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Jason Bateman signed a $100 MILLION podcast deal with SiriusXM. He records the show in his pajamas, with almost no preparation, and says he opens his laptop just 60 seconds before recording starts in July 2020, Bateman launched SmartLess with Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, inviting celebrities for casual conversations. Less than a year later, Amazon signed a reported $60–80 million deal for the podcast's distribution and advertising rights. in January 2024, the trio signed another three-year deal with SiriusXM, reportedly worth around $100 million! in an Esquire interview, Bateman explained that he records from a room at home with a cheap table, a chair and a microphone he bought on Amazon. Most of the time, he's still wearing pajamas. He joins Zoom and starts talking without preparing beforehand. They don't even have a conversation before recording begins by July 2026, Forbes estimated that the trio had collectively earned $37 million from their podcast business over the previous 12 months Bateman has called SmartLess the most successful thing he's done in his career, despite never expecting it to become a job!