Al Jean began his career in writing with what show-runner for The Simpsons?
Al Jean Alfred Ernest "Al" Jean III (born January 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter and producer. Jean is well known for his work on "The Simpsons". He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Harvard University in 1981. Jean began his writing career in the 1980s with fellow Harvard alum Mike Reiss. Together, they worked as writers and producers on television shows such as "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "ALF" and "It's Garry Shandling's Show".
Jeff Martin (writer) Jeff Martin is an American television producer and writer. He originally wrote for "The Simpsons" during the second, third, and fourth seasons, and eventually returned over 20 years later to write again for seasons 27 and 28. He attended Harvard University, where he wrote for "The Harvard Lampoon", as have many other "Simpsons" writers. He left along with most of the original staff in 1993, and has since written for several TV shows, including "Listen Up!", "Baby Blues" and "Homeboys in Outer Space". He also wrote for "Late Night with David Letterman" during the 1980s, and occasionally appeared on the show as Flunkie the late-night viewer mail clown, a depressed clown who smoked cigarettes and sometimes talked about his infected tattoos. Martin won four Emmys during his time at "Late Night".