Comedian Ron Funches Signs With Artists First

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian, actor, and writer Ron Funches has taken on new management at Artists First.

This comes ahead of the release of Eat Cookies & Die, his second hour-long stand-up special, on the heels of Comedy Central’s Giggle Fit in 2019. The new hour debuts on Gorilla Comedy+ on November 2nd before making its way to YouTube on December 1st.

As an actor, Funches has recently been seen on the Apple TV comedy series Loot. Upcoming, he has a role alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Liam Hemsworth in The Kellys, a new Brad Peyton actioner from Amazon MGM and Thunder Road.

In film, Funches’ other credits include Get Hard, Jexi, Cheaper by the Dozen, Good Burger 2, Noelle, 6 Underground and 80 for Brady. In television, he’s had arcs on The Goldbergs, Black-ish, New Girl, Transparent, Single Drunk Female, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Room 104, Powerless and Undateable.

A fan-favorite on Season 4 of Peacock’s The Traitors, Funches has also been seen on Conan, The Tonight Show, Match Game, Taskmaster (US), To Tell the Truth, Chopped 420, Cupcake Wars, Celebrity Family Feud, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and Nailed It!.

Notably, Funches is also a big lover of animation who has lent his voice to myriad projects. This includes three films and four spin-off series across DreamWorks’ Trolls franchise, as well as Pixar’s Inside Out 2, Disney’s The One and Only Ivan, DC’s adult animated series Harley Quinn, Bob’s Burgers, Adventure Time, Final Space, Inside Job, Krapopolis, Rock Paper Scissors, The Great North and more. Next up, he’ll be heard in Disney’s supernatural animated fantasy Hexed, out November 25.

As a writer, Funches has worked on The Eric Andre Show, Kroll Show and several television pilots. He continues to be represented by CAA, WME for comedy touring, and Cohen & Gardner.

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