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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It’s Hard To Be The First Guy To Think Of Stuff

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Nerd World post, entitled “Wikipedia Brown And The Case Of The Unreliable Swear-filled Encyclopedia,” will not be seen today. Before the author had a chance to write it, he mentioned the idea to someone at work, who told him B.J. Novak from The Office already did a much better version of the [...]

Swartzwelder The Great

The Last Scene Of “Fanboys”

Who Parodies the Parodist?

An Open Letter To Edward Norton

Unfinished Topical Blog Posts

THE STAR WARS EMPEROR’S CLUB V.I.P. — VERY IMPERIAL PALPATINE

The Frankencoat Remembered

The Summer Movie Season is now in spitting distance, and this year’s slew of lumbering mega-movies is plodding clumsily into view. But before everyone picks apart the (presumable) goofiness of big-budget behemoths like Speed Racer and The Incredible Hulk, let’s think back to four years ago, when a tiny-yet-sublime scrap of summer movie dumbness went [...]

REAL DEATH STAR TO KILL EVERYONE — FOR REAL — REALLY!!!

In the ever-raging battle for internet eyeballs, here’s a Yahoo News headline that probably grabbed more than a few:

What To Do At Parties

Here’s a fun, anti-social game to play at parties with your introverted friends instead of meeting new people. It’s called, “Who’s Read The Most Books On The Shelves?” This game is awesome. If you only know one person at a party, it can suck up just enough time to leave the party feeling like you [...]

The Blob & Toad Report — The Economic Stimulus Package

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The Annotated “Husbands and Knives” — Part III

Continuing a breakdown of interesting nerdy (to me) tidbits about the “new comic book store” plot of The Simpsons episode, “Husbands and Knives.”