Stand up for the WGA
A live comedy show to support TV and film writers who are on strike now, fighting for all of our rights.
"Stand Up for the WGA" with us at Milk Boy Philadelphia (1100 Chestnut Street) on July 31 as we come together for an evening of restorative laughter and much-need solidarity.
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This Event is proudly sponsored by
The Working Families Party
Featured Performers
Dave Hill
Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, actor, and musician originally from Cleveland but now living in New York City. He has appeared on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, @midnight, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Tick, The Jim Gaffigan Show, and the new U.S. version of Would I Lie To You among other programs. He’s a regular contributor to public radio’s This American Life and Live from Here with Chris Thile (formerly Prairie Home Companion) and also plays guitar and sings in his own rock band, Valley Lodge, whose song “Go” is the theme song for HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Pratima Mani
Pratima Mani is a Peabody-receiving, two-time Emmy-nominated comedic writer and performer based in New York City, currently writing for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
With roots in NYC’s live comedy scene, she has written for the likes of Upright Citizens Brigade Theater’s Maude Night. Reductress and The Belladonna.
She’s an alum of Spotify's Sound Up US podcast bootcamp for women of color and is currently in post-production on her short film Stitched.
Alison Zeidman
Alison Zeidman is an Emmy-nominated and WGA Award-winning writer and comedian currently on strike in Philadelphia, PA.
She’s written for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Adam Ruins Everything and Archer.
Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton is a progressive Democrat currently serving as the State Representative for Delaware's 26th District.
She's also a budding stand-up comedian with stage time racked up all throughout the Delaware Valley.
Chip Chantry
Host
Chip Chantry is a television writer and stand up comedian. He was the winner of 2013's Philly's Phunniest Contest at Helium Comedy Club, and was named "Best Comedian" in Philadelphia Magazine's 2018 Best of Philly edition. He was also named Best Stand Up Comedian in 2012 and 2014's Philadelphia Comedy Awards.
Chip is a recurring guest on the Doug Loves Movies and Todd Glass Show Podcasts. He has opened for national headliners such as Dave Chappelle, Bob Saget, and Tig Notaro. In 2012, he released his first live comedy album, Across from the Adonis. His second album, Swingers Party, was released in March 2019, where it spent time at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and is currently in rotation on SiriusXM.
As a television writer, Chip has written for Crazy Talk, a comedy/talk series for NBC Universal and the syndicated series Whacked Out Sports. He most recently wrote on the NatGeo series Howie Mandel’s Animals Doing Things.
Dennis DiClaudio
Producer
Dennis DiClaudio spent six years as the editor of Comedy Central's Indecision Forever website and is the author of The Hypochondriac's Pocket Guide to Horrible Diseases You Probably Already Have, as well as several other books with similarly long titles. He lives in Philly's Manayunk neighborhood with his wife, son, and dogs.
All inquiries about Stand Up for the WGA can be directed his way.
Get Involved
If you can't make it to the show, that's understandable. Not everybody is lucky enough to live within driving distance of the greatest city in the United States.
To find out how to contribute your time and/or money to support the thousands and thousands of workers currently impacted by the ongoing righteous WGA and SAG labor strikes, see the links below.
Stand Up for the WGA
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