McKinley Franklin editor Joel McHale showed his support for the Writers Guild of America in a very Joel McHale way: With a series of bad jokes.
At City Year Los Angeles’s 12th annual Spring Break: Destination Education event this Saturday, McHale opened up the night series of events by addressing the looming “elephant” in the room at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City.
Following an introduction from Tony Vinciquerra, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, McHale addressed the ongoing writer’s strike in his opening speech.
Vinciquerra did not address the strike at the event. “I just want to address the elephant in the room that is possibly carrying a picket sign,” he said. “We stand with the WGA and that is why all my jokes will suck tonight because they’re not written by a real writer.” McHale went on to tell a trio of jokes without pinnacle. “There’s no punch lines, guys, because they need to be written by great writers,” said McHale. “Viola Davis’ show, ‘How to Get Away with Murder,’ would just be ‘Murderers’ because there would be no one to write how they got away with it, right?” This year’s Spring Break: Destination Education brought together an audience of leaders, celebrities, influencers and families in support of City Year L.A.’s cause — uplifting students across L.A.
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