Former ‘Simpsons’ Showrunner David Mirkin Explains the Importance of Timeless Comedy

“A policy that I always try to follow — and that really everybody does— is that you’re really trying to write something that’s going to be funny 20 years from the time you write it … We always think of not dating the show. And therefore it can become timeless. And that’s what classic things are. It’s not fun to see something 20 years later that’s laden with references that no longer work.”

- Former Simpsons showrunner David Mirkin explains how to create comedy that’s timeless in a new interview with Vulture.