Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
@lisatakeuchicullen.bsky.social
I am a TV writer. Former President of the Writers Guild of America East, longtime journalist (TIME) and sometime author. New Jersey by way of Japan 🇯🇵🇺🇸
Wanna write for TV?
Got a show idea you'd love to pitch to a network?
Looking to expand opportunities as a writer/producer?
Take this one-day, online class at The Sketch School from my brilliant friend, showrunner Rachel Lewis! @raylew.bsky.social
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Got a show idea you'd love to pitch to a network?
Looking to expand opportunities as a writer/producer?
Take this one-day, online class at The Sketch School from my brilliant friend, showrunner Rachel Lewis! @raylew.bsky.social
checkout.square.site/merchant/XN0...
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Wanna write for TV?
Got a show idea you'd love to pitch to a network?
Looking to expand opportunities as a writer/producer?
Take this one-day, online class at The Sketch School from my brilliant friend, showrunner Rachel Lewis! @raylew.bsky.social
checkout.square.site/merchant/XN0...
Got a show idea you'd love to pitch to a network?
Looking to expand opportunities as a writer/producer?
Take this one-day, online class at The Sketch School from my brilliant friend, showrunner Rachel Lewis! @raylew.bsky.social
checkout.square.site/merchant/XN0...
Last week, Condé Nast illegally terminated four union leaders and suspended five others for nothing more than demanding answers about abrupt layoffs at WIRED and Teen Vogue.
Join the rally to defend workers’ rights and/or click below to sign the petition ✊
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Join the rally to defend workers’ rights and/or click below to sign the petition ✊
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Last week, Condé Nast illegally terminated four union leaders and suspended five others for nothing more than demanding answers about abrupt layoffs at WIRED and Teen Vogue.
Join the rally to defend workers’ rights and/or click below to sign the petition ✊
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Join the rally to defend workers’ rights and/or click below to sign the petition ✊
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Yesterday was my final day as President of the Writers Guild of America East.
In these terrifying times for writers, we are the lucky ones. We belong to the WGA, a union that fights like a batshit mongoose for our rights.
It was the honor of my life to serve you. ❤️✊🙏
@wgaeast.bsky.social
In these terrifying times for writers, we are the lucky ones. We belong to the WGA, a union that fights like a batshit mongoose for our rights.
It was the honor of my life to serve you. ❤️✊🙏
@wgaeast.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Yesterday was my final day as President of the Writers Guild of America East.
In these terrifying times for writers, we are the lucky ones. We belong to the WGA, a union that fights like a batshit mongoose for our rights.
It was the honor of my life to serve you. ❤️✊🙏
@wgaeast.bsky.social
In these terrifying times for writers, we are the lucky ones. We belong to the WGA, a union that fights like a batshit mongoose for our rights.
It was the honor of my life to serve you. ❤️✊🙏
@wgaeast.bsky.social
The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.
As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
@wgaeast.bsky.social
@wgawest.bsky.social
As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
@wgaeast.bsky.social
@wgawest.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.
As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
@wgaeast.bsky.social
@wgawest.bsky.social
As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
@wgaeast.bsky.social
@wgawest.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
September 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“When late-night writers are under attack, what do we do? Stand up fight back!”
@wgaeast.bsky.social #laborday #union
@wgaeast.bsky.social #laborday #union
September 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“When late-night writers are under attack, what do we do? Stand up fight back!”
@wgaeast.bsky.social #laborday #union
@wgaeast.bsky.social #laborday #union
September 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
WRITERS!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS on projects exploring aging/disability/caregiving/paid leave!
Deadline 9/15
Must be WGA East member
Hosted by @theblcklst.bsky.social's @franklinleonard.bsky.social
Sponsored by @wgaeast.bsky.social @caringacross.org
Go here: airtable.com/appdsTZYHoQw...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS on projects exploring aging/disability/caregiving/paid leave!
Deadline 9/15
Must be WGA East member
Hosted by @theblcklst.bsky.social's @franklinleonard.bsky.social
Sponsored by @wgaeast.bsky.social @caringacross.org
Go here: airtable.com/appdsTZYHoQw...
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
WRITERS!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS on projects exploring aging/disability/caregiving/paid leave!
Deadline 9/15
Must be WGA East member
Hosted by @theblcklst.bsky.social's @franklinleonard.bsky.social
Sponsored by @wgaeast.bsky.social @caringacross.org
Go here: airtable.com/appdsTZYHoQw...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS on projects exploring aging/disability/caregiving/paid leave!
Deadline 9/15
Must be WGA East member
Hosted by @theblcklst.bsky.social's @franklinleonard.bsky.social
Sponsored by @wgaeast.bsky.social @caringacross.org
Go here: airtable.com/appdsTZYHoQw...
Statement from @wgaeast.bsky.social @wgawest.bsky.social
Fact: on July 15, Stephen Colbert called the 60 Minutes settlement a “big fat bribe” to bag the Paramount-Skydance merger.
Fact: on July 17, Paramount canceled the Colbert Show.
We call on NYS AG Letitia James to investigate.
Fact: on July 15, Stephen Colbert called the 60 Minutes settlement a “big fat bribe” to bag the Paramount-Skydance merger.
Fact: on July 17, Paramount canceled the Colbert Show.
We call on NYS AG Letitia James to investigate.
July 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Statement from @wgaeast.bsky.social @wgawest.bsky.social
Fact: on July 15, Stephen Colbert called the 60 Minutes settlement a “big fat bribe” to bag the Paramount-Skydance merger.
Fact: on July 17, Paramount canceled the Colbert Show.
We call on NYS AG Letitia James to investigate.
Fact: on July 15, Stephen Colbert called the 60 Minutes settlement a “big fat bribe” to bag the Paramount-Skydance merger.
Fact: on July 17, Paramount canceled the Colbert Show.
We call on NYS AG Letitia James to investigate.
🚨ACTION ALERT🚨
The Senate is about to vote to claw back funds for public media, killing JOBS for 19,000 union workers and life-saving programs for millions!
CALL
Susan Collins ME
Lisa Murkowski AK
Mike Rounds SD
M McConnell KY
J Barrasso WY
Deb Fischer NE
Shelley M Capito WV
@wgaeast.bsky.social
The Senate is about to vote to claw back funds for public media, killing JOBS for 19,000 union workers and life-saving programs for millions!
CALL
Susan Collins ME
Lisa Murkowski AK
Mike Rounds SD
M McConnell KY
J Barrasso WY
Deb Fischer NE
Shelley M Capito WV
@wgaeast.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🚨ACTION ALERT🚨
The Senate is about to vote to claw back funds for public media, killing JOBS for 19,000 union workers and life-saving programs for millions!
CALL
Susan Collins ME
Lisa Murkowski AK
Mike Rounds SD
M McConnell KY
J Barrasso WY
Deb Fischer NE
Shelley M Capito WV
@wgaeast.bsky.social
The Senate is about to vote to claw back funds for public media, killing JOBS for 19,000 union workers and life-saving programs for millions!
CALL
Susan Collins ME
Lisa Murkowski AK
Mike Rounds SD
M McConnell KY
J Barrasso WY
Deb Fischer NE
Shelley M Capito WV
@wgaeast.bsky.social
Interested in animation writing?
This WGA East event is TODAY and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Featuring top writers from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Blue's Clues, The Octonauts, Alma’s Way, Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Register here: wgaeast-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@wgaeast.bsky.social
This WGA East event is TODAY and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Featuring top writers from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Blue's Clues, The Octonauts, Alma’s Way, Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Register here: wgaeast-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@wgaeast.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Interested in animation writing?
This WGA East event is TODAY and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Featuring top writers from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Blue's Clues, The Octonauts, Alma’s Way, Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Register here: wgaeast-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@wgaeast.bsky.social
This WGA East event is TODAY and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Featuring top writers from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Blue's Clues, The Octonauts, Alma’s Way, Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Register here: wgaeast-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@wgaeast.bsky.social
ACTION ALERT:
In times like these, we need public media more than ever. Congress votes TOMORROW to defund PBS.
Protect public media and the jobs of 19,000+ union professionals who work on these shows!
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AT 202-224-3121
@wgaeast.bsky.social
In times like these, we need public media more than ever. Congress votes TOMORROW to defund PBS.
Protect public media and the jobs of 19,000+ union professionals who work on these shows!
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AT 202-224-3121
@wgaeast.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
ACTION ALERT:
In times like these, we need public media more than ever. Congress votes TOMORROW to defund PBS.
Protect public media and the jobs of 19,000+ union professionals who work on these shows!
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AT 202-224-3121
@wgaeast.bsky.social
In times like these, we need public media more than ever. Congress votes TOMORROW to defund PBS.
Protect public media and the jobs of 19,000+ union professionals who work on these shows!
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AT 202-224-3121
@wgaeast.bsky.social
Hmm why would Columbia Journalism School cancel its alumni town hall 🤔
May 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hmm why would Columbia Journalism School cancel its alumni town hall 🤔
This is what Carrie Coon was doing the night after the finale of #WhiteLotus: performing the work of marginalized writers like wounded veterans, trafficking victims, the incarcerated and librarians (yes librarians) to help raise money for our nonprofit Writers Guild Initiative 🥲💕🙏
April 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This is what Carrie Coon was doing the night after the finale of #WhiteLotus: performing the work of marginalized writers like wounded veterans, trafficking victims, the incarcerated and librarians (yes librarians) to help raise money for our nonprofit Writers Guild Initiative 🥲💕🙏
The Atlantic wooed Jeffrey Goldberg by sending him PONIES FOR HIS KIDS. Between that and today’s publication of Graydon Carter’s book about the golden age of magazine publishing, I think all journalists should be allowed to go rock in a dark corner for a while
March 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Atlantic wooed Jeffrey Goldberg by sending him PONIES FOR HIS KIDS. Between that and today’s publication of Graydon Carter’s book about the golden age of magazine publishing, I think all journalists should be allowed to go rock in a dark corner for a while
Applications are open for the WGA East Staff Writer Bootcamp!!!
It's a six-week program for WGAE members who are looking to staff an episodic writers’ room for the first time or are early-career TV writers looking to improve their skills.
Apply here 👇
airtable.com/appPfQqgT0VK...
It's a six-week program for WGAE members who are looking to staff an episodic writers’ room for the first time or are early-career TV writers looking to improve their skills.
Apply here 👇
airtable.com/appPfQqgT0VK...
March 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Applications are open for the WGA East Staff Writer Bootcamp!!!
It's a six-week program for WGAE members who are looking to staff an episodic writers’ room for the first time or are early-career TV writers looking to improve their skills.
Apply here 👇
airtable.com/appPfQqgT0VK...
It's a six-week program for WGAE members who are looking to staff an episodic writers’ room for the first time or are early-career TV writers looking to improve their skills.
Apply here 👇
airtable.com/appPfQqgT0VK...
Demi Moore, Best Actress:
When she joined the union “in 1978, I was 15. It changed my life because it gave me meaning and direction.”
When she joined the union “in 1978, I was 15. It changed my life because it gave me meaning and direction.”
February 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Demi Moore, Best Actress:
When she joined the union “in 1978, I was 15. It changed my life because it gave me meaning and direction.”
When she joined the union “in 1978, I was 15. It changed my life because it gave me meaning and direction.”
Timothee Chalamet, Best Actor, brought his mom as his date. She’s worked at @actorsequity.bsky.social for decades 💕
February 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Timothee Chalamet, Best Actor, brought his mom as his date. She’s worked at @actorsequity.bsky.social for decades 💕
Jane Fonda, Life Achievement Award:
“I’m a big believer in unions bc they bring us community and power.”
“I’m a big believer in unions bc they bring us community and power.”
February 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Jane Fonda, Life Achievement Award:
“I’m a big believer in unions bc they bring us community and power.”
“I’m a big believer in unions bc they bring us community and power.”
Sean Baker watched Scarface at a young age and decided that if he ever made a movie he would drop more f-bombs so that’s how #Anora happened
@wgaeast.bsky.social
#WritersGuildAwards
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#WritersGuildAwards
February 16, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Sean Baker watched Scarface at a young age and decided that if he ever made a movie he would drop more f-bombs so that’s how #Anora happened
@wgaeast.bsky.social
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
#WritersGuildAwards
I love writer friendships.
Marielle Heller (Nightbitch) gave the Ian Mclellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement to Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit, Logan, Minority Report etc etc) and roasted him so hard that basically he declared his career is over 🤣
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
Marielle Heller (Nightbitch) gave the Ian Mclellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement to Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit, Logan, Minority Report etc etc) and roasted him so hard that basically he declared his career is over 🤣
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I love writer friendships.
Marielle Heller (Nightbitch) gave the Ian Mclellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement to Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit, Logan, Minority Report etc etc) and roasted him so hard that basically he declared his career is over 🤣
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
Marielle Heller (Nightbitch) gave the Ian Mclellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement to Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit, Logan, Minority Report etc etc) and roasted him so hard that basically he declared his career is over 🤣
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
Is it weird that I told Bridget Everett I watched #SomebodySomewhere three times and my favorite episode was the diarrhea one
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Is it weird that I told Bridget Everett I watched #SomebodySomewhere three times and my favorite episode was the diarrhea one
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
Here’s Bill Lawrence, creator of #SCRUBS #COUGARTOWN #TEDLASSO #SHRINKING, and his beautiful family.
The Herb Sargent Award for comedy excellence goes to great writers who are also great mentors.
Bill: “Give one hour” to a new writer. It’s worth it.
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
The Herb Sargent Award for comedy excellence goes to great writers who are also great mentors.
Bill: “Give one hour” to a new writer. It’s worth it.
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Here’s Bill Lawrence, creator of #SCRUBS #COUGARTOWN #TEDLASSO #SHRINKING, and his beautiful family.
The Herb Sargent Award for comedy excellence goes to great writers who are also great mentors.
Bill: “Give one hour” to a new writer. It’s worth it.
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
The Herb Sargent Award for comedy excellence goes to great writers who are also great mentors.
Bill: “Give one hour” to a new writer. It’s worth it.
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
Roy Woods Jr wanted to play MLK Jr in a biopic but with the new DEI rules the role went to Chalamet 😞
@wgaeast.bsky.social
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
#WritersGuildAwards
February 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Roy Woods Jr wanted to play MLK Jr in a biopic but with the new DEI rules the role went to Chalamet 😞
@wgaeast.bsky.social
#WritersGuildAwards
@wgaeast.bsky.social
#WritersGuildAwards