--- title: See Lena Dunham Guest Star on 'The Simpsons' description: The 'Girls' star and creator is now officially in Springfield canonical: https://time.com/4048927/lena-dunham-the-simpsons-marge-divorce/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-24T18:35:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:04:56.000Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: See Lena Dunham Guest Star as a Homewrecker in 'The Simpsons' Premiere og:description: And she has tattoos og:url: https://time.com/4048927/lena-dunham-the-simpsons-marge-divorce/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt844affb7f9d29fd9/69886558ab6d7708166a6592/simp_2604-every_mans_dream_tabf14-sc2076_hires2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: simp_2604-Every_Mans_Dream_TABF14-Sc2076_hires2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Lena Dunham Guest Star as a Homewrecker in 'The Simpsons' Premiere twitter:description: And she has tattoos twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt844affb7f9d29fd9/69886558ab6d7708166a6592/simp_2604-every_mans_dream_tabf14-sc2076_hires2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Lena Dunham Guest Star as a Homewrecker in _The Simpsons_ Premiere > Sponsored content. 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FOX by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Sep 24, 2015 6:35 PM UTC _Simpsons_ fans knew that Marge and Homer would be splitting up in the show’s upcoming 27th season, but now there’s a look at Homer’s new love interest. [Lena Dunham](http://time.com/3662173/lena-dunham-the-simpsons/) is voicing a twenty-something pharmacist named Candace, who meets Homer when he’s filling a prescription for his newly diagnosed narcolepsy. In a new clip, Candice is questioned by her friends (voiced by _Girls_ co-stars Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet) about what he’s like. “Is he paying your rent?” Mamet’s character asks. “She’s not playing herself or Hannah from _Girls,”_ executive producer Al Jean told[_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/09/lena-dunham-simpsons). _“_But it’s that funny, intellectual, slightly awkward, endearing tone that everybody’s familiar with, so we were just writing it with her voice in our heads.” Check out the clip below. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Welcome futurists, cyberphiles and the rest of you dateless wonders. I'm the one who is doing all the work, so of course, stay cool for a minute. You know what's great there, is the sea bass. They do it blackened, they'll saute it. It's stupendous. You have left out the oldest trick in the book. That's what Niccolò Machiavelli used. Divide and conquer. See you soon. This is Mo. Big day. waiting, feeling kinda fragile. Cuz I go where the misery is ladies and gentlemen. I go where people need [ BLEEP ] a good laugh. Because in America they don't go to the comedy clubs but they do shoot people in the head with a high powered rifle. Nice to see you. I'm afraid that the condition has left me cold to your pleas of mercy. No. I thought that too and until he said yard trimming. [ LAUGH ] Gotta learn to listen Lou. You'll have my resignation and release of my contract on your desk immediately. Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such nature films as Earwigs, Ew! Good! Maybe we'll pick up a couple bathing beauties. 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