Will Abeles at Honest Friend

Live stand-up comedy at Honest Friend Brewing with headliner Will Abeles. Will Abeles is a nationally touring comedian, producer and podcaster based out of Nashville, TN. A tried and true road dog known for engaging stories and irreverent social commentary, Will captured the #1 spot on the iTunes Comedy Charts twice with back to back albums; his 2017 debut album “Regrets of My Father” and his most recent release “The Pride of Hagerstown.” His special of the same name “The Pride of Hagerstown,” is out now on YouTube through FourbyThree Productions. Having put in close to a decade in New York, Will moved to Nashville from Brooklyn in January of 2021 and by October of the same year was voted the third best comedian in Nashville behind Nate Bargatze. More recently, he sat on panel for the wildly popular Ask a Fuckboy and has featured on “Are You Okay?” and “Crosswalk Crush” for NowThis, with all three appearances going viral over multiple videos. A comedian on the rise, this past year Will’s taped for LMAOF on OFTV and opened for Rory Scovel, Beth Stelling, Katherine Blanford, Billy Wayne Davis, Jourdain Fisher, Ben Roy, Caitlin Peluffo, Learnmore Jonasi, Adam Cayton-Holland, Peter Revello, Adam Mamawala, Monica Nevi and Stewart Huff in clubs and theaters across the country. In 2025, Will featured in the Columbus Comedy Festival and so far in 2026 has participated in the San Francisco Sketchfest, Treefort Music Festival in Boise and the Nashville Comedy Festival. His limited series travel/sobriety/comedy podcast Wilaker: A Journeyer's Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/4Mb82EXPij7rjNspctyEHF?si=1d5bc67c34df4b58) is streaming everywhere now.