Writer Matt Selman's involvement in "The Simpsons" led viewers to understand how the show began in the episode titled "Behind the Laughter," which is a play on words of what VH1 series it is parodied after?
Matt Selman Matthew "Matt" Selman (born September 9, 1971) is an American writer and producer. Selman grew up in Massachusetts, attended the University of Pennsylvania and was editor-in-chief of student magazine "34th Street Magazine". After considering a career in journalism, he decided to try to become a television writer. After two years of failed spec scripts he was eventually hired to write an episode of "Seinfeld" in 1996. Selman then joined the writing staff of "The Simpsons", where he has remained, rising to the position of executive producer. He has written numerous episodes of the show, including "Natural Born Kissers", "Behind the Laughter", "Trilogy of Error", "Simpsons Bible Stories" (for which he won an Annie Award), "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" (for which he won a Writers Guild of America Award), and also "The Food Wife". He also co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, as well as the video games "", "The Simpsons Hit and Run" and "The Simpsons Game".
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil Lewis Black's Root of All Evil is an American television series that premiered on March 12, 2008, on Comedy Central and was hosted by comedian Lewis Black. The series producer was Scott Carter from "Real Time with Bill Maher" and the writer was David Sacks from "The Simpsons". Sometimes there were pre-recorded video segments directed by supervising producer Michael Addis.