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Matt Groening Sees No End In Sight

Monday, September 11, 2006

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As The Simpsons began its eighteenth season last night, fans will be glad to know that creator Matt Groening sees no end in sight for the show. “My attitude at this point is, as long as the people who work on the show are having a good time, let’s keep doing it,” he said. “We’ve [...]

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Groening Talks To A.V. Club

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

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Does Matt Groening really need any introduction? His evolution from cantankerous Los Angeles underground cartoonist to the creator of one of the most beloved and influential comic institutions of the past century is already the stuff of legend. In 1977, Groening began writing the long-running comic strip Life In Hell, a cult favorite about the [...]

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Groening Snubbed By Gervais

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

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The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has confessed he’s hurt British funnyman Ricky Gervais hasn’t picked him for a part on hit comedy show, Extras. Despite hailing his cameo on the cult cartoon series the pinnacle of his comedic career, Gervais has failed to return Groening’s favor and invite him to star in Extras. And Groening, [...]

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Happy Birthday, Matt Groening!

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

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The staff of The Simpsons Channel would like to wish Simpsons creator Matt Groening a happy birthday. The cartoonist who first brought our favorite family to life in a series of Tracey Ullman Shorts in 1987 celebrates his 52nd birthday today. On behalf our visitors, we wish him all the best for today and in [...]

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Matt Groening Praises Ricky Gervais

Tuesday, January 3, 2006

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The Simpsons creator Matt Groening said Ricky Gervais did such a good job writing an episode of the hit US comedy show that he wants him to do more. The Office star wrote and appears in the episode, which is due to be screened next month. Groening said Gervais was good enough to be a [...]

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Groening Tee’s Off With Jacobsen

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

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Golf Digest has interviewed professional golfer and golf course architect Peter Jacobsen, in which a question was asked about a piece of his past which he shared with Simpsons creator Matt Groening. Jacobsen was asked “Growing up in Portland, one of your classmates was Matt Groening, the creator of “The Simpsons.” What do you remember about [...]

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Groening Ponders Future Of Show

Thursday, April 28, 2005

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It’s a cliche for reporters to ask the creator of a long-running TV show about his favorite episodes, and the cliched response is for the creator to say that he loves them all and can’t possibly single out one or two. Yet, upon meeting “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening on Monday at a party celebrating [...]

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Matt Groening Turns 51 Today

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

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The staff of The Simpsons Channel would like to wish Simpsons creator Matt Groening a happy birthday. The cartoonist who first brought our favorite family to life in a series of Tracey Ullman Shorts in 1987 celebrates his 51st birthday today. On behalf our visitors, we wish him all the best for today and in [...]

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Groening Says No To Live Action

Monday, October 4, 2004

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Talk about contradiction. Today’s report from BBC (a quality, trusted source) overrides anything you read in yesterday’s news post. “Matt Groening, the man behind ‘The Simpsons’ has revealed he’s turned down a proposal to make a feature length episode starring real actors. He reckons fans of the show would hate the idea, but he is [...]

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Groening Speaks To EW

Sunday, September 26, 2004

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More from Matt Groening on the demise of Futurama — In an extended online version of his Enterainment Weekly interview, the ”Simpsons” creator reflects on his ill-fated sci-fi cartoon. “Matt Groening’s ”Futurama” was like a shooting star: It was very bright, but you had to really look for it. Fox hid the cartoon sci-fi comedy [...]

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