Kevin Fredericks has been saying it in meetings for years: whoever takes a chance on him, he is going to make them right. For a long time, nobody did. Then Tubi did.
The comedian, writer, best-selling author, actor, and producer known online as KevOnStage recently recently secured what is being reported as the largest creator deal Tubi has ever made, a six project commitment spanning series, stand-up specials, and features. But the size of the deal is almost secondary to what the deal actually includes. Fredericks walks away with full creative control, complete ownership over every project, and a share of the backend revenue. In an industry where most creatives are lucky to get one of those three things, getting all three is, in his own words, unheard of.
Tubi structured it as a licensing agreement, meaning his projects will live on the platform for a set period of time but never transfer ownership. For Fredericks, that distinction represents everything he has been working toward since long before anyone was writing about him. It is the kind of deal that does not just validate a career. It reshapes what is possible for creators who refuse to wait for Hollywood to come to them.
We also get into what most streaming platforms are still getting wrong about the creator economy, the 22 person cast joining Safe Space Season 2 this June, how he built his writer’s room entirely from the creator community, working alongside his family, honoring his late brother through his comedy, two features in development including a horror comedy, how he mentally handles criticism at this level, and what his biggest dream looks like beyond anything he has ever done on screen. Listen below.