UTA Signs Award-Winning Radio Host, Actor & Comedian Rickey Smiley
Written by djfrosty on September 19, 2024
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Comedian/radio host/actor Rickey Smiley has found new representation.
Deadline exclusively reports that UTA has signed the award-winning radio host and TV personality for representation.
Smiley started on Def Comedy Jam and has been doing standup for over 30 years. He eventually gained more popularity for hosting BET’s Comic View. He is still doing his thing on stages in comedy clubs and theaters across the country and is part of lineups for comedy shows like Martin Lawrence’s “Lit AF” Tour and the Bad Boys star’s upcoming “Y’all Know What It Is” Tour.
Smiley is set to release his next hour-long special. David Talbert will direct, and filming will take place in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, sometime later this year. The unnamed comedy event will follow his previous comedy specials, Comedy Central Presents: Rickey Smiley and Rickey Smiley: Open Casket Sharp.
He currently hosts The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, the country’s #1 syndicated urban radio program, which reaches seven million weekly listeners in 75+ markets.
Smiley is also best known for his performances on the big screen in Friday After Next and Baggage Claim, as well as his starring roles in The Rickey Smiley Show and Rickey Smiley for Real.
His social media reach is nothing to scoff at, with 18+ million followers across all platforms.
Smiley also recently spoke with Vice President Kamala Harris before she beat the brakes off Donald Trump on the debate stage, asking her how she would handle his temperament.
“There’s no floor for him in terms of how low he would go. And we should be prepared for that. We should be prepared for the fact that he is not burdened by telling the truth,” VP Harris told Smiley.