The Simpsons
‘The Simpsons’ Strikes Again: Cypress Hill Finally Perform With the London Symphony Orchestra
The Simpsons has once again predicted the future, as Cypress Hill finally performed with the London Symphony Orchestra. The long-running Fox cartoon, in the classic season seven episode “Homerpalooza,” in a short scene depicted the California rappers collaborating with the LSO — a happy accident resulting from thinking they may have booked the orchestra while […]
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From ‘Full House’ to ‘The Simpsons’: Best and Worst TV Dads
These fathers helm the a wide range of family dynamics and television styles. Which one reminds you of your own old man?
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Daniel Radcliffe Says He Doesn’t Watch “Heavy” Dramas Like ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Breaking Bad’
Daniel Radcliffe has revealed his preferred shows that he likes to consume and it may come as a surprise to some that it’s not popular television dramas. Following his time leading the widely successful Harry Potter franchise, the actor has found joy in guest starring in adult animation series, including The Simpsons, particularly because those are […]
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Hollywood Flashback: ‘The Simpsons’ Won Back-to-Back Music Emmys
The Simpsons is no underachiever when it comes to Emmy Awards, having notched 37 wins over its run that spans 35 seasons and counting. Two of its victories came in the outstanding original music and lyrics category — and in back-to-back years. The Fox animated series, one of few weekly shows to be scored with […]
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Yeardley Smith’s Paperclip Ltd. Launches Podcast Network Audio 99 (Exclusive)
Yeardley Smith, known for her voice work on The Simpsons and her crime-centric audio shows, is launching a new podcast network through her company Paperclip Ltd. The network, entitled Audio 99, will operate as a subsidiary of Paperclip Ltd., which Smith founded in 2014 with Ben Cornwell. Smith is known for voicing Lisa Simpson on […]
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John Bush, Emmy-Winning Producer on ‘The Simpsons,’ Dies at 69
John Bush, an Emmy-winning producer who worked on such animated shows as The Simpsons, Family Guy and X-Men: Evolution, has died. He was 69. Bush died Nov. 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of B-cell lymphoma of the brain stem, his friend Kevin Bannerman announced. Bush’s credits also included King of the Hill, […]
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‘The Simpsons’: 31 Times the Fox Comedy Successfully Predicted the Future
'The Simpsons' celebrates 30 seasons: 30 times the Fox animated comedy successfully predicted the future.
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Hank Azaria on Why He Chose to Not Appear in ‘The Problem With Apu’: “I Was Really Freaked Out”
Hank Azaria and Hari Kondabolu are finally getting a chance to have a public conversation about the latter’s documentary The Problem With Apu. During an episode of NPR’s podcast Code Switch, Azaria joined Kondabolu to discuss the comedian and writer’s 2017 project that criticized the Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon as a South Asian stereotype and […]
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‘The Simpsons’ Teams with Happy Socks on a Colorful Collection for the Whole Family
Springfield's most famous nuclear family has collaborated with the accessories brand on a range of organic cotton pairs for adults and kids.
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‘Simpsons’ Episode Removed From Disney+ in Hong Kong Over Chinese “Labor Camps” Joke
Disney has apparently removed an episode of The Simpsons from its local Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong over a joke that mentioned Chinese labor camps. The Hollywood studio declined to comment on the apparent censorship after local critics pointed to the omission of The Simpsons episode from its 34th season on Disney+. But it’s […]
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Chris Ledesma, Longtime Music Editor on ‘The Simpsons,’ Dies at 64
Chris Ledesma, who served as the beloved music editor of The Simpsons on every one of its first 734 episodes, from the Fox animated series’ premiere in 1989 through a 34th-season installment in November, has died. He was 64. Ledesma died Dec. 16 in Los Angeles, a spokesperson for the show told The Hollywood Reporter. […]
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World Series, ‘Simpsons’ Give Fox a Bump in Seven-Day Ratings
The start of the World Series and the annual “Treehouse of Horror” episode of The Simpsons gave Fox a bigger presence than usual in Nielsen’s seven-day ratings. CBS’ NCIS, meanwhile, became the first entertainment show of the 2022-23 season to break the 10 million-viewer mark with a week of delayed viewing. Only sports telecasts and […]
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