The problem is that Hollywood has been taken over by the insurance and tire people who have no interest in or respect for the product they’re making.

I really need all of us to abandon any impostor syndrome. It’s time.

Tonight on a NY1 interview, Andrew Cuomo described Zohran Mamdani as "an existential threat" to New Yorkers and the Democratic Party. I can't say strongly enough that this is despicable, dangerous, irresponsible language. I've never held Cuomo in high esteem; let this election be his banishment.

Hey, you guys ever think about how all politics are the same politics?

This morning, we joined Congresswoman Laura Friedman to condemn ABC’s suspension of #JimmyKimmelLive. This afternoon, the show was brought back. 👏

Can’t stress enough that all these and more line the shelves of every thrift shop in America for a few dollars apiece, many of which also stock DVD/Blu-ray players. You could probably score the classic titles and a player for around $50, cheaper than six months of Disney+’s basic ad tier plan.

A fun fact about McCarthyism is that just two and a half years after he was condemned and censured, Sen. Joseph McCarthy drank himself to death at 48. Fevers break. Petty tyrants fall. Censorship and persecution drive good people to stand together and fight back.

Heads up, the Burbank Progressives (who initiated today's protest at Disney) will be present again tomorrow at 12 PM at Disney in Burbank. I'll be there and I’ve spoken to other WGA and SAG members who will join us as well. Please spread the word! See y'all tomorrow! #JimmyKimmel #FreedomOfSpeech

Felt good and important to be out there today. Time from pjs to being interviewed by the Press was approximately 45 minutes. deadline.com/2025/09/disn...

This is the lead story in the New York Times. If you're in the business of communicating, whether through journalism, commentary, or art, this is the five-alarm fire. People are going to remember who spoke up and who stayed conveniently silent or postured about "neutrality."

social media right now is kind of like CABARET: fascism encroaching but in fact it’s really here, TikTok emcees distracting us from the horrors, everyone’s at least a little bit gay, and Liza Minnelli’s talent is celebrated on a regular basis

all the mass media conglomerates consolidating into one behemoth megacorp is an interesting business experiment to see how long an entertainment company can survive without making any good shows

"that's not funny, no one should lose their lives to gun violence" so true! that's what we've been saying all along. I'm so glad you agree

This is how dramatically this Industry changed in the last decade -- here are shows I've written for (some I was there it's entire run, some not) 1st Show: 5 seasons 71 episodes 2nd: 3 sns 76 eps 3rd: 3 sns 39 eps 4th: 3 sns 39 eps 5th: 1 sns 8 eps 6th: 1 sns 8 eps 7th: 1 sns 8 eps 8th: 1 sns 7 eps

Is tonight the night??

It is astonishing, fucked up, and yet unsurprising that I’ve seen more press and social conversation about the Cracker Barrel rebrand than the children who were shot to death while praying in school

Say what you will about Gavin Newsom, but he’s a fighter, whether that’s against Trump, trans children, or his own constituents with nowhere to live.

gAI art is bad because it's stealing labor. stealing labor from art is easy because no one sees art as labor, they see it as talent. they see it as talent because it's easier to believe they have a right to hate you because they can't stand they gave up and you didn't. fuck them, pay labor.

It’s so wild that the face of the organization that defiantly proudly said they would never accept colorization and ran a piece for decades about how pan and scan ruins the art of cinema is just doing this

Hello WGAW writers! I’m running for board and would be honored to have your endorsement. I'm running because simply put, it’s a tough time for writers, and I want to help. Would you enjoy more details? Check out my candidate website here! elections.wga.org/2025/mike-ro...

Colbert is one of the most genuinely wonderful people I got to meet in my weird life stage of spending time around showbiz people. He’s gonna take this ship down like the fucking pro he is. But this is, for real, the beginning of the end for our adorable little way of life. Don’t sit this out.

I went to Catholic school, and every year during our last week one of the nuns let us watch SISTER ACT

wrote about the Scott Rudin rehabilitation tour in this week's newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/nothingf...

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

#copyediting No, we're not calling it Alligator Alcatraz. It's a Florida concentration camp.

really does feel like if we can cyberbully the House into passing changes on the shit they openly hate and get it kicked back upstairs again there’s a chance it might not survive the Senate a second time if you live in a GOP state it’s time to ruin a House rep’s life

hey remember when a rich ceo died then when they caught the suspect they made a circus of it like they found osama bin laden and charged him with terrorism but less than weeks ago two democrat lawmakers and their spouses were shot as literal assassination to shift control and everyone already forgot

Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"

Seems like Trump’s most powerful advisor being a white nationalist should inspire greater alarm than the possible mayor of new york being pro palestinian rights

Tonight I'm texting Nancy Pelosi and asking HER for $5

Primary every Democrat who is not meeting this moment. Get rid of them all.

The crashout happening in Debra Messing’s messages app right now…

my picks

LA folks, read up.

it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time

“Liberating” Los Angeles from the people working hard every day to rebuild it. #AbolishICE

If I ran a news outlet, JW would be one of the top 5 photographers I’d call to photograph a story.

today’s studio heads could never

Was in downtown LA earlier today and it was a giant block party until LAPD arrived. This morning there was almost no police presence on the streets whatsoever. Any unrest was 100% initiated and escalated by the cops.

just please remember, whatever the news says about LA after this, that this is *always* how it goes. Everything is extremely calm until the police actively escalate for no reason. It was true during all the BLM protests and it’s true now.

Peaceful protests all day until, right on cue, LAPD escalates with flash-bangs and tear gas so Trump can get his live “riot” visual for his live speech.

Cannot stress enough that the protest in DTLA was completely nonviolent until the local police departments showed up Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately

If you’re nervous about protesting, you’re not alone. I’m nervous, too. But I’m going — because mass protest is essential to drive change. If you’re not sure about going tomorrow, ask yourself this: Will it be safer to protest in a week? In a month? In a year? Will it even be allowed? #NOKINGS

WGAW members at today’s rally to #FreeDavidHuerta, soon before he was released on bond. The fight continues as he faces unjust charges for exercising his right to peaceful protest and collective action.

day laborers who stand outside the Home Depot are the only men on this planet a woman alone will roll up to, invite to get in her car, tell them she has cash, and drive them to her house, feeling perfectly safe the entire time, and LA is never ever gonna let Feds fuck with them

The population of Greater Los Angeles is larger than the population of fourteen full STATES, COMBINED. 200 protestors on 3 blocks is not a fucking insurrection. We have film shoots for Nickelodeon bigger than this.

I just have to say for those of you not in LA that in the days before the horrible raids started, there was no crisis or whatever they would let you believe. It wasn't like something was escalating out of control and somebody had to step in. THEY are creating the problems.

Audra McDonald follows the Bernadette Peters tradition of performing an instantly iconic “Rose’s Turn” at the Tonys before losing to an upstart ingenue