Tim Long (born June 14, 1969) is a comedy writer born inBrandon, Manitoba, Canada. Long callsExeter, Ontario, his home town and has written forThe Simpsons,Politically Incorrect,Spy magazine and theLate Show with David Letterman. Currently credited as a consulting producer onThe Simpsons, Long was - until Season 20 - credited as anexecutive producer. His work has also recently appeared inThe New York Times andThe New Yorker. He also wrote the episode "Mr Roboto" for YTV'sMr. Young.

Long was also a consulting writer onThe Simpsons Movie.

He attended high school at South Huron District High School inExeter, Ontario,Canada.

Long graduated fromUniversity College at theUniversity of Toronto with a major in English Literature and pursued graduate studies in English atColumbia University. He was an intern atSpy magazine under E. Graydon Carter before joining the staff ofThe David Letterman Show, where he wrote for three years, including one year as Head Writer. He has won five Emmy awards, and been nominated for eight others.

Long has written the following episodes:

• "Simpsons Bible Stories" (withMatt Selman andLarry Doyle) (1999)
• "Treehouse of Horror X"(Desperately Xeeking Xena) (1999)
• "Saddlesore Galactica" (2000)
• "Behind the Laughter" (withGeorge Meyer,Matt Selman, andMike Scully) (2000)
• "Skinner's Sense of Snow" (2000)
• "New Kids on the Blecch" (2001)
• "Half-Decent Proposal" (2002)
• "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" (2002)
• "Brake My Wife, Please" (2003)
• "She Used to Be My Girl" (2004)
• "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" (2005)
• "Mobile Homer" (2005)
• "Million Dollar Abie" (2006)
• "You Kent Always Say What You Want" (2007)
• "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words" (2008)
• "The Devil Wears Nada" (2009)
• "Elementary School Musical" (2010)
• "MoneyBART" (2010)
• "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" (2011)
• "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches" (2012)
• "Lisa Goes Gaga" (2012)
• "Moonshine River" (2012)
• "Love is a Many-Splintered Thing" (2013)
• "The Kid Is All Right" (2013)
• "Married to the Blob" (2014)
• "Bull-E" (2015)
• "Springfield Splendor" (with Miranda Thompson) (2017)
• "Haw-Haw Land" (with Miranda Thompson) (2018)
• "D'oh Canada" (with Miranda Thompson) (2019)
• "Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?" (with Miranda Thompson) (2019)
• "Panic in the Streets of Springfield" (2021)
• "Poorhouse Rock" (2022)
• "Homer's Adventure Through the Windshield Glass" (2023)

• Tim Long atIMDb
• Tim Long discography atDiscogs
• Long, Hot Summer The New Yorker July 2010
• Thanksgiving With the Far-Flung Mulligans The New York Times, November 2009
• Our True North The New York Times, July 2009
• Mark Polishuk,S-M-R-T writer Tim Long talks some SimpsonsUniversity of Western Ontario Gazette, October 28, 2004.
• Simpsons writer wows hometown crowd:Grand Bend Strip, December 12, 2007.
• American Migraine: The Democrats' Year of Victory 236.com, January 30, 2008

• 1969 births
• Living people
• Canadian male television writers
• Canadian television writers
• Primetime Emmy Award winners
• University of Toronto alumni
• Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
• Writers from Brandon, Manitoba
• Annie Award winners
• Screenwriters from Manitoba

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