BONUS - Behind the Laughter: Mike Reiss

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🗓️ 29 June 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Virgil and Matt sit down with longtime Simpsons writer Mike Reiss to discuss his new book "Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets and Outright Lies From a Lifetime of Writing For The Simpsons". Also the co-creator of The Critic and creator of Queer Duck, Mike has written for the Simpsons off and on since its creation, and with him we talk about our favorite family, Thomas Edison's cinema-busting goon squad, the traitor Leon Trotsky's whereabouts, and Star Trek cast members' thoughts on trains. Be nice to Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikereisswriter Buy Mike's Book: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062748034/springfield-confidential/ Hell, buy our book too: http://chapotraphouse.com/book/

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, Virgil Texas here with Matt Christman.
0:02.4	Today we are going to take a brief reprieve from the darkness
0:05.5	that's slowly consuming us all to talk Hollywood.
0:08.3	Sitting with us is Mike Reese, screenwriter, playwright, TV writer,
0:12.5	TV producer, published author known for co-creating the critic,
0:15.6	creating queer doc, and best known of course for his long running
0:18.4	involvement in the cultural, phenomenon, paramount artistic
0:21.5	achievement that changed the face of comedy, homeboys and outer space.
0:26.1	Mike, what was it like to work with the flex?
0:30.2	He was alright.
0:31.2	I, that was a really nice job at homeboys and outer space.
0:35.4	I think it was because we knew we were creating art.
0:40.7	It really felt like those homeboys were in outer space.
0:43.0	It's fun.
0:43.5	You know, this is where we lose the entire audience as I talk for the
0:48.0	next half hour about homeboys and outer space.
0:50.8	That would be a landmark episode for us.
0:53.3	But I mean, it was even at the time I worked there.
0:55.9	The show came on the air and no one would believe it, but
0:59.5	the LA Times said, this is the best new comedy of the year.
1:04.0	And that was why I went there.
1:05.2	I was helping a friend, but it looks special.
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