Asner, Ed: - One of the most honored actors in the history of television, Edward Asner has been the recipient of eight Emmy Awards and 16 nominations, as well as five Golden Globe Awards. He also served as National President of the Screen Actors Guild for two terms. He was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1996, and he was honored by the Screen Actors Guild as the 38th recipient of the prestigious Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Asner is best known for his comedic and dramatic talent as the gruff but soft-hearted journalist Lou Grant, the role he originated on the landmark TV newsroom comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which continued in the newspaper-set drama Lou Grant, which earned him five Emmys and three Golden Globe Awards for the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man and Roots. In addition to his long and celebrate television career, Asner has also appeared in motion pictures, including The Slender Thread, El Dorado, They Call Me Mister Tibbs, Fort Apache the Bronx, JFK, Elf (as Santa Claus), and he was the voice of Carl Fredricksen in the celebrated Academy Award-winning Best Animated film Up in 2009. On the small screen, he continues to work, including co-starring in the Netflix comedy series Dead to Me opposite James Marsden, Linda Cardellini, and Christina Applegate, and some of his guest star appearances include Cobra Kai, Bones, Criminal Minds, The Good Wife, Law & Order S.V.U., Hawaii Five-O, and Royal Pains. His voice is also featured on such prominent animated series as: American Dad!, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Cleveland Show, Spider-Man, Family Guy, and many more. Asner most recently starred in the Broadway show Grace opposite Paul Rudd and Michael Shannon and more recently toured in the one-man show, FDR, as well as God Help Us and A Man and His Prostate. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Asner was also a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Joseph, Samuel Warren: - Samuel Warren Joseph has been a professional writer for more than 40 years. His credits include the feature films Off Your Rocker and Window of Opportunity. His animation credits include shows like Duck Tales, Dennis the Menace, and Batman: The Animated Series. His produced stage plays include Moral Imperative and Two Times Two, and two musicals: Campaign and Psychosexual: A Love Story. Most recently he co-wrote God Help Us!- which stars Ed Asner as God moderating a political debate and is playing around the country. Sam is also an adjunct professor of English and lives in southern California with his beautiful wife, Sandra.

Seymour, Matthew: - Matthew Seymour is a writer and practicing attorney from Turlock, California. He obtained his law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and his bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Mr. Seymour has contributed to numerous articles featured in national media outlets including The Huffington Post and Law360. He previously collaborated with Mr. Asner on his book The Grouchy Historian. Mr. Seymour and his wife currently reside in Orange County, California.