"'Behind the Laughter" is the twenty-second Episode The Simpsons eleventh season.
The Episode was directed by Wes Archer, Kent Butterworth, Mark Kirkland, Rich Moore, Jim Reardon and David Silverman and written by twenty-four Writers: Richard Appel, Mel Brooks, David X. Cohen, Greg Daniels, Larry Doyle, Harvey Fierstein, Diana Fresco, Rowby Goren, Phil Hartman, Jay Kogen, Tim Long, Jeff Martin, Tom Martin, George Meyer, Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley, Brian Scully, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Josh Weinstein, Wallace Wolodarsky and Shelley Zellman, with additional Materials by Marty Feldman, Michael Jeter, John Hughes, Joe McEveety, Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tom Grammill, Max Pross, Frank Mula, Mike Myers, Dana Carvey and Ned Goldreyer.