 After the episode "Simpsorama" later on in the season, which implied that Ralph Wiggum would die in 2017, Jean told "Entertainment Weekly" that he had "learned [his] lesson" from the death of Rabbi Krustofski, therefore there would be no more deaths in the series.The first instance was in the 28th season episode "The Nightmare After Krustmas", aired in December 2016, Rabbi Krustofsky appears when Krusty has a near-death experience while being baptized in icy water for his conversion to Christianity.In addition to Mason, the episode guest starred Jeff Ross and Sarah Silverman as themselves roasting Krusty.