Joel H. Cohen

Canadian screenwriter and producer

Joel H. Cohen is a Canadian award-winning producer and writer. He has worked on Saturday Night Live, Suddenly Susan, and The Simpsons.[2]

Joel H. Cohen
Born
EducationMasters of Art
Alma materSchulich School of Business
Occupations
Years active2001-present
RelativesRobert Cohen

Cohen was born in Canada. He is the younger brother of one-time The Simpsons writer Robert Cohen, who wrote the season three episode "Flaming Moe's".

Work

  • Cohen is best known for his work on The Simpsons as a writer, producer, and co-executive producer.
  • Cohen was a consultant writer for The Simpsons Movie.[3]
  • Cohen was a writer on the movie Extinct (2021).
  • Cohen wrote season 4, episode 9 of Suddenly Susan entitled The Birthday Party.[4] He also wrote the teleplay of episode 20 called The Reversal.[5]
  • Cohen wrote the non-fiction book How to Lose a Marathon which describes what it took for him to complete a marathon in New York City. It is 26.2 chapters long, which is an odd number of chapters in the United States as 99% of books have full chapters. His book was released on April 4, 2017, by Abrams and as an audiobook by Audible.com.[6][7]

Awards

Award nominations for Joel H. Cohen
YearNominated workCategoryAwardResultNotesRef.
2002The SimpsonsOutstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)Primetime Emmy AwardNominatedProducer[Awards 1]
2006The SimpsonsOutstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)Primetime Emmy AwardsWonCo-Executive Producer/Writer[Awards 2]
2007The Haw-Hawed Couple (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)Primetime Emmy AwardsNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 3]
2008Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)Primetime Emmy AwardsWonCo-Executive Producer[Awards 4]
2010Once Upon A Time In Springfield (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 5]
2011Angry Dad - The Movie (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 6]
2012''Homer the Father'' (The Simpsons)Animation – any length – one airing timeWriters Guild AwardsWonWriter[Awards 7]
2012''Holidays Of Future Passed'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 8]
2013''Treehouse Of Horror XXIII'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 9]
2013''Halloween of Horror'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 10]
2014''A Test Before Trying'' (The Simpsons)AnimationWriters Guild AwardsWonWriter[Awards 11]
2015''Treehouse Of Horror XXV'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 12]
2016''Halloween of Horror'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 13]
2017''The Town'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 14]
2018''Gone Boy'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 15]
2019''Mad About The Toy'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardWonCo-Executive Producer[Awards 16]
2020''Thanksgiving Of Horror'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 17]
2021''Maggie Simpson: The Force Awakens From Its Nap'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Short Form Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy Award NominatedWriter[Awards 18]
2021''The Dad-Feelings Limited'' (The Simpsons)Outstanding Animated ProgramPrimetime Emmy AwardNominatedCo-Executive Producer[Awards 19]

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