Mike — who is bringing his show Secrets of The Simpsons: Stories and Scandals from Springfield on a short UK tour next month — has a pretty impressive CV, featuring films, television series, books and plays.

In his 36-year career, Mike has co-created — with friend and work partner Al Jean — the animated series The Critic and created and wrote animated series Queer Duck.

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