Comedian Russell Brand guest starred as himself . He told '' The Sun '' that , " I was having an amazing birthday party and found out I was going into space . Then my agent says , ' Oh , '' The Simpsons '' want you in an episode . ' Once you 've gone yellow , you 've made it . My ideal show would be where I have a cartoon relapse with Barney and Homer and get smashed out of my mind with them . " This episode of '' The Simpsons '' featured multiple references to animation and Hollywood . Pixar is referenced in the episode as " Mixar " . In the 1999 era of the studio you can hear the song " Bye Bye Bye " by NSYNC . The short film '' Condiments '' serves as a parody of the Pixar film '' Toy Story '' , and the song " You 've Got an Enemy " ( sung by Castellaneta impersonating Randy Newman ) references " You 've Got a Friend in Me " . '' Willis and Crumble '' parodies '' Wallace and Gromit '' , and uses the same style of stop-motion animation . Nick Park , the creator of '' Wallace and Gromit '' , has a voice cameo as himself . Multiple other short film fragments further lampooned other movies including '' The Triplets of Belleville '' and '' Persepolis '' . The episode also references Ricky Gervais 's controversial hosting stunt at the 68th Golden Globe Awards , with a sign featuring a picture of him alongside a caption reading " Do Not Allow This Man To Host "
68th Golden Globe Awards
68th Golden Globe Awards
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