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The facts and fantasy of the “comedy gold rush” in 2018 Los Angeles

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Comedians had a fine time last week chewing on and chewing out a feature in The Hollywood Reporter purporting to take a snapshot of the “L.A. Comedy Gold Rush” happening right now. It’s easy from my perch to see how this all went askew. First, the headline. Any problematic news report usually has a misleading […]

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The Gersh Agency gets Super-sized

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Longtime comedy agent Rich Super is bringing his Super Artists into The Gersh Agency’s fold. Gersh announced the moves today. Super’s clients are coming with him, as his Super’s colleague Valentijn Sloot and the comedians he reps and books. “We are thrilled to have both Rich and Valentijn working with us,” said Rick Greenstein, head of […]

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