The Simpsons in a Pandemic: What Harry Shearer Character Would Drink Wine? Plus, Shearer Is On A Mission To Save Live Music and More

Of The Simpsons characters Harry Shearer has voiced, who’s most likely to drink great wine during a pandemic? “Certainly not Ned Flanders,” renowned actor Harry Shearer said on the new episode of The Fred Minnick Show national podcast, debuting Friday, May 8. “Mr. Burns is too cheap. Probably Kent Brockman….or maybe Kang if there’s good wine on Mars.” Over Malbecs from France and Argentina, Shearer impersonated a Bluegrass musician from his This Is Spinal Tap days and discussed the pandemic’s impact on music. Shearer revealed that while New Orleans’ Jazz Festival is cancelled, he’s paying musicians to play and airing their works on his YouTube channel. and much much more....