Bill Oakley

Bill Oakley is an American television comedy writer and producer whose sketch work includes Portlandia. He worked on the series’ character comedy with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, bringing experience in animated satire to its filmed portraits of everyday habits and social expectations.

With writing partner Josh Weinstein, Oakley wrote for The Simpsons and served as a showrunner during its seventh and eighth seasons. The pair also created Mission Hill. His other television work includes Disenchantment and Regular Show, reflecting a career that moves between animation, sketch writing and the development of comic worlds.