Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen : Matt Selman Says Jay’s Big Failure Was Leaving The Simpsons

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Blurb: Matt Selman talks about keeping The Simpsons afloat and still funny after all these years, being the rare writer who stayed in one place, Terry Jones being the smart Python, innovating the show each week, what’s too silly, looking back with pride, how we are more judgy when we are younger, Ghost, Matt’s says he’s not a sociopath, and we discuss if Jay regrets leaving The Simpsons after 5 seasons? We also talk about Matt’s chance to leave that he left behind and working out on chest day.

Bio: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer, Matt Selman, has worked on THE SIMPSONS for 27 seasons and counting. Selman has written or co-written 30 SIMPSONS episodes and was one of the writers on THE SIMPSONS MOVIE.  He has won six Emmys, a Writer’s Guild of America Award and a Peabody Award. He currently serves as Show Runner and Executive Producer. Selman grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was the Editor-in-chief of 34th Street Magazine. Before starting at THE SIMPSONS, he wrote on SEINFELD, and has written comedy for many animated movies. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.12/30/24
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Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Join Jay Kogen, former stand-up actor and award-winning comedy writer, as he shares his great stories from his decades in show business on his podcast, "Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen." With a mission to fight disconnection in modern life, Jay invites funny, smart, and interesting guests to tackle life issues he's dealing with. From stand-ups to actors, writers to artists, Jay's guests are always entertaining. Tune in to Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere you get your podcasts to listen to "Don't Be Alone with Jake Hogan" and be prepared for some awkward but nice conversations.

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