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My Hollywood Unemployment Agony

A TV comedy writer shares the private shame of being out of work

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Janice Min
Mar 11, 2022
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By Anonymous TV Comedy Writer

I’m a mid-level TV writer in Los Angeles and I’m afraid. Not of crime rates or Wokeism, or even angry hordes of Ted Lasso fans.

I’m afraid because I haven’t worked in a year.

So who am I? What shows have I written for? Are you kidding, I’m not telling you any of that shit. I can’t hav…

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