WME’s David Meese Promoted To Partner, Predicts Comedy Boom
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: David Meese, a scripted TV agent at WME who represents the likes of Tom Segura, Joel Kim Booster, Deon Cole and Emily Heller, has been promoted to partner at the agency.
Meese was surprised by his 5-year old twin daughters with the news during a staff meeting. It comes almost six years after he joined WME from APA, where he spent nearly ten years.
He told Deadline that he expects there to be a comedy “boom” in the coming years. “People are realizing comedy is evergreen and people want to laugh, especially in times of trying and I think it’s all cyclical.
It’s going to be coming back and have a big boom over the next couple of years,” he said. He predicted buyers will lean more towards comedy, which is inherently cheaper to produce than drama as they get “more bang for their buck”. “In comedy, the things that cut through and resonate are being authentic.
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