The likes of Joe Millionaire and American Idol are no laughing matter for Homer Simpson and, more specifically, scribes like Canadian Tim Long. The executive producer and senior writer of The Simpsons says comedy writers are an endangered species in today’s TV landscape. “I’m incredibly lucky to be here. I’m going to ride the wheels until they fall off,” says the 34-year-old Brandon, Man., native, who collaborated with former Calgarian Joel Cohen on the episode that saw the Simpsons visit Canada. “Reality-TV is a permanent fixture because it’s cheap to produce. But people here have flipped out. A lot of writers came here during the great comedy boom of the ’90s when Seinfeld really hit. But all those jobs have sort of dried up.” Read More >>>
