An Interview with Matt Schofield (Simpsons Storyboard Director)

Four Finger Discount (Simpsons Podcast)

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4.8 • 700 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Fellow Aussie and absolute legend Matt Schofield joins Dando for a bonus episode to discuss his 25-year career working for The Simpsons. They discuss the impact of the recent SAG strikes, the diversity of the writer's room, the lessons learned from David Silverman and Mike B. Anderson and more.

PLUS! They discuss Matt's comic series, "Steamroller Man", which is being officially published for the first time. You can check it out here > kickstarter.com/projects/steamrollerman/steamroller-man-1-an-absurdly-funny-superhero-adventure

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0:00.0	Four finger discount, dude.
0:17.5	Hey, everybody, welcome to a very special bonus episode of four-figure discount this week.
0:21.5	I am joined by the current storyboard director of The Simpsons.
0:25.1	His name is Mr. Matt Schofield.
0:26.8	He is a fellow Aussie who has worked on the show since all the way back in season 11.
0:30.3	So 25 years he's been working for The Simpsons, so he's got plenty of great stories.
0:33.5	We discussed the recent writers-slash-actors strike and the impact that had on producing the show.
0:39.0	We discussed the current diversity of the writers room, as well as his amazing new comic.
0:43.1	It's called Steamroller Man and it's been published for the very first time it reached
0:46.5	this goal on Kickstarter 10 times its goal, so it's been absolutely smashing it there.
0:50.6	So check out the link for that in the description of this podcast, Steam Roller Man and support Matt
0:54.6	there.
0:55.2	As a result of that, we also discuss things like The Simpsons Comics and whether they shall
0:58.4	return, as well as Aussie things like Birdie Beetle Showbags.
1:02.1	I'm sure there's Aussie listeners out there who go, I know what a Birdie Beetle showbag is.
1:05.0	And I'm looking forward to listening to these two gentlemen talk about it. But also, please don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you do find this show. If you want to get in touch, it's mailbag at
1:12.8	4Finkerdiscount.com.com. If you want to get early ad-free access to all the shows we do here
1:17.1	at the Forfinger Discount Network, you can support us on Patreon, all the links in the description
1:20.7	of this pod. But for now, sit back and enjoy my conversation with Matt Schofield.
1:32.6	So, Matt, Simpsons in 2024.
1:33.7	How is it?
1:35.2	How's life at the Simpson Studios this year?
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