both on stage and on screen, that art was the story of a bisexual South Asian who combats his insomnia by working as an escort. This is the premise of Reddy's buzzy six-part miniseries, Insomnia, currently streaming on YouTube. The show is honest and funny with Reddy's character, Nikhil, stopping to talk to the camera (à la Ferris Bueller) in the middle of a sex scene—that is, when he's not working his day job or caring for his sick aunt. Frustrated with both the lack and misrepresentation of roles for someone of his race and sexuality, he started writing and producing his own screenplays. Pride month seems like the perfect time to catch up with this hilarious and talented guy, so we wanted to know more about how he starts his day.

Follow Vishaal on Instagram at @reddy2rumble.

I get up at 7 am. Or, at least, I try to anyway.

Well, I basically hit snooze repeatedly from like 7 to 8 am. Does that even count?

I'm definitely a night owl.

I tend to get into a work groove or read late into the night, but try to get at least six hours of sleep. If I can get eight, even better.

The first thing I do after I wake up is stretch.

I really try to stretch out or attempt to do some yoga. I am truly the least flexible human known to exist. No seriously, it hurts to touch my toes. Then I listen to some NPR to get a little morning news.

I like to make my coffee at home.

Just plain black coffee with a little oat milk. Why buy it when I could save myself five bucks?