Ed Sheeran Has Questions For Conan About “The Simpsons" | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

so I know I'm here for you to interview. me but I got I gotta ask about you. writing Simpsons and being staff on that. like yeah it's I just think did you did. you write full full episodes yeah and. just hand them in and go like that's. smart what happens is. um and this should be the whole. interview I think. Ed Sheeran talks to Conor O'Brien about. The Simpsons and I'm in heaven right now. that's what I want to know yeah yeah. okay I'll tell you all about it it is. funny because it is one of the now that.

there's an internet there and the clips. are you know Clips circulate I can when. I travel around the world or if I travel. around the UK they can know me from. clips of Comedy clips from my show but. before that when I would go to the UK uh. they would not know who I was because a. lot of American talk shows weren't shown. there but they would know if the. Simpsons came up they would flip out and. they would ask me which episodes I. worked on and I would tell them and they. would be able to know all those they. would know everything because Simpsons. fans are everywhere well it was in in.

England as well like it was we only. really had no one had cable so we had. BBC One BBC Two ITV and maybe channel. four right and BBC Two every day had two. episodes of The Simpsons so like you get. home from school and that would be the. thing you watch and it just like I get. but never I swear BBC only owns a couple. of Seasons because cause it was always. the same episode I'm like I see New. Seasons now and you never saw Bart get. older yeah it was I think we we stopped. we stopped at like season ten yeah my.

kids love it well what's funny is that. um you know I was there uh I don't see. and my Simpsons fans know everything and. they get upset that I don't know it. because I was there and I was there you. know in a fairly early stage considering. how long it's run but we would watch the. episodes hundreds of times whereas you. probably just we would work on those. ones but uh yeah what would happen is. you would pitch a concept for an episode. so I would go and I'd say here's what I. think should happen and I would have all. these beats for an episode and ideas for.

an episode and if they liked it they. would there was a little gong in the. room and they would you'd do this once a. year and uh they would literally if they. laughed in the the executive producer. was really laughing someone would get up. and bang the gong and say like that's. gonna be an episode and I remembered uh. the couple of times that they banged the. gong when I said my episode and I my. episodes and I was so excited were you. doing late night then or you went no oh. no God no no late night is you because. they stop I remember an episode where. they rip you on it and you're a late. late night yeah I saw me but yeah you.

would come on it was an homage yeah. those are my friends they would never do. that to me. they're comedy writers are very kind. um no it's funny because uh yeah I was. working on The Simpsons and then uh for. a couple seasons and then I went to. audition for this late night show. thinking I'll never get this I'm a. writer on The Simpsons and then. tragically got it and uh that's how it. felt at the time like oh but I left. and was there ever part of you that just.

like turned up at the Reuters room being. like can I Chuck in an idea every now. and then you know what's so funny I did. come back years later and the room is. not so many people think oh my God you. know this epic television show and this. known for its you know really good. writers and I'm just these people I got. to work with are insanely talented and. the room is just awful the room is. terrible it looks like the worst I mean. it did at the time I think it's much. nicer now but there was just a bad shag. carpet sofas that you know if you're at.

your first year in college or university. and just get them on the sidewalk and we. would sit there and eat fried food there. was a writer that smoked all the time. who sat next to me so when I die it'll. be because of him and a big laugh gang. laugh it up. and we'd eat bad food and think and so. it wasn't sexy or fun or cool at all but. uh and and I remember we played it we. all chewed up some caramel and put it. together in a Big Blob and mashed it up.

under the ceiling and then tried to get. things to stick to it because you'll do. anything to pass the time I love that. yeah well that's all the time we have. yeah. one of the best guests we've ever had.