“There has been so much confusion about who can work and who can’t work.
Now, theSherrishow is not a WGA show.
Shepherd went on to explain her lack of WGA writers.
Sherri Shepherd.SHERRI/Debmar-Mercury
“As a comic, my comedic take on the headlines ismyvoice.
I write my jokes.
I’m the writer, and I’m not in the WGA.
Shepherd also broke down the causes for whichSAG-AFTRAand the WGA are striking.
“One of the things that we are fighting for is better residuals,” she said.
“And I’m gonna tell you, residuals help us…
When I was going through a time where I didn’t work, residuals kept the lights on.
They helped me pay my bills.
So good residual payments are important to actors.”
The host denounced the use of artificial intelligence in creative spaces as well.
“[A.I.]
could replace working actors from working.
And it could replace writers,” Shepherd said.
I will not stand for it.
