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19 May 2011
Karl Pilkington is to appear in 'The Simpsons'. The 'An Idiot Abroad' star appeared less than overwhelmed when comic pal Ricky Gervais told him one of their sketches would feature in the long-running animated sitcom but the 'Office' star insists his…
3 Aug 2010
Ricky Gervais is to star again in 'The Simpsons'. The comedian - who wrote and appeared in 2006's 'Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife' - will play himself in an episode next year when the cartoon family go to the Oscars, where Bart picks up a gong for…
22 Jan 2009
Four skinny boys stare up at a mountain. The mountain stares back at them. The hairiest one throws his arms out and roars: ‘Does it not make you proud to be Scottish?’; the prettiest one looks up from his vodka bottle, and hurls back bile. It’s been…
5 Sep 2008
Jodie Foster and Anne Hathaway are set to voice characters on 'The Simpsons'. The 'Silence of the Lambs' actress will be lend her voice to an adult version of Maggie, the youngest member of Springfield's most famous family, in an episode entitled…
22 May 2008
COMEDY (Titan Books) The boast that The Simpsons is now the longest running animated TV series of all time is a bit of a double-edged sword. For as it rolls out episode after episode, into the multiplexes and beyond, the permutations for new plot…
16 Aug 2007
Julian Baggini is certainly not afraid to engage with popular culture. He recently wrote this on BBC online: ‘Matt Groening is the true heir of Plato, Aristotle and Kant’. Although this article landed Baggini a mention in Private Eye, he talks of the…
16 Jul 2007
Springfield tales As The Simpsons Movie finally hits cinemas, Paul Dale tracks its journey to fruition with creator Matt Groening Occasionally procrastination can be the mother of invention. No one knows this better than 53-year-old…
The Simpsons Movie (PG) 86min (3 STARS) When Homer accidentally pollutes the main river in Springfield he loses his job and causes a mass exodus from the town in this enjoyable, full-length feature film version of the long running Fox television…
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