Joel H. Cohen

This article is about the The Simpsons writer. For the film director, see Joel Coen. For the film screenwriter, see Joel Cohen (writer). For other people, see Joel Cohen (disambiguation).

Joel H. Cohen is a Canadian producer and screenwriter for Saturday Night Live, Suddenly Susan and The Simpsons. He is the younger brother of one-time Simpsons writer Robert Cohen, who penned the season three episode "Flaming Moe's". Cohen was born in Calgary, Alberta.[1][2] He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1988 from the University of Alberta and a MBA from the Schulich School of Business in 1992.

In addition to his work on The Simpsons, he is also the author of the non-fiction book How to Lose a Marathon, a retelling of his training for and running the New York marathon.[2][3] It was released April 4, 2017 by Abrams and as an audiobook by Audible.

  1. ^ "Simpsons producer Joel H. Cohen on how to make a bad idea good". Canadian Business. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Volmers, Eric (4 August 2017). "Running behind: Calgary native and Simpsons writer Joel H. Cohen pens memoir about losing a marathon". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "in conversation with Joel H. Cohen". Satisfy (Interview). Interviewed by Keller, Travis. Retrieved 10 April 2023.