Lizzo Reveals First Look At Her Animated Character Before Appearing In The Simpsons Season Finale

Lizzo revealed that she would be a guest star on the upcoming The Simpsons season 34 finale on Thursday.

The 34-year-old singer, rapper and flutist, who has already shown her comedic chops as a guest host on Saturday Night Live, also gave her 13.2 million Instagram followers a treat when she posted a first look at her avatar. animated.

The drawing, done in the style of the full-length sitcom, featured the singer in a low-cut blue crop top and matching blue leggings.

She also sported sharp claw-like nails and shiny white sneakers, and her hair was styled in thick curls with a headband.

Double feature: Lizzo, a huge Simpsons fan, will also voice a little green goblin, according to Entertainment Weekly; seen on February 11 in London

“SEE YOU IN SPRINGFIELD, B****��,” she captioned her post.

She also included the photo on her Instagram Stories, captioning it: ‘LIZZO 🤝 SIMPSONS.’

But the cartoon version of Lizzo is apparently just one of two characters she’ll play in the season finale, which is scheduled to air on Fox on May 14.

entertainment weekly shared the other image of a little green elf, which the Truth Hurts singer will also play.

Both images featured the signature of The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, suggesting that he drew or designed the characters.

According to the post, the episode, titled Homer’s Adventure Through the Windshield Glass, will take place in just a few seconds when the main character is ejected through the windshield of his car after it crashes.

“We had this idea for a long time, and it always felt like a pipe dream, but then we figured out a way to do it,” executive producer Tim Long told EW. ‘So the problem from a story point of view is: “Who is he going to talk to?” We thought, “Well, his incredibly messy car will be filled with children’s toys and stuff.” So [Lizzo is] playing this happy little elf doll who comes to life and becomes your spirit guide.’

The producers of The Simpsons reportedly found out that Lizzo was a longtime fan of their series, and she jumped at the chance to be a guest on the show.

Fantasy: According to the post, the episode, titled Homer’s Adventure Through the Windshield, will take place in just a few seconds when the title character is ejected through the windshield of his car after it crashes.

Sweet: Lizzo, who dressed up as Marge Simpson for Halloween, was dazzled by Homer actor Dan Castellaneta, who recorded her lines with her.

Her Simpsons fandom hasn’t exactly been a secret, as the piper previously covered herself in yellow body paint to transform into Marge Simpson for Halloween.

Lizzo will be able to show off her talents when she performs a new song, which features lyrics by Long, who wrote the episode, and music by Flight Of The Conchords star Bret McKenzie.

“The song is called ‘It Was Marge, B****’, and the b**** in question is Homer,” Long continued. “I can’t give you too much context without giving you too much history, but it’s really in her wheelhouse, and she sang a lot.”

According to Long, the episode opens with Home “angry about something” that is initially unexplained. “And as he flies through the air and talks to this little doll, we find out that he’s incredibly furious with Marge because she’s been keeping a secret from him.”

The episode draws on classic literary inspirations, as it borrows from Ambrose Bierce’s classic short story An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, along with Jorge Luis Borges’s story The Secret Miracle.

Long joked that Lizzo has a stormy relationship with Homer in the season finale.

“Lizzo says ‘f****’ a lot and doesn’t take Homer very well,” he continued. “She ends up slapping and kicking him a lot to try to talk some sense into him. Which is a lot of fun. And they end up developing a weird relationship that is very, very sweet.

He revealed that Lizzo’s truest image appears in a coda of the episode, while she plays the elf for most of the show.

Rocking Out: Lizzo plays herself in a coda to the episode, which involves her playing her flute duet with Lisa Simpson; seen on February 13 in London

“We thought, ‘Well, if we have Lizzo, we should see Lizzo,” Long recalled. “So we animated a little thing at the end where she’s filming her part with the Simpsons. And that’s also a lot of fun. It’s kind of a weird “behind the scenes” reality.

The segment features Lizzo’s flute as well as a duet performance with Lisa Simpson’s tenor saxophone.

“And the funny thing is that Lizzo is a huge Simpsons fan, she improvised the line: ‘I’m going to get my Sasha Flute and you take your saxamaphone and we play,'” Long said, explaining that, “Saxamaphone is such a deep reference to The Simpson that we all said, ‘Wow. She knew all the Simpsons references.

While the voice actors often record their parts alone, Lizzo was able to record her lines with Dan Castellaneta, who does the voice of Homer, and was apparently “in awe” to see him in person.