Tribeca 2019 Announces Panels For “The Simpsons” & “Tuca & Bertie”

Finally! Some Tribeca panels worth going to!

The Tribeca film festival is dipping its toes in television with two big panels. One is for the upcoming Netflix series Tuca & Bertie and the other is a big one for The Simpsons. 

Tuca & Bertie is an animated comedy series about the friendship between two 30-year-old bird-women who live in the same apartment building. It features Tuca(Tiffany Haddish), a cocky, carefree toucan, and Bertie (Ali Wong), an anxious, daydreaming songbird. Expected to be part of the festival screening are the show’s two stars and show creator Lisa Hanawalt who also plan to stick around for a Q&A.

In the thirty years since The Simpsons first debuted, the satirical cartoon has become the very center of popular culture; a juggernaut that is ingrained in the cultural fabric of America. In the three decades, it has been on the air, the show has influenced popular culture, media, and politics by brilliantly and incisively depicting the ridiculous pageant of American society. Following a screening of the episodes, Marge vs the Monorail and The Day the Earth Stood Cool, the creative team of The Simpsons will come together to celebrate the immeasurable legacy of the longest-running animated series in television history.

Expected to be part of the evening is a conversation with executive producers James L. BrooksMatt GroeningAl Jean, and Matt Selman, and the voice of many Harry Shearer. Moderated by the voice of Lisa Simpson Yeardley Smith.

To celebrate The Simpsons panel, check out this behind-the-scenes video about the classic game The Simpsons: Hit & Run and get tickets to both screenings here.