Henry Beard is a successful comedy writer who founded the National Lampoon magazine. He has written many bestselling books, including Latin for All Occasions (1990), French for Cats (1991), The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook (with Christopher Cerf, 1992) and O.J.'s Legal Pad (1995).

Beard wrote the text for many Miss Piggy productions in the early to mid 80s, including:

• The Miss Piggy Cover Girl Fantasy Calendar (1980)
• Miss Piggy's Guide to Life (1981)
• The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
• Miss Piggy's Treasury of Art Masterpieces (1984)