{"id":515748,"date":"2026-03-10T21:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/515748\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:20:12","slug":"lionsgate-signs-comedy-vet-adam-eget-to-first-look-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/515748\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionsgate Signs Comedy Vet Adam Eget To First Look Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: As South by Southwest begins to ramp up this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/lionsgate\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lionsgate\" data-tag=\"lionsgate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lionsgate<\/a> has inked a first-look deal with\u00a0Austin comedy mainstay <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/adam-eget\/\" id=\"auto-tag_adam-eget\" data-tag=\"adam-eget\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Eget<\/a> to develop original comedy features for the studio\u2019s Motion Picture Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEget will shepherd projects emerging from stand\u2011up, podcasts, live touring and digital platforms, giving comedic talent a pathway to theatrical releases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEget is known for cultivating comedic talent and revitalizing comedy venues. He oversees Joe Rogan\u2019s Comedy Mothership, the Austin club that has become a centerpiece of the city\u2019s fast\u2011growing comedy scene. Eget previously served as the talent coordinator at the legendary Comedy Store in Los Angeles, which he revived. Beyond his work in clubs, Eget was the co-host of\u00a0Norm Macdonald Has a Show\u00a0on Netflix as well as the podcast\u00a0Norm Macdonald Live. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cAdam has a strong track record of discovering unique and promising new comedic talent at the earliest stages in their careers and taking them to the next level, in addition to having a\u00a0singular comedic voice of his own,\u201d said Erin Westerman, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group President. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to partner with him to build fresh, authentic, audience-driven comedies by backing distinctive voices early and giving creators the space to develop projects for a theatrical audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThe most compelling comedy today is happening beyond the traditional film and TV system \u2014 in clubs, online and on new digital platforms,\u201d said Eget.\u00a0\u201cLionsgate understands the value of those voices and is committed to bringing them to the big screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSeparately at <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/sxsw\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sxsw\" data-tag=\"sxsw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SXSW<\/a> on Saturday, March 14, Lionsgate will have the world premiere of John Carney\u2019s Power Ballad starring Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd at 2PM CT at the Paramount Theatre. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: As South by Southwest begins to ramp up this week, Lionsgate has inked a first-look deal with\u00a0Austin&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":515749,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[233343,88,14968,206,66422],"class_list":["post-515748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-adam-eget","tag-entertainment","tag-lionsgate","tag-movies","tag-sxsw"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}