Al Jean The Simpsons Showrunner

For my ONE YEAR anniversary show I am joined by The Simpsons showrunner, Al Jean. Al discusses how meeting Mike Reiss and joining the Harvard Lampoon changed his life path from doctor to one of the most renowned comedy writers and showrunners in TV history. Al Jean is the executive producer/writer of The Simpsons for 32 years and showrunner for 22 seasons. Prior to The Simpsons Al was a writer for the National Lampoon, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Alf, and It's Garry Shandling Show. After being hired as one of the first writers for The Simpsons Al departed and created The Critic, w/Jon Lovitz. Upon returning to The Simpsons for Season 10 Al took on the role of showrunner/executive producer starting with season 13 and just concluded The Simpsons 32nd season (season 33 & 34 are already renewed). Al Jean and I discuss The Simpsons in great detail including what makes the show so special, the predictions, and so much more. Join me for this amazing discussion with animation royalty. Our Guest, Al Jean https://twitter.com/AlJean https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0419830/ Celebrity voices: Karen Bell-Brege (Marge) & Darrin Brege (Homer) Voice-over artists, improv comics, school & association presenters, and author & illustrator of 14 children's books, and 2021 Michigan Reading Association Gwen Frostic Award Winners. They do enjoy spending time at Moe's Tavern. www.karenanddarrin.com Follow and listen to my show on Castbox! https://castbox.fm/channel/Live-From-Detroit%3A-The-Jeff-Dwoskin-Show-id2928952?country=us JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! https://jeffisfunny.com/mailing-list/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JeffDwoskinShow Jeff Dwoskin Presents: Crossing the Steams: Every Wednesday at 9:30 PM ET we are LIVE discussing the best TV shows to binge-watch. I'm joined by a panel of TV-watching experts. You don't want to miss the fun! ( Watch past episodes ) Watch LIVE: @bigmacher on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmacher The Jeff Dwoskin Show on YouTube Subscribe to YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/CTSYouTubeSubscribe Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #SimpsonsPresidentialSlogans Social Media: Jeff wants you to share your voice as well! Join Clubhouse or start using Twitter Spaces today! Featured on the show: Hashtag Game: #SimpsonsPresidentialSlogans Hosted by: https://twitter.com/BrandNewMcMann Follow Jeff Dwoskin: Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmacher The Jeff Dwoskin Show: https://twitter.com/JeffDwoskinShow Podcast website: https://jeffisfunny.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/JeffDwoskinShow