At the beginning of The Simpsons, there was Jay Kogen. Hear about transitioning The Simpsons from The Tracey Ullman Show into a blockbuster weekly cartoon series. 

Jay Kogan is an executive producer, writer, actor, and director who has worked on such shows as The Tracey Ullman Show, Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, and Frazier. He won an Emmy for his work on Fraser.

Jay and I discuss his early inspirations which included his writer and Emmy award-winning father, Arnie Kogen. We discuss working on The Tracey Ullman Show, The Simpsons, and his Emmy award while writing for Frasier. 

Jay shares a ton of great stories about his collaborations with Mike Myers (including a version of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty that almost was). 

We also discuss Jay's family. His wife Brown Mandell (who wrote some of my favorite episodes of Friends) and his son Charlie Kogen, a singer/songwriter, whose album I'm obsessed with.  

Jay is also the reboot king. We discuss the new iCarly and Punky Brewster reboots.

A super fun chat you do not want to miss! 

Our Guest, Jay Kogen

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