She lived in a motel for 3 years as a kid. Here's how she turned it into standup comedy
Comedian Janelle Niles shares how she turned the bleakest moments in her life — like when her family was homeless and lived in a motel in Ottawa’s east end — into a career in comedy, in this CBC Ottawa Creator Network piece.
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![Now, five years into her comedy career, Niles says she's picked up some tricks of the trade, like how to command respect from an audience by performing in a three-piece-suit – something she learned by watching sleek-suited stand-up comedians like Steve Harvey and Bernie Mac in the Kings of Comedy special. A comedian smiles at a table in a diner with a glass of milk in her hand. She's wearing a three piece suit.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7091037.1708433673!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/janelle-niles.jpg)
Comedian Janelle Niles shares how she turned the bleakest moments in her life — like when her family was homeless and lived in a motel in Ottawa’s east end — into a career in comedy, in this CBC Ottawa Creator Network piece.