Simon Rich: SNL, AI, and the rebirth of the live event
The Frogs sit down with Thurber Prize & Emmy-winning writer Simon Rich for a wide-ranging conversation about comedy, writing rooms, theatre, and what it means to tell stories in the age of AI.
From writing on Saturday Night Live to creating Man Seeking Woman and Miracle Workers, adapting work for Broadway, and exploring absurdity, satire, and live performance. Simon and the Frogs get into the one thing AI still can’t replicate: lived experience.
The conversation moves through absurdity and satire, the electricity of live theatre, and why a room full of humans laughing together still hits different in a world built around algorithms and content.
It’s Funny. It’s Thoughtful. It’s Existential.
Theatre. Culture. Vibe.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Hosted by — Alex Ubokudom & Tobie Windham
Producer — Jessica Hanna
Video & Audio Editor — Byron Rogers Jr.
Social Media & Marketing — Janine Lee Papio
Theme Music — Arlo Sanders
Produced by Outside In Theatre + The Frogs
What is The Frogs?
Alex & Tobie travel to different theater communities in LA to explore what’s happening on the ground. They have conversations with some of the world’s most renowned theater practitioners. Discussing broad topics: theater, film, TV, music, current events—all viewed through the lens of theater and culture. The Frogs will get people excited about the theater by first conquering our city (LA), then the country, and eventually the world—by engaging the community in meaningful conversations about the arts. The Frogs are unapologetically Black, theater nerd culture, mixed with real-world energy. It’s intellectual and ratchet, classy but down-to-earth.