Al Jean began his career in writing with what show-runner for The Simpsons?
Mike Reiss Michael "Mike" L. Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer. He served as a show-runner, writer and producer for the animated series "The Simpsons" and co-created the animated series "The Critic". He created and wrote the webtoon "Queer Duck" and has also worked on screenplays including: "", "The Simpsons Movie" and "My Life in Ruins".
List of directors of The Simpsons The following is a list of directors who have worked on the Fox animated television series "The Simpsons". As of the twentieth season, Mike B. Anderson is the Supervising director.