DoKnow Signs With UTA as Headline Tour Extends Through 2026

By Marcus Bennett

Comedian and podcaster Daniel Lopez, known as DoKnow, has signed with UTA for representation. The signing comes as Lopez starts the headlining “DoKnow & Da Hawmies Tour,” with dates scheduled through the end of 2026.

What does the UTA signing change?

UTA now represents Lopez. Martin Mantilla at LRM Management continues to manage his comedy career. The agency appointment adds another layer of professional support around work that already spans stand-up, podcasting and film. It does not replace Mantilla’s role.

UTA has signed a performer with a nationwide performance history, an established online audience and a headline itinerary that reaches the end of 2026. The podcast distribution agreement and film credits broaden the profile behind that touring. Together, they present UTA with a performer whose visibility now comes through touring, podcast distribution and screen releases, rather than through stand-up dates alone.

From online sketches to paid audiences

Lopez rose to prominence through online sketch content before moving into stand-up comedy in 2024. He carried that online attention into ticket sales. A handful of standalone dates then became opportunities to perform alongside Jerry Garcia and Concrete on their 2025 tour.

Lopez has since shared the stage with Gabriel Iglesias, Jo Koy, Ralph Barbosa and Felipe Esparza. His material draws on family life and his personal experiences growing up in Los Angeles. That personal focus gives the expanding schedule a consistent center even as the bills and venues change.

Alongside the “DoKnow & Da Hawmies Tour,” Lopez has supported DJ shows across the country, including Deorro at Red Rocks in October. Those support slots add another form of live exposure, while the headline run places Lopez at the center of dates bearing his own name through the end of 2026.

Podcast distribution and screen credits

Lopez co-hosts “Chisme With DoKnow” with Jakarta Slim. In August, the pair signed a distribution deal with Colin Cowherd’s network, the Volume. That agreement adds a distribution partner to a show built around the two hosts. It gives DoKnow another outlet for the audience he developed online while his stand-up remains the central live work.

Lopez’s screen work now includes three recent credits:

• “Clika”: Earlier this year, Lopez co-starred opposite Jay Dee. The film opened theatrically in the United States in January before moving to Netflix in March.
• “Horchata With Oat Milk”: Lopez appeared in the 2025 film directed by Christian Leyva.
• “White Men Can’t Jump”: Lopez appeared in the 2023 reboot.

His screen record now covers theatrical exhibition, a Netflix release and a 2023 reboot. It adds another visible line of work to a career that began with online sketches and continued through stand-up rooms, DJ shows and headline dates.

The UTA signing gives that multi-format career agency representation as the headline schedule runs through the end of 2026. The practical measure for Lopez will be the scale and consistency of ticket sales for the “DoKnow & Da Hawmies Tour” across the scheduled run. His online audience, national support dates and distributed podcast provide the base. UTA’s first test is whether that base supports a sustained headline run.