Exclusive: Former ICM Partners agent Josh Lanham and Sam Sauerhaft, previously a manager with Independent Artists Media, have joined APA as agents in the Comedy Touring department.
Lanham is the 11th agent/executive to join APA from ICM Partners in the fallout of the agency’s acquisition by CAA as APA has been the most aggressive in pursuing reps made available by the merger. While at ICM, Lanham worked closely with recent APA addition from ICM, SVP, Global Concerts & Talent Chris Smith. Lanham will specialize in booking APA clients in casinos, concerts, theaters, clubs, and colleges.
Sauerhaft’s focus will be booking clubs and colleges for the agency’s comedy roster. Sauerhaft got his start as an assistant in the comedy department at WME and then moved to Independent Artists Media as a manager, where he grew numerous careers for emerging stand-up comics—many of whom are also repped at APA.
Lanham is the 11th agent/executive to join APA from ICM Partners in the fallout of the agency’s acquisition by CAA as APA has been the most aggressive in pursuing reps made available by the merger. While at ICM, Lanham worked closely with recent APA addition from ICM, SVP, Global Concerts & Talent Chris Smith. Lanham will specialize in booking APA clients in casinos, concerts, theaters, clubs, and colleges.
Sauerhaft’s focus will be booking clubs and colleges for the agency’s comedy roster. Sauerhaft got his start as an assistant in the comedy department at WME and then moved to Independent Artists Media as a manager, where he grew numerous careers for emerging stand-up comics—many of whom are also repped at APA.
- 9/15/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Chris Smith, a 21-year ICM veteran, including the last 10 as a partner, has joined APA as SVP, Global Concerts & Talent.
Smith will work alongside Max Burgos who heads APA’s comedy touring department.
While he has strong background in comedy touring, at ICM Smith worked across departments on deals for his clients in the areas of film, television, touring, branding and digital. Most of those clients are expected to come with him to APA, including Pamela Anderson, Chico Bean, Big Boy, Michael Blackson, Darren Brand, Bruce Bruce, Deray Davis, Rob Dyrdek, Mike Epps, Felipe Esparza, Adele Givens, Jess Hilarious, Evander Holyfield, Martin Lawrence, Loni Love, Floyd Mayweather, Donnell Rawlings, Tony Rock Paul Rodriguez, Paul Rodriguez Jr., B Simone, Rickey Smiley, Bailey Spinn, Director/Producer Mark Ritchie/South Pa Productions and Pretty V.
“We have long admired Chris for his passion and tenaciousness in representing his clients and maximizing their earning potential,...
Smith will work alongside Max Burgos who heads APA’s comedy touring department.
While he has strong background in comedy touring, at ICM Smith worked across departments on deals for his clients in the areas of film, television, touring, branding and digital. Most of those clients are expected to come with him to APA, including Pamela Anderson, Chico Bean, Big Boy, Michael Blackson, Darren Brand, Bruce Bruce, Deray Davis, Rob Dyrdek, Mike Epps, Felipe Esparza, Adele Givens, Jess Hilarious, Evander Holyfield, Martin Lawrence, Loni Love, Floyd Mayweather, Donnell Rawlings, Tony Rock Paul Rodriguez, Paul Rodriguez Jr., B Simone, Rickey Smiley, Bailey Spinn, Director/Producer Mark Ritchie/South Pa Productions and Pretty V.
“We have long admired Chris for his passion and tenaciousness in representing his clients and maximizing their earning potential,...
- 7/25/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The comedy department at Apa has added two agents to their ranks. Megan McWaters and Katie Edwards have joined the team that boasts a roster of influential comedians in the industry including Tiffany Haddish, Dulcé Sloan, Eddie Izzard, Leslie Jones, Lewis Black, and Ronny Chieng.
“We’re very pleased to have Megan and Katie join our comedy team,” said Apa co-heads of Comedy, Jackie Knobbe and Max Burgos in a statement. “Their talent and creativity will be a great asset to our growing roster as we continue to expand our footprint in the evolving comedy landscape.”
McWaters graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx where she majored in Communications and Media Studies. She joined Apa as executive assistant to Jackie Knobbe, before relocating in 2018 to join the agency’s comedy department in Los Angeles.
Edwards graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in TV and Radio Production and her career...
“We’re very pleased to have Megan and Katie join our comedy team,” said Apa co-heads of Comedy, Jackie Knobbe and Max Burgos in a statement. “Their talent and creativity will be a great asset to our growing roster as we continue to expand our footprint in the evolving comedy landscape.”
McWaters graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx where she majored in Communications and Media Studies. She joined Apa as executive assistant to Jackie Knobbe, before relocating in 2018 to join the agency’s comedy department in Los Angeles.
Edwards graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in TV and Radio Production and her career...
- 2/5/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Jason Shapiro, a 10-year UTA veteran in the agency's motion picture talent department, is moving to the management side of the representation business, joining The Collective. There he will work closely with partners Jeff Golenberg and Sam Maydew in the talent management group. At UTA, Shapiro worked with such clients as Emmanuelle Chriqui, Adrianne Palicki, Margarita Levieva, Elizabeth Reaser, DJ Cotrona, Jason Clarke and Mary Kate Olsen. It is unclear who will take him on as a manager. Shapiro is the latest staff addition to The Collective which, over the past couple of years has hired former Wma agent Ashley Franklin, Todd Diener and Melody Hammer (formerly of Bep), Leonard Torgan (Leverage), Lisa Blum, Max Burgos, Evan Weiss (Handprint), Steven Grossman (Icm) and Abbey Robertson (Generate).
- 1/11/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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