2 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Prediction markets specified arsenic Polymarket and Kalshi person exploded complete nan past 12 months. This has encouraged comedian Noah Gardenswartz to motorboat a play drama bid search nan craziest elements of this caller trend.
Gardenswartz, a stand-up who wrote connected each 5 seasons of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, is hosting The Spread Sheet. The 12-part bid will premiere successful April connected YouTube and crossed societal media.
Each section will way nan week’s astir volatile prediction contracts crossed popular culture, sports, and world affairs. Market swings, bad bets, and overreactions aboveground done short segments, guests, and clips designed for societal distribution.
This comes arsenic monthly trading connected these markets has reached $13B per month. Gardenswartz himself worked connected a hedge money trading level earlier he moved into drama and his caller hr special, Wanna Bet?, is built astir betting and speculation culture.
The bid comes from Good Try Media and is exec produced by Adam McGinnes (Ridiculousness) and Rob Sheard (The Mind of a Chef).
“Social media first allowed group to sound their opinions astir anything. Now prediction markets really let group to effort to make money disconnected those opinions. By covering nan trending trades done nan hilarious lens of net civilization while besides providing master analysis, I deliberation this show has a chance to beryllium thing special. And if you’d for illustration to stake against its success, location will astir apt beryllium a waste and acquisition for that connected a prediction marketplace tract location successful nan adjacent future,” said Gardenswartz.
Gardenswartz is represented by Entertainment 360, CAA, and Jackoway Austen.
