Simpsons showrunner says stop comparing Lionel Hutz to Rudy Giuliani

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 Social media users have compared  Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani with Simpson character Lionel Hutz
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Robert Dex @RobDexES20 November 2020

Former Simpsons showrunner Bill Oakley has told fans he is “dubious” about comparisons being made between Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani and the cartoon’s bumbling attorney Lionel Hutz.

Fans of the show flooded social media with memes after Giuliani, a former Mayor of New York City, gave a heated performance in a press conference which resulted in what appeared to be hair dye melting and dripping down his face.

The combative lawyer has been the public face of President Trump’s attempt to overrule the election result which saw his Democratic rival Joe Biden win majorities in both the popular vote and the electoral college.

Oakley, who won three Emmys for his work on the show, said he would not compare Giuliani to Hutz - a bumbling lawyers who makes a fool of himself on a regular basis.

He said: "I am dubious of any comparison between Rudy Giuliani and Lionel Hutz because although they are both inept and unscrupulous, Mr. Hutz is essentially a good-hearted soul who doesn't actively work to harm people or the nation".

Hutz has not featured on The Simpsons since 1997 since the death of voice actor Phil Hartman.

Mr Giuliani used the lengthy news conference on Thursday to repeat baseless claims that electoral fraud was involved in the election process.

The lawyer was visibly affected by the bright camera lights in the small room as he appeared on stage at the Republican National Committee headquarters.

As he sweated in front of journalist, Mr Giuliani mopped his brow with a handkerchief, but he appeared to failed to realise that dark brown streaks - believed to be either make-up or hair dye - had remained on his face. 

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Mr Giuliani sweating during the press conference 
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Jokes and ridicule spread across social media after what was only the latest in a series of embarrassing events for New York City’s former mayor.

In another blow to Mr Giuliani, people could be heard on the audio feed from the press conference suddenly asking “Can they hear us on the stream?” and discussing “Rudy’s hair dye dripping down his face”.

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