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Diverging from the stand-alone skits, the life hacks and the memes that populate so much of social media, Mr. Talbert and Ms. Kelley, both actors, are the writers of a long-running dramatic series native to the apps.

The Animation Guild was founded in 1952 and represents more than 5,000 artists, technicians, writers and production workers in the animation industry.

More than a year after overlapping strikes by Hollywood writers and actors that rattled the entertainment industry, many technicians and craftspeople who operate outside of the spotlight are pressing their own demands for a better deal.

All unions representing entertainment workers — including actors, writers, directors and crew members — have sought AI regulations in their latest contracts in an effort to shield their members from job displacement before it’s too late.

"I was in my late thirties. I thought: what if I get to 55, and I've never written a novel? I'm going to hate myself. I'm going to be one of those bitter, unfulfilled writers," she said in her 2006 Guardian interview.