The Mystery of Whether or Not Ricky Gervais Wrote His ‘Simpsons’ Episode

The Mystery of Whether or Not Ricky Gervais Wrote His ‘Simpsons’ Episode

Ricky Gervais is a self-proclaimed Simpsons superfan. “When I got into comedy in about 1999, I remember thinking that I would love to get a joke on The Simpsons,” he once told The Independent. “It had already been my favorite program […]

SpongeBob SquarePants succeeds where The Simpsons failed

Four sketches on yellow Post-It notes, showing SpongeBob lifting a chunk of the Krusty Krab’s floor, handing mail to an unseen creature in the dark, closing the panel, and later looking to see something at the light switch, hiding behind that same chunk of floorboard

In the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants season 13, which wrapped last November, Mr. Krabs faces a familiar dilemma. The Krusty Krab is inundated with people bringing their pets to dine with them, which is a […]

Daniel Radcliffe’s Education Is Mainly Based on ‘The Simpsons’

Daniel Radcliffe’s Education Is Mainly Based on ‘The Simpsons’

Daniel Radcliffe considers himself a pretty bright guy, with a cultural knowledge base that extends well beyond what one learns at Hogwarts. How did he build his internal store of information? “There are so many weird facts, […]

Hollywood superstar and Simpsons legend reveals himself as secret Love Island fan in TikTok video

Hank is a huge Love Island fan

HOLLYWOOD superstar and Simpsons legend Hank Azaria has revealed himself as secret Love Island fan. The 60-year-old, who is the voice of much-loved characters Moe Szyslak and Chief Wiggum in the animated sitcom, made the […]

This Guy Is the Real-Life Inspiration for ‘The Simpsons’ Comic Book Guy

This Guy Is the Real-Life Inspiration for ‘The Simpsons’ Comic Book Guy

Think you know everything there is to know about Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons? Sure, you may brag to your friends that he earned his master’s degree in folklore and mythology by translating The Lord of the Rings […]

Five Jokes from the First Season of ‘The Simpsons’ You Now Need Wikipedia to Understand

Five Jokes from the First Season of ‘The Simpsons’ You Now Need Wikipedia to Understand

Let’s journey back to 1989 and 1990. Back then, the Game Boy was billed as the first handheld gaming system, Cheers was a top-rated sitcom and violently choking your son was an acceptable form of child-rearing. This […]