The Real Moe

Posted by Alex in Cartoon & Comic on September 26, 2007 at 1:26 am


Meet Rich Hall [wiki], a comedian and writer who was the inspiration for Moe Szyslak, the barman from The Simpsons:

He said he has always thought the cartoon landlord – who is obsessed with Homer’s wife Marge – was rather like him.

"I suspected that Moe was based on me because I used to write with George Meyer back when he was one of the original writers on the show," he said. "Matt Groening was a fan of my stuff. Other people said: "You look and sound just like Moe".

"Then Matt confirmed it. It’s an honour, once you get over the shock of seeing yourself as a horrible, yellow caricature."

Link | Rich Hall on YouTube


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6 comments to "The Real Moe"

  1. Andrew
    September 26th, 2007 at 4:57 am

    Wow, always thought he was the real life Moe - never imagined he was actually the inspiration though - rather assumed it was just a co-incidence like Mr Burns and Phillip Ruddock (current Australian Attorney General).

  2. Kris
    September 26th, 2007 at 8:11 am

    Wow, what a horrible description of Moe's character

    He's a bartender! and where does this obsession idea come from?

    For having a character created as your likeness you'd figure you'd know a little more about it.

  3. cybele
    September 26th, 2007 at 9:06 am

    "He said he has always thought the cartoon landlord - who is obsessed with Homer’s wife Marge - was rather like him."

    Mo is a bartender (and I suppose bar owner, but I don't think he rents anything out).

  4. cuimhne
    September 26th, 2007 at 10:33 am

    Here at least, the owner of the pub is the landlord (even if they don't rent out rooms). Anyhoo I love Rich Hall. He's hilarious on QI, he can never say anything clever like the other contestants so he usually makes stuff up!

  5. Rudd
    September 27th, 2007 at 12:50 am

    sniglets!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniglets

  6. eggshaped
    September 27th, 2007 at 10:01 am

    Your UK readers can see Rich on QI this week at 10pm on BBC2.

    ...plug plug...


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