Sarah Sherman Signs With WME
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- Sarah Sherman has signed with WME for representation across film, television, and her own original projects, while continuing with Rise Management and Hansen, Jacobsen, Teller
- Sherman has been an SNL cast member for five seasons, starting in 2021, after being selected as a New Face at Just for Laughs Montreal the same year through her live show Helltrap Nightmare
- Sherman released her debut HBO comedy special Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh in December, directed by Cody Critcheloe and featuring John Waters, billed around 'bodily fluids, open-wound confessionals, and jokes that will leave scars on your soul'
- Sherman will next appear in Mubi slasher Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma from writer-director Jane Schoenbrun, which world premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes
- Sherman has appeared in Adam Sandler-produced films Roommates and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!, and has writing credits on The Eric Andre Show, Three Busy Debras, and Netflix's Magic for Humans
Why it matters: Signing with WME — one of Hollywood's biggest talent agencies — gives Sherman a platform to convert her cult SNL following into film and TV vehicles, with a Cannes-premiered slasher already lined up as her next on-screen credit.
