August 2023 – PUNK OF THE MONTH : FRAN DRESCHER

PUNK OF THE MONTH

Article By: Ginger Coyote

FRAN  DRESCHER   is a fabulous  American actress best known for her portrayal of FRAN FINE on ‘The Nanny.

She also beat cancer. She is a comedian, writer, activist, and trade union leader.  She is currently serving as the third president of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAGAFTRA)… At the beginning of the negotiations with the Studio, Heads.  FRAN tried her best to make them understand what the Actors Union needed but sadly there was no compromise.. At a press conference before the strike was announced  DRESCHER  spoke of her union’s attempt, initially, to avoid a strike, and then what she cast as the dawning realization that action was needed immediately. It was a performance with build and emotional skill, with an appeal to all labor across the world: “This is a moment of history that is a moment of real truth,” FRAN declared She continued to excoriate “big business, who care more about Wall Street than you and your family.” On “you,” she gestured out into the audience; on “your family,” she gazed directly into the camera, to the viewers out there at home, proletariat and executive alike.

FRAN DRESCHER took charge much in the spirit of the late ED ASNER So FRAN DRESCHER it is with great pride that PUNK GLOBE bestows you with this month’s PUNK OF THE MONTH Award… You have made DOROTHY LYMAN very proud of you…