150 Comedy Writers Stand Up for Onion Staff

The staff at Onion Inc., who you know through their excellent work at the Onion, A/V Club and Clickhole announced last week that their staff voted to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East. Today, over 150 comedy and variety television writers publically applauded and supported their efforts. John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Chris Gethard, Anthony Devito, Nimesh Patel, Jo Firestone, Dan St. Germaine, Greg Stone and more were among the supporting voices by signing on to a solidarity statement.

The statement reads, “We are proud to welcome the creative staff of Onion, Inc. to the Writers Guild of America, East. Amid rapid media and political changes, media professionals continue to stand together to uphold and improve working conditions and freedom of creative expression. Our work is collaborative and standing together as union members is a logical expression of that collaboration. As comedy and entertainment writers, we applaud Onion Inc.’s inclusionary vision—with The Onion, ClickHole, The A.V. Club, Onion Labs, and the essential contributions of Onion Inc.’s video and art departments—coming together to build a union. We’re thrilled to stand with our colleagues.”

Doug Abeles, The Rundown with Robin Thede
Kristen Acimovic, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Jonanthan Adler, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Jermaine Affonso, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Leo Allen, Nathan For You
JD Amato, The Chris Gethard Show
Russ Armstrong, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Kristen Bartlett, SNL
Alex Baze, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Samantha Bee, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jeremy Beiler, SNL
Chris Belair, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Nick Bernardone, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Andrew Blitz, The Fake News with Ted Nelms
Emmy Blotnick, The President Show
Steve Bodow, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Sage Boggs, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Patrick Borelli, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Joanna Bradley, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
Mike Brumm, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Megan Callahan, SNL
Robert Carlock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Emma Carmichael, Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas
Tim Carvell, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Neil Casey, The President Show
Pat Cassels, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Steven Castillo, SNL
Dan Chamberlain, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Nate Charny, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
River Clegg, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Marina Cockenberg, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Aaron Cohen, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Eliza Cossio, Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas
Cullen Crawford, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Carmen Christopher, The Chris Gethard Show
Raquel D’Apice, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Chelsea Davison, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Devin Delliquanti, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Anthony DeVito, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
Mike DiCenzo, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Greg Dorris, The Chris Gethard Show
Nicole Drespel, The Chris Gethard Show
Eric Drysdale, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Rob Dubbin, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Chris Duffy, Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas
Ariel Dumas, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jess Dweck, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
Grace Edwards, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Glenn Eichler, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Colin Elzie, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Taryn Englehart, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Alex English, The Rundown with Robin Thede
Caroline Eppright, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Mathan Erhardt, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jo Firestone, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Kaitlin Fontana, Black and White
Noah Forman, The Chris Gethard Show
Travon Free, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Ziwe Fumudoh, The Rundown with Robin Thede
John Gemberling, The President Show
Sal Gentile, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Chris Gethard, The Chris Gethard Show
Jon Glaser, Jon Glaser Loves Gear
Django Gold, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Matt Goldich, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Josh Gondelman, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Sudi Green, SNL
Eli Grober, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Gabe Gronli, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Peter Gross, The President Show
Joe Grossman, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Lauren Gurganous, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Dan Gurewitch, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Dina Gusovsky, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Geoff Haggerty, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Allison Hord, Late Night with Seth Meyers
CJ Hunt, Black and White
Jackie Jennings, The Chris Gethard Show
Dru Johnston, The Chris Gethard Show
Mitra Jouhari, The President Show
Barry Julien, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Miles Kahn, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Elliott Kalan, The Fake News with Ted Nelms
Jay Katsir, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Daniel Kibblesmith, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Michael Koman, SNL
Becky Krause, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Matt Lappin, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Stephen Levinson, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
John Lutz, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Paul Masella, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Dan McCoy, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Lauren Sarver Means, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jeff Mauer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Sam Means, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Arthur Meyer, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Jo Miller, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Opus Moreschi, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ian Morgan, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Christine Nangle, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
Chioke Nassor, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Brendan O’Hare, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
John Oliver, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Joseph Opio, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Zhubin Parang, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Brian Parise, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Owen Parson, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Nimesh Patel, SNL
Josh Patten, SNL
Ryan Perez, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
Dewayne Perkins, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
Asher Perlman, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Michael Pielocik, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jasmine Pierce, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Dan Powell, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
Daniel Radosh, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Joe Randazzo, @Midnight
Seth Reiss, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Katie Rich, SNL
Gary Richardson, SNL
Jon Rineman, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Albertina Rizzo, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Matt Roberts, The Late Show with David Letterman
Jason Ross, The President Show
Dan Rubin, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tom Ruprecht, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Rae Sanni, The President Show
Meredith Scardino, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Sara Schaefer, The Fake News with Ted Nelms
Bill Scheft, The Late Show with David Letterman
Sarah Schneider, SNL
Mike Scollins, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Streeter Seidell, SNL
Kate Sidley, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Nicole Silverberg, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Chrissy Shackelford, Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas
Scott Sherman, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Ben Silva, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Chuck Sklar, The Late Late Show with James Corden
Lauren Ashley Smith, The Rundown with Robin Thede
Jen Spyra, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Dan St. Germaine, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
Brian Stack, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Will Stephen, SNL
Dillon Stevenson, Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas
Sasha Stewart, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Greg Stone, Now Hiring with Michele Wolf
Melinda Taub, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
John Thibodeaux, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Will Tracy, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Bryan H. Tucker, SNL
Jill Twiss, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Justin Tyler, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Seena Vali, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Evan Waite, The President Show
Jeremy Weiner, The Late Show with David Letterman
Juli Weiner, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Seth Weitberg, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Max Werner, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Colleen Werthmann, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Cody Wilkins, The Rundown with Robin Thede
Nick Wiger, @Midnight
Steve Young, The Late Show with David Letterman
Keisha Zollar, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper

Lowell Peterson, Executive Director of the Writers Guild of America, East, said, “Solidarity is a fundamental part of our union’s strength. Our members collaborate in their work and in their union, and we are proud that the editorial and production employees at Onion, Inc. will become part of this community of creative professionals.”

In addition to Onion Inc., the WGAE represents digital-first editorial and video staffs at Gizmodo Media Group, Vox Media, HuffPost, VICE, The Intercept, ThinkProgress, MTV News, Thrillist and Salon.

The Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO (WGAE) is a labor union representing writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media and broadcast news. The Guild negotiates and administers contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of its members; conducts programs, seminars and events on issues of interest to writers; and presents writers’ views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, East, visit wgaeast.org.

 

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