Marchand Sports Media How The Simpsons make sports funny
On the 40-minute pod, The Simpsons’ executive producer and showrunner Matt Selman is hilarious, hitting on a variety of topics in The Main Event:
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* How someone breaks in as a comedy writer
* Being hired to write for Seinfeld at 24
* A classic Larry David story
* Being fired from Seinfeld
* How sports is part of the DNA of The Simpsons
* How he is saving the best parts for the paid portion of the pod
* How he is a subscriber to MSM
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* Failing to land Roger Federer for an episode
* Mark McGwire didn’t know The Simpson when he appeared
* Yao Ming’s monstrous request
* Cristiano Ronaldo’s line difficulty
* How ESPN’s The Simpsons alt-cast will work on MNF
* The Mannings, Mina Kimes and Stephen A. will make an appearance
* How Mike McCarthy is like Homer
* How Joe Burrow is like Bart
* Why is the alt-cast happening, Homer passed out
* Upcoming Ohtani scandal show
* Who is the greatest Simpsons’ writer of all-time
* How AI will impact comedy writing
* The tag and surprise guest at the end of The Simpsons’ MNF broadcast
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