EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed comedian, actor, author, TV personality and award-winning radio host Rickey Smiley for representation in all areas.
Touring as a stand-up for more than 30 years, Smiley got his start on Def Comedy Jam and as a host of BET’s Comic View and continues to light up stages across the nation, hitting comedy clubs and theaters on his standalone tour, as well as all-star lineups like the Martin Lawrence-headlined “Lit AF” Tour and Lawrence’s upcoming “Y’all Know What It Is” Tour.
Previously putting out the comedy specials Comedy Central Presents: Rickey Smiley and Rickey Smiley: Open Casket Sharp, his next hour, directed by David Talbert and shot in Smiley’s hometown of Birmingham, AL, is due to launch later this year or early next.
A two-time Marconi award winner, Smiley is also known as the host of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, the #1 syndicated urban radio program in the country, which reaches over seven million weekly listeners in 75+ markets.
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