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Standup comic, writer and TV / podcast host. "Unlikeable woke comedian" - the Daily Mail.

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1Sep 29, '23The writers strike is FINALLY over. Thank you all so, so much. Here's what we won.59.6×6.2M56k10k2.6k
2Sep 27, '23The details of the new Writers Guild contract are out. We won: • Success-based residuals • Strong limitations on A.I. • Minimum writers room staffing • Guaranteed compensation and 49.3×5.2M50k9.3k1.9k
3Sep 25, '23We did it. We have a tentative deal. Over the coming days, we'll discuss and vote on it, together, as a democratic union. But today, I want to thank every single WGA member, and ev48.8×5.1M72k11k888
4May 2, '23I'm incredibly proud of how transparent our union is. In the @WGAWest's strike announcement, we included a list of our proposals, and the AMPTP's responses. Read it for yourself: i43.6×4.6M22k6.8k1.6k
5Jul 19, '23How can YOU, a non-union member, support the strike? Resources below!42.2×4.4M38k17k1.4k
6May 2, '23Went on CNN to explain why writers are striking, ended up roasting their bosses' salary.36×3.8M39k6.4k2k
7May 2, '23This is why we’re striking. The studios are trying to turn writing into a gig job. Eliminating the writers room, forcing screenwriters to work for free, paying late night writers a34.8×3.6M29k6.5k296
8Jul 13, '23Here's what I think of the streamers' cruel plan to "starve us out"34.4×3.6M55k12k1.9k
9Jul 15, '23Neither the WGA or SAG-AFTRA is calling for a consumer boycott right now. If you want to support the strike, we're asking folks to: 1) Boost our message on social media 2) Donate t32.3×3.4M27k12k415
10May 5, '23In which I explain what a "neutral gate" is - a union-busting tactic companies use to try to disrupt picket lines30.4×3.2M29k3.5k1.7k
11Jun 27, '24Flight attendants don’t even get paid for boarding passengers — their working conditions need to change.29.1×3M15k2.4k475
12May 6, '23These three writers shut down an entire production. IATSE crew refused to cross their picket line, so the producers couldn’t shoot, and sent everyone home. If just three WGA member29×3M42k5.7k308
13Jul 14, '23Bob Iger is completely out of touch if he thinks the unions are the ones being unrealistic here.24.6×2.6M55k12k1.2k
14Jul 23, '23This story is horrifying. An LASD officer followed a trans man who was leaving their teaching job, then brutally attacked him without provocation. The reason given: an air freshene24.2×2.5M37k8.2k1.7k
15Feb 9, '24There’s a disturbing trend in LA politics that the media isn't talking about: More and more candidates are running as Democrats, but hiding the fact that they’re backed by right-wi19.7×2.1M25k5.8k2.1k
16Nov 2, '24this is why redditors hate me they look at me and they see a mirror17.3×1.8M55k1.7k1.4k
17May 2, '23This headline is my greatest achievement in media. Clip:17.2×1.8M36k2.2k471
18Jun 2, '24Google’s monopoly ruined what search engines could’ve been, and now AI is making it worse.17.1×1.8M23k5.7k2.4k
19May 5, '23Thank you to @hasanthehun for streaming from the picket line all day and helping us shut down a Marvel production. Solidarity in action14.9×1.6M27k875172
20Jan 25, '24It's incredible to me that there were people out there rooting for this merger because they thought it would somehow "benefit" workers and gamers. Mergers destroy jobs, ruin lives,14.1×1.5M22k4k521
21Sep 10, '23This is incredibly disappointing. @DrewBarrymore's show employs WGA writers who are currently on strike. She is choosing to go back on the air without them, and forcing her guests 13.9×1.5M13k1.8k150
22May 8, '23Hey Apple: no more eps of your hit show about workers using collective action to fight back against an exploitative tech company until you give your real-life workers a fair deal. 13.7×1.4M26k2.8k257
23Oct 9, '24You can claim to not care about fashion, but your preferences and even political debates prove that you do.13×1.4M7.8k4271.1k
24Aug 7, '23This is HUGE news. Congratulations to all the VFX workers who helped make this (and the many victories to come) possible! STRONGER TOGETHER12.5×1.3M31k4.4k151
25Sep 14, '24i'm freakin out man11.6×1.2M68k3.6k3k
26May 4, '23In ONE HOUR I'll be on the picket line with Hasan for an irl stream as the #WritersStrike continues. Come cheer us on, and learn a thing or two about this historic action!11.2×1.2M8.2k38455
27Oct 13, '19My former employer CollegeHumor did this. In order to beat YouTube, Facebook faked incredible viewership numbers, so CH pivoted to FB. So did Funny or Die, many others. The result:10.5×055k15k1.5k
28Jul 13, '23Lots of folks asking how they can support the strike today. Not sure why, might be because our employers just announced their goal to render us all homeless? Anyway. The answer: Do10.1×1.1M6.6k3.6k272
29Jan 4, '21Vons and Albertsons stores in California just laid off every one of their full-time, union delivery drivers, and will replace them with DoorDash gig workers who receive no benefits9.7×030k17k1.2k
30Jul 15, '23We've won before, and we WILL win again. Union solidarity FOREVER9.4×984k23k3.5k319
31Dec 2, '22These are truly the most fragile guys on Earth. A breeze blows on them the wrong way and they falls to pieces.8.9×064k2.9k3k
32Aug 10, '23My first job in media was as a VFX artist, and I have enormous respect for them and their work. My criticism is of the bosses, for using VFX as a tool to cut costs, underpaying art7.6×796k13k847332
33May 10, '23I'm such a mark for Nintendo, this commercial actually made me tear up. The actor's little "yes" at 1:29 I love that Nintendo doesn't just advertise gameplay. They advertise how it7.3×761k9.9k678588
34Feb 8, '24Mergers are bad exhibit 393417.1×746k23k3.5k368
35Apr 9, '20"Actually, it's a common misconception that hitting me with bug nets and reporting me to Isabelle will cause me to leave your island. Looks like I'm here for good! Now, let's talk 6.8×041k7.4k590
36Aug 18, '24I got a little intense at the @animationguild rally. Writers and actors stand with animation workers!!6.3×657k12k3.4k998
38May 17, '20why'd they make the Quaker Oats guy hot5.6×038k3k360
39Jan 18, '22Need proof that corporate mega-mergers are bad? Pull up a chair while I tell you the story of how a merger killed not just my show, but also put an entire TV network worth of worke5.2×028k5.5k2.3k
40Aug 28, '23Hell yes!! These talented VFX workers amaze audiences and power Disney’s profits - they deserve the protection of a union! Strength and solidarity to them as they take this brave s5.0×523k7.6k94633
41Sep 25, '23This. Our picket lines were packed until the final day. Members of other unions stood with us until the very end. The companies tried to divide us, and then break us. They failed. 4.9×514k7.3k82367
42Aug 19, '22Remember when the promise of streaming was an endless library where even niche shows would be watchable forever? Now b/c of the merger, HBO Max is DELETING dozens of shows, just to4.8×028k5.4k645
43May 14, '22Los Angeles folks: I believe that we all need to be a LOT more worried about Rick Caruso's candidacy. We're on the verge of allowing a Trumpian, anti-abortion billionaire to buy ou4.7×023k6.8k635
44Feb 6, '23thinking about the time Adam Ruins Everything was the target of a furious op-ed in a mattress industry trade magazine4.4×462k8.1k38499
45Nov 3, '22I'm going to be very clear: Lisa's beautiful show was cancelled because of the Warner/Discovery merger. After the merger, Zaslav announced $3 BILLION in budget cuts. Long-time exec4.4×024k5.6k690
46Oct 3, '23The writers strike may be over, but the fight isn't.4.2×440k11k2k194
47Sep 27, '23See you all at work tomorrow.4.2×438k8.4k40937
48Jul 20, '23Help us DEMAND basic safety for pedestrians and pickets outside of Universal!4.2×434k7.4k2.2k143
50Nov 9, '23I am so proud to be a SAG-AFTRA member today. Tens of thousands of us refused to work for less than we deserved, and that gave us massive leverage. Next we’ll stand with crews, ani3.8×402k7.8k80344
51Sep 27, '23There is. It's called a UNION3.5×365k8.8k50829
52Mar 6, '19I'm so upset. I feel utterly let down, my dreams shattered. My DK Crew name is "Donkey Cong." This absolutely sucks.3.4×010k1.2k119
53Jul 2, '24When your own political party is debating whether or not you should drop out of the presidential election, you've already lost.3.3×343k6.6k880448
54Sep 21, '22Los Angeles: There's a measure on this year's ballot that should be getting a LOT more attention. It's called Measure ULA, and it's a once-in-a-decade chance to radically address t3.2×016k4.8k906
55Oct 9, '22This is unbelievable: LA City Council President Nury Martinez was recorded calling a fellow councilmember's 2 year-old Black son "a little monkey" and said she wanted to give him a3.1×014k4.5k503
56Feb 28, '24Sony's overall profits are up, so what are they doing? Laying off workers at the studios that make their most profitable, lucrative games in a blood sacrifice to investors. Repulsi3.1×327k8k1.4k127
57Nov 30, '22No3.1×024k96092
58Jul 15, '23🤔It's okay, the streamers don't need writers and actors. They'll be fine without us, right? 🤔3.0×314k6.7k76753
59Aug 21, '24Well, I suppose this was inevitable3.0×312k13k1.1k638
60Jan 8, '20For 20 years, CH paid some of the best young comedians, writers, and artists in the country to do nothing but come up with the funniest shit ever. Today, they all lost their jobs. 2.9×014k4.3k561
61Dec 27, '23It's ironic that this meme is attempting to dunk on me because I literally did an episode about this in 20172.9×299k7k301103
62Nov 2, '21The BBC published a puff piece promoting a new cryptocurrency three days before its creators disappeared with every dollar invested in it. The media's slack-jawed credulity for cry2.8×017k3k305
63Jul 24, '23Musk doesn't have the money or the staff to meaningfully update or even fix Twitter, so he's making the cheapest, smallest tweak he can - literally swapping out a GIF file - that g2.7×287k7.5k72050
64Oct 27, '22Remember when Uber, Lyft, and Doordash spent millions lying to the public about Prop 22 so they could keep paying their workers poverty wages? Well get ready: McDonald’s, Starbucks2.5×011k4.9k190
65Oct 22, '19The next time a billionaire like Zuckerberg uses "philanthropy" as an excuse to justify their greed, send them this video. The truth is that their "charity" is almost always struct2.4×012k3.4k858
66Oct 1, '22Finally, you can no longer be fined in California for "jaywalking", a derogatory term based on a slur that the auto industry made up in the 1920s-30s to shame pedestrians for using2.3×014k1.8k407
67Aug 14, '20An anonymous postal carrier on the deliberate destruction of the USPS: "I can count on zero hands how many times I’ve personally withheld delivery of mail without a goddamn good re2.1×09k4.1k201
68Jun 16, '20America is a country where the cops will shoot you in the eye for doing your job and then make you take out a mortgage to pay for it.2.1×09.2k4.1k115
69Jun 1, '20American police are deliberately attacking journalists. "Militarized police" isn't an adequate descriptor anymore; we've turned them into a paramilitary army that violates the Gene2.0×09.3k3.8k209
70Sep 15, '22Guess what? The billionaire who "donated" Patagonia to "fight climate change" will: 💰 Get a $700 million tax break 💰 Still control the company 💰 Spend the "donated" $ to influen2.0×09.6k2.8k357
71Apr 26, '22Barely 2 weeks after the Warner/Discovery merger closed, TBS & TNT are shuttering their entire scripted TV depts. Multiple friends tell me they were working on shows that were 1.9×011k2.4k275
72Mar 11, '21This is true.1.9×014k1.2k92
73Jun 4, '22🚨 Only 5% of voters under 34 have returned their ballot in L.A. Meanwhile, nearly HALF of all votes cast are by people over 65. Unless you want to let retirees decide the fate of 1.9×09.2k3.1k103
74Oct 19, '20The secret clause in Prop 22 that Uber and Lyft isn't telling you about: if it passes, it's designed to make it IMPOSSIBLE for our elected officials to ever pass legislation to pro1.9×07.2k4.2k90
75Nov 12, '19A simple reminder that one of the best hosts in the history of television is still on the air for us to watch and enjoy every single night, and that he won't be forever.1.8×013k1.3k166
76Sep 21, '21I'm a TV showrunner, I'm currently in production, and I stand with @IATSE. Our crews are asking for no more than weekends off, a good night's sleep, and a living wage. That the AMP1.8×012k1.5k76
77Feb 7, '19When you "tip" an Amazon driver, the driver doesn't receive that money as a bonus. Instead, Amazon uses it to pay them the base wage they were already promised. This is an unfair a1.8×07k3.4k72
78Mar 22, '17I'm dying. Japanese player Kikuchi just had the Dodger Stadium organist play the Zelda theme as his walk-on music. #WorldBaseballClassic1.7×06.9k3.3k1
79Sep 8, '19The next time you hear someone say "it's too late to stop climate change" tell them they're dead wrong. The harmful effects of our carbon emissions are a gradient, not a binary. Th1.7×08.2k2.9k106
81Jun 5, '22This headline from the @LATimes isn't just blatantly false and misleading; it's also the result of a years-long propaganda campaign by the fossil fuel industry to halt progress on 1.6×09.5k1.8k397
82May 24, '22Honestly this is a better announcement from Reggie than Mother 3 ever could have been1.6×011k1k116
83Jun 19, '20Very funny to watch the same comics who have spent the past year righteously eviscerating anyone ever seen in a photo with Jeffrey Epstein suddenly hush up when the child predator 1.6×011k99331
84Oct 24, '21Essential thread; exactly right. This time a film worker was killed by a gun. Last time, it was a train. Next time it could be a stunt or a fall off a jib. The solution is not to b1.5×09.1k1.8k168
85Feb 8, '22Instead of respecting employees' right to form a union, Starbucks just FIRED the entire union leadership of a store in Memphis. This is not only grossly illegal, it demonstrates th1.5×08.3k2.3k82
86Apr 25, '21A lot of wealthy people seem to be under the mistaken impression that having money makes them funny and likable. It is our sworn duty as comedians to disabuse them of this notion.1.5×011k74743
87Nov 3, '19Don’t use AirBNB again until you read this story. As report Allie Conti documents, their listings are full of scammers who will take your money, then at the last moment displace yo1.5×06.6k2.7k341
88Jun 24, '22This is an interesting comment, considering that Caruso donated nearly $1 million to Mitch McConnell and the other GOP politicians who engineered the overthrow of Roe.1.5×08.7k1.8k75
89Oct 15, '20Vote #NoOnProp22, not just because it takes essential rights away from workers who need them, but because it would send a message to every corporation in the country that they can 1.5×07k2.4k119
90Feb 8, '21TurboTax will run multi-million dollar ads to convince you their "tax experts" make filing easier, but what they don't tell you is that the reason taxes are hard to do in the first1.4×07.3k2.1k212
91Jul 3, '20The network didn't do an FYC Emmy campaign for Adam Ruins Everything this year, so I did one myself:1.4×09.7k95948
92Jul 3, '21Let me get this straight: Billionaire Jeffrey Katzenberg has one-on-one meetings with LA City Councilmembers and demands they criminalize homelessness. Within days, they ram throug1.3×06.9k1.8k146
93Jun 22, '20Comics who think that protecting and excusing sexual abusers in our industry is "defending comedy" are the dumbest people alive. Defending comedy means standing up for the fellow c1.2×08.2k1.1k27
98Dec 13, '19Dear media outlets: Thank you for giving me a chance to promote my new projects, but yes I WILL call out your labor practices mid-interview0.9×06.6k64635
99Jul 28, '20Update: It didn't work0.9×07.2k27617
101Oct 13My stand up special Big Divorce Energy is available on October 23 on my Youtube channel!0.1×7.8k139148

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