Lisa Goes Gaga

"Lisa Goes Gaga" is an upcoming episode for the twenty-third season of the animated comedy series The Simpsons. It is expected to air in the spring of 2012 in the United States on Fox.

Plot

In this episode, Gaga comes to Springfield to cheer up a dejected and depressed Lisa.

Production

In August 2011, it was revealed that American recording artist Lady Gaga would make a guest appearance on the show as herself.^[1][3][4][5] Recording sessions for the episode took place in Los Angeles, California during a period of four days from August 22–26.^[1] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gaga expressed that her appearance was "a little nerve wracking" and that she "[doesn't] do voice-overs every day of the week".^[1] She continued: "Their characters are so awesomely convincing and sincere and wild and funny, [that] I had to remind myself constantly of the sincerity of the humor. That's what I was trying to focus on, not putting on a character too much and really being as sincere as I could with the lines."^[1] Despite these initial emotions, Gaga exclaimed that working with the staff of the show was "one of the coolest things that [she] has ever done".^[1] The producers of the series were impressed with Gaga's performance, citing highlights from her voice-acting range and ad-libbing skills.^[1] Series creator Matt Groening voiced a similar reaction; "Since the very beginning, I’ve always wanted to have on the most iconic personalities of our time, and she's it".^[1] Fellow cast member Yeardley Smith uttered that she was shocked that Gaga had the time to make an appearance on the series.^[2]

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