<P> From 1991 to 1993 , O'Brien was a writer and producer for The Simpsons . When O'Brien first arrived at the Fox lot , they temporarily gave him writer Jeff Martin 's office . O'Brien was nervous and self - conscious , feeling that he would embarrass himself in front of what he regarded as an intimidating collection of writers . O'Brien would pitch characters in their voices as he thought that was the norm until Reiss informed him that no one did such . He fit in quickly , commanding control of the room frequently ; Josh Weinstein called it a `` ten - hour Conan show , nonstop '' . According to John Ortved , one of his fellow writers ventured that if Conan had n't left to do Late Night , he was a shoo - in to take over as showrunner on The Simpsons . </P>
<P> From 1991 to 1993 , O'Brien was a writer and producer for The Simpsons . When O'Brien first arrived at the Fox lot , they temporarily gave him writer Jeff Martin 's office . O'Brien was nervous and self - conscious , feeling that he would embarrass himself in front of what he regarded as an intimidating collection of writers . O'Brien would pitch characters in their voices as he thought that was the norm until Reiss informed him that no one did such . He fit in quickly , commanding control of the room frequently ; Josh Weinstein called it a `` ten - hour Conan show , nonstop '' . According to John Ortved , one of his fellow writers ventured that if Conan had n't left to do Late Night , he was a shoo - in to take over as showrunner on The Simpsons . </P>
when did conan stop writing for the simpsons
when did conan stop writing for the simpsons
1993
1993