What does it take to qualify as a comedy writer?
I'm thinking . . are there certain personality traits that would be needed to get a union card?
Like, maybe, a demonstrated hatred for normal, ordinary Americans?
And, especially, a hatred for Americans who read the Bible and go to church on more occasions than Easter and Christmas?
With just 12,000 members, I'd say this union must be a pretty exclusive club.
Perhaps they could use some competition, some new blood, a different shtick, so to speak.
You know, like there's more than one cable network, more than one baseball league, more than one political party, etc.?
Go ahead and STRIKE, you dimwit jokesters!
Lotsa unemployed writers out there in the real world would be thrilled to take over the chore of writing lines for SNL and other late-night garbage shows.
On a permanent basis.
According to this page, a sense of humor is not a requirement. A chunk of cash is, though.
http://www.wga.org/the-guild/going-guild/join-the-guild