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Conan C. O’Brien ’85, a former writer for “The Simpsons?? and current host of NBC’s “Late Night,” got his start in slapstick at the Lampoon. Famously, he was elected into the organization in his freshman fall and earned the title of President two years in a row—a feat accomplished only twice in the Lampoon’s 129-year history. But despite O’Brien’s high-profile role on-camera, it is mostly...
...before Conan’s tenure at the multiple-Emmy-winning cartoon, Harvard alums helped develop and shape the show. Al Jean III ’81 helped craft its first episodes, transitioning “The Simpsons?? from a sketch on the Tracy Ullman Show to a cartoon sitcom...
...people take humor very seriously. There was nothing more important on earth than laughing and making other people laugh,” Meyer said in a 2004 New Yorker article. And although no members of the Lampoon would confirm, deny, or supply information, at least 22 “Simpsons?? writers graduated from Harvard. For one season, 10 out of 12 “Simpsons?? writers were former ’Poonsters/Harvardians, according to the Harvard Crimson...
...illicit substances to Saturday night dances, played the guitar (Dylan. Attempts at Dylan.), and seemed never to study, I’ve opted for the rebel over Mr. Right. There was a second musician: we discussed spirituality over Chinese take-out and watched reruns of “The Simpsons?? while analyzing Shakespeare. He wrote existentialist poetry, listened to the Grateful Dead, and taught me to skateboard during our lunch hour. I managed to keep this crush in class by tutoring him before exam period and taking extra notes in math, a positive influence that only went...
Comic books are for losers. The consumption of comic books should only be done ironically, like hoarding Pez dispensers. While watching movies is accepted, reading about superheroes is hopelessly square. The self-important Comic Book Guy from “The Simpsons?? comes to mind...