![]() ![]() Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets and Outright Lies from a Lifetime of Writing for ‘The Simpsons’ was published in June. ![]() The Reiss “on the road” project never happened, but a book did emerge-about The Simpsons. “Another writer had the idea of riding around with David Foster Wallace.” “It wasn’t even an original idea,” says Reiss from his midtown Manhattan high-rise apartment he shares with his wife Denise. This was the proposal: They would travel around the country together, with Reiss giving talks at night and being interviewed by Klinkstein during the day. Mike Reiss never planned on writing a book about The Simpsons, the longest running entertainment series in television history, where for nearly 30 years he has been writer, producer, and show-runner.īut when the Bristol native was approached by journalist Matthew Klinkstein to write a book about Reiss’s life and his comedic take on America, the professional funnyman was intrigued because it wouldn’t be about The Simpsons. Mike Reiss has been a writer, producer, and show-runner for The Simpsons for nearly 30 years. ![]()
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