15 of the best, funniest picket signs from the writers' strike

Eammon JacobsMay 12, 2023, 18:54 IST

Writers are pulling out all the stops for the WGA strike.David McNew/Getty Images

The Writers Guild of America is striking over wages, residual pay, healthcare, and pensions.
Picket lines have popped up outside studio and network offices in New York and Los Angeles.

Members of the Writers Guild of America started striking on May 2, with thousands of writers putting their pens and keyboards down.

This happened after the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers could not come to an agreement over salary, residual pay, healthcare, and pension.

Many writers have also used the strike to voice their concerns over the profits streaming services make, being forced to go freelance, and the possibility of AI being used in productions across the industry.

The striking guild members have been supported by a number of actors, talk show hosts, and comedians.

And many of the writers have found a different avenue for their wit with some brilliant picket signs. Here are the funniest ones.

"You're gonna need a bigger offer."

"How I Met Your Father" writer Austin Harris holding a sign with a "Jaws" joke on it.AP Photo/Chris Pizzello/Invision

"HBO Max pays HBO minimum."

Warner Bros.' HBO Max streaming service comes under fire.AP Photo/Ashley Landis

"Stop trying to make freelance happen."

What would Regina from "Mean Girls" think?AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

"Don't you wanna know how Yellowjackets ends?"

"Barry" writer Nicky Hirsch knows we all want to find out how "Yellowjackets" ends.AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

"Logan Roy would be alive!"

That's a good point, "Succession" did the world a favor by killing off Logan Roy.VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images

"Do the write thing."

Spike Lee would be proud.LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images

"I stream, you stream, for a fair contract!"

Stream as loud as you can.LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images

"You're a CEO? What, like it's hard?"

The plot for "Legally Blonde 3" just writes itself at this point.David McNew/Getty Images

"It's one writer, Michael. What could it cost? Ten dollars?"

The writers think the studios are just as out of touch as Lucille Bluth.David McNew/Getty Images

"I told ChatGPT to write a picket sign and it sucked."

And if the picket sign sucked, imagine the movie script.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

"I still wanna see Batgirl."

Everyone is understandably angry that Warner Bros. canceled the "Batgirl" movie.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

"Pay your writers or we'll spoil Succession."

No! Not the "Succession" spoilers!Spencer Platt/Getty Images

"Please. For the love of God. I just want to sit down."

Don't we all?FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

"Please don't make me have to move back to Ohio."

Sorry, Ohio.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

And finally: "What is good TV, if not writers persevering?"

Netflix writer Dan Park wins with his "WandaVision" reference.Dan Park/Twitter

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