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Exclusive: After nearly five years at Authentic Talent and Literary Management, Adam Segal has departed to launch his own shop, Strig Artist Management, Deadline has learned.

In addition to Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winner Quinta Brunson, the creator, showrunner, writer, producer and star of beloved ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary, Segal brings with him clients including Benjamin Norris (Never Have I Ever), Malik Elassal (Snowflakes), Kate Peterman, Sureni Weerasekera (Netflix’s Comedy Showcase: Introducing), Justin Tan, and WGA Award winner Reggie Henke (I Think You Should Leave).

Of the move, Segal shared, “Our mission at Strig is to provide comprehensive representation focused on creative freedom, overall fulfillment, and personal growth for artists. A strig is the footstalk of a leaf or a flower and the true connecting piece within a plant – I find this to be so meaningful. As managers,...

Exclusive: Comedian Ralph Barbosa has been tapped to host Introducing…, a showcase of up-and-coming comedic talent that will kick off the 2024 edition of North America’s biggest comedy festival, Netflix Is a Joke Fest.

Comics set to perform include Ashima Franklin, Alec Flynn, Dylan Carlino, Glorelys Mora, Kel Cripe, Mandal, Rene Vaca, Ryan Goodcase and Sureni Weerasekera. Shows will take place at the Vermont Hollywood at 7 pm and 9:30 pm Pst, with sets to be filmed and aired individually on the Netflix Is a Joke YouTube channel and social platforms. Tickets for these times can respectively be purchased here and here.

Also set to take place on the 1st, as well as the 2nd of May, is the big headliner show Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze And Sebastian Maniscalco: Live At The Hollywood Bowl. Those shows start at 7:30 pm. Produced by Netflix in association with Live Nation,...