* Bart Simpson / Simpsons Comics ( 2009, Bongo Comics ), He is a writer / artist since Bart Simpson # 50, and he also did a full issue in Simpsons Comics # 163.

* January 9 – Al Jean, American writer for " The Simpsons "

Long time writer for The Simpsons, David X. Cohen changed his middle initial from S to X because there was already a David S Cohen registered with the Writer's Guild of America.

'" Former Simpsons writer Jay Kogen praised her performance on the show, particularly in the episode " Lisa's Substitute ", as able " to move past comedy to something really strong and serious and dramatic.

The Simpsons writer Al Jean commented that Grampa is often the focus of pointed jokes about old people.

He was named after television writer John Frink, who was later hired on The Simpsons.

Further inspiration was drawn from comedian Rich Hall, an acquaintance of The Simpsons writer George Meyer.

On April 25, 1993, Lorne Michaels chose Conan O ' Brien, who was a writer for The Simpsons at the time and a former writer for Michaels at Saturday Night Live, to fill Letterman's old seat directly after The Tonight Show.

* Bill Oakley, former co-executive producer and head writer for The Simpsons and Mission Hill

* Ron Hauge, Emmy award winning writer for The Simpsons grew up here, and went to high school in the neighboring city of Glasgow.

* Michael Price, a WGA Award and Emmy Award winning American writer and producer best known for his work on The Simpsons.

Maxtone-Graham had previously worked with showrunners Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein on a game show and the two had wanted to hire him as a writer on The Simpsons.

In 1996, he enlisted David X. Cohen, then a writer and producer for The Simpsons, to assist in developing the show.

* Daniel Chun, writer, co-executive producer of The Simpsons

Actor / writer Harry Shearer ( This Is Spinal Tap, Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons ), who has attended at least one Bohemian Club event, wrote and directed The Teddy Bears ' Picnic, a parody of Bohemian Grove mock pagan pageantry and drunken revelry.

In recent years, film scholars such as Alessandro Pirolini have also argued that Sturges ' cinema anticipated more experimental narratives by contemporary directors such as Joel and Ethan Coen, Robert Zemeckis, and Woody Allen, along with prolific The Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder: " Many of movies and screenplays reveal a restless and impatient attempt to escape codified rules and narrative schemata, and to push the mechanisms and conventions of their genre to the extent of unveiling them to the spectator.

Notable alumni of the newspaper include ABC News political director Hal Bruno, Rape of Nanking author Iris Chang, Simpsons producer / writer Larry Doyle, film critic Roger Ebert, novelist Dave Eggers, folk singer Dan Fogelberg, High Times editor Steven Hager, Playboy founder / CEO Hugh Hefner, attorney Albert E. Jenner, Jr., columnist Robert Novak, Coast to Coast Live radio host Ian Punnett, advice columnist Dan Savage, film critic Gene Shalit, and several Pulitzer Prize winners.

In 1996, he enlisted David X. Cohen, then a Simpsons writer and producer, to assist in developing the series ; the two then spent time researching science fiction books, television shows, and films of the past.

He changed his professional name from " Josh " to " J. Elvis " to avoid confusion with former Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein .< ref name =" sn-brainscan ">

Josh Weinstein ( born May 5, 1966 ) is an American television writer and producer, known for his work on the animated comedy series The Simpsons.

" The Crepes of Wrath " was the first episode of The Simpsons for which George Meyer was credited as a writer, and he wrote it together with Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti.

" On the audio commentary for the episode, executive producer Al Jean said the line was " probably " written by The Simpsons staff writer Ken Keeler.

The scene was directed by David Mirkin and was the first time a Simpsons character had been in the real world in the series.

Several Simpsons animators, including Pete Michels and David Silverman, consider Lisa the most difficult Simpsons character to draw.

Several parallels have been explicitly drawn in The Simpsons between Bob and Frasier Crane – Bob's brother Cecil and his father were played by David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney respectively, echoing the roles they played in Frasier.

David Chatterton of British Theatre Guide described the show as " interesting and entertaining, but not really a ' must see ' even for Simpsons fans ".

Director David Silverman had difficulty devising a legible Scrabble board for the opening scene that would convey the idea that the Simpsons were only able to devise very simple words.

IGN's David Zdyrko gave the PS2 version of Road Rage a 5. 1 / 10 rating, commenting that " the gameplay just isn't deep or compelling enough to warrant picking this title up unless you absolutely MUST have every single product with The Simpsons plastered on it.

Other overseas programming on Ten includes ; The Simpsons ( 1991-2011, 2012 -), A Gifted Man, House, The Talk, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Late Show with David Letterman, Homeland, Law & Order, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Rules of Engagement, Touch, The Good Wife, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Doctors, Last Man Standing, Dr. Phil, The Graham Norton Show, Judge Judy, Glee, White Collar, Merlin, New Girl, Undercover Boss, Modern Family and Hawaii Five-0.

As the years went on, ZTV moved from Stockholm to London and started broadcasting American imports such as the Late Show with David Letterman and The Simpsons.

This was the first in a line of many TV shows that Lampoon graduates went on to write for, including The Simpsons, Futurama, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman, Seinfeld, The League, NewsRadio, The Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation and dozens of others.

The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, and in 1997, David Bauder from TV Guide named this episode the greatest episode of The Simpsons, and the 17th greatest episode of any television show of all time.

" In 1997, David Bauder from TV Guide named this episode the greatest episode of The Simpsons, and the 17th greatest episode of any television show of all time.

He reprised the voice-only role of KITT in 1991 for the television movie Knight Rider 2000, again in the movie The Benchwarmers, yet again in an AT & T commercial about talking machines, and twice in The Simpsons as well as at the Comedy Central Roast of his co-star David Hasselhoff.

David Silverman-animator best known for directing numerous episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons, and " The Simpsons Movie.

English language content aired on Omni includes syndicated and simulcast versions of series such as The Simpsons and Two and a Half Men, as well as Late Show with David Letterman ( on CFMT and CHNM ).

The Simpsons animator David Silverman said that the episode was " probably the most difficult one " Scott had to direct on the show.

" David Packard at DVD Verdict said in a review of the The Simpsons Gone Wild DVD that " this episode sports some of the awkward animation and voice work that is prevalent in episodes from the first season.

O ' Brien has been parodied or targeted on shows like The Simpsons, Home Movies, The Howard Stern Show, South Park, The Soup, Late Night with Conan O ' Brien, Best Week Ever, The Adam Carolla Show, The Opie and Anthony Show, The Boondocks, Cheap Seats, The Showbiz Show with David Spade, and by Jimmy Fallon on Saturday Night Live.

Staff members Jean, Selman, Kirkland, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Carolyn Omine, Matt Warburton, and David Silverman, as well as cast member Yeardley Smith and former Simpsons guest star " Weird Al " Yankovic, participated in the audio commentary for the episode .< ref name = Jacobson >

Mirkin left The Edge during its run and became the executive producer and showrunner of The Simpsons for its fifth and sixth seasons.

Mirkin stood down as showrunner after season six, but produced several subsequent episodes, co-wrote The Simpsons Movie ( 2007 ) and remains on the show as a consultant.

Mirkin was the executive producer and showrunner for the animated sitcom The Simpsons, during its fifth and sixth seasons ( 1993 – 1995 ).

Mirkin also co-wrote The Simpsons Movie in 2007.

Mirkin won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award for his work on The Simpsons.

The Simpsons executive producer David Mirkin, who produced the episode, responded to the criticism in an interview with The Newcastle Herald by saying: " We like to have the Simpsons, the entire family, travel and this was the beginning of that.

Mirkin said he felt the gremlin was well-done because he looked scary and " yet it looks like a completely organic Simpsons character ".

Mirkin gave Peabody and Sherman cameo appearance in this segment, which was due to the show Rocky and His Friends being a major influence on The Simpsons.

The Simpsons staff wanted to bring McCartney onto the show, and David Mirkin thought " Lisa the Vegetarian " would be an attractive story, since McCartney is a vegetarian himself.

Simpsons creator Matt Groening was supposed to go with Mirkin to London, but missed his plane.

Executive producer David Mirkin thought Neill, a big The Simpsons fan, was " lovely " to direct.

It was directed by Carlos Baeza and was the only episode of The Simpsons written by David Mirkin, who was also the executive producer at the time.

" Deep Space Homer " was written by then-executive producer David Mirkin and is his only writing credit for The Simpsons.

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening thought it was a " quintessential " Swartzwelder episode, and executive producer / show runner David Mirkin said it was a " fantastic job by one of the most prolific writers of the show ".

Mirkin said of the Westworld parody: " Again, to show you what a collaboration this is, we had the animators looking at Westworld and making sure of the animation, and then we made sure that Simpsons composer Alf Clausen got the brilliant soundtrack from the film.

In 1993, David Mirkin hired Scully to write for The Simpsons, as a replacement for the departing Conan O ' Brien, after reading some of his sample scripts.

Former The Simpsons < nowiki >'</ nowiki > show runner David Mirkin originally came up with the idea of Bart having a girlfriend that was more evil than he was.