Not Fooling Around. A PSA for Comedians: How to Read Contracts
by I’m either a comedian who moonlights as a union organizer or a union organizer who moonlights as a comedian; I kind of can’t tell anymore. …
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Jay Leno’s final farewell from NBC’s The Tonight Show
by “Thank you everybody! Watch Jimmy Fallon! Thanks folks, see ya later. I’m coming home, honey!” — Jay Leno’s last words on The Tonight Show with …
“Fashion Police” writer expelled from WGA, claims he stopped paying dues 15 years ago, already resigned
For a labor dispute in which the unionization of TV writers is in dispute, the Writers Guild of America sure is busy already, seemingly involved …
WGA: Writers strike against E!’s “Fashion Police” with Joan Rivers
The writers for Joan Rivers on her E! series, Fashion Police, went on strike today. With the support of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), …
Been there, done that: Ted Alexandro on the UCB, and the 2002 stand-up petition to NYC clubs
“New York City is the Mecca of standup comedy and we, as comedians, are proud to share that tradition with you, the clubs providing comedians …
IFC’s ONN writing staff unionizes, joins WGA-East
After The Comic’s Comic reported exclusively that The Onion News Network series on IFC was facing a work stoppage due to a lack of union …