Matt Selman

Matt Selman is a writer/producer who has worked on thirteen seasons of The Simpsons. He currently serves as an Executive Producer. Selman grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. He wrote on Seinfeld before starting at The Simpsons in 1997. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.

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Summer Movie Box Office Fantasy Draft

Annoyed by March Madness?  Baffled by Fantasy Football?  Hate sports of all kinds?  Then here’s a fun pastime for you and your ilk:  a Summer Movie Box Office Fantasy Draft!  But hurry – you don’t have much time! The game is about using your Box Office predicting skills to select which summer movies will earn [...]

We Didn’t Start the Song Parody

I’m not proud of this, but I am somewhat of an afficianado of parodies of Billy Joel’s paean to Baby Boomer self-obsession, “We Didn’t Start The Fire.”  At one point, I forced the other writers at work to help me write a Simpsons version of the song, called “They’ll Never Stop The Simpsons.” This tribute, [...]

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A Crazy Ending Where Something Happens

This may be the blog turf of Time TV critic James Ponzionsoinzweik, but I had to bring it up. ABC’s Life on Mars just aired its series finale. And when my friend’s mom told him what the show’s twist ending was, and he told me, I had to see it for myself. Now, I never [...]

March Maddeningness

Every year, it’s an ordeal.  Some gung-ho sports fan in the office hands out that Xeroxed NCAA tournament bracket.  I stare, mystified, at the meaningless grid of confusion.   But I do it.  I fill it out.  Why does picking random winners and losers in sports matchups I know zero about and will never watch take [...]

Real Life Spider-Men Are Everywhere These Days

SPIDER-BITE GIVES MAN SUPER-POWERS (RELATIVELY SPEAKING)

Guest Blogger: The Simpsons’ Tim Long

Colbert’s Inner Dork

Stephen Colbert interviewed Neil Gaiman today on The Colbert Report. It seemed that Colbert was having a hard time maintaining his narcissistic pundit persona, as the fanboy within was striving to break free.

Who Watches the Botchmen?

Song List from the Upcoming U2 Spider-Man Musical

Worst Valentine Ever