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John Swartzwelder

American comedy writer and novelist (born 1949)

John Swartzwelder
Swartzwelder in a 1992 staff photo for The Simpsons
Born	John Joseph Swartzwelder Jr. (1949-02-08) February 8, 1949 (age 76) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Television writer, novelist
Period	The Simpsons: 1990–2003, 2007 Novels: 2004–present
Genre	Observational humor, surreal humor, black comedy, detective fiction, absurdism
Notable works	The Simpsons Frank Burly

John Joseph Swartzwelder Jr. (born February 8, 1949)^[1] is an American comedy writer and novelist, best known for his work on the animated television series The Simpsons. Born in Seattle, Washington, Swartzwelder began his career working in advertising. He was later hired to work on comedy series Saturday Night Live in the mid-1980s as a writer. He later contributed to fellow writer George Meyer's short-lived Army Man magazine, which led him to join the original writing team of The Simpsons, beginning in 1989.

He worked on The Simpsons as a writer and pro

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It’s been nearly twenty years since the reclusive, mysterious, almost mythical comedy writer John Swartzwelder left “The Simpsons,” and yet, to this day, one of the biggest compliments a “Simpsons” writer (or any comedy writer) can receive is to have a joke referred to as “Swartzweldian.” Meaning: A joke that comes out of nowhere. A joke that no one else could have written. A joke that sounds almost as if it were never written, as if it’s always existed.

Take the following joke, a favorite among “Simpsons” writers and fans, which appears in Season 8’s “Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment,” when Homer stands atop a stack of barrels, outside a pawn shop, and delivers a toast to a gathered crowd: “To alcohol. The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.”

Swartzwelder has been deemed “one of the greatest comedy minds of all time.” He is famously private and never grants interviews. Few photos of him exist, although he did make some animated cameos as background “Simpsons” characters—once as a patient in a psychiatric hospital. His voice can be heard on only one “Simpsons” D

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John Swartzwelder

Born

in Seattle, Washington, The United States

February 08, 1949

Website

http://johnswartzwelder.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Humor, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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John Joseph Swartzwelder Jr. is an American comedy writer and novelist, best known for his work on the animated television series The Simpsons. Born in Seattle, Washington, Swartzwelder began his career working in advertising. He was later hired to work on comedy series Saturday Night Live in the mid-1980s as a writer. He later contributed to fellow writer George Meyer's short-lived Army Man magazine, which led him to join the original writing team of The Simpsons, beginning in 1989.
He worked on The Simpsons as a writer and producer until 2003, and later contributed to The Simpsons Movie. He wrote the largest number of Simpsons episodes (59 full episodes, with contributions to several others) by a large margin. After his retirement from theJohn Joseph Swartzwelder Jr. is an American comedy writer and novelist, best known for his work on the animated television se