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Writers From ‘The Daily Show’, ‘Last Week Tonight’, ‘SNL’ & More Try To Solve A Riddle: Is Donald Trump Actually Funny?
Six nominees for WGA Awards in the Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch category grappled Wednesday night with one of the great riddles of our age: Is Donald Trump...
Shawn Ryan On Why He Did Not Write Script For S3 Of ‘The Night Agent’, “Devastating” Trend Of Writers Not Producing & Pain Of “Buyer’s Market” For Talent
As creator of The Night Agent, Shawn Ryan, who adapted the Netflix series from Matthew Quirk’s novel of the same name, wrote the pilot script, which became the series...
WGA West Staff Authorizes Strike, Accusing Guild Leadership Of Bad Faith Bargaining Ahead Of Negotiations With AMPTP
Just weeks before the start of a high-stakes bargaining cycle with the major Hollywood studios, the Writers Guild of America’s own staff is threatening to go on strike. The...
Slate Editorial Staff Ratifies New Contract With WGA East That Establishes Bargaining Unit’s First AI Protections
EXCLUSIVE: The editorial staff at Slate Media has ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the WGA East that, for the first time, establishes guardrails around the use of...
Stephen Colbert To Be Honored With WGA East’s Walter Bernstein Award
With The Late Show set to end in May, Stephen Colbert is receiving this year’s Walter Bernstein Award from the Writers Guild of America East. The honor will be...
The Real Crisis in Modern Marketing Isn’t Talent Shortage, It’s the Industry’s Failure to Be Transparent With Clients
When I think about the current state of marketing, I'm often told that we have more talent and more technology than ever before, from AI tools that generate personalized...
Cannes Winners ‘Sentimental Value’, ‘Secret Agent’ & ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Among Screenplays Ineligible For WGA Awards
EXCLUSIVE: A large number of much-awarded films in contention for Oscar nominations this year won’t see their writers also going to the WGA Awards. As usual the guild, which...
Hollywood’s Big New Labor Deal: Studios To Offer Guilds’ Health Plans $100M Lifeline In Exchange For Longer Multi-Year Contracts In 2026
EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA are already lined up to be the first Tinseltown guild to kick off the 2026 contract negotiations with the studios and streamers and both sides have some...
Diana Son To Receive WGA East’s Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service
EXCLUSIVE: Diana Son will receive the WGA East‘s Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service at the 78th Annual Writers Guild Awards ceremony in March. Son, a member of...
Writers’ Guild Of Great Britain, Which Is Chaired By ‘Adolescence’ Co-Creator Jack Thorne, Set To Raise Mega-Merger “Red Flags” With Netflix
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) plans to raise the “red flags” of the proposed Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery mega merger head on during a meeting with the streamer...
WGA Reveals Bargaining Committee For 2026 Contract Talks With AMPTP; Ellen Stutzman To Serve As Chief Negotiator Again
The Writers Guild of America has selected the committee that will negotiate its 2026 contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The guild’s East and West...
