‘SmartLess’ Hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett Form Media Company, Set Slate of Four Comedy Podcasts for 2023

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Actors Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett have turned their popular “SmartLess” comedy-interview podcast into a media company — with an expanded slate of shows and ambition…

” comedy-interview podcast into a media company — with an expanded slate of shows and ambitions beyond the podcast space.

SmartLess Media will produce the podcasts via its partnership with Amazon Music and Wondery. In mid-2021, Amazon bought exclusive rights to “SmartLess” in a dealworth up to $80 million. Wondery will handle ad sales for all new SmartLess Media shows. Episodes of the new podcasts — like those of “SmartLess” — will be released one week early and ad-free on Amazon Music and the Wondery+ subscription service before being distributed widely across major podcast platforms.

The company, led by the founders and president Richard Korson, says its mission is to create comedy content “for the podcast space and beyond,” encompassing limited series, short-form content and live entertainment. SmartLess Media’s other projects include anfollowing Bateman, Hayes and Arnett during their SmartLess tour in North America earlier this year.

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