When: Saturday November 16, 2024: 6:00pm to 7:00pm Add to Calendar / Add to Google Calendar
Where: Downtown Library: 1st Floor Lobby
Description
Join Bill Oakley for an entertaining talk about his life as a food influencer who creates funny Instagram food videos (@thatbilloakley) which have earned him the moniker ‘The Gordon Ramsay of Fast Food.’ Bill will weave in witty tales from his time running The Simpsons and other shows from his long career in TV. There will be a Q&A session following his talk.
Bill will also host a ticketed 25th Anniversary showing of Mission Hill at Planet Ant Theater in Hamtramck on Sunday, November 17th.
Bill Oakley is a food personality and influencer who appears regularly on “The Food That Built America” (History Channel) and has appeared in numerous other outlets and venues to talk about his favorite subject: American food. He makes funny Instagram food videos (@thatbilloakley) which have earned him the monicker “The Gordon Ramsay of Fast Food.” However, he is best known as the former show-runner, co-executive producer and head writer of “The Simpsons,” where he wrote the much-memed “Steamed Hams” segment. He has also written and produced “Futurama,” “Disenchantment,” “Portlandia” and “Mission Hill” and has earned three Emmys and a Peabody Award for his work. In 2022, he founded “The Steamed Hams Society” which is now a thriving worldwide online community for food discussion and discovery.
