The creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, Matt Groening, is coming to Sydney for a talk at the upcoming Graphic Festival.
It is a rare appearance from the cartoonist outside of the US, who said some of the biggest fans of the TV show come from Down Under.
"The most intense Simpsons fanatics I've met are from Australia, so I'm coming to Sydney to check out all you lunatics," Groening said.
"I'm going to share stories of the making of The Simpsons and show embarrassing home movies and rarely-seen animation, including oddball outtakes and uncensored Itchy & Scratchy cartoons."
Groening will give two talks at the festival that celebrates the art of graphic storytelling, illustration, comics, animation and music.
He will deliver his first talk, “Secrets of The Simpsons, And A Couple Of Milhouse Fun Facts”, solo and will be joined by fellow cartoonist and friend Lynda Barry for the talk “Love, Hate & Comics: The Friendship That Would Not Die”.
The Simpsons holds the record as the longest-running scripted TV show in history.
The Graphic Festival takes place from November 4-5 at the Sydney Opera House and various venues.
With AAP.