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Adam Conover
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Adam Conover
@adamconover
Standup comic, writer and TV / podcast host. "Unlikeable woke comedian" - the Daily Mail.
- We 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 every fellow worker who stood with us in solidarity. You made this possible. Thank you. #WGAStrong
- These are truly the most fragile guys on Earth. A breeze blows on them the wrong way and they falls to pieces.
- My 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: A once-thriving online comedy industry was decimated. A $40m fine is laughable; shut Facebook down.The viewership metrics were inflated by 150 to 900%. Whole companies shifted their strategy to video. Companies going bankrupt, people losing jobs, FB gets away with 0.18% of annual income ($40M / $22B), a slap on the wrist. hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/facebo…
- Here's what I think of the streamers' cruel plan to "starve us out"
00:00 - The writers strike is FINALLY over. Thank you all so, so much. Here's what we won.
00:00 - Bob Iger is completely out of touch if he thinks the unions are the ones being unrealistic here.
00:00 - this is why redditors hate me they look at me and they see a mirrorthe vibe of literally every comment on reddit dot com
- The 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 13-week minimums for Comedy/Variety writers in streaming (cont)
- These 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 members standing together can do this, imagine how much power all 12,000 of us have! ✊🏻 #wgastrong
- "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 about how this game encourages environmental destruction in the name of consumerism."everyone's thirsting over raymond and drawing him all cute as a human when i know damn well he'd look like this as a human
- Went on CNN to explain why writers are striking, ended up roasting their bosses' salary.
00:00 - How can YOU, a non-union member, support the strike? Resources below!
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