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EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, one of today’s most popular stand-ups who ranks among the highest grossing touring comedians of all time, has inked a deal with Comedy Dynamics for the distribution of some of his most iconic specials.
Under the deal, Comedy Dynamics will distribute original and animated versions of Gabriel Iglesias: Hot & Fluffy, Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Not Fat, I’m Fluffy, and Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy to platforms such as Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Tubi, DirecTV, Roku, Peacock, and dozens more, starting early this year. In addition, Comedy Dynamics Records will distribute the audio for each special through Sirius XM, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and more.
The deal is regarded as significant as Iglesias’ comedy catalogue was one of the most high-profile still up for grabs on the marketplace. Licensing the catalogue of a stand-up at his level is generally a highly lucrative endeavor, sources said, particular for a company with the reach of Comedy Dynamics. Not only does the company work with all major transactional platforms, including Apple TV, Prime Video, Hulu, Google Play, Microsoft, Tubi, Roku and Peacock — it brings in additional revenue by licensing specials to most major telco & satellite providers, including Comcast, DirecTV, Dish, SamsungTVs, Vizio, and more.
Iglesias’ specials join a library at Comedy Dynamics that includes hours from most of the best in the business — among them, Jim Gaffigan, Ali Wong, Jeff Dunham, Tom Segura, Larry the Cable Guy, Zarna Garg, Iliza Shlesinger, Tiffany Haddish, Bill Engvall, and many more.
“I met Gabe over 20 years ago and have had the pleasure of watching him become one of the greatest and most successful comedians of our time,” said Comedy Dynamics founder Brian Volk-Weiss, “so it is beyond an honor to be entrusted with his all but priceless catalogue! This is going to be a great day for comedy fans everywhere!”.
One of the few comics to achieve the hat trick of selling out Madison Square Garden in New York, Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and The Sydney Opera House in Australia, Iglesias is also one of the most watched comedians on YouTube with over 2.4 billion views and over 34.7 million followers across social media. He’s been performing stand-up for nearly three decades and, among other things, is also known for starring in and exec producing the Netflix comedy series Mr. Iglesias.
A division of The Nacelle Company, Comedy Dynamics is the largest independent comedy production and distribution company currently active. 21 of their releases have been Grammy-nominated, including all five in the Comedy Album category for the 61st Grammy Awards in 2019, with four wins over the years. The company is also known for producing series including Netflix’s Down to Earth with Zac Efron, The Movies That Made Us and The Toys That Made Us, Behind The Attraction for Disney+, Sony’s Mad About You reboot, Netflix’s Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History, The CW’s Discontinued, All The Way Black for BET+, Animal Planet’s Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson, Hulu’s There’s… Johnny!, History’s Join or Die with Craig Ferguson, MTV2’s Wild ‘N On Tour, History’s Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, and more.
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