I had been drawing my weekly comic strip, 'Life in Hell,' for about five years when I got a call from Jim Brooks, who was developing 'The Tracey Ullman Show' for the brand-new Fox network. He wanted me to come in and pitch an idea for doing little cartoons on that show.

Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems.

Keep your expectations tiny you'll go through life not so whiney.

'The Simpsons' is an especially collaborative show.

Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.

I'm a level 5 vegan, I don't eat anything that casts a shadow.

I'm not going to stop torturing myself till I figure out the cause of my pain.