Jennie Church-Cooper Launches Hello Sailor Media
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- Jennie Church-Cooper launched Hello Sailor Media, a management and production company representing comedians, actors, writers, directors, and multi-hyphenate creators across film, TV, podcasts, and digital, with a stated commitment to championing underrepresented voices.
- Hello Sailor Media debuts with a full roster of clients, some represented by Church-Cooper for nearly two decades, including Felicia Day (The Guild), Jerry Minor (Abbott Elementary), Dylan Marron (Ted Lasso S3–4), and Alyssa Limperis (Hacks, the upcoming Amazon MGM rom-com You Deserve Each Other).
- Church-Cooper exits after nearly two years as a lit and talent manager at Levity Live; her 18-year career also spans eight years at Haven Entertainment and seven at Principato Young Entertainment (now Artists First).
- Church-Cooper is an exec producer on the Peabody Award-winning Netflix series Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj and has produced a number of lauded comedy specials, and will now expand that production work through Hello Sailor.
- Church-Cooper has served on the leadership committee of the Yes, And Laughter Lab, a nonprofit incubation lab dedicated to amplifying diverse comedic voices, since 2019.
Why it matters: Church-Cooper brings 18 years of relationships—several stretching nearly two decades—to a venture built specifically around comedy and multi-hyphenate talent. Pairing management with in-house production, alongside her nonprofit work with the Yes, And Laughter Lab, gives existing clients a direct lane from representation to original IP rather than just deal-making.
