What Do The Writers Guild Writers Want?

Rick Younger, Veniece Antoinette, and Marc Theobald visit Friends Like Us and discuss what WGA writers want, picket line etiquette, policing of black joy and more with host Marina Franklin. 

Rick Younger is an actor, comedian, and singer originally from Baltimore, MD. Television appearances include “AXS TV’S Gotham Comedy Live” and “It’s Showtime at the Apollo.” Rick also toured nationally with the Broadway musical RENT. You’ve undoubtedly seen him in numerous national television commercials, the Woody Allen Amazon Series, “Crisis in Six Scenes” and guest spots on HBO’s “Girls,” “Blue Bloods” and “Law & Order: SVU.” Film credits include Ordinary World and Morning Glory. Rick’s latest comedy album, “Fried Chicken and White Bread,” is available on iTunes.

Veniece Antoinette is a Podcaster, Content Creator, and Entrepreneur. Veniece found herself on her first podcast, Talk Hvy, in 2014, and went on to start her own podcast in 2016 called Sip & Spill. After obtaining her Master’s Degree in TV and Media Management she went on to work with the Glass Entertainment Group Production Company to help successfully produce one of largest podcasts on Apple, “Confronting OJ Simpson ” getting over 7 millions listeners in its first season; and then started her business, Podcasting and Media Group, LLC to help small business owners and independent podcasters launch their podcasts!

Marc Theobald is a stand-up, writer, and producer known for The Last O.G. (2018), Delocated (2018), and the 2019 ESPY Awards. He has performed in a number of New York’s hot spots, including the “New York Comedy Club”, “Catch a Rising Star”, “Stand-Up New York”, and “Uptown Comedy Club”, He also has been featured on “Comic View” and “The Chappelle Show”. True to form, Theobald keeps the crowd in stitches with his sketch artist talents and physical style.

Always hosted by Marina Franklin – One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS’s The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O’Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO’s Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.