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A four-time Emmy winner within his three decades writing for “The Simpsons,” Mike Reiss has directly worked with countless comedy icons. Beyond writing jokes for Johnny Carson, Joan Rivers, Garry ...

Now that San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone for another year, it’s time for us to look back and say: the hell was that? Comic-Con isn’t without its charms — the TV and movie panels can occasionally ...

Sometimes books can be a great way to expand your horizons or learn new things. Other times they can just be a fun escape. Anthony Ascione, from Brilliant Books in Traverse City, has a recommendation ...

No matter how long your commute is, Mike Reiss’ is almost certainly longer. Reiss — who has written for “The Simpsons” since it debuted — cut his work on the show down to a single day about 15 years ...

Twenty years ago today, Rupert Murdoch’s upstart network FOX aired the first-ever half-hour episode of The Simpsons, a holiday special in which a financially strained fatso dad named Homer ends up at ...