The Simpsons fans praise ‘outrageous’ Succession parody in latest episode
Episode also featured voiceover work from Cousin Greg actor Nicolas Braun
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Succession fans have reacted in delight after the hit HBO drama was parodied at length on The Simpsons last night (15 May).
The long-running cartoon’s season 33 episode “Meat is Murder” also featured a guest appearance from Nicolas Braun, who plays “Cousin Greg” on Succession.
In the episode, John Lithgow voices a character called Augustus Redfield, the billionaire chairman of RedStar Corporation – a clear parody of Succession’s Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his company, WayStar RoyCo.
Other Succession characters are depicted in the episode, with one scene even featuring a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kiss between characters designed to look like Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Gerri (J Smith-Cameron).
Fans shared their thoughts about the episode on social media.
“STOPPPP the Succession Simpsons ep is so outrageous,” one person wrote.
“This was a great episode Simpsons take on Succession,” wrote another.
“The Simpsons making fun of @succession tonight and it’s spot on,” someone else tweeted.
“Can’t believe we get a RomanGerri kiss in The Simpsons before we get a Succession one,” wrote one viewer. “Someone make it canon please.”
While the episode has not aired yet in the UK, it will be available in the near future on Disney Plus.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments