- Comedian, actor, and podcaster Rick Glassman has signed with WME in all areas: comedy, film/TV, digital, and brand partnerships
- He's currently a paid regular at The Comedy Store and recently recurred opposite Steve Carell in HBO's Rooster
- Glassman will tour the UK/Europe this summer, including stops at Edinburgh Fringe and Just For Laughs in Montreal
- He continues with Artists First for management
Rick Glassman has signed with WME for representation across the board. His team at the agency will be led by agents Andrew Russell in comedy, Dean Fluker in film/TV theatrical, Andreas Valhouli and Katie Marshall in literary, Grayson Jernigan on digital, and Max Rudman on brand partnerships. He continues to be managed by Artists First for film/TV.
The signing caps off a massive year for the multi-hyphenate. Glassman recently earned coveted “paid regular” status at the legendary Comedy Store in Los Angeles and can currently be seen playing Professor Donaldson in the first season of Bill Lawrence’s acclaimed HBO comedy series Rooster, starring opposite Steve Carell.
Glassman first broke out as a series regular on NBC’s Undateable, later starring in Jason Katims’ Amazon streaming series As We See It and running for two seasons opposite Gina Rodriguez on ABC’s Not Dead Yet.
Other notable credits include FX’s The Comedians, Paramount Network’s Nobodies (produced by Melissa McCarthy), and a turn playing Harold Ramis in the Netflix biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture.
Beyond acting and stand-up, Glassman hosts the highly successful video podcast Take Your Shoes Off. Widely praised by critics and media outlets like The Economist for its innovative format, the podcast is known for its distinct editing style, heavy animation, and high-profile guests like Paul Rudd, Kristen Bell, and Marc Maron.
This summer, Glassman will head overseas to bring his Ricky’s On The Loose stand-up tour to the UK and Europe, featuring a highly anticipated run of dates at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The signing adds to WME’s recent run of new talent additions, following similar deals with Chris Thomas Devlin, Donal Finn, and Sam Corlett, all of whom joined the agency’s expanding roster this year.
Takeaways
WME doubling down on comedy talent says a lot about where the agency sees growth: stand-up specials, podcasts, and crossover TV roles are clearly becoming bigger priorities, not afterthoughts.
Glassman’s mix of stand-up, scripted TV, and a thriving podcast makes him a good test case for how agencies package “all-areas” talent today.
Will WME’s all-areas push help Glassman break into bigger film roles, or keep him comedy-focused? Does the rise of podcast-driven comedians change what agencies prioritize when signing talent? Could touring internationally (Edinburgh, Montreal) become a bigger career lever than TV credits for comedians like Glassman?
