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Can I try out some jokes on you?
Nell says to a laugh while Oliver pretends to squirm and cover his face with her book.
I have zero, she noted).
While Scovell may not be a household name, her fingerprints are all over pop culture.
The average career span for a TV writer is 11 years.
The only other thing I could find that had the same career span was a police dog.
And thats like 77 years!
Anecdotes like that one show the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways Scovell used gender politics in her writing.
One of the things I want is for men to read this book, Scovell says backstage.
Come forThe Simpsons, stay for the feminism.
Scovells knack for turning tough situations into comedy is at the root of her memoir.
It doesnt just drive away women, it drives away good men, Scovell says.
That behavior needs to be made socially unacceptable.
It needs to be like farting in public.
If you rub a womans shoulders, its like ripping a huge fart.
Everyone should look at it and go Ew!
After the talk, Oliver reads Scovell a few questions from audience members off of index cards.
One asks, Whats your favoriteSimpsonsepisode?
Scovell thinks for a beat.
That would be The Substitute Teacher.
Who was played by …
Oliver fake-cringes.
